Grade 2 · Reading and writing · Unit
Spelling, Word Building, and Word Choice
6 lessonsabout 3 weeks
The unit ends with three more days: a review day, the unit check, and a day to act on what the check showed.
Unit 2 of 3 in the Grade 2 Reading and Writing Scope and Sequence
What's included in this unit
- 6 lessons in teaching order, each with its objective and a teacher note
- 28 practice pages to print, with an easier and a harder page where available
- 6 activities and pages that children do on a screen
- 6 check-up pages to collect
- A worksheet maker for every lesson, for the day you need one more page
The whole unit in one file
Print every page of the unit at once, with the teacher guide first. The guide has one page per lesson: the objective, what to hand out, and the teacher note.
The unit file, the teacher guide, and saved pages are included with the Teacher plan.
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Lessons
Lesson 1
Review: find sh in sentences
Children read sentences, circle every sh, including the ones in the middle and at the end of a word, and count them.
- ReviewsCommon Core RF.1.3.a
2 class days
- Day 1Teach: Practice on paper (Core page)
- Day 2Practice and check: Practice on paper (Easier page) · Practice on screen · Check-up page
Practice on paper
Digraphs in Sentences: Circle and Count sh
Practice on screen
Lesson 2
Spelling rules: which letters go here?
Children read a spelling rule and choose the right letters for a sound by where it is in the word, for example ck after a short vowel.
- StandardCommon Core L.2.2.d
- Prepares forCommon Core L.3.2.f
2 class days
- Day 1Teach: Practice on paper (Core page)
- Day 2Practice and check: Practice on paper (Easier page, Harder page) · Practice on screen · Check-up page
Practice on paper
Spelling Rules
Sort by Spelling Rule
Practice on screen
Lesson 3
Compound words
Children join two words to make a compound word and find where a compound word splits into its two words.
- StandardCommon Core L.2.4.d
2 class days
- Day 1Teach: Practice on paper (Core page)
- Day 2Practice and check: Practice on paper (Easier page, Harder page) · Practice on screen · Check-up page
Practice on paper
Match the Halves: Two Pictures, One Word
Split the Compound: Find the Two Words
Practice on screen
Lesson 4
Root words and word families
Children find the root that three words share and sort words by their root.
- StandardCommon Core L.2.4.c
2 class days
- Day 1Teach: Practice on paper (Core page)
- Day 2Practice and check: Practice on paper (Easier page, Harder page) · Practice on screen · Check-up page
Practice on paper
Find the Root Word
Root Words: Sort by the Root
Practice on screen
Lesson 5
Synonyms
Children choose and match words that mean the same, such as glad and happy.
- StandardCommon Core L.2.5
- StandardCommon Core L.2.5.b
2 class days
- Day 1Teach: Practice on paper (Core page)
- Day 2Practice and check: Practice on paper (Easier page, Harder page) · Practice on screen · Check-up page
Practice on paper
Synonyms: Circle the Word That Means the Same
Synonym Pairs: Match the Words That Mean the Same
Lesson 6
More exact words for "said"
Children read a sentence and choose a more exact word than said, such as whispered, shouted, or asked.
- StandardCommon Core L.2.5
- StandardCommon Core L.2.5.b
2 class days
- Day 1Teach: Practice on paper (Core page)
- Day 2Practice and check: Practice on paper (Easier page, Harder page) · Practice on screen · Check-up page
Practice on paper
Synonyms for Said: Pick the Word That Fits
Unit check: before and after
Two short paper checks made from this unit's own worksheets. Give Check A before you teach the unit and Check B after it, and you can see what changed. Each part belongs to one lesson.
- Part 1: Lesson 2, Spelling rules: which letters go here? (1 task)
- Part 2: Lesson 4, Root words and word families (1 task)
- Part 3: Lesson 5, Synonyms (2 tasks)
- Part 4: Lesson 6, More exact words for "said" (1 task)
Not in the check: Lesson 1, Lesson 3. Worksheets that cannot be split into single tasks are left out.
Printing a check counts as a download, like any worksheet.
The answer keys and the teacher pages come with the paid Teacher plan.
This is a classroom check of this unit's lessons. It is not a standardized test, and its points are not a grade.