1. 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

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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