Grade 2 | ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS
WEEK 3 • TEACHER GUIDE AND ANSWER KEY • DAYS 11–15
Read each lesson aloud with the child and model the worked example before practice. Do not show this key during practice. Accept oral, drawn or written answers where the child cannot yet write the whole answer. On Day 15, read aloud if needed but give no hints.
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Day 11: R-Controlled Vowels: ar and or
Standard: Grade 2 ELA Standard 10, 2.LF.10.f; Grade 2 ELA Standard 38, 2.LF.38.h
Practice record: Word list, printed on the Week 3 Practice Workbook.
Worked example: Read the word harvest and find the r-controlled vowel. Worked answer: The r-controlled vowel is ar, in the first syllable.
- barn, sharp, garden.
- horn, corn, morning.
- In barn, the a is followed by r, and the r changes the vowel sound to ar. In bat, the a is followed by t, so it keeps its short sound. Accept any answer that says the r changes the sound.
Teaching note: Have the child sort word cards into ar and or groups, then read each group aloud.
Day 12: R-Controlled Vowels: er, ir and ur
Standard: Grade 2 ELA Standard 10, 2.LF.10.f; Grade 2 ELA Standard 38, 2.LF.38.h
Practice record: Sentences, printed on the Week 3 Practice Workbook.
Worked example: Which spelling of the sound is in the word thirsty? Worked answer: The spelling is ir.
- girl, shirt.
- turn.
- Her, nurse and first. All three have the same sound, but it is spelled er in her, ur in nurse and ir in first. English has more than one spelling for this sound, so each word must be learned. Accept any answer that names the three spellings.
Teaching note: Keep a three-column chart for er, ir and ur words and add to it all week.
Day 13: Irregular Plural Nouns
Standard: Grade 2 ELA Standard 7, 2.LF.7.b; Grade 2 ELA Standard 45, 2.LF.45.e
Practice record: Nouns, printed on the Week 3 Practice Workbook.
Worked example: What is the plural of tooth? Worked answer: teeth.
- women.
- Any correct sentence using geese, such as The geese swam in the pond.
- Deer is one of the nouns that stays the same for one and for more than one. One deer, two deer. Accept any answer that says deer does not change.
Teaching note: Say each irregular plural aloud in a short sentence. Children often learn these by ear before they can spell them.
Day 14: Plot: Events in Order
Standard: Grade 2 ELA Standard 23, 2.LF.23.a
Practice record: Story: The Missing Hen, printed on the Week 3 Practice Workbook.
Worked example: Read: First, Omar planted a seed. Then he watered it every day. Finally, a sprout came up. What happened in the middle? Worked answer: Omar watered the seed every day.
- One hen was missing. She counted five instead of six.
- In the barn and behind the shed.
- Rosa found the sixth hen under the porch, sitting on a nest of eggs. This solved the problem because the missing hen was found and safe. Accept any retelling that includes finding the hen and why she was hiding.
Teaching note: Have the child retell the story aloud using first, next and finally before writing.
Day 15: Independent Check: R-Controlled Vowels, Plurals and Plot
Standard: Grade 2 ELA Standard 10, 2.LF.10.f; Grade 2 ELA Standard 7, 2.LF.7.b; Grade 2 ELA Standard 23, 2.LF.23.a
Practice record: Story: The Storm, printed on the Week 3 Practice Workbook.
Worked example: What is the plural of man? Worked answer: men.
- children.
- ar: barn, dark or garden. or: storm.
- First they carried the chairs into the barn. Next the storm came with thunder and rain. After the storm, they saw three deer by the garden. The words After the storm show the last event. Accept any correct order with the time words.
Teaching note: Independent check: read the story aloud if needed, but do not give the answers.
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