Planning and Pacing
Each session may be accomplished in one day. If a session takes longer, just complete it the next day. Pacing is flexible, and you may adapt it to meet your needs. Sessions Overview: Grade 2, Volume 3
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Reading Time: Mario’s Super Special Plant, pp. 6–8
Time for Phonics, p. 9 Write Your Own Story, pp. 10–11
Reading Time: A Gardener’s Friend, p. 12 Words, Words, Words, p. 13 • Share a text about ladybugs; make a prediction; use context clues; compare and contrast • Identify vocabulary words that tell about a garden
Words, Words, Words, p. 14 Draw and Write About Reading, p. 15 • Focus on the meanings of contractions • Share details from an informational text
• Share a story
• Identify and underline final blends • Write a fantasy story
about a boy named Mario who loves his super special plant; describe the beginning and ending of the story
• Use describing
words to tell about the story
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6 S
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Time for Phonics, p. 19 Write Your Own Story, pp. 20–21 • Listen for words with long u and write words with long u • Write a story about three friends
Reading Time: You’ve Got Mail!, p. 22 Words, Words, Words, p. 23 • Share a text about a character named Suki who gets an e-mail from her friend Annie; make inferences • Use vocabulary words that name sounds
Reading and Map Skills, p. 24 Words, Words, Words, p. 25 • Use the directions North, South, East, and West to locate places on a map • Identify vocabulary words that name land formations or bodies of water
Reading Time: Snow Night, pp. 16–18
• Share a story about how children use their senses on a nighttime snow walk with their mom; analyze characters • Talk about story details
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