Second Grade Weekly Study Skills
Unit 5, Week 1 (Firefighter!)
Big Idea/Big Question
(This is the theme of our unit in class.)
Responsibility: What does it mean to be responsible?
Question of the Week
(This is the theme/question for this week’s instruction in class.)
Why should we be responsible for doing a good job?
Phonics Skills
(These are the letters and sounds we are learning in class.)
Suffixes: -ly, -ful, -er, -or, -ish
Spelling Patterns and associated Words
(These patterns connect to our phonics skills we are learning this week.)
Suffixes:
cheerful fighter graceful hardly helper quickly sailor slowly teacher visitor weekly yearly
High-Frequency Words
(These reading words should be practiced and memorized.)
break family heard listen once pull
Story Words
(These reading words are words from this week’s main selection.)
building burning masks quickly roar station tightly
Oral Vocabulary
(Try using these words in your conversations at home.)
caretaker community instrument lug operation responsible supplies teamwork
Handwriting Practice
(Students can practice the writing of these letters in manuscript this week.)
Cursive Letters g, y, q
Letter Smoothness
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Second Grade Weekly Study Skills
Unit 5, Week 2 (Carl the Complainer)
Big Idea/Big Question
(This is the theme of our unit in class.)
Responsibility: What does it mean to be responsible?
Question of the Week
(This is the theme/question for this week’s instruction in class.)
How can we be responsible community members?
Phonics Skills
(These are the letters and sounds we are learning in class.)
Prefixes: un-, re-, pre-, dis-
Spelling Patterns and associated Words
(These patterns connect to our phonics skills we are learning this week.)
Prefixes:
disagree disappear discolor preheat preschool regroup rerun rewind unlock unpack unplug unsafe
High-Frequency Words
(These reading words should be practiced and memorized.)
become enough good-bye nothing people stories together
Story Words
(These reading words are words from this week’s main selection.)
annoy complain mumbles P.M. signature shrugs
Oral Vocabulary
(Try using these words in your conversations at home.)
concern contribute fragile litter pellets persuade pollute release
Handwriting Practice
(Students can practice the writing of these letters in manuscript this week.)
Cursive Letters o, w, b, v
Letter Spacing
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Unit 5, Week 3 (Bad Dog, Dodger!)
Big Idea/Big Question
(This is the theme of our unit in class.)
Responsibility: What does it mean to be responsible?
Question of the Week
(This is the theme/question for this week’s instruction in class.)
How can we be responsible animal owners?
Phonics Skills
(These are the letters and sounds we are learning in class.)
Silent Consonants: kn, wr, gn, mb
Spelling Patterns and associated Words
(These patterns connect to our phonics skills we are learning this week.)
Silent Consonants:
climb comb gnat knee knob knock lamb sign wrap wren write wrong
High-Frequency Words
(These reading words should be practiced and memorized.)
above enough toward whole word
Story Words
(These reading words are words from this week’s main selection.)
Chased chewing dripping grabbed practice treat wagged
Oral Vocabulary
(Try using these words in your conversations at home.)
behavior companion confident consider cooperate obedient properly reprimand
Handwriting Practice
(Students can practice the writing of these letters in manuscript this week.)
Cursive Letters z, s, r, f
Letter Smoothness
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Second Grade Weekly Study Skills
Unit 5, Week 4 (Horace and Morris But Mostly Dolores)
Big Idea/Big Question
(This is the theme of our unit in class.)
Responsibility: What does it mean to be responsible?
Question of the Week
(This is the theme/question for this week’s instruction in class.)
How can we be responsible friends and neighbors?
Phonics Skills
(These are the letters and sounds we are learning in class.)
The sounds of /f/ph, gh, ck, ng
Spelling Patterns and associated Words
(These patterns connect to our phonics skills we are learning this week.)
The sounds of /f/ph, gh, ck, ng:
backtrack clang cough duckling enough graph laugh phone photo rough ticket tough
High-Frequency Words
(These reading words should be practiced and memorized.)
bought people pleasant probably scared shall sign
Story Words
(These reading words are words from this week’s main selection.)
adventure climbed clubhouse exploring greatest truest wondered
Oral Vocabulary
(Try using these words in your conversations at home.)
advantage appreciate communicate defiant demand ferocious firmly respect
Handwriting Practice
(Students can practice the writing of these letters in manuscript this week.)
None listed
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Second Grade Weekly Study Skills
Unit 5, Week 5 (The Signmaker’s Assistant)
Big Idea/Big Question
(This is the theme of our unit in class.)
Responsibility: What does it mean to be responsible?
Question of the Week
(This is the theme/question for this week’s instruction in class.)
How can we be responsible when we make a mistake?
Phonics Skills
(These are the letters and sounds we are learning in class.)
Vowels aw, au, augh, al
Spelling Patterns and associated Words
(These patterns connect to our phonics skills we are learning this week.)
Vowels aw, au, augh, al:
August auto because caught chalk draw fault launch talk taught thaw walk
High-Frequency Words
(These reading words should be practiced and memorized.)
behind brought door everybody minute promise sorry
Story Words
(These reading words are words from this week’s main selection.)
afternoon blame idea important signmaker townspeople
Oral Vocabulary
(Try using these words in your conversations at home.)
apologize citizen hoard interrupt judgment protest scold troublemaker
Handwriting Practice
(Students can practice the writing of these letters in manuscript this week.)
Cursive Letters H, K, N, M
Letter Slant
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Unit 5 Week 6 is a review week of the above skills. A Unit test will be given.
Unit 5, Week 1 (Firefighter!)
Big Idea/Big Question
(This is the theme of our unit in class.)
Responsibility: What does it mean to be responsible?
Question of the Week
(This is the theme/question for this week’s instruction in class.)
Why should we be responsible for doing a good job?
Phonics Skills
(These are the letters and sounds we are learning in class.)
Suffixes: -ly, -ful, -er, -or, -ish
Spelling Patterns and associated Words
(These patterns connect to our phonics skills we are learning this week.)
Suffixes:
cheerful fighter graceful hardly helper quickly sailor slowly teacher visitor weekly yearly
High-Frequency Words
(These reading words should be practiced and memorized.)
break family heard listen once pull
Story Words
(These reading words are words from this week’s main selection.)
building burning masks quickly roar station tightly
Oral Vocabulary
(Try using these words in your conversations at home.)
caretaker community instrument lug operation responsible supplies teamwork
Handwriting Practice
(Students can practice the writing of these letters in manuscript this week.)
Cursive Letters g, y, q
Letter Smoothness
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Second Grade Weekly Study Skills
Unit 5, Week 2 (Carl the Complainer)
Big Idea/Big Question
(This is the theme of our unit in class.)
Responsibility: What does it mean to be responsible?
Question of the Week
(This is the theme/question for this week’s instruction in class.)
How can we be responsible community members?
Phonics Skills
(These are the letters and sounds we are learning in class.)
Prefixes: un-, re-, pre-, dis-
Spelling Patterns and associated Words
(These patterns connect to our phonics skills we are learning this week.)
Prefixes:
disagree disappear discolor preheat preschool regroup rerun rewind unlock unpack unplug unsafe
High-Frequency Words
(These reading words should be practiced and memorized.)
become enough good-bye nothing people stories together
Story Words
(These reading words are words from this week’s main selection.)
annoy complain mumbles P.M. signature shrugs
Oral Vocabulary
(Try using these words in your conversations at home.)
concern contribute fragile litter pellets persuade pollute release
Handwriting Practice
(Students can practice the writing of these letters in manuscript this week.)
Cursive Letters o, w, b, v
Letter Spacing
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Unit 5, Week 3 (Bad Dog, Dodger!)
Big Idea/Big Question
(This is the theme of our unit in class.)
Responsibility: What does it mean to be responsible?
Question of the Week
(This is the theme/question for this week’s instruction in class.)
How can we be responsible animal owners?
Phonics Skills
(These are the letters and sounds we are learning in class.)
Silent Consonants: kn, wr, gn, mb
Spelling Patterns and associated Words
(These patterns connect to our phonics skills we are learning this week.)
Silent Consonants:
climb comb gnat knee knob knock lamb sign wrap wren write wrong
High-Frequency Words
(These reading words should be practiced and memorized.)
above enough toward whole word
Story Words
(These reading words are words from this week’s main selection.)
Chased chewing dripping grabbed practice treat wagged
Oral Vocabulary
(Try using these words in your conversations at home.)
behavior companion confident consider cooperate obedient properly reprimand
Handwriting Practice
(Students can practice the writing of these letters in manuscript this week.)
Cursive Letters z, s, r, f
Letter Smoothness
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Second Grade Weekly Study Skills
Unit 5, Week 4 (Horace and Morris But Mostly Dolores)
Big Idea/Big Question
(This is the theme of our unit in class.)
Responsibility: What does it mean to be responsible?
Question of the Week
(This is the theme/question for this week’s instruction in class.)
How can we be responsible friends and neighbors?
Phonics Skills
(These are the letters and sounds we are learning in class.)
The sounds of /f/ph, gh, ck, ng
Spelling Patterns and associated Words
(These patterns connect to our phonics skills we are learning this week.)
The sounds of /f/ph, gh, ck, ng:
backtrack clang cough duckling enough graph laugh phone photo rough ticket tough
High-Frequency Words
(These reading words should be practiced and memorized.)
bought people pleasant probably scared shall sign
Story Words
(These reading words are words from this week’s main selection.)
adventure climbed clubhouse exploring greatest truest wondered
Oral Vocabulary
(Try using these words in your conversations at home.)
advantage appreciate communicate defiant demand ferocious firmly respect
Handwriting Practice
(Students can practice the writing of these letters in manuscript this week.)
None listed
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Second Grade Weekly Study Skills
Unit 5, Week 5 (The Signmaker’s Assistant)
Big Idea/Big Question
(This is the theme of our unit in class.)
Responsibility: What does it mean to be responsible?
Question of the Week
(This is the theme/question for this week’s instruction in class.)
How can we be responsible when we make a mistake?
Phonics Skills
(These are the letters and sounds we are learning in class.)
Vowels aw, au, augh, al
Spelling Patterns and associated Words
(These patterns connect to our phonics skills we are learning this week.)
Vowels aw, au, augh, al:
August auto because caught chalk draw fault launch talk taught thaw walk
High-Frequency Words
(These reading words should be practiced and memorized.)
behind brought door everybody minute promise sorry
Story Words
(These reading words are words from this week’s main selection.)
afternoon blame idea important signmaker townspeople
Oral Vocabulary
(Try using these words in your conversations at home.)
apologize citizen hoard interrupt judgment protest scold troublemaker
Handwriting Practice
(Students can practice the writing of these letters in manuscript this week.)
Cursive Letters H, K, N, M
Letter Slant
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Unit 5 Week 6 is a review week of the above skills. A Unit test will be given.