Grade 2

Dear Parents/Caregivers,
Comprehension See below for a description of certain
Lesson areas of the focus wall.
Comprehension: Skills and strategies we

Story Structure
16 will practice to help understand what is
read.
Phonics and Spelling: Sounds/words we
will focus on and are tested at the end of
Infer/Predict Main Selection: the week.
Fluency: Skills we will work on to help
How can helping students with their accuracy, speed, and
Mr. Tanens Tie Trouble others make you expression in reading.
feel good? Target Vocabulary: Words from the
Paired With: main selection that students should be
able to define and use. These will be
tested at the end of the week.
Phonics The Jefferson Daily High-Frequency Words: Words that are
News
Base Words and Endings used frequently in our reading and
writing. Students should recognize and
be able to use them in their reading and
-ed, -ing writing.
Spelling
Vocabulary Strategies
Fluency running clapped
Words from Main Selection:
received chuckled stopped hopping Homographs
Rate
account staring batted selling
budget repeated pinned cutting
disappointed fund sitting rubbed High-Frequency Words
missed mixed
Writing
Grammar
grabbed going also gone
wrapping swelling fly have
Six Traits horse look
Pronouns river said
saw
something

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 Grade 2
Dear Parents/Caregivers,
Comprehension See below for a description of certain
Lesson areas of the focus wall.
Comprehension: Skills and strategies we

Sequence of Events
17 will practice to help understand what is
read.
Phonics and Spelling: Sounds/words we
will focus on and are tested at the end of
Visualize Main Selection: the week.
Fluency: Skills we will work on to help
students with their accuracy, speed, and
Luke Goes to Bat expression in reading.
Target Vocabulary: Words from the
Why is it
Paired With: main selection that students should be
important to able to define and use. These will be
keep trying tested at the end of the week.
Phonics Jackie Robinson
even if High-Frequency Words: Words that are
Long i something is used frequently in our reading and
writing. Students should recognize and
(i, igh, ie, y) difficult to do? be able to use them in their reading and
writing.
Spelling
Vocabulary Strategies
Fluency night right
Words from Main Selection:
practice extra kind high Antonyms
Stress
hurried curb spy wild
position cheered child July
roared final light fry High-Frequency Words
find sigh
Writing
Grammar
by why any room
behind lightning blue studied
Six Traits carry sure
Subject-Verb
Agreement doing teacher
else turned

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 Grade 2
Dear Parents/Caregivers,
Comprehension See below for a description of certain
Lesson areas of the focus wall.
Comprehension: Skills and strategies we

Understanding Characters
18 will practice to help understand what is
read.
Phonics and Spelling: Sounds/words we
will focus on and are tested at the end of
Analyze/Evaluate Main Selection: the week.
Fluency: Skills we will work on to help
students with their accuracy, speed, and
My Name is Gabriela expression in reading.
Why are Target Vocabulary: Words from the
Paired With: reading and main selection that students should be
writing able to define and use. These will be
tested at the end of the week.
Phonics Poems About Reading important? High-Frequency Words: Words that are
and Writing
Long e sound for y used frequently in our reading and
writing. Students should recognize and
be able to use them in their reading and
Changing y to i writing.
Spelling
Vocabulary Strategies
Fluency happy carry
Words from Main Selection:
accepted pretend pretty lucky Suffixes
Expression
express prize baby only
-y and -ful
taught wonder very sunny
grand fluttering puppy penny High-Frequency Words
funny city
Writing
Grammar
tiny many always mother
sorry noisy anything soon
Six Traits been under
Verb: Be draw watch
friends words

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 Grade 2
Dear Parents/Caregivers,
Comprehension See below for a description of certain
Lesson areas of the focus wall.
Comprehension: Skills and strategies we

Text and Graphic Features

19 will practice to help understand what is
read.
Phonics and Spelling: Sounds/words we
will focus on and are tested at the end of
Question Main Selection: the week.
Fluency: Skills we will work on to help
students with their accuracy, speed, and
Signmakers Assistant expression in reading.
How are signs Target Vocabulary: Words from the
Paired With: helpful? main selection that students should be
able to define and use. These will be
tested at the end of the week.
Phonics The Trouble with Signs High-Frequency Words: Words that are
used frequently in our reading and
writing. Students should recognize and
Words with ar be able to use them in their reading and
writing.
Spelling
Vocabulary Strategies
Fluency car party
Words from Main Selection:
assistant tearing dark hard Shades of Meaning
Phrasing:
Punctuation agreed wisdom arm farm
polite cleared star start
failed trouble park part High-Frequency Words
yard spark
Writing
Grammar
art jar are is
carpet baby please
Six Traits Commas in didnt sound
Dates and apartment good talk
Places
Ill too

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 Grade 2
Dear Parents/Caregivers,
Comprehension See below for a description of certain
Lesson areas of the focus wall.
Comprehension: Skills and strategies we

Compare and Contrast

20 will practice to help understand what is
read.
Phonics and Spelling: Sounds/words we
will focus on and are tested at the end of
Monitor/Clarify Main Selection: the week.
Fluency: Skills we will work on to help

Dex: The Heart of a What makes students with their accuracy, speed, and

Hero someone a expression in reading.

Target Vocabulary: Words from the
hero? main selection that students should be
Paired With: able to define and use. These will be
Phonics tested at the end of the week.
High-Frequency Words: Words that are
Heroes Then and Now used frequently in our reading and
writing. Students should recognize and
Words with or, ore be able to use them in their reading and
writing.
Spelling
Vocabulary Strategies
Fluency horn story
Words from Main Selection:
depended sore fork score Prefix:
Intonation
sprang studied store corn over-

gazing hero morning shore

exercise overlooked short born High-Frequency Words
tore forget
Writing
Grammar
for more Ive begins
report force being flower
Six Traits ground laugh
Commas in a
Series ready stood
tall very

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