Journeys Weekly Skills

Handout

Grade 2

Unit 1 (Lessons 1-5)

Henry and Mudge

by: Cynthia Rylant

Unit 1 – Lesson 1

Spelling Words

1.  sad 2.  dig 3.  jam 4.  glad 5.  list 6.  win 7.  flat 8.  if 9.  fix 10. rip 11.  kit 12. mask 13. as (review) 14.  his (review) 15.  sandwich

(challenge) 16. picnic

(challenge)

Vocabulary Words

1.  curly 2.  straight 3.  floppy 4.  drooled 5.  weighed 6.  stood 7.  collars 8.  row

Vocabulary Strategy

Alphabetical Order

Comprehension Skill

Sequence of Events

Authors use sequence or time order, to describe events in a story

Look for clue words like first, next and last

Grammar Skill Subjects and Predicates

Subject: the naming part of a sentence Predicate: the action part of a sentence

when words are listed in the same order as the letters of the alphabet

High Frequency Words

1.  around 2.  be 3.  five 4.  help 5.  next 6.  or 7.  pull 8.  take 9.  until 10. walked

My Family

by: George Ancona

Unit 1 – Lesson 2

Spelling Words

1.  wet 2.  job 3.  hug 4.  rest 5.  spot 6.  mud 7.  left 8.  help 9.  plum 10. nut 11.  net 12. hot 13. get (review) 14.  not (review) 15.  lunch (challenge) 16. spend

(challenge)

Vocabulary Words

1.  remembered 2.  porch 3.  crown 4.  spend 5.  stuck 6.  visit 7.  cousin 8.  piano

Vocabulary Strategy

Using a Glossary

Comprehension Skill

Compare and Contrast

When you compare you think about how things are alike. When you contrast you think about how things are different

Grammar Skill Simple Sentences

A complete simple sentence has two parts: a subject and a predicate

Ex. Roger rides her bike.

a glossary is a list of unfamiliar words or specialized words with their definitions – usually at the back of a book

High Frequency Words

1.  bring 2.  children 3.  comes 4.  do 5.  family 6.  like 7.  make 8.  those 9.  use 10.  with

Dogs

by: Jennifer Blizin Gillis

Unit 1 – Lesson 3

Spelling Words

1.  cake 2.  mine 3.  plate 4.  size 5.  ate 6.  grape 7.  prize 8.  wipe 9.  race 10.  line 11.  pile 12. rake 13. gave (review) 14. bike (review) 15. mistake

(challenge) 16. while (challenge)

Vocabulary Words

1.  hairy 2.  mammals 3.  litter 4.  stayed 5.  canned 6.  chews 7.  clipped 8.  coat

Vocabulary Strategy

Multiple-Meaning Words

Comprehension Skill

Author’s Purpose

Author’s write stories to entertain, inform or persuade.

Grammar Skill Types of Sentences

a multiple-meaning word is a word that has more than one meaning Example: I have a pet cat.

I like to pet my dog.

A Statement is a sentence that tells something. A question is a sentence that asks

something. A command is a sentence that gives an order. An exclamation is a sentence that shows

strong feeling.

High Frequency

Words 1.  city 2.  full 3.  no 4.  other 5.  places 6.  put 7.  school 8.  sing 9.  think 10.  this

Diary of a Spider

by: Doreen Cronin

Unit 1 – Lesson 4

Spelling Words

1.  doze 2.  nose 3.  use 4.  rose 5.  pole 6.  close 7.  cute 8.  woke 9.  mule 10. rode 11.  role 12.  tune 13. home (review) 14.  joke (review) 15. wrote

(challenge) 16.  ice cube

(challenge)

Vocabulary Words

1.  insects 2.  dangerous 3.  scare 4.  sticky 5.  rotten 6.  screaming 7.  breeze 8.  judge

Vocabulary Strategy

Context Clues

Comprehension Skill

Cause and Effect

In stories, sometimes one event makes

another one happen. The first event is the cause and the

second event is the effect.

Grammar Skill What is a noun?

A noun is a naming word. A noun can be a person, animal, place or thing.

context clues are the words and sentences around a word that give readers clues to its meaning

High Frequency

Words 1.  by 2.  cheer 3.  could 4.  hello 5.  hundred 6.  mind 7.  play 8.  read 9.  see 10.  today

Teacher’s Pets

by: Dayle Ann Dodds

Unit 1 – Lesson 5

Spelling Words

1.  spin 2.  clap 3.  grade 4.  swim 5.  place 6.  last 7.  test 8.  skin 9.  drag 10. glide 11.  just 12. stage 13. slip (review) 14.  drive (review) 15.  climb (challenge) 16. price (challenge)

Vocabulary Words

1.  wonderful 2.  noises 3.  quiet 4.  sprinkled 5.  share 6.  noticed 7.  bursting 8.  suddenly

Vocabulary Strategy

Base Words and Endings –ed, -ing

Comprehension Skill

Story Structure

All Stories are made up of characters

(the people who are in the store), the

setting (where and when a story takes

place) and a plot (what happens in the

story) Grammar Skill

Singular and Plural Nouns

A singular noun names one and a plural noun names more than one. Example: singular: frog

plural: frogs

base word: a word to which endings, prefixes and suffixes can be added Ex. fold is the base word of unfolded ending: a word part attached to the end of a base word to change meaning

-ed = in the past -ing= happening now

High Frequency Words

1.  both 2.  cold 3.  eat 4.  find 5.  green 6.  little 7.  long 8.  says 9.  table 10.  we

Special Thanks

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