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Skill plan for EL Education - 2nd Grade

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1	Module 1 Schools and Community
Unit 1 - Building Our Background Knowledge: Schools and Their Importance
Module lessons: 1—11		Reading literary 1. Read along with fantasy 2. Read along with realistic fiction 3. Choose the picture that matches the setting or character Reading informational 4. Read along about art, music, and traditions Reading comprehension 5. What will happen next? Writing 6. Choose the sensory details that match the picture 7. Complete the fact and opinion sentences Language 8. Multiple-meaning words with pictures
Module lessons: 1—11
Reading literary 1. Read along with fantasy 2. Read along with realistic fiction 3. Choose the picture that matches the setting or character Reading informational 4. Read along about art, music, and traditions Reading comprehension 5. What will happen next? Writing 6. Choose the sensory details that match the picture 7. Complete the fact and opinion sentences Language 8. Multiple-meaning words with pictures
Unit 2 - Reading and Writing Informational Texts: Challenges in Going to School
Module lessons: 1—9		Reading informational 1. Read along about science and nature 2. Determine the topic and purpose of informational passages Writing 3. Complete the opinion passage with an example 4. Complete the opinion passage with a reason Grammar and mechanics 5. Is it a complete sentence or a fragment? 6. Choose the right end mark Language 7. Choose the synonym
Module lessons: 1—9
Reading informational 1. Read along about science and nature 2. Determine the topic and purpose of informational passages Writing 3. Complete the opinion passage with an example 4. Complete the opinion passage with a reason Grammar and mechanics 5. Is it a complete sentence or a fragment? 6. Choose the right end mark Language 7. Choose the synonym
Unit 3 - Performance Task: The Most Important Thing about Schools Books
Module lessons: 1—10		Reading informational 1. Compare and contrast in informational passages Reading comprehension 2. Which book title goes with the picture? Writing 3. Choose topic sentences for expository paragraphs 4. Choose the text that matches the writer's purpose 5. Select the detail that does not support the topic sentence 6. Put the sentences in order Grammar and mechanics 7. Is it a complete sentence or a run-on? Language 8. Shades of meaning with pictures 9. Find synonyms in context
Module lessons: 1—10
Reading informational 1. Compare and contrast in informational passages Reading comprehension 2. Which book title goes with the picture? Writing 3. Choose topic sentences for expository paragraphs 4. Choose the text that matches the writer's purpose 5. Select the detail that does not support the topic sentence 6. Put the sentences in order Grammar and mechanics 7. Is it a complete sentence or a run-on? Language 8. Shades of meaning with pictures 9. Find synonyms in context
Module 1 - Skills Block
Cycle 1: Lessons 1—5		Syllables 1. How many syllables does the word have? 2. Is the syllable open or closed? Short and long vowels 3. Sort short and long vowel words Silent e 4. Choose the silent e word that matches the picture 5. Complete the silent e words 6. Spell the silent e word 7. Choose the silent e sentence that matches the picture Compound words 8. Form compound words with pictures
Cycle 1: Lessons 1—5
Syllables 1. How many syllables does the word have? 2. Is the syllable open or closed? Short and long vowels 3. Sort short and long vowel words Silent e 4. Choose the silent e word that matches the picture 5. Complete the silent e words 6. Spell the silent e word 7. Choose the silent e sentence that matches the picture Compound words 8. Form compound words with pictures

Cycle 2: Lessons 6—10		Two-syllable words 1. Sort by the number of syllables 2. Put two syllables together to create a word: easier Long vowels 3. Spell the long a word: silent e, ai, ay Vowel teams 4. Choose the picture that matches the vowel team word Short and long vowels 5. Match the short a and long a words to pictures High-frequency words 6. Read sight words: live, new, two, walk
Cycle 2: Lessons 6—10
Two-syllable words 1. Sort by the number of syllables 2. Put two syllables together to create a word: easier Long vowels 3. Spell the long a word: silent e, ai, ay Vowel teams 4. Choose the picture that matches the vowel team word Short and long vowels 5. Match the short a and long a words to pictures High-frequency words 6. Read sight words: live, new, two, walk

Cycle 3: Lessons 11—15		Two-syllable words 1. Complete the two-syllable words Long vowels 2. Spell the long e word: ee, ea Vowel teams 3. Complete the vowel team words Short and long vowels 4. Spell words with open and closed syllables 5. Match the short e and long e words to pictures 6. Use spelling patterns to sort long and short vowel words High-frequency words 7. Read sight words: been, before, down, our
Cycle 3: Lessons 11—15
Two-syllable words 1. Complete the two-syllable words Long vowels 2. Spell the long e word: ee, ea Vowel teams 3. Complete the vowel team words Short and long vowels 4. Spell words with open and closed syllables 5. Match the short e and long e words to pictures 6. Use spelling patterns to sort long and short vowel words High-frequency words 7. Read sight words: been, before, down, our

Cycle 4: Lessons 16—20		Two-syllable words 1. Complete the sentence with a two-syllable word Short and long vowels 2. Choose the short i or long i word that matches the picture Vowel teams 3. Complete the word with the correct vowel team 4. Read long vowel stories Short vowels 5. Spell the short a word Long vowels 6. Spell the long i word: silent e, ie, y
Cycle 4: Lessons 16—20
Two-syllable words 1. Complete the sentence with a two-syllable word Short and long vowels 2. Choose the short i or long i word that matches the picture Vowel teams 3. Complete the word with the correct vowel team 4. Read long vowel stories Short vowels 5. Spell the short a word Long vowels 6. Spell the long i word: silent e, ie, y

Cycle 5: Lessons 21—25		Short and long vowels 1. Choose the short o or long o word that matches the picture Long vowels 2. Spell the long o word: silent e, oa, ow 3. Read silent e stories High-frequency words 4. Read sight words: once, only, open, school, sure Vowel teams 5. Choose the vowel team sentence that matches the picture Types of sentences 6. Is the sentence a statement, question, command, or exclamation? Long vowels 7. Choose the words with a given long vowel
Cycle 5: Lessons 21—25
Short and long vowels 1. Choose the short o or long o word that matches the picture Long vowels 2. Spell the long o word: silent e, oa, ow 3. Read silent e stories High-frequency words 4. Read sight words: once, only, open, school, sure Vowel teams 5. Choose the vowel team sentence that matches the picture Types of sentences 6. Is the sentence a statement, question, command, or exclamation? Long vowels 7. Choose the words with a given long vowel

2	Module 2 Learning through Science and Story: Fossils Tell of Earth's Changes
Unit 1 - Listening for Details: Learning about Paleontologists
Module lessons: 1—12		Reading informational 1. Read along about famous people 2. Read along with historical fiction Reading comprehension 3. Order events in a story Grammar and mechanics 4. Identify the subject of a sentence 5. Identify the predicate of a sentence 6. Select the nouns 7. Does the adverb tell you how, when, or where? 8. Identify the adjective that describes the noun 9. Is the sentence in the past, present, or future tense? 10. Identify the irregular past tense I
Module lessons: 1—12
Reading informational 1. Read along about famous people 2. Read along with historical fiction Reading comprehension 3. Order events in a story Grammar and mechanics 4. Identify the subject of a sentence 5. Identify the predicate of a sentence 6. Select the nouns 7. Does the adverb tell you how, when, or where? 8. Identify the adjective that describes the noun 9. Is the sentence in the past, present, or future tense? 10. Identify the irregular past tense I
Unit 2 - Reading Informational Texts: Studying Fossils Closely
Module lessons: 1—12		Reading informational 1. Read along about business and technology Reading comprehension 2. Use text features 3. Draw inferences from a text Grammar and mechanics 4. Is the noun singular or plural? 5. Form regular plurals with -s and -es 6. Form and use irregular plurals Language 7. Use context to identify the meaning of a word 8. Determine the meaning of a word with pre-, re-, or mis-
Module lessons: 1—12
Reading informational 1. Read along about business and technology Reading comprehension 2. Use text features 3. Draw inferences from a text Grammar and mechanics 4. Is the noun singular or plural? 5. Form regular plurals with -s and -es 6. Form and use irregular plurals Language 7. Use context to identify the meaning of a word 8. Determine the meaning of a word with pre-, re-, or mis-
Unit 3 - Writing Narratives: Becoming Paleontologists
Module lessons: 1—15		Reading literary 1. Read along with realistic fiction Reading poetry 2. Complete the poem with a word that rhymes Reading comprehension 3. Identify time-order words 4. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters Writing 5. Choose topic sentences for narrative paragraphs 6. Use sense words 7. Use time-order words Grammar and mechanics 8. Identify the irregular past tense II 9. Form and use the irregular past tense: set 2 10. To be: use the correct form 11. To have: use the correct form
Module lessons: 1—15
Reading literary 1. Read along with realistic fiction Reading poetry 2. Complete the poem with a word that rhymes Reading comprehension 3. Identify time-order words 4. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters Writing 5. Choose topic sentences for narrative paragraphs 6. Use sense words 7. Use time-order words Grammar and mechanics 8. Identify the irregular past tense II 9. Form and use the irregular past tense: set 2 10. To be: use the correct form 11. To have: use the correct form
Module 2 - Skills Block
Cycle 6: Lessons 26—30		R-controlled vowels 1. Choose the r-control word that matches the picture 2. Complete the word with the correct r-controlled vowel: ar, er, ir, or, ur 3. Choose the r-control sentence that matches the picture 4. Complete the word with the correct r-controlled vowel: er, ir, ur High-frequency words 5. Read sight words: great, sing, that, yellow
Cycle 6: Lessons 26—30
R-controlled vowels 1. Choose the r-control word that matches the picture 2. Complete the word with the correct r-controlled vowel: ar, er, ir, or, ur 3. Choose the r-control sentence that matches the picture 4. Complete the word with the correct r-controlled vowel: er, ir, ur High-frequency words 5. Read sight words: great, sing, that, yellow

Cycle 7: Lessons 31—35		Two-syllable words 1. Spell words with open and closed syllables Diphthongs 2. Choose the diphthong word that matches the picture 3. Complete the word with the correct diphthong: oi, oy, ou, ow 4. Choose the diphthong sentence that matches the picture Contractions 5. Match the contractions 6. Form contractions with "not" High-frequency words 7. Read sight words: before, don't, down, have, our, people, their
Cycle 7: Lessons 31—35
Two-syllable words 1. Spell words with open and closed syllables Diphthongs 2. Choose the diphthong word that matches the picture 3. Complete the word with the correct diphthong: oi, oy, ou, ow 4. Choose the diphthong sentence that matches the picture Contractions 5. Match the contractions 6. Form contractions with "not" High-frequency words 7. Read sight words: before, don't, down, have, our, people, their

Cycle 8: Lessons 36—40		Two-syllable words 1. Complete the sentence with a two-syllable word Short and long vowels 2. Complete the sentence with the correct closed vowel exception word Contractions 3. Use pronoun-verb contractions
Cycle 8: Lessons 36—40
Two-syllable words 1. Complete the sentence with a two-syllable word Short and long vowels 2. Complete the sentence with the correct closed vowel exception word Contractions 3. Use pronoun-verb contractions

Cycle 9: Lessons 41—45		Inflectional endings 1. Complete the word with the ending that you hear
Cycle 9: Lessons 41—45
Inflectional endings 1. Complete the word with the ending that you hear

Cycle 10: Lessons 46—50		Inflectional endings 1. Form and use the regular past tense High-frequency words 2. Read sight words: even, friend, on, would
Cycle 10: Lessons 46—50
Inflectional endings 1. Form and use the regular past tense High-frequency words 2. Read sight words: even, friend, on, would

Cycle 11: Lessons 51—55		Prefixes and suffixes 1. Identify base words, prefixes, and suffixes Contractions 2. Use contractions in a sentence Variant vowels 3. Complete words with variant vowels 4. Which word has a different vowel sound?
Cycle 11: Lessons 51—55
Prefixes and suffixes 1. Identify base words, prefixes, and suffixes Contractions 2. Use contractions in a sentence Variant vowels 3. Complete words with variant vowels 4. Which word has a different vowel sound?

Cycle 12: Lessons 56—60		Inflectional endings 1. Match the -ed and -ing sentences to the pictures Homophones 2. Homophones with pictures High-frequency words 3. Read sight words: good, they, through, what, which, who
Cycle 12: Lessons 56—60
Inflectional endings 1. Match the -ed and -ing sentences to the pictures Homophones 2. Homophones with pictures High-frequency words 3. Read sight words: good, they, through, what, which, who

3	Module 3 Researching to Build Knowledge and Teach Others: The Secret World of Pollination
Unit 1 - Building Background Knowledge: Learning about Plants
Module lessons: 1—10		Reading informational 1. Read about animals Reading comprehension 2. Use key details to determine the main idea 3. Use text features Grammar and mechanics 4. Use conjunctions 5. Create varied sentences based on models Language 6. Form compound words 7. Use academic vocabulary in context 8. Use guide words 9. Use dictionary entries
Module lessons: 1—10
Reading informational 1. Read about animals Reading comprehension 2. Use key details to determine the main idea 3. Use text features Grammar and mechanics 4. Use conjunctions 5. Create varied sentences based on models Language 6. Form compound words 7. Use academic vocabulary in context 8. Use guide words 9. Use dictionary entries
Unit 2 - Building Research Skills: Researching Pollinators
Module lessons: 1—15		Reading comprehension 1. Match each effect to its cause 2. Read about famous places Writing 3. Organize information by topic 4. Choose topic sentences for expository paragraphs Grammar and mechanics 5. Select the best preposition to complete the sentence 6. Identify prepositional phrases 7. Identify adjectives 8. Identify adverbs 9. Use subordinating conjunctions 10. Capitalizing the names of places and geographic features Language 11. Which sentence has the same meaning?
Module lessons: 1—15
Reading comprehension 1. Match each effect to its cause 2. Read about famous places Writing 3. Organize information by topic 4. Choose topic sentences for expository paragraphs Grammar and mechanics 5. Select the best preposition to complete the sentence 6. Identify prepositional phrases 7. Identify adjectives 8. Identify adverbs 9. Use subordinating conjunctions 10. Capitalizing the names of places and geographic features Language 11. Which sentence has the same meaning?
Unit 3 - Speaking and Listening: Pollinator Presentations
Module lessons: 1—13		Reading comprehension 1. Read about sports and hobbies Writing 2. Add descriptive details to sentences 3. Rewrite sentences using introductory elements Grammar and mechanics 4. Is it a complete sentence, a fragment, or a run-on? 5. Create compound sentences 6. Choose between adjectives and adverbs
Module lessons: 1—13
Reading comprehension 1. Read about sports and hobbies Writing 2. Add descriptive details to sentences 3. Rewrite sentences using introductory elements Grammar and mechanics 4. Is it a complete sentence, a fragment, or a run-on? 5. Create compound sentences 6. Choose between adjectives and adverbs
Module 3 - Skills Block
Cycle 13: Lessons 61—65		Consonant-l-e 1. Complete the consonant-l-e words 2. Choose the correct spelling of the consonant-l-e word
Cycle 13: Lessons 61—65
Consonant-l-e 1. Complete the consonant-l-e words 2. Choose the correct spelling of the consonant-l-e word

Cycle 14: Lessons 66—70		Consonant-l-e 1. Spell the consonant-l-e word Suffixes 2. Determine the meaning of a word with -ly or -ness High-frequency words 3. Read sight words: even, one, people, to, too, two
Cycle 14: Lessons 66—70
Consonant-l-e 1. Spell the consonant-l-e word Suffixes 2. Determine the meaning of a word with -ly or -ness High-frequency words 3. Read sight words: even, one, people, to, too, two

Cycle 15: Lessons 71—75		Consonant blends 1. Complete the word with the correct final consonant blend Prefixes 2. Determine the meaning of a word with pre-, re-, or mis- 3. Use the prefixes pre-, re-, and mis-
Cycle 15: Lessons 71—75
Consonant blends 1. Complete the word with the correct final consonant blend Prefixes 2. Determine the meaning of a word with pre-, re-, or mis- 3. Use the prefixes pre-, re-, and mis-

Cycle 16: Lessons 76—80		Two-syllable words 1. Put two syllables together to create a word: harder
Cycle 16: Lessons 76—80
Two-syllable words 1. Put two syllables together to create a word: harder

Cycle 17: Lessons 81—85		Digraphs 1. Complete the word with the correct digraph: ch, sh, th, ph, wh 2. Spell the digraph word: ch, sh, th, ph, wh Superlatives 3. Identify comparative and superlative adjectives
Cycle 17: Lessons 81—85
Digraphs 1. Complete the word with the correct digraph: ch, sh, th, ph, wh 2. Spell the digraph word: ch, sh, th, ph, wh Superlatives 3. Identify comparative and superlative adjectives

Cycle 18: Lessons 86—90		Suffixes 1. Determine the meaning of a word with -ful or -less Homophones 2. Identify homophones
Cycle 18: Lessons 86—90
Suffixes 1. Determine the meaning of a word with -ful or -less Homophones 2. Identify homophones

Cycle 19: Lessons 91—95		Prefixes and suffixes 1. Prefixes and suffixes: review High-frequency words 2. Read sight words: buy, different, don't, saw, thought, through
Cycle 19: Lessons 91—95
Prefixes and suffixes 1. Prefixes and suffixes: review High-frequency words 2. Read sight words: buy, different, don't, saw, thought, through

4	Module 4 Providing for Pollinators
Unit 1 - Pollinator Characters Who Work Hard to Help Others
Module lessons: 1—12		Reading literary 1. Read animal fantasy Reading comprehension 2. Determine the themes of myths, fables, and folktales 3. Identify story elements 4. Compare and contrast characters Language 5. Find antonyms in context
Module lessons: 1—12
Reading literary 1. Read animal fantasy Reading comprehension 2. Determine the themes of myths, fables, and folktales 3. Identify story elements 4. Compare and contrast characters Language 5. Find antonyms in context
Unit 2 - Reading and Writing Opinions: Helping Pollinators
Module lessons: 1—11		Reading comprehension 1. Compare and contrast in informational passages 2. Read about animals Writing 3. Complete the fact and opinion sentences 4. Identify an author's statement of opinion 5. Complete the opinion passage with an example Grammar and mechanics 6. Is the noun singular or plural? Language 7. Describe the difference between related words
Module lessons: 1—11
Reading comprehension 1. Compare and contrast in informational passages 2. Read about animals Writing 3. Complete the fact and opinion sentences 4. Identify an author's statement of opinion 5. Complete the opinion passage with an example Grammar and mechanics 6. Is the noun singular or plural? Language 7. Describe the difference between related words
Unit 3 - Taking Action Through Literacy and Artwork: Helping Butterflies
Module lessons: 1—13		Reading informational 1. Match problems with their solutions 2. Read about famous people Writing 3. Complete the opinion-reason-example table 4. Greetings and closings of letters Grammar and mechanics 5. Use reflexive pronouns 6. Prepositions: review 7. Capitalization: review
Module lessons: 1—13
Reading informational 1. Match problems with their solutions 2. Read about famous people Writing 3. Complete the opinion-reason-example table 4. Greetings and closings of letters Grammar and mechanics 5. Use reflexive pronouns 6. Prepositions: review 7. Capitalization: review
Module 4 - Skills Block
Cycle 20: Lessons 96—100		Plurals 1. Use regular plurals with -s and -es Suffixes 2. Determine the meaning of a word with -ly or -ness
Cycle 20: Lessons 96—100
Plurals 1. Use regular plurals with -s and -es Suffixes 2. Determine the meaning of a word with -ly or -ness

Cycle 21: Lessons 101—105		Homophones 1. Use the correct homophone
Cycle 21: Lessons 101—105
Homophones 1. Use the correct homophone

Cycle 22: Lessons 106 - 110		High-frequency words 1. Read sight words: another, around, could, once, people
Cycle 22: Lessons 106 - 110
High-frequency words 1. Read sight words: another, around, could, once, people

Cycle 23: Lessons 111—115		Contractions 1. Form pronoun-verb contractions High-frequency words 2. Read sight words: again, ate, knew, new, saw
Cycle 23: Lessons 111—115
Contractions 1. Form pronoun-verb contractions High-frequency words 2. Read sight words: again, ate, knew, new, saw

Cycle 24: Lessons 116—120		Compound words 1. Form and use compound words Contractions 2. Use contractions with "not"
Cycle 24: Lessons 116—120
Compound words 1. Form and use compound words Contractions 2. Use contractions with "not"

Cycle 25: Lessons 121—125		Plural and possessive nouns 1. Identify plurals, singular possessives, and plural possessives 2. Form the singular or plural possessive
Cycle 25: Lessons 121—125
Plural and possessive nouns 1. Identify plurals, singular possessives, and plural possessives 2. Form the singular or plural possessive

Cycle 26: Lessons 126—130		Plural and possessive nouns 1. Identify and correct errors with plural and possessive nouns
Cycle 26: Lessons 126—130
Plural and possessive nouns 1. Identify and correct errors with plural and possessive nouns

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