Grade 2 English Language Arts Week 9 | Teacher Guide

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Day 41: ABC Order to the Third Letter

Standard: Grade 2 ELA Standard 39, 2.LF.39

Worked example: Put in ABC order: bet, bed, beg. Worked answer: bed, beg, bet

1. Read: stamp, stick, stone.
2. shed, ship, shop
3. trap, tree, trip
4. Both words begin with p and l, so the first two letters do not decide the order. The third letters are u and a, and a comes before u. The order is plan, plum. Accept plan, plum with a reason about matching first letters.

Teaching note: Dictionaries, phone books and indexes all use this rule. Practice with family names.

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Day 42: Using a Dictionary

Standard: Grade 2 ELA Standard 18, 2.LF.18

Practice record: Dictionary entry, printed on the Week 9 Practice Workbook.

Worked example: The guide words are pan and pet. Is pen on this page? Worked answer: Yes, pen is on this page.

1. Read: gentle, page, word.
2. Yes (ma, mo, mu are in ABC order).
3. Kind and soft; not rough.
4. You only need to check the guide words to know if a word is on a page. If it is not between them, you turn to another page without reading every word. Accept any answer about skipping pages.

Teaching note: Use a real children’s dictionary if one is available and let the child find three words.

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Day 43: Possessives

Standard: Grade 2 ELA Standard 43, 2.LF.43.b; Grade 2 ELA Standard 17, 2.LF.17.a

Worked example: Write a possessive for: the hat that belongs to Dad. Worked answer: Dad’s hat

1. Read: Mom’s, bird’s, teacher’s.
2. the baby’s toy
3. the dog’s bowl
4. cats means more than one cat, so there is no apostrophe. cat’s shows the tail belongs to one cat, so it needs an apostrophe and s. Accept any answer explaining plural versus belonging.

Teaching note: Have the child label three things at home with possessive phrases, such as Sister’s shoes.

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Day 44: Two Versions of a Fable

Standard: Grade 2 ELA Standard 26, 2.LF.26.a; Grade 2 ELA Standard 23, 2.LF.23.d; Grade 2 ELA Standard 23, 2.LF.23.e

Practice record: Two versions: The Ant and the Grasshopper, printed on the Week 9 Practice Workbook.

Worked example: In a fable, a fox brags about being fast and then loses a race because he stops to nap. What is a central message? Worked answer: Do not brag; keep working until the job is done.

1. Read: summer, winter, ready.
2. She carried seeds to her nest.
3. In Version B the ant shares her seeds, and the grasshopper promises to work next summer. In Version A he goes away hungry.
4. Work now so you are ready for what is coming. The ant worked all summer and had food in winter, and the grasshopper, who only sang, had none. Accept any message about working ahead or being prepared, with a detail.

Teaching note: The two versions are original retellings of a traditional fable. Discuss whether Version B adds a second lesson about kindness.

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Day 45: Independent Check: ABC Order, Possessives and Fables

Standard: Grade 2 ELA Standard 39, 2.LF.39; Grade 2 ELA Standard 43, 2.LF.43.b; Grade 2 ELA Standard 17, 2.LF.17.a; Grade 2 ELA Standard 23, 2.LF.23.d

Practice record: Fable: The Turtle and the Rabbit, printed on the Week 9 Practice Workbook.

Worked example: Put in ABC order: dog, dot, don. Worked answer: dog, don, dot

1. Read: sleep, rabbit’s, steady.
2. stack, stamp, star
3. the turtle’s shell
4. Keep going steadily and do not brag. The turtle kept walking step by step and won, while the rabbit bragged and took a nap. Accept any message about steady work or not bragging, with a detail.

Teaching note: Independent check: read aloud if needed, but give no hints.

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