Unit 1 Amazing Words and Story Words s1

2014 Edition Second Grade - (taken from freidalewis.com) Unit 5.1: Firefighter! Genre (Literary Nonfiction) Selection Words: Spelling Words: 1. station - building where a service takes place 1. cheerful 2. building - place with walls and a roof 2. visitor 3. roar - a loud, deep noise 3. slowly 4. masks - coverings for the face 4. weekly 5. quickly - in a fast way 5. teacher 6. tightly - fitting in a close way 6. helper 7. burning - hurting or harming someone or something by fire 7. hardly 8. graceful Amazing Words: 9. yearly 1. community - people who live around you 10. quickly 2. responsible - do a job or take charge of something that others are counting on 11. fighter 3. teamwork - group of people put a lot of effort into doing something together 12. sailor 4. operation - when a doctor or vet opens the body to fix something 5. instrument - any tool used by doctors and vets to help them examine a patient, to help Words to Read: them fix an injury, or to repair a part of the body 1. beautiful 6. caretaker - a person who makes sure that everything on the inside and outside of a building is clean and in working order 2. neighbor 7. lug - when you carry or pull something that is very heavy or clumsy 8. supplies - things you need to do a particular job or activity High Frequency Words Comprehension: Fact and Opinion, Important Ideas 1. break Fluency: Accuracy 2. family Writing: Word Choice, Narrative Nonfiction 3. heard Grammar: Pronouns 4. listen Vocabulary: Suffix –ly, Word Structure 5. once Spelling and Phonics: Suffixes =ly, -ful, -er, -or, -ish Media Literacy: Identify Cultural Characteristics 6. pull 1 2014 Edition Second Grade - (taken from freidalewis.com) 5.2 Carl the Complainer Genre (Realistic Fiction) Selection Words: Spelling Words: 1. annoy – to make someone angry 1. unsafe 2. complain – to say that something is not good enough 2. reheat 3. mumbles – speaks unclearly 3. rerun 4. P.M. – the time between noon and midnight 4. disappear 5. shrugs – raises one-s shoulders as an expression of doubt 5. unlock 6. signature – a person’s name written by that person 6. discolor 7. rewind Amazing Words: 8. unpack 9. unplug 1. concern – when you have a reason to worry about something 10. regroup 2. contribute – 11. preschool 3. persuade – 12. disagree 4. fragile – if something can break or be damaged easily 5. pellets – small balls of material pressed together Words to Read: 6. litter – scraps or pieces of trash left behind 1. watch 7. pollute – when someone damages the air, soil, or water by making it dirty 2. toward with harmful substances 8. release – set something free or let it go High Frequency Words: 1. certainly Comprehension: Cause and Effect, Visualize 2. either Fluency: Accuracy and Appropriate Rate 3. great Writing: Organization, Realistic Fiction Grammar: Singular and Plural 4. laugh Vocabulary: Dictionary Skills, Dictionary/Glossary 5. second Spelling and Phonics: Prefixes un-, re-, pre-, dis- 6. worst Listening and Speaking: Give a Demonstration 7. you’re

2014 Edition – Second Grade – (Taken from freidalewis.com) Unit 5.3: Bad Dog, Dodger! Genre(Realistic Fiction) 3 Selection Words: Spelling Words: 1. adventure - an exciting experience 1. knock 2. climbed - went upward 2. sign 3. greatest - best or most wonderful 3. knee 4. truest - most real or loyal 4. wrong 5. clubhouse - house or structure where a group meets 5. write 6. exploring - going someplace to discover what it is like 6. climb 7. wondered - wanted to know more 7. wrap 8. wren Amazing Words: 9. gnat 1. behavior - the way people & animals act or behave 10. lamb 2. cooperate - when people or animals work together to accomplish a goal 11. comb 3. obedient - when a person or an animal is willing to do what they are told to do 12. knob 4. companion - a person or animal who spends time with you as a friend 5. consider- think about very carefully before making a decision Words to Read: 6. reprimand - you get a talking to, a warning, or a scolding for doing something 1. certainly wrong 2. listen 7. confident - sure about things or certain you have the ability to do something 8. properly - when something is done in a correct way High Frequency Words: Comprehension: Plot and Theme, Background Knowledge 1. above Fluency: Expression and Intonation 2. ago Writing: Voice, Journal Entry 3. enough Grammar: Using I and Me 4. toward Vocabulary: Classify/Categorize. Dictionary/Glossary Spelling and Phonics: Consonant Patterns kn, wr, gn,mb 5. whole Listening and Speaking: Listen for Fact and Opinions 6. word 2014 Edition – Second Grade - (Taken from freidalewis.com)

4 Unit 5.4 Horace and Morris but Mostly Dolores (Genre: Fantasy) Selection Words: Spelling Words: 1. adventure - an exciting experience 1. phone 2. climbed - went upward 2. enough 3. greatest - best or most wonderful 3. backtrack 4. truest - most real or loyal 4. laugh 5. clubhouse - house or structure where a group meets 5. ticket 6. exploring - going someplace to discover what it is like 6. duckling 7. wondered - wanted to know more 7. graph 8. tough Amazing Words: 9. photo 1. appreciate - feel grateful or thankful for something 10. rough 2. communicate - talk to each other or keep in touch in other ways such as 11. cough writing or sign language 12. clang 3. respect - feeling of high regard you have for another person 4. demand- order someone to do something Words to Read: 5. firmly - say something in a determined way that shows you won’t change 1. heard 6. advantage - in a better or more favorable position than someone else 2. brought 7. defiant - openly disobedient or challenging to someone else 8. ferocious - powerful, violent, or fierce High Frequency Words: Comprehension: Character and Setting, Story Structure 1. bought Fluency: Expression 2. people Writing: Conventions, Animal Fantasy 3. pleasant Grammar: Different Kinds of Pronouns 4. probably Vocabulary: Compound Words, Word Structure 5. scared Spelling and Phonics: Consonant Patterns ph, gh, ck, ng 6. shall Listening and Speaking: Maintain Focus in a Narrative Presentation 7. sign 2014 Edition – Second Grade - (Taken from freidalewis.com) 5 Unit 5.5 Signmaker’s Assistant Genre (Humorous Fiction) Selection Words: Spelling Words: 1. idea – thought or opinion 1. talk 2. important – taken seriously 2. because 3. blame – say that something is someone’s fault 3. August 4. signmaker – someone who makes signs or public notices that give information 4. caught 5. townspeople – people who live in a town 5. draw 6. afternoon – time of day between noon and night 6. walk 7. chalk Amazing Words: 8. auto 1. apologize – say you are sorry for doing or saying something that has upset 9. taught someone 10. thaw 2 citizen – if you are born or legally accepted by a country 11. fault 3. judgment – when people make decisions about what is sensible 12. launch 4. hoard – collect and store something away 5. scold – tell someone off or discipline them Words to Read: 6. interrupt – stop someone who is talking or stop something that is happening 1. heard 7. protest – tell or show how you disagree about something you think is not right 2. brought 8. troublemaker – someone who often intentionally causes difficulties or problems High Frequency Words: Comprehension: Main Idea and Details, Inferring 1. behind Fluency: Appropriate Phrasing 2. brought Writing: Sentences, Humorous Fiction 3. door Grammar: Contractions 4. everybody Vocabulary: Suffixes, Word Structure 5. minute Spelling and Phonics: Vowel Patterns aw, au, a(9gh), al 6. promise Listening and Speaking: Identify and Speak to Your Audience 7. sorry