Second Grade Weekly Study Skills
Unit 4, Week 1 (A Froggy Fable)
Big Idea/Big Question
(This is the theme of our unit in class.)
Our Changing World: How do things change? How do they stay the same?
Question of the Week
(This is the theme/question for this week’s instruction in class.)
How can familiar things help us with changes?
Phonics Skills
(These are the letters and sounds we are learning in class.)
Syllables: Consonant + le
Spelling Patterns and associated Words
(These patterns connect to our phonics skills we are learning this week.)
Syllables: Consonant + le
able ankle apple bubble bugle bundle cable giggle purple sparkle tickle title
High Frequency Words
(These reading words should be practiced and memorized.)
ago family father mother warm
Story Words
(These reading words are words from this week’s main selection.)
clearing crashed perfect pond spilling splashing traveled
Oral Vocabulary
(Try using these words in your conversations at home.)
concentration frown homeland patient preserve represent tough valuable
Handwriting Practice
(Students can practice the writing of these letters in manuscript this week.)
Cursive Letters l, h, e
Letter Formation
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Second Grade Weekly Study Skills
Unit 4, Week 2 (The Life Cycle of a Pumpkin)
Big Idea/Big Question
(This is the theme of our unit in class.)
Our Changing World: How do things change? How do they stay the same?
Question of the Week
(This is the theme/question for this week’s instruction in class.)
How do plants change over time?
Phonics Skills
(These are the letters and sounds we are learning in class.)
Vowels oo, u
Spelling Patterns and associated Words
(These patterns connect to our phonics skills we are learning this week.)
Vowels oo, u
book brook cook full hood July pull push put shook stood wood
High Frequency Words
(These reading words should be practiced and memorized.)
everywhere live /liv/ machines woman work world
Story Words
(These reading words are words from this week’s main selection.)
bumpy fruit harvest root smooth soil vine
Oral Vocabulary
(Try using these words in your conversations at home.)
adapt ancient annual blazing drought massive nutrients sprout
Handwriting Practice
(Students can practice the writing of these letters in manuscript this week.)
Cursive Letters t, i, u
Letter Slant
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Second Grade Weekly Study Skills
Unit 4, Week 3 (Soil)
Big Idea/Big Question
(This is the theme of our unit in class.)
Our Changing World: How do things change? How do they stay the same?
Question of the Week
(This is the theme/question for this week’s instruction in class.)
What changes occur under the ground?
Phonics Skills
(These are the letters and sounds we are learning in class.)
Vowel Diphthongs: /ou/ spelled ou and ow; /oi/ spelled oi and oy
Spelling Patterns and associated Words
(These patterns connect to our phonics skills we are learning this week.)
Vowel Diphthongs: /ou/ spelled ou and ow; /oi/ spelled oi and oy
around coil cow flower gown howl moist noise out pound royal toy
High Frequency Words
(These reading words should be practiced and memorized.)
bear build couldn’t father love mother straight
Story Words
(These reading words are words from this week’s main selection.)
grains materials particles seeps substances texture
Oral Vocabulary
(Try using these words in your conversations at home.)
blizzard discovery fine incredible landscape molten transform underneath
Handwriting Practice
(Students can practice the writing of these letters in manuscript this week.)
Cursive Letters k, j, p
Letter Spacing
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Second Grade Weekly Study Skills
Unit 4, Week 4 (The Night the Moon Fell)
Big Idea/Big Question
(This is the theme of our unit in class.)
Our Changing World: How do things change? How do they stay the same?
Question of the Week
(This is the theme/question for this week’s instruction in class.)
Why are some changes difficult?
Phonics Skills
(These are the letters and sounds we are learning in class.)
VCV (vowel consonant vowel – donate, moment)
VCCV (vowel consonant consonant vowel – boathouse, follow)
Spelling Patterns and associated Words
(These patterns connect to our phonics skills we are learning this week.)
Syllable Patterns:
VCV (vowel consonant vowel – donate, moment)
VCCV (vowel consonant consonant vowel – boathouse, follow)
boyhood cowboy daydream downstairs football houseboat oatmeal outplay railroad roadway soybean
Spiral Review Words
(These reading words should be practiced and memorized.)
friend love move pretty school
Story Words
(These reading words are words from this week’s main selection.)
balance canyons coral rattle slivers sway whisper
Oral Vocabulary
(Try using these words in your conversations at home.)
accent adjust foreign forlorn landmark quiver tease unexpected
Handwriting Practice
(Students can practice the writing of these letters in manuscript this week.)
Cursive Letters a, d, c
Word Spacing
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Second Grade Weekly Study Skills
Unit 4, Week 5 (The First Tortilla)
Big Idea/Big Question
(This is the theme of our unit in class.)
Our Changing World: How do things change? How do they stay the same?
Question of the Week
(This is the theme/question for this week’s instruction in class.)
How do changes in the weather affect us?
Phonics Skills
(These are the letters and sounds we are learning in class.)
Vowels oo, ue, ew, ui
Spelling Patterns and associated Words
(These patterns connect to our phonics skills we are learning this week.)
Vowels oo, ue, ew, ui:
blue clue drew flew fool fruit juice new spoon suit too true
Spiral Review Words
(These reading words should be practiced and memorized.)
around enough many thought took
Story Words
(These reading words are words from this week’s main selection.)
awaken cliffs mountain prize rainbow suffer volcano
Oral Vocabulary
(Try using these words in your conversations at home.)
breeze condition funnel predict sparkle swirl terrifying whip
Handwriting Practice
(Students can practice the writing of these letters in manuscript this week.)
Cursive Letters n, m, x
Letter Size
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Unit 4 Week 6 is a review week of the above skills. A Unit test will be given.
Unit 4, Week 1 (A Froggy Fable)
Big Idea/Big Question
(This is the theme of our unit in class.)
Our Changing World: How do things change? How do they stay the same?
Question of the Week
(This is the theme/question for this week’s instruction in class.)
How can familiar things help us with changes?
Phonics Skills
(These are the letters and sounds we are learning in class.)
Syllables: Consonant + le
Spelling Patterns and associated Words
(These patterns connect to our phonics skills we are learning this week.)
Syllables: Consonant + le
able ankle apple bubble bugle bundle cable giggle purple sparkle tickle title
High Frequency Words
(These reading words should be practiced and memorized.)
ago family father mother warm
Story Words
(These reading words are words from this week’s main selection.)
clearing crashed perfect pond spilling splashing traveled
Oral Vocabulary
(Try using these words in your conversations at home.)
concentration frown homeland patient preserve represent tough valuable
Handwriting Practice
(Students can practice the writing of these letters in manuscript this week.)
Cursive Letters l, h, e
Letter Formation
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Second Grade Weekly Study Skills
Unit 4, Week 2 (The Life Cycle of a Pumpkin)
Big Idea/Big Question
(This is the theme of our unit in class.)
Our Changing World: How do things change? How do they stay the same?
Question of the Week
(This is the theme/question for this week’s instruction in class.)
How do plants change over time?
Phonics Skills
(These are the letters and sounds we are learning in class.)
Vowels oo, u
Spelling Patterns and associated Words
(These patterns connect to our phonics skills we are learning this week.)
Vowels oo, u
book brook cook full hood July pull push put shook stood wood
High Frequency Words
(These reading words should be practiced and memorized.)
everywhere live /liv/ machines woman work world
Story Words
(These reading words are words from this week’s main selection.)
bumpy fruit harvest root smooth soil vine
Oral Vocabulary
(Try using these words in your conversations at home.)
adapt ancient annual blazing drought massive nutrients sprout
Handwriting Practice
(Students can practice the writing of these letters in manuscript this week.)
Cursive Letters t, i, u
Letter Slant
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Second Grade Weekly Study Skills
Unit 4, Week 3 (Soil)
Big Idea/Big Question
(This is the theme of our unit in class.)
Our Changing World: How do things change? How do they stay the same?
Question of the Week
(This is the theme/question for this week’s instruction in class.)
What changes occur under the ground?
Phonics Skills
(These are the letters and sounds we are learning in class.)
Vowel Diphthongs: /ou/ spelled ou and ow; /oi/ spelled oi and oy
Spelling Patterns and associated Words
(These patterns connect to our phonics skills we are learning this week.)
Vowel Diphthongs: /ou/ spelled ou and ow; /oi/ spelled oi and oy
around coil cow flower gown howl moist noise out pound royal toy
High Frequency Words
(These reading words should be practiced and memorized.)
bear build couldn’t father love mother straight
Story Words
(These reading words are words from this week’s main selection.)
grains materials particles seeps substances texture
Oral Vocabulary
(Try using these words in your conversations at home.)
blizzard discovery fine incredible landscape molten transform underneath
Handwriting Practice
(Students can practice the writing of these letters in manuscript this week.)
Cursive Letters k, j, p
Letter Spacing
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Second Grade Weekly Study Skills
Unit 4, Week 4 (The Night the Moon Fell)
Big Idea/Big Question
(This is the theme of our unit in class.)
Our Changing World: How do things change? How do they stay the same?
Question of the Week
(This is the theme/question for this week’s instruction in class.)
Why are some changes difficult?
Phonics Skills
(These are the letters and sounds we are learning in class.)
VCV (vowel consonant vowel – donate, moment)
VCCV (vowel consonant consonant vowel – boathouse, follow)
Spelling Patterns and associated Words
(These patterns connect to our phonics skills we are learning this week.)
Syllable Patterns:
VCV (vowel consonant vowel – donate, moment)
VCCV (vowel consonant consonant vowel – boathouse, follow)
boyhood cowboy daydream downstairs football houseboat oatmeal outplay railroad roadway soybean
Spiral Review Words
(These reading words should be practiced and memorized.)
friend love move pretty school
Story Words
(These reading words are words from this week’s main selection.)
balance canyons coral rattle slivers sway whisper
Oral Vocabulary
(Try using these words in your conversations at home.)
accent adjust foreign forlorn landmark quiver tease unexpected
Handwriting Practice
(Students can practice the writing of these letters in manuscript this week.)
Cursive Letters a, d, c
Word Spacing
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Second Grade Weekly Study Skills
Unit 4, Week 5 (The First Tortilla)
Big Idea/Big Question
(This is the theme of our unit in class.)
Our Changing World: How do things change? How do they stay the same?
Question of the Week
(This is the theme/question for this week’s instruction in class.)
How do changes in the weather affect us?
Phonics Skills
(These are the letters and sounds we are learning in class.)
Vowels oo, ue, ew, ui
Spelling Patterns and associated Words
(These patterns connect to our phonics skills we are learning this week.)
Vowels oo, ue, ew, ui:
blue clue drew flew fool fruit juice new spoon suit too true
Spiral Review Words
(These reading words should be practiced and memorized.)
around enough many thought took
Story Words
(These reading words are words from this week’s main selection.)
awaken cliffs mountain prize rainbow suffer volcano
Oral Vocabulary
(Try using these words in your conversations at home.)
breeze condition funnel predict sparkle swirl terrifying whip
Handwriting Practice
(Students can practice the writing of these letters in manuscript this week.)
Cursive Letters n, m, x
Letter Size
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Unit 4 Week 6 is a review week of the above skills. A Unit test will be given.