1. Lesson Day 1
2nd Grade
Serious Farm

2. Which do you like better – serious stories or funny stories?
Question of the Day
Which do you like better – serious stories or funny stories?

3. Review – High Frequency Words
woods
idea
laughed
though
worry
care
sign
brought

4. R-controlled Vowel /or/ or, ore, our
fork court horse more your store

5. R-controlled Vowel /or/ or, ore, our
pork
sort
port
cork
fort
torn
scorn
born

6. R-controlled Vowel /or/ or, ore, our
shore
bore
core
sore
ignore
explore
court
tour
source
fourteen

7. R-controlled Vowel /or/ or, ore, our
Nora says that baseball is her favorite sport.
I found lots of shells at the seashore this morning.
We almost got caught in a downpour but ran inside before it began to storm.
I like the orange flowers growing in pots on your front porch.
Flora looked all over to find the source of the strange noise.

8. Plot
Turn to page
Problem
Important Events
Solution

9. Plot A present for Mom A Chair for My Mother Problem Problem
Important Events
Important Events
Solution
Solution

10. acquired
To take ownership of something.

11. To believe something without
assumed
To believe something without
thinking about it.

12. extremely
Very much.

13. Something that you almost
barely
Something that you almost
can’t do.

14. To say that you did something.
admit
To say that you did something.

15. serious
Very important.

16. hilarious
Very funny.

17. Someone who says or does
witty
Someone who says or does
things in a funny way.

18. absurd
Crazy or silly.

19. attempt
To try to do something.

20. Grammar – Subject Verb Agreement
When the naming part (subject) in a sentence tells about one person, place, or thing, an –s is usually added to the verb so it will agree, or match. When the naming part tells about more than one thing, do not add an –s to the verb. A rooster crows at nightfall to welcome the moon. The animals worry that they won’t be fed.

21. Grammar – Subject Verb Agreement
The chicken pecks at the corn.
The chickens peck at the corn.
You gather the eggs.
Tricia gathers the eggs.
The children gather the eggs.

22. Grammar – Subject Verb Agreement
Rules for Verbs That Tell About Now
Naming
Rule
Example
Names one
Add –s to most verbs.
The dog laps the water.
Kari drinks lemonade.
Names More Than One
Do not add an ending.
The cows chew hay.
The kittens drink the milk.
I or You
I munch on popcorn.
You bake muffins.

23. Lesson Day 2
2nd Grade
Serious Farm

24. What would you do if you saw a purple cow?
Question of the Day
What would you do if you saw a purple cow?

25. Review – High Frequency Words
sweat
woman
popular
draw
clear
curve
lose
covered

26. R – controlled vowel /or/ or, ore, our
Sore

27. R – controlled vowel /or/ or, ore, our
Will you pour a glass of water for everyone?
Lena’s legs were sore because she jumped rope.
I like all the different colors in your painting.
Josh got the highest score on the math test.
Ethan’s chore is to wipe the tables after lunch.

28. Robust Vocabulary
Turn to SE page Read together.

29. Reading
Fantasy– a kind of fiction in which things happen that could not happen in real life.
Characters
Setting
Problem
Important Events
Solution

30. Think Critically What problem do the animals in the story have?
Why do the animals leave the farm?
Why do you think Farmer Fred feels sad when he sees the animals are gone?
What did Farmer Fred say or do that might have made the animals want to return home? How do you know?

31. Robust Vocabulary
TE page 163.

32. Grammar – Subject Verb Agreement
I feed the animals.
Marco Feeds the animals.
The children feed the animals.

33. Grammar – Subject Verb Agreement
pick/picks water/waters plant/plants

34. Grammar – Subject Verb Agreement
eat ride give race

35. Lesson Day 3
2nd Grade
Serious Farm

36. What could make something turn purple?
Question of the Day
What could make something turn purple?

37. Review – High Frequency Words
ears
knee
sure
expensive
young
picture
quite
ago

38. R-controlled Vowel /or/ or, ore, our
-ork
-orn
-orm
-ort
-our

39. R-controlled Vowels /or/ or, ore, our
Lisa munched on popcorn while she watched the juggler perform.
I could hear my dad snore all through the thunderstorm!
I know a cork can float, but I don’t think an acorn will.
There were only four players on the basketball court for our game.

40. Plot
What is plot? What was the first way that the animals tried to solve their problem? Did it work? Why or why not? What caused the animals to run away?

41. Compare and Contrast
When you compare two things, you tell how they are alike.
When you contrast two things, you tell how they are different.

42. Compare and Contrast What color are real cows? What color is Edna?
What do real cows eat? What do you think Edna eats?
How do Edna get the other animals to do what she says? Could a real cow do that?
When Edna leaves the farm, she packs her stuff. Would a real cow have anything to pack?

43. Robust Vocabulary TE

44. Grammar – Subject Verb Agreement
Sonia pops a balloon.
I pop a balloon.
All the children pop a balloon.

45. Grammar – Subject Verb Agreement
Tito laugh at the clown. The kittens plays with some yarn. The factory worker fill the boxes. Kendra and I skips rope together.

46. Lesson Day 4
2nd Grade
Serious Farm

47. What might surprise a farmer after he or she planted seeds?
Question of the Day

48. Review – High Frequency Words
sugar
half
believe
year
shoes
father
impossible
coming

49. Syllable Patterns v/cv and vc/v
tulip tu-lip petal pet-al

50. Syllable Patterns v/cv and vc/v
Marcus will use a shovel to make the hole wider.
The tulip is starting to lose its petals.
My toy robot is made out of metal.
Your shadow grows longer later in the day.

51. What is the plot of a story?
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What is the problem in the story?
What caused the problem?
What events in the story tell how Max tries to solve the problem?
Do you think this was a good situation? Tell why.

52. Robust Vocabulary TE
I believed that we would have fruit salad at lunch.
Giorgio will try to walk on his hands.
I think that making a sweater for a pig is silly.
I confess that I should have asked before eating the rest of the berries.
A cheetah can run very fast.
My aunt Diana told me a clever joke.
Ms. Jackson said that I got my sense of humor from my father.
Please speak louder – I can hardly hear you.
She is very thoughtful and dedicated to her school work.
When my brother dressed up like a taco shell, it was really funny.

53. Grammar – Subject Verb Agreement
Add an –s to most verbs when the naming part of the sentence tells about one.
Do not as –s when the naming part tells about more than one.
Do not add –s to a verb when the naming part is I or you.

54. Grammar – Subject Verb Agreement
Sarah _____ her soup (stir, stirs) You ______ your juice. (slurp, slurps) Frank ______ an egg into the bowl. (break, breaks) I _______ some carrots. (peel, peels)

55. Grammar – Subject Verb Agreement
I grate cheese to put on the pizza.
Anna slices some mushrooms.
Grammar practice book page 79

56. Lesson Day 5
2nd Grade
Serious Farm

57. How can you tell if a poem is meant to be silly?
Question of the Day
How can you tell if a poem is meant to be silly?

58. Review – High Frequency Words
brother
world
minute
cook
touch
board
enjoy
straight

59. Syllable Patterns v/cv and vc/v
robot metal
hotel, student, river, seven, raven, melon
v/cv Pattern
vc/v Pattern

60. Review
store
fork
pour
score
your
chore
short
more
four
sore

61. Plot
Characters
Setting
Problem
Important Events
Solution

62. Robust Vocabulary
Nouns
Verbs
Adjectives

63. Robust Vocabulary
If a friend told you that his or her allowance was one hundred dollars a week, would you say that was absurd?
Would someone admit that they were thrifty?
Name some things that are extremely tasty and some things that barely have any taste.
If someone is industrious, are they always serious?
Would you attempt to give a grown up a boost by yourself?
Would someone who had acquired something that was a bargain be unhappy about it?

64. Grammar – Subject Verb Agreement
When the naming part of the sentence tells about one, what is added to most verbs?
When the naming part tells about more than one, how is the verb spelled?
When the naming part tells about I or you, how is the verb spelled?

65. Grammar – Present Tense Action Verbs
The mail carrier delivers the mail in the morning.
2. Deena and Mario walk to the park.
3. My neighbors wave when they drive by.
4. A squirrel hides acorns in a hole in the big tree.
Practice Book page 177