Our Focus for the Week in ELA Unit 2: Lesson 6 Anchor Text: Animals Building Homes- Informational Text Whose Home Is This?- Informational Text Essential Question: What are animal homes like? Phonics: Common Final Blends nd,ng, nk, nt, ft, xt, mp Fluency: Expression Comprehension Skills & Strategies: Text and Graphic Features Using Context Question Vocabulary Strategies: Base Words and Prefixes un-, re- Grammar: More Plural Nouns Writing: Informative Writing Informational Paragraph Focus Trait: Purpose High-Frequency Words animals bear know most myself second she sleep three work Spelling:common final blends nd, ng, nk, nt,ft,xt,mp next end Review camp jump sank left sing drink Challenge hunt young stand friend long stamp pond bring Target Vocabulary pond: a small body of water winding: not straight, curvy deepest: the most hidden or inside beaks: birds’ mouths branches: limbs of trees break: to snap off shaped: in the form of hang: attach something from high up so it drops down

Our Focus for the Week in ELA Unit 2: Lesson 7 Anchor Text: The Ugly Vegetables- Realistic Fiction They Really Are GIANT!- Informational Text Essential Question: What can you learn from planting a garden? Phonics: Double Consonants and ck Double Consonants (CVC) Fluency: Accuracy- Connected Text Comprehension Skills & Strategies: Conclusions Story Structure Analyze/Evaluate Vocabulary Strategies: Homophones Grammar: Proper Nouns Writing: Informative Writing Informational Paragraph Focus Trait: Organization High-Frequency Words air car cried funny he pictures pretty told try window Spelling:double consonants and ck dress spell Review class off full will add neck Challenge stuck across kick pocket rock black trick doll Target Vocabulary shovels: garden tools used for lifting dirt and soil blooming: having flowers scent: a smell nodded: moved the head up and down wrinkled: folded up in a messy way; crumpled plain: simple, not fancy muscles: parts of the body used to help you move and do things tough: hard, thick on the outside

Our Focus for the Week in ELA Unit 2: Lesson 8 Anchor Text: Super Storms- Informational Text Weather Poems- Poetry Essential Question: How can some storms be dangerous? Phonics: Consonant Digraphs th, sh, wh,ch, tch,ph Endings -s, -ed, -ing Fluency: Rate Comprehension Skills & Strategies: Main Ideas and Details Cause and Effect Visualize Vocabulary Strategies: Compound Words Grammar: What is a Verb? Writing: Informative Writing Informational Paragraph Focus Trait: Evidence High-Frequency Words before eye few happy high my open people starts yellow Spelling:Consonant Digraphs th,sh, wh,ch,tch dish than Review chest which such then thin push Challenge shine catch chase thumb white while these flash Target Vocabulary pounding: crashing bend: to cause something to curve reach: to get as far as a certain point damage: harm prevent: stop from happening beware: be careful flash: a quick burst equal: the same as

Our Focus for the Week in ELA Unit 2: Lesson 9 Anchor Text: How Chipmunk Got His Stripes - Folktale Why Rabbits Have Short Tails - Traditional Tale Essential Question: How can stories help you learn a lesson? Phonics: Base Words and Ending -ed, -ing CV Syllable Pattern Fluency: Phrasing: Punctuation Comprehension Skills & Strategies: Understanding Characters Author’s Word Choice Summarize Vocabulary Strategies: Synonyms Grammar: Verbs in the Present Writing: Informative Writing: Instructions Focus Trait: Purpose High-Frequency Words afraid might dark own for show kept why many would Spelling:Base Words and Endings -ed, -ing liked closed Review using mixed hoping sleeping riding baked Challenge chased teasing hiding knocking spilled standing making asked Target Vocabulary direction: the way of brag: to show off height: tallness tunnel: an underground passage tease: to make fun of toward: in the direction of curled: twisted healed: mended, got well

Our Focus for the Week in ELA Unit 2: Lesson 10 Anchor Text: Jellies: The Life of Jellyfish - Informational Text Splash Photography - Informational Text Essential Question: What is special about animals that live in the ocean? Phonics: Contractions Fluency: Stress Comprehension Skills & Strategies: Fact and Opinion Author’s Purpose Monitor/Clarify Vocabulary Strategies: Base Words and Suffixes -er, -est Grammar: Verbs: Present, Past and Future Writing: Informative Writing: Instructions Focus Trait: Elaboration High-Frequency Words because really better right go they me was old you Spelling:Contractions I’m don’t Review isn’t us can’t them we’ll it’s Challenge I’ve they’re didn’t wouldn’t you’re that’s wasn’t you’ve Target Vocabulary simple: easy, not complicated millions: a very large number weaker: less strong drift: float around wrapped: covered disgusting: sickening choices: decisions decide: make up your mind about