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Skill plan for Wit & Wisdom - 2nd grade

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1	Module 1 A Season of Change
Lessons 1–3: What changes in "Weather"?		Reading foundations 1. Choose the picture that rhymes with the word 2. Complete the poem with a word that rhymes Vocabulary 3. Order alphabetically based on the first letter 4. Order alphabetically based on the first two letters 5. Use dictionary entries 6. Form compound words with pictures
Lessons 1–3: What changes in "Weather"?
Reading foundations 1. Choose the picture that rhymes with the word 2. Complete the poem with a word that rhymes Vocabulary 3. Order alphabetically based on the first letter 4. Order alphabetically based on the first two letters 5. Use dictionary entries 6. Form compound words with pictures

Lessons 4–9: How do changes in fall weather impact people and nature?		Reading strategies 1. Determine the topic and purpose of informational passages 2. Read along about science and nature Writing strategies 3. Choose topic sentences for expository paragraphs Vocabulary 4. Use text features 5. Use context to identify the meaning of a word Grammar and mechanics 6. Identify the subject of a sentence 7. Identify the predicate of a sentence 8. Use action verbs 9. One or more than one?
Lessons 4–9: How do changes in fall weather impact people and nature?
Reading strategies 1. Determine the topic and purpose of informational passages 2. Read along about science and nature Writing strategies 3. Choose topic sentences for expository paragraphs Vocabulary 4. Use text features 5. Use context to identify the meaning of a word Grammar and mechanics 6. Identify the subject of a sentence 7. Identify the predicate of a sentence 8. Use action verbs 9. One or more than one?

Lessons 10–14: How does the Little Yellow Leaf change?		Reading strategies 1. Choose the picture that matches the setting or character 2. Order events in a story 3. Read along with fantasy Writing strategies 4. Identify time-order words Vocabulary 5. Identify action verbs Grammar and mechanics 6. Is it a complete sentence or a fragment? 7. Identify the adjective that describes the noun 8. Use sense words
Lessons 10–14: How does the Little Yellow Leaf change?
Reading strategies 1. Choose the picture that matches the setting or character 2. Order events in a story 3. Read along with fantasy Writing strategies 4. Identify time-order words Vocabulary 5. Identify action verbs Grammar and mechanics 6. Is it a complete sentence or a fragment? 7. Identify the adjective that describes the noun 8. Use sense words

Lessons 15–19: How does the chameleon change?		Reading strategies 1. Read along with realistic fiction 2. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters Writing strategies 3. Complete the opinion passage with an example Vocabulary 4. Choose the synonym Grammar and mechanics 5. Combine sentences: subjects 6. Combine sentences: predicates
Lessons 15–19: How does the chameleon change?
Reading strategies 1. Read along with realistic fiction 2. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters Writing strategies 3. Complete the opinion passage with an example Vocabulary 4. Choose the synonym Grammar and mechanics 5. Combine sentences: subjects 6. Combine sentences: predicates

Lessons 20–24: How does weather impact leaves in fall?		Reading strategies 1. Use key details to determine the main idea 2. Read along about business and technology Writing strategies 3. Use conjunctions 4. Unscramble the words to make a complete sentence 5. Create varied sentences based on models Vocabulary 6. Identify base words, prefixes, and suffixes
Lessons 20–24: How does weather impact leaves in fall?
Reading strategies 1. Use key details to determine the main idea 2. Read along about business and technology Writing strategies 3. Use conjunctions 4. Unscramble the words to make a complete sentence 5. Create varied sentences based on models Vocabulary 6. Identify base words, prefixes, and suffixes

Lessons 25–29: How does Sky Tree show the cycle of seasons?		Reading strategies 1. Which book title goes with the picture? 2. Read animal fantasy Writing strategies 3. Add descriptive details to sentences 4. Is the sentence simple or compound? 5. Use time-order words Vocabulary 6. Multiple-meaning words with pictures 7. Identify verbs in the regular past tense
Lessons 25–29: How does Sky Tree show the cycle of seasons?
Reading strategies 1. Which book title goes with the picture? 2. Read animal fantasy Writing strategies 3. Add descriptive details to sentences 4. Is the sentence simple or compound? 5. Use time-order words Vocabulary 6. Multiple-meaning words with pictures 7. Identify verbs in the regular past tense

Lessons 30–32: How does change impact people and nature?		Writing strategies 1. Put the sentences in order Grammar and mechanics 2. Combine sentences: subjects and predicates 3. Choose the right end mark
Lessons 30–32: How does change impact people and nature?
Writing strategies 1. Put the sentences in order Grammar and mechanics 2. Combine sentences: subjects and predicates 3. Choose the right end mark

2	Module 2 The American West
Lesson 1–5: How did the actions of American Indians and early Americans impact the prairie in the American West?		Reading foundations 1. Spell the long e word: ee, ea 2. Which word has a different vowel sound? Reading strategies 3. Read along about famous people 4. Determine the topic and purpose of informational passages 5. Match each effect to its cause Writing strategies 6. Complete the opinion passage with a reason 7. Identify time-order words Vocabulary 8. Use academic vocabulary in context 9. Shades of meaning with pictures 10. Complete the word with the ending that you hear 11. Sort words into categories 12. Choose the synonym Grammar and mechanics 13. Is the sentence a statement, question, command, or exclamation?
Lesson 1–5: How did the actions of American Indians and early Americans impact the prairie in the American West?
Reading foundations 1. Spell the long e word: ee, ea 2. Which word has a different vowel sound? Reading strategies 3. Read along about famous people 4. Determine the topic and purpose of informational passages 5. Match each effect to its cause Writing strategies 6. Complete the opinion passage with a reason 7. Identify time-order words Vocabulary 8. Use academic vocabulary in context 9. Shades of meaning with pictures 10. Complete the word with the ending that you hear 11. Sort words into categories 12. Choose the synonym Grammar and mechanics 13. Is the sentence a statement, question, command, or exclamation?

Lesson 6–10: What was life like for Plains Indians in the early American West?		Reading foundations 1. Spell the long a word: silent e, ai, ay 2. Complete words with variant vowels 3. Spell the silent e word 4. How many syllables does the word have? 5. Sort by the number of syllables Reading strategies 6. Use text features 7. Read about animals Writing strategies 8. Organize information by topic 9. Complete the opinion-reason-example table Vocabulary 10. Use context to identify the meaning of a word Grammar and mechanics 11. Identify nouns 12. Is the noun singular or plural? 13. Form and use irregular plurals 14. Form regular plurals with -s and -es
Lesson 6–10: What was life like for Plains Indians in the early American West?
Reading foundations 1. Spell the long a word: silent e, ai, ay 2. Complete words with variant vowels 3. Spell the silent e word 4. How many syllables does the word have? 5. Sort by the number of syllables Reading strategies 6. Use text features 7. Read about animals Writing strategies 8. Organize information by topic 9. Complete the opinion-reason-example table Vocabulary 10. Use context to identify the meaning of a word Grammar and mechanics 11. Identify nouns 12. Is the noun singular or plural? 13. Form and use irregular plurals 14. Form regular plurals with -s and -es

Lesson 11–15: What was life like for pioneers in the early American West?		Reading foundations 1. Sort short and long vowel words Reading strategies 2. Read about famous places 3. Match problems with their solutions Writing strategies 4. Choose topic sentences for narrative paragraphs 5. Add descriptive details to sentences Vocabulary 6. Choose the picture that matches the idiomatic expression Grammar and mechanics 7. Capitalizing the names of people and pets 8. Capitalizing days, months, and holidays 9. Capitalizing the names of places and geographic features
Lesson 11–15: What was life like for pioneers in the early American West?
Reading foundations 1. Sort short and long vowel words Reading strategies 2. Read about famous places 3. Match problems with their solutions Writing strategies 4. Choose topic sentences for narrative paragraphs 5. Add descriptive details to sentences Vocabulary 6. Choose the picture that matches the idiomatic expression Grammar and mechanics 7. Capitalizing the names of people and pets 8. Capitalizing days, months, and holidays 9. Capitalizing the names of places and geographic features

Lesson 16–19: What life lesson can we learn from the story of Bluebonnet?		Reading strategies 1. Read along with historical fiction 2. Choose the picture that matches the setting or character 3. Determine the themes of myths, fables, and folktales Writing strategies 4. Choose topic sentences for expository paragraphs Vocabulary 5. Which sentence uses an antonym? 6. Find synonyms in context 7. Determine the meaning of a word with -ly or -ness Grammar and mechanics 8. Identify adverbs
Lesson 16–19: What life lesson can we learn from the story of Bluebonnet?
Reading strategies 1. Read along with historical fiction 2. Choose the picture that matches the setting or character 3. Determine the themes of myths, fables, and folktales Writing strategies 4. Choose topic sentences for expository paragraphs Vocabulary 5. Which sentence uses an antonym? 6. Find synonyms in context 7. Determine the meaning of a word with -ly or -ness Grammar and mechanics 8. Identify adverbs

Lesson 20–25: What life lesson can we learn from the story of Johnny Appleseed?		Reading foundations 1. Match the -ed and -ing sentences to the pictures Reading strategies 2. Order events in a story 3. Read along with realistic fiction Vocabulary 4. Use dictionary entries Grammar and mechanics 5. Which sentence is in the regular past tense? 6. Identify the irregular past tense I 7. Form and use the irregular past tense: set 1 8. Form and use the irregular past tense: set 2 9. Use singular and plural nouns
Lesson 20–25: What life lesson can we learn from the story of Johnny Appleseed?
Reading foundations 1. Match the -ed and -ing sentences to the pictures Reading strategies 2. Order events in a story 3. Read along with realistic fiction Vocabulary 4. Use dictionary entries Grammar and mechanics 5. Which sentence is in the regular past tense? 6. Identify the irregular past tense I 7. Form and use the irregular past tense: set 1 8. Form and use the irregular past tense: set 2 9. Use singular and plural nouns

Lesson 26–32: How do different authors tell the story of John Henry's life?		Reading foundations 1. Put two syllables together to create a word: harder 2. Put two syllables together to create a word: easier Reading strategies 3. Read science fiction 4. Identify story elements Writing strategies 5. Revise the sentence using a stronger verb 6. Which sentence has the same meaning? 7. Select the detail that does not support the topic sentence 8. Use conjunctions Vocabulary 9. Find the words with related meanings
Lesson 26–32: How do different authors tell the story of John Henry's life?
Reading foundations 1. Put two syllables together to create a word: harder 2. Put two syllables together to create a word: easier Reading strategies 3. Read science fiction 4. Identify story elements Writing strategies 5. Revise the sentence using a stronger verb 6. Which sentence has the same meaning? 7. Select the detail that does not support the topic sentence 8. Use conjunctions Vocabulary 9. Find the words with related meanings

Lessons 33–35: What was life like in the West for early Americans?		Reading foundations 1. Spell the word with a consonant blend Writing strategies 2. Choose the right end mark 3. Is it a complete sentence or a run-on? 4. Identify homophones Grammar and mechanics 5. Form and use the regular past tense
Lessons 33–35: What was life like in the West for early Americans?
Reading foundations 1. Spell the word with a consonant blend Writing strategies 2. Choose the right end mark 3. Is it a complete sentence or a run-on? 4. Identify homophones Grammar and mechanics 5. Form and use the regular past tense

3	Module 3 Civil Rights Heroes
Lessons 1–6: What injustices did people face before the Civil Rights Act of 1964?		Reading foundations 1. Choose the picture that matches the vowel team word 2. Use spelling patterns to sort long and short vowel words Reading strategies 3. Read along about art, music, and traditions 4. Match problems with their solutions 5. Use key details to determine the main idea Writing strategies 6. Complete the opinion passage with an example Vocabulary 7. Identify base words, prefixes, and suffixes 8. Multiple-meaning words with pictures 9. Choose the antonym 10. Describe the difference between related words Grammar and mechanics 11. Does the adverb tell you how, when, or where?
Lessons 1–6: What injustices did people face before the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
Reading foundations 1. Choose the picture that matches the vowel team word 2. Use spelling patterns to sort long and short vowel words Reading strategies 3. Read along about art, music, and traditions 4. Match problems with their solutions 5. Use key details to determine the main idea Writing strategies 6. Complete the opinion passage with an example Vocabulary 7. Identify base words, prefixes, and suffixes 8. Multiple-meaning words with pictures 9. Choose the antonym 10. Describe the difference between related words Grammar and mechanics 11. Does the adverb tell you how, when, or where?

Lesson 7–13: What was Martin Luther King Jr.'s dream for the world?		Reading foundations 1. Choose the silent e word that matches the picture 2. Is the syllable open or closed? 3. Complete the consonant-l-e words 4. Match the short a and long a words to pictures 5. Choose the short i or long i word that matches the picture Reading strategies 6. Who is the narrator? 7. Compare and contrast in informational passages Writing strategies 8. Choose the text that matches the writer's purpose Vocabulary 9. Determine the meaning of a word with pre-, re-, or mis- 10. Form compound words Grammar and mechanics 11. Does the adjective tell you what kind or how many? 12. Identify the adjective that describes the noun 13. Identify adverbs 14. Choose between adjectives and adverbs
Lesson 7–13: What was Martin Luther King Jr.'s dream for the world?
Reading foundations 1. Choose the silent e word that matches the picture 2. Is the syllable open or closed? 3. Complete the consonant-l-e words 4. Match the short a and long a words to pictures 5. Choose the short i or long i word that matches the picture Reading strategies 6. Who is the narrator? 7. Compare and contrast in informational passages Writing strategies 8. Choose the text that matches the writer's purpose Vocabulary 9. Determine the meaning of a word with pre-, re-, or mis- 10. Form compound words Grammar and mechanics 11. Does the adjective tell you what kind or how many? 12. Identify the adjective that describes the noun 13. Identify adverbs 14. Choose between adjectives and adverbs

Lesson 14–18: How did Ruby Bridges respond to injustice?		Reading foundations 1. Identify verbs in the regular past tense 2. Identify the irregular past tense II Reading strategies 3. Identify the narrative point of view 4. Identify story elements 5. Read about famous people Writing strategies 6. Put the sentences in order 7. Choose topic sentences for narrative paragraphs 8. Create varied sentences based on models 9. Identify time-order words Vocabulary 10. Order related words based on meaning Grammar and mechanics 11. Is the word an adjective or adverb? 12. Use sense words
Lesson 14–18: How did Ruby Bridges respond to injustice?
Reading foundations 1. Identify verbs in the regular past tense 2. Identify the irregular past tense II Reading strategies 3. Identify the narrative point of view 4. Identify story elements 5. Read about famous people Writing strategies 6. Put the sentences in order 7. Choose topic sentences for narrative paragraphs 8. Create varied sentences based on models 9. Identify time-order words Vocabulary 10. Order related words based on meaning Grammar and mechanics 11. Is the word an adjective or adverb? 12. Use sense words

Lesson 19–23: How did Ruby Bridges respond to injustice?		Reading foundations 1. Choose the vowel team sentence that matches the picture 2. Spell words with open and closed syllables Reading strategies 3. Distinguish points of view Writing strategies 4. Choose the sensory details that match the picture 5. Create compound sentences 6. Rewrite sentences using introductory elements Vocabulary 7. Determine the meaning of a word with -ful or -less 8. Find the words with related meanings
Lesson 19–23: How did Ruby Bridges respond to injustice?
Reading foundations 1. Choose the vowel team sentence that matches the picture 2. Spell words with open and closed syllables Reading strategies 3. Distinguish points of view Writing strategies 4. Choose the sensory details that match the picture 5. Create compound sentences 6. Rewrite sentences using introductory elements Vocabulary 7. Determine the meaning of a word with -ful or -less 8. Find the words with related meanings

Lesson 24–29: How did the Mendez family respond to injustice?		Reading foundations 1. Complete the words with silent letters 2. Spell the long i word: silent e, ie, y 3. Match the short e and long e words to pictures 4. Spell the long e word: ee, ea Reading strategies 5. Read realistic fiction 6. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters Writing strategies 7. Identify personal pronouns 8. Show character emotions and traits Vocabulary 9. Form and use compound words 10. Use context to identify the meaning of a word 11. Prefixes and suffixes: review
Lesson 24–29: How did the Mendez family respond to injustice?
Reading foundations 1. Complete the words with silent letters 2. Spell the long i word: silent e, ie, y 3. Match the short e and long e words to pictures 4. Spell the long e word: ee, ea Reading strategies 5. Read realistic fiction 6. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters Writing strategies 7. Identify personal pronouns 8. Show character emotions and traits Vocabulary 9. Form and use compound words 10. Use context to identify the meaning of a word 11. Prefixes and suffixes: review

Lessons 30–34: How can people respond to injustice?		Writing strategies 1. Revise the sentence using a stronger verb 2. Use time-order words 3. Complete the word with the correct r-controlled vowel: ar, er, ir, or, ur 4. Use the correct homophone
Lessons 30–34: How can people respond to injustice?
Writing strategies 1. Revise the sentence using a stronger verb 2. Use time-order words 3. Complete the word with the correct r-controlled vowel: ar, er, ir, or, ur 4. Use the correct homophone

4	Module 4 Good Eating
Lesson 1–8: How can food nourish my body?		Reading foundations 1. Complete the two-syllable words Reading strategies 2. Read along about science and nature 3. Read about sports and hobbies 4. Use text features Writing strategies 5. Organize information by topic 6. Select the detail that does not support the topic sentence 7. Is it a complete sentence, a fragment, or a run-on? Vocabulary 8. Use academic vocabulary in context Grammar and mechanics 9. Match the contractions 10. Form pronoun-verb contractions 11. Form contractions with "not"
Lesson 1–8: How can food nourish my body?
Reading foundations 1. Complete the two-syllable words Reading strategies 2. Read along about science and nature 3. Read about sports and hobbies 4. Use text features Writing strategies 5. Organize information by topic 6. Select the detail that does not support the topic sentence 7. Is it a complete sentence, a fragment, or a run-on? Vocabulary 8. Use academic vocabulary in context Grammar and mechanics 9. Match the contractions 10. Form pronoun-verb contractions 11. Form contractions with "not"

Lesson 9–16: How can food nourish a community?		Reading foundations 1. Sort short and long vowel words 2. Which word has a different vowel sound? 3. Choose the diphthong word that matches the picture 4. Spell the long u word: silent e, ue, oo, ew Reading strategies 5. Identify story elements 6. Draw inferences from a text 7. Determine the themes of myths, fables, and folktales Writing strategies 8. Complete the fact and opinion sentences 9. Complete the opinion passage with a reason 10. Unscramble the words to make a complete sentence Vocabulary 11. Determine the meaning of a word with -ful or -less 12. Choose the synonym 13. Describe the difference between related words Grammar and mechanics 14. Choose between personal and reflexive pronouns 15. Use reflexive pronouns 16. Identify plurals, singular possessives, and plural possessives
Lesson 9–16: How can food nourish a community?
Reading foundations 1. Sort short and long vowel words 2. Which word has a different vowel sound? 3. Choose the diphthong word that matches the picture 4. Spell the long u word: silent e, ue, oo, ew Reading strategies 5. Identify story elements 6. Draw inferences from a text 7. Determine the themes of myths, fables, and folktales Writing strategies 8. Complete the fact and opinion sentences 9. Complete the opinion passage with a reason 10. Unscramble the words to make a complete sentence Vocabulary 11. Determine the meaning of a word with -ful or -less 12. Choose the synonym 13. Describe the difference between related words Grammar and mechanics 14. Choose between personal and reflexive pronouns 15. Use reflexive pronouns 16. Identify plurals, singular possessives, and plural possessives

Lesson 17–21: Where does nourishing food come from?		Reading foundations 1. Identify comparative and superlative adjectives Reading strategies 2. Read about famous places 3. Identify the purpose of a text Writing strategies 4. Choose topic sentences for expository paragraphs 5. Use time-order words 6. Use subordinating conjunctions Grammar and mechanics 7. Form the singular or plural possessive 8. Identify and correct errors with plural and possessive nouns 9. Greetings and closings of letters 10. Commas with dates 11. Complete the word with the ending that you hear
Lesson 17–21: Where does nourishing food come from?
Reading foundations 1. Identify comparative and superlative adjectives Reading strategies 2. Read about famous places 3. Identify the purpose of a text Writing strategies 4. Choose topic sentences for expository paragraphs 5. Use time-order words 6. Use subordinating conjunctions Grammar and mechanics 7. Form the singular or plural possessive 8. Identify and correct errors with plural and possessive nouns 9. Greetings and closings of letters 10. Commas with dates 11. Complete the word with the ending that you hear

Lesson 22– 27: How can I choose nourishing foods?		Reading foundations 1. Choose the short u or long u word that matches the picture 2. Spell words with open and closed syllables Reading strategies 3. Read graphic organizers 4. Read about animals 5. Compare and contrast in informational passages Writing strategies 6. Identify an author's statement of opinion 7. Complete the opinion passage with an example Vocabulary 8. Find antonyms in context 9. Use guide words 10. Use dictionary entries Grammar and mechanics 11. Complete the sentence with the correct closed vowel exception word 12. Complete the silent e words 13. Complete the word with the correct vowel team 14. Spell the sight word
Lesson 22– 27: How can I choose nourishing foods?
Reading foundations 1. Choose the short u or long u word that matches the picture 2. Spell words with open and closed syllables Reading strategies 3. Read graphic organizers 4. Read about animals 5. Compare and contrast in informational passages Writing strategies 6. Identify an author's statement of opinion 7. Complete the opinion passage with an example Vocabulary 8. Find antonyms in context 9. Use guide words 10. Use dictionary entries Grammar and mechanics 11. Complete the sentence with the correct closed vowel exception word 12. Complete the silent e words 13. Complete the word with the correct vowel team 14. Spell the sight word

Lesson 28–32: How does food nourish us?		Reading strategies 1. Read along about business and technology Writing strategies 2. Complete the opinion-reason-example table 3. Use linking words to complete a passage Vocabulary 4. Prefixes and suffixes: review 5. Which word is not like the others? Grammar and mechanics 6. Use the correct subject or verb 7. Is the sentence a statement, question, command, or exclamation?
Lesson 28–32: How does food nourish us?
Reading strategies 1. Read along about business and technology Writing strategies 2. Complete the opinion-reason-example table 3. Use linking words to complete a passage Vocabulary 4. Prefixes and suffixes: review 5. Which word is not like the others? Grammar and mechanics 6. Use the correct subject or verb 7. Is the sentence a statement, question, command, or exclamation?

Lesson 33: What is the story of the year?
Lesson 33: What is the story of the year?

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