Ms. Carey’s 2nd Grade Literacy Lesson Plans
Date: Monday February 13, 2012
Daily Warm-up: Bell work, Familiar Reading Baskets, and Fluency Phrases
Accuracy Check: Work with Student #11 and Student #12 while others carry out independent reading
Progress Monitoring: Paige will come to room periodically to assess students
Quick Reads: page 41
Take grade on today’s quick read questions, this will count for a Reading and Social Studies grade
Phonics/Word Study
Unit 30 – Send home word list from unit
Feature Taught: soft c, g
Vocabulary
Elements of Reading Level B: Lesson 7 – Read story and send home page 133 from teacher’s guide
Story: I’m Wrestling with an Octopus (poem)
Words: predicament, compete, latched, assorted, cling, defeat, combat
Read Aloud/Mini Lesson:
Focused Standard: RL.2.4 Describe how words and phrases (regular beats, alliteration, rhymes, repeated lines) supply
rhythm and meaning in a story, poem, or song.
Book Title: The Night Before Valentine’s Day
Genre: Fiction
Chapter Book
Book Title: Junie B. Jones and the Mushy Gushy Valentine
Guided Reading: Focused Standard: RL.2.6 Acknowledge differences in the points of view of characters, including by
speaking in a different voice for each character when reading aloud.
Group 1 (Level 30): First Fire
Group 2 (Level 28): The Great Escape
Group 3 (Level 20): The Red Shoes
Group 4 (Level 16): Spy School
Group 5 (Level 4): Who Can Fix It Up?
Writing/Grammar
W.2.3 Students will write narratives in which they recount a well elaborated event or short sequence of events, included
details to describe actions, thoughts, and feelings, use temporal words to signal event order, and provide a sense of
closure
Science, Social Studies, AR History
Science: Electricity PS.7.2.3 Demonstrate methods of using electricity to produce light, heat, and sound
Review Key Concepts from book Electricity by Rebecca L. Johnson – Prepare for test on Friday
Social Studies: H.6.2.1 Explain the purpose in celebrating holidays: Labor Day, Veteran’s Day, Thanksgiving,
Columbus Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, President’s Day, Independence Day, and constitution Day. President’s Day
correlates with today’s quick read on Abraham Lincoln and upcoming holiday.
Additional Notes: Send Home Daily Behavior Reports
Ms. Carey’s 2nd Grade Literacy Lesson Plans
Date: Tuesday February 14, 2012
Daily Warm-up: Bell work, Familiar Reading Baskets, and Fluency Phrases
Accuracy Check: Work with Student #13 and Student #14 while others carry out independent reading
Progress Monitoring: Paige will come to room periodically to assess students
Quick Reads: page 43
Phonics/Word Study
Unit 30
Feature Taught: soft c, g
Vocabulary
Elements of Reading Level B: Lesson 7
Words: predicament, compete, latched, assorted, cling, defeat, combat
Activity: Frayer Model - predicament
Read Aloud/Mini Lesson:
Focused Standard: RL.2.4 Describe how words and phrases (regular beats, alliteration, rhymes, and repeated lines)
supply rhythm and meaning in a story, poem, or song.
Book Title: Love Splat
Genre: Fiction
Chapter Book
Book Title: Junie B. Jones and the Mushy Gushy Valentine
Guided Reading: Focused Standard: RL.2.6 Acknowledge differences in the points of view of characters, including by
speaking in a different voice for each character when reading aloud.
Group 1 (Level 30): First Fire
Group 2 (Level 28): The Great Escape
Group 3 (Level 20): The Red Shoes
Group 4 (Level 16): Spy School
Group 5 (Level 4): Who Can Fix It Up?
Writing/Grammar
W.2.3 Students will write narratives in which they recount a well elaborated event or short sequence of events, included
details to describe actions, thoughts, and feelings, use temporal words to signal event order, and provide a sense of
closure
Science, Social Studies, AR History
Science: Electricity PS.7.2.3 Demonstrate methods of using electricity to produce light, heat, and sound
Review Key Concepts from book Electricity by Rebecca L. Johnson – Prepare for test on Friday
Social Studies: H.6.2.1 Explain the purpose in celebrating holidays: Labor Day, Veteran’s Day, Thanksgiving,
Columbus Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, President’s Day, Independence Day, and constitution Day.
Additional Notes: Send Home Daily Behavior Reports; Sally or Paige will bring the Module Test today that is to be given
tomorrow.
Ms. Carey’s 2nd Grade Literacy Lesson Plans
Date: Wednesday February 15, 2012
Daily Warm-up: Bell work, Familiar Reading Baskets, and Fluency Phrases
Accuracy Check: Work with Student #15 and Student #16 while others carry out independent reading
Progress Monitoring: Paige will come to room periodically to assess students
Quick Reads: page 45
Phonics/Word Study
Unit 30
Feature Taught: soft c, g
Vocabulary: – Omit due to Module Test
Read Aloud/Mini Lesson: – Omit due to Module Test
Chapter Book: – Omit due to Module Test
Guided Reading: – Omit due to Module Test
Writing/Grammar: – Omit due to Module Test
Science, Social Studies, AR History
Science: Electricity PS.7.2.3 Demonstrate methods of using electricity to produce light, heat, and sound
Review Key Concepts from book Electricity by Rebecca L. Johnson – Prepare for test on Friday
Social Studies: H.6.2.1 Explain the purpose in celebrating holidays: Labor Day, Veteran’s Day, Thanksgiving,
Columbus Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, President’s Day, Independence Day, and constitution Day.
Additional Notes: Send Home Daily Behavior Reports. Give Paige bubble sheets after module test. Open Response
questions from module test must be graded by Friday; keep open response sheets and put grades in Paige’s box.
Ms. Carey’s 2nd Grade Literacy Lesson Plans
Date: Thursday February 16, 2012
Daily Warm-up: Bell work, Familiar Reading Baskets, and Fluency Phrases
Accuracy Check: Work with Student #17 and Student #18 while others carry out independent reading
Progress Monitoring: Paige will come to room periodically to assess students
Quick Reads: page 47
Phonics/Word Study
Unit 30
Feature Taught: soft c, g
Vocabulary
Elements of Reading Level B: Lesson 7
Words: predicament, compete, latched, assorted, cling, defeat, combat
Activity: Frayer Model - defeat
Read Aloud/Mini Lesson:
Focused Standard: RL.2.4 Describe how words and phrases (regular beats, alliteration, rhymes, and repeated lines)
supply rhythm and meaning in a story, poem, or song.
Book Title: Jennifer Jones Won’t Leave Me Alone
Genre: Fiction
Chapter Book
Book Title: Junie B. Jones and the Mushy Gushy Valentine
Guided Reading: Focused Standard: RL.2.6 Acknowledge differences in the points of view of characters, including by
speaking in a different voice for each character when reading aloud.
Group 1 (Level 30): Mammals Around the World
Group 2 (Level 28): The Hoatzin Bird
Group 3 (Level 20): Helga’s Secret
Group 4 (Level 16): Mashed Potato Moose
Group 5 (Level 4): No, Cat!
Writing/Grammar
W.2.3 Students will write narratives in which they recount a well elaborated event or short sequence of events, included
details to describe actions, thoughts, and feelings, use temporal words to signal event order, and provide a sense of
closure
Science, Social Studies, AR History
Science: Electricity PS.7.2.3 Demonstrate methods of using electricity to produce light, heat, and sound
Review Key Concepts from book Electricity by Rebecca L. Johnson – Prepare for test on Friday
Social Studies: H.6.2.1 Explain the purpose in celebrating holidays: Labor Day, Veteran’s Day, Thanksgiving,
Columbus Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, President’s Day, Independence Day, and constitution Day.
Additional Notes: Send Home Daily Behavior Reports
Ms. Carey’s 2nd Grade Literacy Lesson Plans
Date: Friday February 17, 2012
Daily Warm-up: Bell work, Familiar Reading Baskets, and Fluency Phrases
Accuracy Check: Work with Student #19 and Student #1 while others carry out independent reading
Progress Monitoring: Paige will come to room periodically to assess students
Quick Reads: page 47
Phonics/Word Study
Unit 30
Feature Taught: soft c, g
Vocabulary
Elements of Reading Level B: Lesson 7
Words: predicament, compete, latched, assorted, cling, defeat, combat
Vocabulary Assessment: student book page 29
Read Aloud/Mini Lesson:
Focused Standard: RL.2.4 Describe how words and phrases (regular beats, alliteration, rhymes, and repeated lines)
supply rhythm and meaning in a story, poem, or song.
Book Title: Curious George Goes to a Chocolate Factory
Genre: Fiction
Chapter Book
Book Title: Junie B. Jones and the Mushy Gushy Valentine
Guided Reading: Focused Standard: RL.2.6 Acknowledge differences in the points of view of characters, including by
speaking in a different voice for each character when reading aloud.
Group 1 (Level 30): Mammals Around the World
Group 2 (Level 28): The Hoatzin Bird
Group 3 (Level 20): Helga’s Secret
Group 4 (Level 16): Mashed Potato Moose
Group 5 (Level 4): No, Cat!
Comprehension testing for all groups
Writing/Grammar
W.2.3 Students will write narratives in which they recount a well elaborated event or short sequence of events, included
details to describe actions, thoughts, and feelings, use temporal words to signal event order, and provide a sense of
closure.
Science, Social Studies, AR History
Science: Test on Electricity for Science grade
Social Studies: Omit due to longer Guided Reading time needed for comprehension testing
Additional Notes: Send Home Daily Behavior Reports. Normally we do guided reading Monday through Thursday and
Comprehension test Friday, however this week due to the Module Test on Wednesday we will do guided reading
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday and do comprehension testing after we finish guided reading on Friday. Make
copies of next week’s spelling words from the phonics lesson and vocabulary.