en kes g | aba sman croups| & ss Dragon went shopping for different kinds of food. What kind of meals do you like to eat? © Read the Words vegetable Vegetables, pasta, and cheese are all foods you pasta noodles made can use to make a meal, from flour, eggs, and water When you boil water, steam rises up. cheese a food made from milk oat ul Stir the sauce while to heat a liquid you heat it up. it bubbles sauce a topping served with food beets plants with leaves and roots that Put the beets can be eaten ina bowl, bare, bear, eye, |Building Vocabulary bare, bear, CUCU gy eye, | vegetable | Abrais | Bhras a Homophones Homophones are words that sound the same but have different meanings. For each pair of words below, write three sentences. In one of the sentences, use a word incorrectly. Have your partner read your sentences and correct, the mistake you made. eye, 1 bear, bare What’s Cooking Making a Meal Families prepare all kinds Ona separate sheet of of meals together. You paper use the five New learned about a healthy Words to write a brief meal being made from story about a family pasta, sauce, cheese, making a meal together. and beets. Write a Give the characters in sentence about a meal your story names and that your family likes to describe what each of cook using one or more them does to help. of these foods. Share your story with your partner. Grade 2 Theme 1, Wook 1: Dragon Gets Byimitation make-believe use your imagination to pretend to be some- thing or someone else pretend to act in a certain way, like playing a part or role copy to try to look or act like something else mimic to copy the way someone acts or the way something is defend to protect from harm false, toasty, weary cre | ERR og B| aas Amazing Imitation Julius knew how to act to get along with Maya. Now read about another animal that can put on an act. Do you ever play make-believe and pretend to be something or someone else? Many different kinds of animals copy other animals. The hawk moth caterpillar can mimic a snake to defend itself.Building Vocabulary imitation 28 | Abpsis A make-believe pretend copy mimic defend 8 | BRK smal croups Hi Let’s Pretend If you use your imagination you can pretend to be anyone or anything. Pretend to be an animal. Have your partner write what he or she thinks you're pretending to mimic. Take turns. Grade 2 Theme 1, Week 2: lus Animal Mimicry You already learned about how the hawk moth caterpillar can mimic a snake. Think of an example of how people mimic someone or something, and write a paragraph about it, Use as many of the New Words as you can. Switch paragraphs with your partner to. illustrate. Synonyms A synonym is a word that means the same or almost the same thing as another word. A synonym for word copy is mi Find a synonym for each of these words, and write them in a sentence: false, toasty, weary Then, share your synonyms with your group.C2] eT Ag The Outside of Us There were many different animals on Mrs. Brown's farm. Read about some different ways animals are protected from weather. Center Activity 3 ee eee ——— @ Read the Words | People have skin and hair. Different creatures have different coverings on their bodies. skin the outer covering of the bodies of people and some animals hair the thread-like covering that grows on the bodies of people Hard seales protect and some animals scales hard plates that cover the skin of some animals fur hair on the bodies cof some animals { My Cats have fur to help A shell gives protection and keep them warm, makes a fine house for a turtle. shell a hard outer covering Multiple-Meaning Words date, right, track {3} Do an ActivityBuilding Vocabulary Cer Cie) | Abrais A date, right, track | BRKsman Groups Hi Fur or Scales? Draw two animals with different coverings. Then write a sentence for each animal, using two of the New Words. Compare your work with your partner's. Grade 2 Theme 1, Week 3: Ms. Brown Went to Town What's on the Outside? Fill in the blanks with one of the New Words. Edith stroked the dog's The fish were shiny when the sun hit them. The Hermit Crab has to search for a new Don got his cut yesterday. Jen put lotion on her dry Multiple-Meaning Words Make a web like the one below that shows two meanings for the words right and track. ‘a sweet, day of dried fruit ‘the monthC2] URC Cg ABB Sman Groups | Q S25 — Martha and George knew their friendship was more important than being upset. What do you do with your friends? @ Read the Words observe project a big job that takes time to finish entertain to have someone as a guest work to do or make something communicate to tell something through words or actions aS share to use or enjoy IF friends Youcan entertain These two friends Friends share something with others communicate yourfriends by work together on good and about their feelings, telling a funny a special project. hard times they can usually story or a joke solve their problems. labor, toil, jobBuilding Vocabulary project Tabor, toil, ocr ie entertain job work communicate share | Bd Pais A The Work We Do Complete People do all kinds of the Sentence | BRKsman Groups Hi Synonyms The words listed below are synonyms for the word work. They have very similar meanings, but with slight differences. Look up the words in a dictionary. Use the definitions to help you write sentences for each that show the small differences in the meanings. Share your work with your group. labor, toi work. Write two sentences I he followit about a kind of work that Complete the following you think would be sentences with the New interesting or fun. Use Words: two New Words. Draw 1. You tell someone a joke, pictures of the job. Then, to them. share your work with your 2. People partner. by using words. 3. You _ your toys by letting your friend use them. 4. Building a bookshelf is a fun . 5. Going to school is a kind of Grade 2 Theme 1 Week & George and Martha Round and RoundCB] Bassman croups| A Center Activity 5 ened os Qild Weather The poem Covers describes how clouds cover the sky on a rainy day. Now read about some exciting weather. Vocabulary Link describe Pom atmosphere the air that surrounds the Earth blustery blowing loudly and in a sudden rush squall a very strong and sudden wind gusts sudden blasts of wind Changes in the Sometimes Asquall causes Large pieces of ee O ai ‘of weather. Other times to break branches _pieces can be as ‘Multiple-Meaning Words blustery. fast, bowl, loadBuilding Vocabulary fast, bowl, Cig . load describe | BBKsman croups Hi Mattiple- Meaning Words Hail is a word with two meanings. You learned ‘one meaning that relates to weather. It also means to greet someone by shouting or waving. Below are some more words with ‘two meanings. Find both meanings and take turns making up sentences. Use both of the meanings in each sentence. Example: “When it started to hail, Thailed a taxi.” fast, bowl, load @eather Memories + Make it Fit Take turns describing a Draw a picture of a storm memory about weather. you have seen. Write Then write a sentence captions that use all the based on a memory your New Words you learned. partner describes to you. Use as many New Words as you can. Read your sentence aloud to your partner. Grade 2 Theme 1, Focus on Genre: Potty@ Read the Words backpack rowboat a kind of boat that is moved by pulling on oars lure a small, shiny metal object that attracts fish bait food used to attract fish hook a curved piece of metal cast to throw a fishing line through the air out into water goldfish, sailboat, waterfront Qe TU eg BBB seman Groups | Sw Henry and his family went camping. What are some other fun outdoor activities? How about fishing? Here is the rowboat We might use alure, ‘Then we east the line we use for fishing ‘or we might use bait and hope we catch a on our hook. big one!Building Vocabulary ria | ASingles 18 | BbPsics A goldfish, sailboat, waterfront Fishing ‘Trip: Draw a picture of yourself fishing in a rowboat. Add labels for three of the New Words. At the bottom of the page, write a sentence that describes how you might feel if you were on a fishing trip. Grade 2 Theme 2, Week 1 Henry and Mudge and the Stary Night The Matching Game On small squares of paper, draw pictures that represent each of the New Words. The pictures should be simple, so your partner can recognize them. Have your partner label each picture with one of the New Words, Check your partner's work. Compound Words Compound words are made of two different words. Rowboat is a compound word that combines the words row and boat. Listed below are three more compound words. Use each word in a sentence that shows you understand what it means. goldfish, sailboat, waterfrontReg | aba sman croups| & ss = Ranger Docket explores the parks. What do you think you would find if you explored someone’s backyard? Read the Words This glass can Insects look magnify very like amazing small things, so exploring yoveanacts creatures, up close. magnify to make something look bigger than it really is insects. small animals with hard coverings over their bodies and six legs decay to rot sprout the beginning of buds or plants bulb a plant bud that starts to grow underground ‘These leaves will decay This sprout is growing out of a and turn into soil plant bulls that is under the ground. new, change, wax,Building Vocabulary ecu ta | Abrais exploring | ABA small roups A new, change, wax, The Ground All Around Do you like to explore what's on the ground? Describe what you think you can find outside, on ‘the ground. Use at least two of the New Words. Your partner will write a sentence based on what you describe. Now switch! Grade 2 Theme 2, Week 2: Exploring Parks with Ranger Docket What’s the Word Using your own words, say out loud the meaning of one of the New Words. Then say, What's the Word? The rest of the group will all out which word you are defining. Go around the circle and take turns saying the definitions until you have used all of the New Words. Afterwards, write a definition someone gave that made one of the words easier to understand. Antonyms An antonym is a word that has the opposite meaning of another word. The antonym of decay is grow. Below are three more words that have antonyms. Find the antonym for each one. Then, write a sentence for each Additional Word that also uses its antonym. You can use a dictionary or thesaurus to help you. new, change, waxmoss fern a plant with large leaves shaped like feathers fronds the many small parts growing off of along leat pinecone the cone- shaped fruit that ‘comes from a pine tree root the part of a plant that usually grows underground seedling a young tree or plant that grows from a seed stalk, shed, row it Groups| Si ERR og B| aaa What's in the Woods? Cammy and William learn about the plants and animals around a pond. Read more about life in the woods. This fern grows well in the shade, This pinecone will Can you see the fronds growing help new trees grow. off of its leaves? Each root brings These seedlings will have food and water to to struggle to survive in the tree. the woods.Building Vocabulary orig fern stalk, shed, fronds row pinecone | BBKsman croups Hi Trees are Everywhere Whether you are in the forest or the city, chances are you see at least a few trees. Write a sentence that explains what the words root and seedling have to do with trees. Read your sentence aloud to your partner. Grade 2 theme 2, Week 3: Around the Pond Who's Been Here? Pop Quiz Choose a word from the list of New Words that goes with each question. 1. What does a new pine tree grow from? . What is the part of a tree that grows underground? . What is a baby tree called? . What is a plant with feather-like leaves called? . What are the small parts growing off of a long fern leaf called? Multiple Meaning Words The word root has another meaning besides the one you just learned. It also means to cheer for someone. Use a dictionary to help you find both meanings for each word listed below. Write both meanings. Take turns making up sentences that explain both meanings of the words. Help each other if you need to! stalk, shed, rowRST cng | Badman croups| Q sexs = In Ow! Moon, a young girl and her dad explore the woods on a cold winter night. What could you find PaarEes in a meadow in the spring? At dusk little tree frogs called peepers start singing. They continue until dawn. meadow dusk when the sun goes down at the end of the day Bullfrogs are another Peepers a type of kind of frog that you tree frog that makes might find around a a peeping noise pond in a meadow. dawn when the sun ‘comes up in the morning bullfrog a large frog that makes a loud croaking noise In the shallow water at the edge of a pond you might find tadpoles tadpole a young frog swimming around, or toad grasshopper, woodland, woodpecker {3} DE UET 7Building Vocabulary Ci) | ABE sma Groups Assingles A dusk grasshopper, peepers woodland, dawn woodpecker bullfrog tadpole Fabulous Frogs You just learned a bit about frogs. What did you know before this lesson? What did you learn? Make a list of all the things you know about frogs. Include three of the New Words. Go around the circle and share your lists. Grade 2 Theme 2, Monitoring Student Progress Werd Association Answer each question using the list of New Words. 1. Which word goes with singing? . Which word goes with young? word goes with morning? 4, Which word goes with evening? 5. Which word goes with croaking? Compound Wards ‘A. compound word is made up of two words, like the word bullfrog. Below are three more compound words. Break the compound words into two separate words. Define the separate parts of the words. Then, use each compound word in a sentence. grasshopper, woodland, woodpeckerCru cia) ———— @ Read the Words | Vocabulary Link moral Cn proverbs short sayings that express wise thoughts brief short, quick hopeful to believe that something you wish for will happen visualize to forma picture in your mind compare looking for ways things are alike ‘Multiple-Meaning Words cobbler, converse, bore (2) Teg A Bird in the Hand... In The Tortoise and the Hare, the moral is: steady wins the race.” What other wise sayings do you know? Proverbs are brief sayings that teach lessons. One proverb says, a bird in the hand is worth two Proverbs often have What is the proverb hopeful messages shown in the picture and allow you to comparing? visualize a solution toa problemBuilding Vocabulary aT | Abrais What do you Visualize? Think about what it means to visualize something. Write two sentences describing a member of your family. Read it to your partner. Have your partner try to visualize what your family member looks like. Now switch! Grade 2 Theme 2, Focus on Gere: Fable A Word Game Write the New Words at the top of a piece of paper. Then, write five sentences with word choices, like the ‘one shown here. Finally, have your partner underline the right word in each of your sentences. The (moral, brief) of the story is never to tell a lie. proverbs | cobbler, brief converse, hopeful bore visualize compare | BBKsman croups Hi Multiple- Meaning, Words The word brief has two meanings. It means a short period of time, and a report or summary. Below are three more words with multiple meanings. Take turns making up sentences that use both meanings of the word. For example, The brief | wrote about airplanes was very brief. cobbler, converse, boreeT Ag = In Chinatown, people celebrated Chinese New Year. Read about another Chinese hol Read the Words celebrations lantern a type of light that can be carried or hung festive joyful, merry dumplings boiled or steamed dough sometimes filled with fruit vibrant bright and lively fashions a hand- ‘The Chinese Lantern On this festive day, people Today, flashlights eld light for use in Festival is a special day. eat sweet dumplings and are used more often the dark hang paper lanterns of than lanterns, many vibrant colors. handlebar, watercolor, sunbeam {3} DE UET 7Building Vocabulary CUCU CTD | Abrais celebrations lantern handlebar, festive watercolor, dumplings | sunbeam vibrant flashlights | singles | How Are Things Alike and Different? Think about a flashlight and a lantern. Write a sentence that explains how they are alike. Write a sentence that explains how they are different. Read your sentences aloud to your partner. Grade 2 Theme 3, Wook 1: chinatown, Which Word? Choose the word in parentheses most like the New Word. Then, write sentences using the New Words. 1. dumpling: (an egg roll; anut) 2. festive: (a movie; @ party) 3. vibrant: (a sunset; a cloud) 4, lantern: (a clock; a lamp) 5. flashlights: (hats; candle) Compound Words ‘A compound word is a word that combines two other words. Write each part of the compound words below in two columns of a chart. See if you can figure out ‘the meaning of each word based on its parts. Check a dictionary. Write the correct definitions. This example will guide you: flashlights flash [ light handlebar, watercolor, sunbeameT Ag — David and his class saw a fire truck at the firehouse. Now read about another kind of emergency vehicle. Read the Words emergencies An emergency techni rides in the ambulance. technician a person who is skilled at a certain kind of work monitor a device used to check the condition of something He watches the monitor to make sure the patient is doing well. oxygen a gas we need to breathe in order to live The oxygen tank is to help people breathe better. stretcher a cot used to carry a hurt or sick person Patients rest on the stretcher. highway a main ‘The ambulance races down the public road highway to help those in need sidewalk, wristwatch, understandBuilding Vocabulary TCU CTs Pd | Abrais emergencies technician monitor oxygen stretcher highway sidewalk, wristwatch, understand | singles | What Makes More Sense? Which of the sentences below makes more sense? 1. We drove down the highway, or: We had a picnic in the highway. 2. The technician fixed the elevator, or: The technician ran a race. Write a pair of sentences using one of the New Words. Have your partner decide which one uses the New Word correctly. Grade 2 Theme 3, Wook 2: A Tip tthe Firehouse Which Word? Choose the New Word that best completes each sentence. 1. The tank was filled with 2. They carried the patient ona : 3. The ambulance drove down the to the hospital. 4. The checked the patient's heartbeat with the Compound Words Compound words are made from two separate words. Highway is a compound word that combines the words high and way. Find the parts and the meanings of each compound word below. Use a dictionary to help you. Then, write a short story about an emergency that includes these compound words: sidewalk, wristwatch, understandC2] TOs BA small Groups | D Soe ; In Disguise - In Big Bushy Mustache, Ricky tried to look like his father. Do you ever dress (1) Read the Words up like someone else? disguise A costume can change costume clothes worn your appearance and to make a person look conceal what you really like someone else look like appearance how you a e It can be fun to dress up oo nou ie in different disguises or conceal to keep secret costumes, ike a wig and or hidden a cloak. wig fake hair that is often used as a disguise cloak a long piece of clothing that covers the ie person wearing it enjoy, leave, silenceBuilding Vocabulary TCU Ey | & singles A costume enjoy, appearance | leave, conceal silence wig cloak | singles | Draw It! Draw a picture of someone wearing a costume. Give the picture to your partner and have him or her write captions that explain what they think is happening in different parts of the picture. Partners should use at least two of the New Words. Grade 2 Theme 3, Week 3: Big Bushy Mustache Story Time Write a short story that involves someone using a disguise. Use all of the New Words. Draw a picture to go along with your story. Antonyms An antonym is a word that has the opposite meaning of another word. The antonym of conceal is reveal. Reveal means to show something. Use a dictionary or a thesaurus to find the antonym for each word listed below. Write sentences that use both the word and its antonym. leave, silence, enjoy(2) eT Ag Jamaica and her mother decorated a subway station. Now read about another kind of transportation station. Read the Words Avan airport, passengers go There are seats to sit in while through a security gate. you await your departure. station security something that gives protection departure leaving or going away flight attendant a person who works on an airplane and helps passengers during the flight arrives reaches a certain place or goal This flight Baggage arrives attendant on the spinning carousel a round, welcomes the carousel. rotating conveyor passengers on their arrival cashier, playwright, plumber ©) Do an ActivityBuilding Vocabulary OCU as station A security cashier, departure playwright, flight attendant | plumber arrives carousel | BBKsman croups Hi Going on a Trip Write at least two sentences that tell a story about a trip that you have taken. It could be about a long or a short trip, or even about a trip toa friend's house. Use the words arrives and departure in your story. Grade 2 Theme 3, Week :Jmsia Louie Samer Word Game Using the New Words, write five sentences with two possible answers. Challenge your partner to find which word is correct in each sentence. Here is an example: The (flight attendant; carousel) helped me find my seat on the airplane. Naming People You learned what it means to be a flight attendant. Now, make three word webs for the words below. Fill in as many bubbles as you can with names related to each word. Share your web with the group. See ‘the example for help. cashier, playwright, plumb. ight attendant, caretaker@ Read the Words flyer heading the title or beginning of some- thing body the main part of something text the words that appear in anything written or printed illustration a picture or drawing caption words that describe a picture treasure, dread, leather eT Ag 1 Groups In Grandpa's Corner Store, Lucy sees a flyer for a supermarket. Read about how a flyer works. The heading grabs The body has text with most of your stention the deal about the produc F oe Grow and Smart With ——" =z a z ar ax ahd | Woegh, AME iy curnew cereal for ‘$1 less while Supplies lat f ar > - eaters + ee ga as oe ‘Anillustration The caption gives more makes the fyer more information about the ineresting to look at istrationBuilding Vocabulary Ty | Abrais 1S | Bbrscs A treasure, dread, leather | BBKsman croups Hi Related Words Discuss with your partner how the words illustration and caption are related. Draw ai lustration of your favorite store, and write a caption that explains your picture. Grade 2 Theme 3, Monitoring Student Progress Create a Flyer Create a simple flyer that includes a heading, an illustration, a caption, and a main body of text. Your flyer can advertise anything you want! Then, give your picture to your partner and have him or her label the different parts of the flyer. Vowel Pairs -ea The word heading pairs the vowels e and a to make one sound. The words below have other examples. With your group, think of other words that use the vowel pair ea. Hint: They might rhyme with the words below. Then, write three sentences that use the words below and three of the words your group thought of. treasure, dread, leatherRST cng | Bkasman croups | sees" ; Wolf Pack! 7 Gloria helped Officer Buckle teach his lessons. Now read how some real animals communicate. ee Ron Ca Wolves in a pack send all kinds This wolf is showing that he is the lf messages to each other leader. One way you can tells by the way he bristle: attention This wolt is posturing to show pack a group of the ot that the head wolf is the boss, same kind of animals 4 leader someone who guides another person, thing, or group bristles when an animal tenses up in anger or fright posturing to pose in a certain way playful cheerful and having a lot of energy Wolves also like to be playful and have fun always, destroy, chillyBuilding Vocabulary iad attention pack always, leader destroy, bristles chilly posturing playful | BBKsman croups Hi Related Words Write a sentence that explains how the words leader and pack are related. Draw a picture of a leader of a pack. It could be a pack of wolves or another type of animal. Then, show your picture, and read the sentence aloud to your partner. Grade 2 Theme & Week 1: Officer Buckle and Gori Which Word? Write the New Word that belongs with each word below. 1. fur. 2. happy 3. posing 4. guide 5. group Antonyms An antonym is a word that has the opposite meaning of a word. The antonym of leader is follower. Use a dictionary to help you find the antonyms of the words below. Take turns making up sentences that use the word and its antonym. For example: The leader of the pack has three followers. always, destroy, chilly© Learn from context | Bassman croups| sce: FABULovsS FUNGI Leafcutter ants eat fungus. Now read about some you might have eaten! penicillin a medicine This kind of mushroom made from a fungus is called a button mushrooms fungi mushroom, with a stalk and a cap that often look like umbrellas Cerrcur im Q read the words | Sean ate poisonous, but Be thers canbe eaten. fungus co slice to cut something Mushrooms taste ™ medicine thats into pieces yummy if you slice made from fungi! Doctors use it to fight infections. and fry them! fry to cook something in hot fat or oil button a small, round, flat fastener for clothes Co potatoes, oil, skilletBuilding Vocabulary TCU Ed potatoes, oil, skillet CookKine AT WoME Write a paragraph about a meal that your family cooks using the words slice and fry. Use as many New Words as you can. Draw a picture of your family cooking the meal. Label the New Words. Grade 2 Theme 4 Wook 2: Ant RIDDLE ME THs! Write a clue for each New RELATIONSHIVS. werd. pene See yen Different words are related Z in different ways. How do con name ihe New Word. you think the word fry is will help Joumrite oes. related to the words listed " . below? Write a sentence One is done for you. that uses the New Word New | slice fry with the words below. Word You can use a dictionary to help you. Related woe cut, potatoes, oil, skillet Riddle | What do you do when you cut things with a knife?© Learn from context | BAR sma crus | @ y Confltct Resolution = In The Great Ball Game, the birds and the animals have a quarrel. Now read about ways to solve problems. @ Read the Words When fends dagree, they may eel diferent emotions. quarrel conflict a disagree- ment or fight hostile very unfriendly emotions feelings such as happiness, be > sadness or fear , resolve to settle or fix a problem agreement when pecrleties|thatsarrel Even good friends When youhave Talking doesn’t. Sometimes it helps can feel angryoraconflict with alwaysresolve to have an adult way about something hostile towards someone, tryto_aconflc help you reach exch othet talk calmly about an agreement, how you fel awoke, boast, bowling {3} DE UET 7Building Vocabulary TT | Bsingtes A agreement | BBKsman croups Hi Talk it Out Tell your partner about a time when you were ina conflict and what you did to resolve it. Use descriptive words and talk about what emotions you felt. Your partner will then write a few sentences based on what you told him or her. Now switch! Grade 2 Theme & Week 3: The Great Ball Game Relating Words Answer the following questions. 1 - What emotions do you usually feel when you are in a conflict? . What is one way to resolve a conflict and reach an agreement? . Have you ever felt hostile towards someone? Why? Long /0/ Words Some words, like emotions, have a long 16] sound. Below are three more long /6/ words. Look the words up in a dictionary so you know what they mean. Then go around the circle and take turns making up sentences using the Additional Words. As a group, brainstorm a list of more long /6/ words. awoke, boast, bowlingdisaster fuel something like wood that can be burned to make heat or power smokejumpers firefighters who parachute to fires fire line a line dug to help control a fire contain keep within certain limits ember a hot, glowing piece of wood or coal surface, corner, dangerous eT Ag B| aaa cre | The Grunts were trapped by an avalanche. Read on to find out how people deal with another kind of disaster. Forest fires are Sometimes smoke- hard to put out jumpers have a because wood hard time seeing makes such the ground good fuel. through all the smoke! Firefighters hurry to dig a fire line to contain the flames, Firefighters want to put out every last ember.Building Vocabulary aT) | Abrais disaster A fuel surface, smokejumpers | corner, fire line dangerous contain ember | BBKsman croups Hi Draw It! Draw a picture of a forest fire. Include as many details as you can. Show your picture to your partner. Explain what is happening. Have your partner label the picture with at least two New Words. Grade 2 Theme & Monitoring Student Progress Word Game Write each New Word on an index card or small piece of paper. Ask your partner to pick a card and tell you what the word means. Try to name the New Word he or she is defining. If you identify the word correctly, your partner will give you the card. Try to collect all the cards. Now, trade places! /8/ Controlled Vowels The sound of vowels in some words, like retardant, are controlled by the letter /t/. Write sentences for each word below, using a dictionary to help you. Say the Additional Word aloud before and after you read the sentence. Can you hear the way the /r/ controls the sound of the vowel? surface, corner, dangerouspresident election when people vote for a person to do a job nickname a name friends call you instead of your real name withdrawn shy address a formal talk or speech compact an agreement between people or groups clip, batter, bob eT Ag jen Ochoa was the first Hispanic woman to go into space. Read about another important person you haven't heard much about, until now. Calvin Coolidge won the presidential election in 1924 His nickname was “Silent Cal” because he was so quiet and withdrawn, He was the first president to give a political address over the radio. He supported a compact that said war is not a good way to solve problems.Building Vocabulary TCU re president W| AbEsmatcrous AL election nickname compact B | Rsinges Hi Write a Story Write a paragraph about someone you know with a nickname. Use at least one other New Word in your story. Read your story aloud to your partner. Your partner should tell you what he or she likes about your story. Grade 2 Theme Focus on Genre: ography Word Game Write the New Words on index cards or small pieces of paper. Place them face down on the table. Take turns drawing a card and saying the word's meaning in your own words. Then, write two definitions that people in your group shared. Multiple-Meaning Words Many words have more than one meaning. You learned one meaning of the word compact. It also means firmly packed together. Find both meanings for the words below. Fill in a chart like this one. Then, write sentences using each word's two meanings. Word | One Two clip batter bob|) @ Read the Words pest avoid to stay away from someone or something repellant something that keeps someone or something away nuisance a person or thing that is annoying bother to annoy someone or give them trouble te to annoy someone until they are angry wonder, other, another eT Ag PESTS | Bad sma croups | seas Trey’s older brother sometimes called him a pest. Keep reading to find out about other kinds of pests. Mosquitoes are insects that bite. People avoid mosquitoes and put on insect repellant to keep them away. Flies can be a nuisance, too. They bother you by buzzing around your food. Although mosquitoes and flies can irritate you, they are an important part of ‘the food chain,Building Vocabulary Center Activity 21 1 | Asingtes A avoid wonder, repellant | other, nuisance another bother irritate | & sinotes Hi RELATED WORDS Write a sentence that explains how the words bother and avoid are related. Write another sentence about a time that something bothered you and what you did to avoid it. Read your sentences aloud to your Partner. Grade 2 Theme 5, Wook 1: Brothers and sisters COMPLETE THE SENTENCES 1. spray ‘on my skin to keep the mosquitoes away. 2. Sometimes my brother isa____but | love him anyway. 3.1___ being around cats because they make me sneeze. 4, Sometimes | my parents by making too much noise. 5.1____my friend by talking while she is trying to read. WORDS ENDING IN ~ER The word bother ends in -er. Below are three more words with -er endings. Look up their meanings. Then, write sentences using these words. wonder, other, anotherJ me i Groups| Osx | Delicious Dough . Pablo brings a special food to his school for International Day that is a blend of his family’s two cultures. To learn about other kinds of food made from dough, read below. @ Read the Words To make bagels you 4 mold tne deus oar Prosi fe Pita isa kindof @ bread thts made mold to work something into a certain shape a a ¢ Nera q pita a round, flat, ‘ is , bread that is often Ls without yeast. has a pocket inside AA yeast tiny parts of Pizza crust a s a fungi that are used is also made to make bread from doush, crust hard dough on y Wiioutaat te the outside of bread tre deen riee. or other baked foods rise to swell or become higher protein, fat, carbohydrate © Doana tyBuilding Vocabulary TCU Cred | Abrais protein, fat, carbohydrate | BBKsman croups Hi Draw It! Draw a picture of a food that you can mold into a shape. Write the name of the food on the top of the picture. Have your partner write steps that you take to mold the food. Grade 2 Theme 5, Week 2: slap Bagels What Becomes of Dough? Write a paragraph about different kinds of dough and what foods it can make. Use all the New Words. Give your paper to your partner to read. Have your partner try and think of other kinds of food that are made from dough. Food Words Crust is a food word. Below is a list of three words that describe types of food. Everyone should pick one. Look up your word in the dictionary. Then, take turns reporting the word's meaning to your group. Share examples of foods that go with your word. protein, fat, carbohydrateint] RR BBA small croups | @ see Alex was upset because her father didn’t keep his promise to her. To find out about other kinds of promises people make, keep reading. @ Read the Words New cizenspromise The government Saying the Pledge of to be loyal to the promises to be f Allegiance is making a United States. ‘0 all the people. promise to be patriotic to the United States of America (2 Se promised loyal to show ; devotion to someone or something fair just; honest r ~ pledge to make a serious promise allegiance commitment to a person, country, or belief patriotic to feel or show love and devotion for your country lesson, loan, halveBuilding Vocabulary CeCe) | ABA small roups A loyal lesson, fair loan, halve pledge allegiance patriotic Relating Words What does it mean to pledge allegiance to something? What does that have to do with being patriotic? Write a few sentences explaining your answers. Draw a picture that shows someone doing something patriotic. Grade 2 Theme 5, Wook 3: Carousel For Love of Country Write a group story about someone doing something because they care for their country. First, work together as a group to come up with the idea for the story. Then pass a piece of paper around the Circle. Take turns writing the sentences that make up the story. Use all the New Words. Homophones Homophones are words that sound the same but have different spe meanings, such as: f fare. Find both meanings of each word below, using a dictionary to help you. Then, in your own words, tell both meanings to your partner. lesson; lessen loan; lone halve; haveRST cng | Bkasman croups | sees" Looking dt Lightning In Thunder Cake, a girl and her grandmother baked thunder cake during a thunder storm. Keep reading to find out more about lightning! Read the Words lightning flashes bursts of bright light that come and go quickly extreme intense, very much second one of the sixty equal parts in a minute charged something that has power or energy electrical uses Lightning flashes Lightning strikes Lightning is caused dienes can be beautiful somewhere on by a storm that is y and extreme. Earth about 100 charged with an times per second! electrical current. borrow, consider, kneel {3} DE UET 7Building Vocabulary UCU nti e | Abrais lightning flashes borrow, extreme consider, second kneel charged electrical tdLk About it Tell your partner what you know about lightning, using at least two of the New Words. If you have any personal experiences with lightning, you can tell him or her about those too. Your partner will write a few sentences based on what you describe. Grade 2 Theme 5, Wook Thunder Cake word gdme Write the New Words and their meanings on index cards or slips of paper. Lay the cards face down on the desk. Point to a card. Your partner will tell you the first and last letter of the word. Try to identify which word it is and what it means. If you get it right your partner will flip the card over. Now switch! words thdt end iN —ed of —iNd Charged is a word that ends in-ed. You can also change it to charging, so that it ends in-ing. Make three charts like the one below and finish them by changing the endings of each Additional Word. Then, write each word in asentence. borrow, consider, kneel Com Gharaing)message wires any material made of thin rods or threads of metal telegraph a system where messages are sent through electric wires telegram a coded message sent electroni- cally over wires code a system of symbols or signals used instead of letters wired sent by telegraph wax, yard, tip eT Ag Julian and his friends sent messages in bottles down a river. Now read to learn about how messages were sent in the past. In the past, the fastest way to send a message was over wires using the telegraph system Telegrams were put into code to make them easier to send, A telegram is a brief message sent over the telegraph. The operator wired the telegram from one place to another.Building Vocabulary Cun Cre) message 28 | Abpsie A wires wax, yard, telegraph | tip telegram code wired 8 | BRK matt croups Hi Send a Telegram Write an imaginary telegram to someone. For example, you can send a telegram to your grandparents telling them you are coming for a visit. Include at least two of the New Words in your telegram. coming for a visit Grade 2 Theme 5, Monitoring Student Progress Word Game Using all the New Words, write five sentences like the one shown below. Your partner will underline the correct word in each sentence. Now switch! I wrote a secret message in (code; wires) to my brother. Multiple-Meaning Words The New Word wired means sent by telegraph, and also, wrapped up in wires. Use a dictionary to help you find both meanings of the words below. Then, go around the group and take turns making up sentences that use both meanings of each word. wax, yard, tipCtr niise sy cone @ Read the Words | Vocabulary Link solution Cor plan think about a way to do something before you do it brainstorm think of lots of ways to solve a problem and pick the best one share to offer your thoughts, things, or time to others create to make something reflect to quietly think about something Cea elevate, realize, eureka C2] eT Ag Think It Through! The Crickets worked together to solve problems. To learn about more ways to solve problems, read on. When you are trying to solve a Brainstorm possible solutions problem, first make a plan. and share them with friends. Create a list to keep Reflect on your ideas and track of your ideas. choose the best one.Building Vocabulary ied | Abrais solution plan elevate, brainstorm | realize, share eureka create reflect | BBKsman croups Hi Make it Happen Write sentences about a time when you made a plan to create something, and then you did it. What kinds of plans did you make? How did you make them happen? How did it turn out? Share your sentences with your partner. Grade 2 Theme 5, Focus on Genre: Chapter Books Which Word? Answer the questions below with your partner. 1. How does brainstorm relate to list? 2. How does create relate to make? 3, How does plan relate to think? 4, How does share relate to give? 5. How does reflect relate to remember? Multisyllable Words Brainstorm is a word with more than one syllable. Below are three more multisyllable words. Find the meanings of each word, using a dictionary to help you. How many syllables are in each word? As a group, brainstorm a list of other multisyllable words. elevate, realize, eurekaeT Ag 1 Groups Practice Perfect Tommy's hobby is art and he practices whenever he can. Read further to learn about another hobby that takes practice. @ Read the Words practice ct en meet to come together cooperation working together position the spot you play ona team defense protecting the goal to stop the other team from scoring goal a point scored inesoccenCnnoceey Playing ateam Some players. Defense and Working cam sport takes are better offense are together, the cooperation. in a certain needed to win. team scores position a goal! goalie, coach, reporter © Do an ActivityBuilding Vocabulary eTCUn Canned practice coach, reporter | BBKsman croups Hi What Was It Like? Write about a time when you worked in cooperation with others to get something done. What were you trying to do? How did you work together? Use as many descriptive words as you can and at least two New Words. Read your wi aloud to your partner. Grade 2 Theme 6, Wook 1: The Art Lesson Complete the Sentences Complete the following sentences using the New Words. 1. When you work in with others you can get a lot done. . When we played soccer today! made a__! . My favorite __to play in soccer is ‘goali 1 with my team twice a week for practice. . When we played basket- ball today | played _. Nouns That Name Workers Some nouns name the work that people do. Below is alist of three nouns that name workers. As a group, brainstorm other nouns that name workers to add to the list. Everyone in the group should pick one word from the list and use it in a sentence. goalie, coach, reporterCrucis ey ees eet) @ Read the Words | cello a large musical instrument with four strings that is in the violin family tuba a large, brass wind instrument with a wide bell that produces deep tones piccolo a small flute that has a higher pitch than a standard flute bass a large stringed instrument with deep, low tones count the beat of music Co chord, cobbler, chap C2] eT Ag 1 Groups At the Orchestra Moses went to see a special percussionist perform. Keep reading to learn about other instruments in an orchestra. The deep sound of the bass will The cello make you tap makes a sweet \ your toes to. low sound, . keep count. makes a sound as big ast is! You blow into a piccolo to play it.Building Vocabulary Teri | Abrais instruments A cello chord, tuba cobbler, piccolo | chap bass count | singles | Draw It! Draw pictures of two of the instruments named in the New Words. Have your partner name the instruments you drew. Then, write about what kinds of sounds each instrument would make if you played them. Grade 2 Theme 6, Wook 2: Moses Goes toa Concer Which Word? Circle the correct answers in the following sentences. 1 2 A (bass, piccolo) is a kind of flute. . A (count, bass) is an instrument with strings. . A (cello, tuba) is a wind instrument. . Musicians have to learn to (count, piccolo) the beats. . You play a (tuba, cello) with a bow. Multiple-Meanin “Words 3 The word count has more than one meaning. You learned one meaning for count. A count is also a title for a nobleman. Use a dictionary to find both meanings of the words below. Then, write a letter to a friend using at least two of the Additional Words, with both of their meanings. chord, cobbler, chap@ Read the Words scene landscape a picture that shows an outdoor view background the part of a picture or scene that is in the back horizon the line where the earth and sky appear to meet realistic showing something as it really is capture to show the true nature of something idle, variety, diagram eT Ag The Starry Night In The School Mural, a class makes a mural on a wall. Now read about a world-famous painting of a landscape. This landscape is called Starry Night. Astarry sky in the background dominates the scene, On the horizon, you see softly rolling hills. This painting is not very realistic, but it does capture the magic of a beautiful night.Building Vocabulary erie) | ABE sma roups idle, realistic variety, background | diagram capture horizon Draw It! Draw a picture of any landscape you choose. Include as many details as you can. Share your picture with your group. Talk about what your landscape is, and why you chose to draw it. Show the horizon and background, in your drawing. Grade 2 Theme 6, Wook 3: The Schoo! Mural Word Game Use all the New Words to write five sentences like the one below. Challenge your partner to circle the best word that completes each sentence. In the (horizon, back- ground), there was a little boy and his mother riding bikes. Long /i/ Some words, like horizon, have a long /if sound. Below are three more words that have a long Jil sound. Write sentences using these Additional Words. You can use a dictionary to help you. Then, brainstorm a list of more words that have a long /i/ sound. idle, variety, diagrampyramid Egyptian from or having to do with Egypt ramps slanted platforms for connecting two things of different heights construct to build something lever a tool used to lift something or pry it open. tomb a hole in which a body is buried construction, constructing, constructed URC ee As ‘A young 1 and her team form a pyramit acrobatic circus. Read below to learn about an amazing ancient pyramid. The Egyptian Workers may have pyramids are used special ramps wonders of the to construct them, ancient world Some people think This pyramid is ‘that the blocks were the tomb of 2 put up with along pharaoh. lever.Building Vocabulary CEL Assingles Egyptian | construction, tomb constructing, ramp constructed lever construct | BBKsman croups Hi Expla in Je! You learned that the Egyptians used ramps and levers to help them build pyramids. Write a sentence explaining something else you could use a ramp and lever for. Draw pictures to go along with your sentences. Grade 2 Theme 6, Monitoring Student Progress Word Associations Write the New Word that goes with each of the words below. 1. slanted 2. tool 3. body 4. Egypt 5. build Word Associations The word construct has a family of related words that go along with it. They are in the web below. With your group, make three word webs for three different words. Use the word endings that make each word fit in its family. construction, constructing, constructed