Grade 2 | ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS
WEEK 4 • TEACHER GUIDE AND ANSWER KEY • DAYS 16–20
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 20, read aloud if needed but give no hints.
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Day 16: Diphthongs: oi and oy
Standard: Grade 2 ELA Standard 10, 2.LF.10.e; Grade 2 ELA Standard 38, 2.LF.38.g
Practice record: Word list, printed on the Week 4 Practice Workbook.
Worked example: Should the word that means a happy feeling be spelled joi or joy? Worked answer: joy.
- boil, point, noise.
- toy, royal, annoy.
- In oil the sound is followed by the consonant l, so it uses oi. In boy the sound comes at the end of the word, so it uses oy. Accept any answer about whether a consonant follows or the sound ends the word.
Teaching note: Royal uses oy at the end of its first syllable, roy / al. Point this out if the child asks.
Day 17: Diphthongs: ou and ow
Standard: Grade 2 ELA Standard 10, 2.LF.10.e; Grade 2 ELA Standard 38, 2.LF.38.g
Practice record: Sentences, printed on the Week 4 Practice Workbook.
Worked example: Read the word crown. Which sound does ow make? Worked answer: ow says the sound in cow.
- Any three of: hound, around, house, cloud.
- The long o sound.
- Try reading ow both ways, as in cow and as in snow, and choose the one that makes a real word that fits the sentence. Accept any answer about trying both sounds and checking the meaning.
Teaching note: Brown and town use ow with the cow sound before n. Note this pattern for spelling.
Day 18: Reflexive Pronouns
Standard: Grade 2 ELA Standard 7, 2.LF.7.c
Practice record: Sentences, printed on the Week 4 Practice Workbook.
Worked example: Fill in the blank: We built the fort by ____. Worked answer: We built the fort by ourselves.
- himself.
- themselves.
- myself. The person doing the action is I, and the reflexive pronoun for I is myself. Accept myself with a reason that matches it to I.
Teaching note: Children often say hisself. Gently restate the sentence correctly and have the child repeat it.
Day 19: Why Did the Author Write This?
Standard: Grade 2 ELA Standard 31, 2.LF.31
Practice record: Three short texts, printed on the Week 4 Practice Workbook.
Worked example: Read: Mix the flour and water. Then knead the dough for five minutes. What is the author’s purpose? Worked answer: To explain how to make dough.
- To teach facts about turtles.
- To tell a story.
- To persuade readers to drink water instead of soda. The word should is a clue, and the reason because water keeps your body healthy supports the opinion. Accept persuade with should or the reason as the clue.
Teaching note: Ask the child to sort familiar books in the house by purpose: story, teach, explain or persuade.
Day 20: Independent Check: Diphthongs, Pronouns and Purpose
Standard: Grade 2 ELA Standard 10, 2.LF.10.e; Grade 2 ELA Standard 7, 2.LF.7.c; Grade 2 ELA Standard 31, 2.LF.31
Practice record: Text: How to Plant Beans, printed on the Week 4 Practice Workbook.
Worked example: Fill in the blank: The cat cleaned ____. Worked answer: The cat cleaned itself.
- oi: soil or point. ou: ground or out.
- yourself.
- To explain how to plant beans. The text gives steps in order, using words like first and next. Accept explain or teach with a reason about the steps.
Teaching note: Independent check: read the text aloud if needed, but do not give the answers.
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