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2nd Grade Study GuideUnit 1 Week 1

Help! A Story of Friendship


Big Red Lollipop

Spelling Words Tested SkillsComprehension Strategy: Visualize

Comprehension Skill: Key Details

Genre: Fantasy

Vocabulary Strategy: Inflectional Endings: -s, -es, -ed, or -ing

Writing Traits: Ideas: beginning, middle,

and end

Grammar: Statements and Questions

Vocabulary and Definitions

1. actions: Actions are things someone or something does.2. afraid: When you are afraid, you are scared of something.3. depend: When you depend on someone, you need or count on them.4. nervously: When I act nervously, I act in a fearful or restless way.5. peered: Peered means looked hard or looked closely at something.6. perfectly: When something is perfectly wonderful, it is wonderful in the best

possible way.7. rescue: When you rescue something, you save it from danger.8. secret: A secret is something that is private or not known by many people.

1. has2. wag3. bad4. six5. will6. sat7. had8. fix9. him10. if

11. can12. hit13. why14. for15. help


Comprehension Skill: Character, Setting,

2nd Grade Study GuideUnit 1 Week 3Not Norman



1. went2. tell3. pet4. job5. fog6. not7. tug8. hut9. tub10. bun

11. fix12. has13. one14. or15. see

Spelling Words Tested SkillsComprehension Strategy: Ask and Answer

Questions


Events

Genre: Fiction

Vocabulary Strategy: Context Clues

Writing Traits: Word choice: be clear

1. grass2. trips3. crack4. still5. west6. mask7. clap8. plans9. milk

11. fog12. tub13. by14. he15. she


Lola and Tiva: An Unlikely Friendship


Questions


Events

Genre: Fiction

Vocabulary Strategy: Context Clues

Writing Traits: Word choice: be clear

1. grass2. trips3. crack4. still5. west6. mask7. clap8. plans9. milk

11. fog12. tub13. by14. he15. she


Questions

Comprehension Skill: Key Details: Use

Photos

Genre: Narrative Nonfiction

Vocabulary Strategy: Root Words

Writing Traits: Organization: First, Next,

Then, Last

Grammar: Predicates: What does thesubject in the sentence do?

1. bag2. cap3. ham4. bake5. ate6. mad7. back8. cape9. made10. rake

11. still12. belt13. into14. done15. your


Families Working Together


Questions


Genre: Expository Text: gives facts, could

have photos, captions, and charts

Vocabulary Strategy: Inflectional Endings: -s, -es, -ed, or -ing

Writing Traits: Sentence Fluency

Grammar: Expanding and Combining Sentences


1. check: When you check something, you look at it closely to make sure it is in good

condition.2. choose: When you choose, you decide on one thing rather than another.3. chores: Your chores are small jobs that you do around the house.4. cost: When you ask about the cost of something, you want to know how

1. did2. fin3. pick4. line5. pipe6. tip7. mix8. five9. side10. hike

11. cape12. made13. all14. any15. says

2nd Grade Study GuideUnit 2 Week 1Sled Dogs Run


1. check: When you check something, you look at it closely to make sure it is in good

condition.2. choose: When you choose, you decide on one thing rather than another.3. chores: Your chores are small jobs that you do around the house.4. cost: When you ask about the cost of something, you want to know how

Spelling Words Tested SkillsComprehension Strategy: Make, Confirm, Revise Predictions

Comprehension Skill: Character, Setting, Plot

Genre: Realistic Fiction

Vocabulary Strategy: Prefixes

Writing Traits: Ideas

Grammar: Nouns; Commas in a Series


1 .adapt: When something has to adapt to a new place, it must adjust to it.2. climate: The climate of a place is the weather that it usually has.3. eager: When you are eager to do something, you want to do it very much.4. freedom: If you have freedom, you can do what you want and go where you want.5. fresh: When something is fresh, it is new and not spoiled.6. sense: Sense means a feeling that you have about something.7. shadows: Shadows are dark shapes that are made when something is in front of a light.8. silence: If there is silence, it is still and quiet.

1. box2. fox3. dog4. lock5. pot6. cone7. home8. nose9. poke10. rope

11. side12. line 13. have14. off15. took


Wolf! Wolf!


Turtle, Turtle, Watch Out!


1 .adapt: When something has to adapt to a new place, it must adjust to it.2. climate: The climate of a place is the weather that it usually has.3. eager: When you are eager to do something, you want to do it very much.4. freedom: If you have freedom, you can do what you want and go where you want.5. fresh: When something is fresh, it is new and not spoiled.6. sense: Sense means a feeling that you have about something.7. shadows: Shadows are dark shapes that are made when something is in front of a light.8. silence: If there is silence, it is still and quiet.


Comprehension Skill: Character, Setting, Plot

Genre: Fable

Vocabulary Strategy: Suffixes


Grammar: Singular and Plural Nouns. Mechanics: Commas in a series.


1. believe: If you believe something, you think this is true.2. delicious: The dogs ate all the food. When food is delicious, it tastes very good.3. feast: If you feast, you eat a large or fancy meal.4. fond: When you are fond, of something, you like it a lot.5. lessons: Lessons are things you can learn ideas or rules from.6. remarkable: If something is remarkable, it is wonderful or outstanding.7. snatch: If you snatch something, you grab it quickly.8. stories: When you tell stories, you tell made-up tells.

1. mule2. fuse 3. plum4. use5. dug6. cub7. hum8. huge9. must10. fun

11. rope12. nose13. look14. yes15. their


Comprehension Skill: Main Topic and Key Details

1.place2. barge3. trace

11. mule12. huge13. out


Baby Bears


Comprehension Skill: Main Topic and Key Details

1.place2. barge3. trace

11. mule12. huge13. out

Spelling Words Tested SkillsComprehension Strategy: Reread

Comprehension Skill: Main Topic & Key Details

Genre: Informational Text: Expository Text

Vocabulary Strategy: Multiple Meaning Words

Writing Traits: Word Choice

1. chop2. catch3. shape4. trash5. phone6. that7. sting8. thin9. bring

11. place12. badge13. seven14. isn’t15. early


Beetles


Comprehension Skill: Main Topic & Key Details




1. chop2. catch3. shape4. trash5. phone6. that7. sting8. thin9. bring

11. place12. badge13. seven14. isn’t15. early



Genre: Poetry: Rhyming Poem



Grammar: Apostrophes with Possessive Nouns

1. scratch2. scrape 3. spring4. throne5. stripe6. strange7. shred8. shrub9.splash10. split

11. catch12. sting13. far14. flower15. until


I Fall Down


Comprehension Skill: Author’s Purpose


Vocabulary Strategy: Similies

Writing Traits: Organization

Grammar: Action verbs; Abbreviations


1. amazing: When something is amazing, it is very surprising or makes you feel wonder.2. force: A force is a push or a pull that can change how something moves.3. measure: If you measure something, you find the size or amount of it.4. objects: Objects are things that you can see and touch.5. proved: If you proved that something is true, you showed that it is true.

1. nail2. train3. main4. hay5. stay6. break7. steak8. weigh9. sleigh10. prey

11. scrape12. strange13. good14. often15. two


Mr. Putter & Tabby See the Stars


1. amazing: When something is amazing, it is very surprising or makes you feel wonder.2. force: A force is a push or a pull that can change how something moves.3. measure: If you measure something, you find the size or amount of it.4. objects: Objects are things that you can see and touch.5. proved: If you proved that something is true, you showed that it is true.


Comprehension Skill: Character, Setting. Plot: Sequence

Genre: Literature: Fiction

Vocabulary Strategy: Compound Words


Grammar: Present – Tense Verbs and Commas in a series.


1. adventure: If someone likes adventure, they like doing exciting and unusual things.2. delighted: If you feel delighted, you feel pleased about something.3. dreamed: If you dreamed about something you want to have happen, you imagined it happening.4. enjoyed: If you enjoyed doing something, you liked doing it.5. grumbled: If something grumbled, it made a low rumbling sound.6. moonlight: Moonlight is the moon’s glow that you often see at night.7. neighbor: A neighbor is a person that lives near you.8. nighttime: Nighttime is the dark part of the day.

1. light2. sight3. mind4. cry5. tie6. high7. wild8. dry9. try10. lie

11. hay12. steak13. begin14. those15. apart


Biblioburro: A True Story from Colombia

2nd Grade Study GuideUnit 3 Week 4Wild Weather


1. adventure: If someone likes adventure, they like doing exciting and unusual things.2. delighted: If you feel delighted, you feel pleased about something.3. dreamed: If you dreamed about something you want to have happen, you imagined it happening.4. enjoyed: If you enjoyed doing something, you liked doing it.5. grumbled: If something grumbled, it made a low rumbling sound.6. moonlight: Moonlight is the moon’s glow that you often see at night.7. neighbor: A neighbor is a person that lives near you.8. nighttime: Nighttime is the dark part of the day.

Spelling Words Tested SkillsComprehension Strategy: Ask and Answer Questions


Genre: Informational Text: Narrative Nonfiction

Vocabulary Strategy: Synonyms

Writing Traits: Voice

Grammar: Past – and Future – Tense Verbs; Letter Punctuation


1. across: If people go across something, they go from one side of it to another.2. borrow: If you borrow something, you take it and agree to return it later.3. countryside: The countryside is land that is away from cities or large towns.4. idea: An idea is a thought or a plan you have for something.5. insists: If someone insists on something, they say firmly that it must be done.6. lonely: A lonely place is one that very few people visit.7. solution: A solution is a way to answer a problem.8. villages: Villages are very small towns in the country.

1. told2. most3. float4. coat5. toast6. grow7. mow8. show9. Joe10. toe

11. light12. mind13. only 14. our15. who


Comprehension Skill: Main Ideas and Key Details

1. we2. bee3. need

11. grow12. toe13. after


Many Ways to Enjoy Music


Comprehension Skill: Main Ideas and Key Details

1. we2. bee3. need

11. grow12. toe13. after


Comprehension Skill: Main Idea and Key Details




1. cute2. cube3. fumes4. music5. unit6. menu7. few8. pew9. fuel

11. pony12. queen13. began 14. come15. give

2nd Grade Study GuideUnit 4 Week 1Rain Forests






1. cute2. cube3. fumes4. music5. unit6. menu7. few8. pew9. fuel

11. pony12. queen13. began 14. come15. give


Comprehension Skill: Connections Within a Text: Compare and Contrast


Vocabulary Strategy: Compound Words


Grammar: Linking Verbs; Capitalization of Proper Nouns

1. comb2. crumb3. scene4. scent5. gnat6. sign7. knife8. know9. wrist10. writing

11. cube12. music13. don’t14. eat15. very


Volcanoes


Comprehension Skill: Connections Within a Text: Cause and Effect


Vocabulary Strategy: Context Clues: Sentence Clues


Grammar: Helping Verbs; Quotation Marks with Dialogue


1. active: When something is active, it is lively.2. Earth: The Earth is the land or ground we walk on.3. explode: When things explode, they burst loudly and with a lot of force.4. island: An island is a land that has water all around it.5. local: Something that is local is nearby.6. properties: The properties of something are the different ways it looks

1. clerk2. herd3. frst4. skirt5. stir6. churn7. hurt8. burst9. work10. worse

11. know12. wrist13. found14. from15. today


Dear Primo


1. active: When something is active, it is lively.2. Earth: The Earth is the land or ground we walk on.3. explode: When things explode, they burst loudly and with a lot of force.4. island: An island is a land that has water all around it.5. local: Something that is local is nearby.6. properties: The properties of something are the different ways it looks


Comprehension Skill: Character, Setting, Plot: Compare and Contrast

Genre: Literature: Realistic Fiction

Vocabulary Strategy: Similies


Grammar: Irregular Verbs; Book Titles

Vocabulary and Definitions1. common: If something is common to two people or more people, it is owned or shared by all of them.2. costume: A costume is clothing you wear to look like something or someone else.3. customs: Customs are ways of acting or events that a group of people has done over and over again.4. favorite: Your favorite thing is something that you like the best.5. parade: Parades are large groups of people, including bands, moving through a public place for a special event.6. surrounded: If something is surrounded by something else, the first thing is closed in on all sides by the second thing.7. travels: If something travels over or through a place, it goes over or through there.8. wonder: If you wonder about something, you think about it because you are curious about it

1. port2. north3. more4. store5. oar6. roar7. board8. part9.start10. park

11. first12. hurt13. ago14. carry15. people


How the Beetle Got Her Colors

2nd Grade Study GuideUnit 4 Week 5April Rain Song


Comprehension Skill: Theme

Genre: Literature: Folktale/Drama

Vocabulary Strategy: Root Words


Grammar: Irregular Verbs; Letter Punctuation.


1. ashamed: If someone feels ashamed, they feel embarrassed or sorry about something.2. boast: If you boast about something, you brag about it.3. dash: If you dash somewhere, you get there quickly and suddenly.4. holler: If you holler, you yell or shout.5. plenty: If there is plenty of something, there is a lot of it so you have enough.6. similarities: If there are similarities between two things, they are much the same in certain ways.7. victory: A victory is winning a contest or game.8. wisdom: Wisdom is knowing what is right and using what you know to make smart choices.

1. deer2. cheers3. steer4. here5. jeer6. near7. ear8. dear9. clear10. spear

11. store12. north13. again14. house15. inside



Genre: Poetry/Free Verse

1. dare2. stare3. fare

11. dear12. cheers13. knew


Grace for President



Genre: Poetry/Free Verse

1. dare2. stare3. fare

11. dear12. cheers13. knew

Spelling Words Tested SkillsComprehension Strategy: Summarize

Comprehension Skill: Point of View




Grammar: Quotation Marks with Dialogue

1. sound2. mound3. cloud4. shout5. pound6. clown7. brown8. crown9. howl

11. chair12. where13. been14. myself15. pushed


Once Upon a Baby Brother






Grammar: Quotation Marks with Dialogue

1. sound2. mound3. cloud4. shout5. pound6. clown7. brown8. crown9. howl

11. chair12. where13. been14. myself15. pushed




Vocabulary Strategy: Idioms


Grammar: Pronouns I, Me, and Us; Capitalizing the pronoun I

1. soil2. broil3. moist4. point5. toil6. oil7. toy8. joy9. coin10. noise

11. crown12. mound13. I’ll14. laugh15. maybe

2nd Grade Study GuideUnit 5 Week 3Brave Bessie


Comprehension Skill: Connections with the Text: Sequence

Genre: Informational Text: Biography

Vocabulary Strategy: Synonyms


Grammar: Possessive Nouns; Capitalization of Proper Nouns


1. agree: If people agree, they say that something is true or that they will do something.2. challenging: If something is challenging, it is difficult and takes effort to do.3. discover: If you discover something, you find it or found out about it.4. heroes: Heroes are people who have done brave things.

1. room2. flu3.June4. new5. glue6. fruit7. crook8. could9. full10. push

11. point12. coin13. along14. ever15. strong


The Woodcutter’s Gift


1. agree: If people agree, they say that something is true or that they will do something.2. challenging: If something is challenging, it is difficult and takes effort to do.3. discover: If you discover something, you find it or found out about it.4. heroes: Heroes are people who have done brave things.


Comprehension Skill: Character, Setting, Plot: Problem and Solution


Vocabulary Strategy: Homophones


Grammar: Contractions; Possessive Pronouns


1. curious: If you are curious about something, you want to learn more about it.2. distance: If something is at a distance from you, it is far away from you.3. earth resources: Earth resources are things found in nature that people can use.4. enormous: Something that is enormous is very large in size or amount.5. gently: If you do something gently, you do it in a way that is light and not rough.6. proudly: If you did something proudly, you did it in a way that showed you were pleased with what you did.7. rarely: If something happens rarely, it does not happen often.8.supply: A supply of something is an amount of it that is ready to use when you need it.

1. ball2. small3. paw4. jaw5. pause6. sauce7. taught8. chalk9. walk10. sought

11. new12. fruit13. city14. own15. read


Setting the Rules


The Golden Flower: A Taino Myth from Puerto Rico


1. curious: If you are curious about something, you want to learn more about it.2. distance: If something is at a distance from you, it is far away from you.3. earth resources: Earth resources are things found in nature that people can use.4. enormous: Something that is enormous is very large in size or amount.5. gently: If you do something gently, you do it in a way that is light and not rough.6. proudly: If you did something proudly, you did it in a way that showed you were pleased with what you did.7. rarely: If something happens rarely, it does not happen often.8.supply: A supply of something is an amount of it that is ready to use when you need it.


Comprehension Skill: Connections withing Text: Cause and Effect


Vocabulary Strategy: Multiple-Meaning Words


Grammar: Pronoun-Verb Agreement; Book Titles


1. exclaimed: If you exclaimed, you spoke or shouted suddenly because you were excited or upset.2. finally: If something finally happens, it happens after a long time.3. form: When you form something, you make or shape it.4. history: History is the story of what happened in the past.5. public: If something is public, is for all people to use or visit.6. rules: Rules are directions that tell how to do something or what is allowed.7. united: When things are united, they are brought or join together.8. writers: Writers are people that write stories, books, and articles.

1. dead2. ahead3. lead4. thread5. bread6. breath7. touch8. trouble9. gym10. myth

11. small12. chalk13. instead14.whole15. words



Genre: Literature: Myth

1. pencil2. magnet3. publish

11. lead12. touch13. door


My Light



Genre: Literature: Myth

1. pencil2. magnet3. publish

11. lead12. touch13. door




Vocabulary Strategy: Paragraph Clues


1. state2. replace3. nine4. ninety5. side6. sidewalk7. face8. outside9. these

11. letter12. magnet13. alone14. beside15. round


Astronaut Handbook






1. state2. replace3. nine4. ninety5. side6. sidewalk7. face8. outside9. these

11. letter12. magnet13. alone14. beside15. round




Vocabulary Strategy: Greek and Latin Roots


Grammar: Adjectives that Compare; Apostrophes with Possessive Nouns

1. lit2. little3. set4. settle5. rip6. ripple7. pad8. paddle9. middle10. bubble

11. outside12. replace13. follow14. listen15. something


Money Madness


Comprehension Skill: Connections within the Text: Problem and Solution




Grammar: Adverbs and Prepositional Phrases


1. invented: If you invented something, you made something new.2. money: Money is the dollars and cents that you can use to buy things.3. prices: The prices of things are how much you have to pay to buy them.4. purchase: Purchase means to get something by paying money.5. record: If there is a record of something, there are facts written down about it.

1. way2. away3. root4. balloon5. play6. display7. reach8. enjoy9. explain10. meadow

11. little12. middle13. complete14. enough15. river


Books to the Ceiling


1. invented: If you invented something, you made something new.2. money: Money is the dollars and cents that you can use to buy things.3. prices: The prices of things are how much you have to pay to buy them.4. purchase: Purchase means to get something by paying money.5. record: If there is a record of something, there are facts written down about it.



Genre: Poetry: Rhyming Poem

Vocabulary Strategy: Metaphors


Grammar: Adjectives and Adverbs


1. create: When you create something, you make or invent it.2. dazzling: Something that is dazzling is very bright.3. imagination: When you use your imagination, you visualize ideas in your mind.4. seconds: When you measure something in seconds, it is 1/60th of a minute.5. beats: The beats of a poem are the syllables that make the rhythm in a line of poetry.6. message: The poet use the poem to share her message about using your imagination.7. metaphor: “I’m a swan” is a metaphor because it compares two unlike things.8. repeated lines: Sometimes poets use repeated lines. They include the

1. jumper2. higher3. star4. starry5. garden6. better7. dinner8. doctor9. market10. hairy

11. enjoy12. display13. afternoon14. anyone15. everything

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