Scholar Zone Summer Reading & Writing | Gr2 Teacher's Guide

Contents

Getting Organized ........................................................................................................... 6 Themes & Units .................................................................................................................. 7 Unit at a Glance ................................................................................................................. 8 Planning & Pacing ........................................................................................................ 10 Additional Support ...................................................................................................... 11 EXPLORATION : Animals, Animals, Animals Overview/Planning ............................................................................................. 12 Read-Aloud (Whole Class) What If You Had Animal Feet!? .........................................................................16 Who Would Win? Whale vs. Giant Squid ........................................................18 Please Be Nice to Sharks ....................................................................................20 What If You Had Animal Ears!? ..........................................................................22 Odd Animal Helpers .............................................................................................24 Teacher-Led Reading Instruction (Small Group) Now I Know: Bears.................................................................................................26 Don't Let the Pigeon Stay Up Late! .................................................................28 The Magic School Bus Fixes a Bone ................................................................30 Independent/Partners Week 1 .....................................................................................................................32 Week 2 .....................................................................................................................36 Book Club Library Animals, Animals, Animals .................................................................................40 Unit Projects Animals, Animals, Animals .................................................................................44 ALL OF US: It's Mysterious Overview/Planning ................................... 46 Read-Aloud (Whole Class) Shark Detective! ....................................................................................................50 It Came From Outer Space .................................................................................52 Inspector Flytrap ..................................................................................................54 Lark Holds the Key ...............................................................................................56 Detective Blue .......................................................................................................58 Teacher-Led Reading Instruction (Small Group) Class President (Marvin Redpost) ....................................................................60 10 Things I Can Do to Help My World .............................................................62 The Wrong-way Rabbit .......................................................................................64

4 Scholar Zone Summer: Reading & Writing

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