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2nd Grade

Reading

May 11-15

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Plant a Flower Enjoy watching a flower seed grow together.

Flowers

Materials plastic or paper cup potting soil flower seed

1. Fill a cup with potting soil until it is almost to the top. 2. Gently press the soil down. 3. Use your fingers to push 2 or 3 flower seeds into

the cup about one-third of the way down. 4. Cover the seeds with soil. 5. Lightly moisten the soil with water. 6. Over the next few days, add more water to

make sure the soil is moist but not too wet.

You can place the water in a spray bottle for your child

to mist to prevent overwatering.

Seed Story The author describes many ways that seeds are spread,

such as by wind or by animals. With your child, tell the story of the

“Journey of a Seed” describing how the seed travels, where it lands,

and what happens when it lands.

Book Links • Plant Secrets, by Emily Goodman • Plants that Never Ever Bloom, by Ruth Heller CHALLENGE

• I Wonder Why Trees Have Leaves: And Other Questions About Plants, by Andrew Charman CHALLENGE

Internet Challenge Are you growing impatient waiting for your seed to sprout? Search the Internet

for “time lapse photos seeds sprouting” or “time lapse photos flowers growing” to watch some plants in action!

Family Connection Lesson 25 Grade 2

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ELL Lesson 25 blackline master ell25 .5

From Seed to Plant Oral Language Dialogue

From Seed to lant Jason and Max are talking about something they learned in class. Act out the parts with a partner. Then switch roles and act them out again.

Jason: Did you know that a plant begins as a seed?

Max: Yes, and seeds come rom plants.

Jason: That’s right. Seeds grow inside a pod or a ruit. When the pod

breaks open the seeds scatter.

Max: Those seeds will become new plants.

Jason: Once a seed is planted in the ground, it needs water. The water

will soak the seed and soften its seed coat.

Max: The sun warms the seed, and the plant starts to grow. First, a root

will grow down into the ground.

Jason: Then a shoot will grow up

out o the ground. The shoot

will grow into a plant.

Max: And be ore long that plant

will grow seeds. The process

will start all over again!

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ELL Lesson 25 BLACKLINE MASTER ELL25 .6

From Seed to Plant Selection Summary

From Seed to lant A seed begins to grow when a grain of pollen from

a flower is moved to the stigma. This is called

pollination. Wind birds bees and other insects help

pollinate. Once a plant is pollinated the seeds begin

to grow.

As the seeds grow larger a fruit or pod forms

around them. The fruit or pod helps protect the seeds.

When the fruit or pod is ripe it will break open. Now

the seeds are ready to become plants.

Wind water and animals help scatter the seeds.

Once a seed is planted it needs water to begin to grow.

Rain will soak the seed. This allows the seed coat to

soften. As the sun warms the earth the seed coat will

break open and the seed will begin to grow.

First a root grows down into the earth.

Then a shoot grows up out of the ground.

The shoot will sprout leaves and grow into a

plant. Once the plant is fully grown it will

form flower buds. Soon the process of a seed

becoming a plant will begin again!

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Lesson 25 R E A D E R ’ S N O T E B O O K Name Date

Words with au, aw, al, o, a

From Seed to Plant

Phonics: Words with au, aw, al, o, a

Complete the puzzle with words that have the vowel

sound you hear in saw.

Read each clue. Then choose a word from the box.

Word Bank

toss frost

straw pause

tall lost

paw soft

salt lawn

1

ACROSS

1. a dog’s foot 5

4

2 3

2. cannot find

5. something to sip through 6 7

6. throw

8. gives food flavor

DOWN 8

1. a quick stop 4. icy coating

2. grass 7. not hard

3. not short

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From Seed to Plant

Phonics: Words with au, aw, al, o, a

Words with au, aw, al, o, a In each row, circle the words that have the /aw/ sound

as in saw.

1. flaw hog some ball soft

2. talk cold drawn hang launch

3. smoke salt small faucet off

4. toss awful cane pale water

5. mall chalk jaw autumn yawn

Circle the word that completes the sentence and write it on the line.

6. Paul and I went for a .

frost walk

7. A sat on a high branch.

haul hawk

8. I saw its sharp .

claws clogs



Name Date

Words with aw, al, o Sort the Spelling Words by the /aw/ sound spelled

al, aw, and o.

al aw o

al words aw words o words

1. 8. 12.

2. 9. 13.

3. 10. 14.

4. 11.

5.

6.

7.

Lesson 25 R E A D E R ’ S N O T E B O O K

How Groundhog’s Garden Grew

Spelling: Words with aw, al, o

Spelling Words

Basic Words

1. tall 2. saw 3. dog 4. draw 5. call 6. fall 7. soft 8. paw 9. ball

10. yawn 11. log 12. small

Review Words 13. all 14. walk

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From Seed to Plant

Phonics: Cumulative Review Cumulative Review Read each question. Make a word that answers each

question by choosing a word from the box and adding the suffix -y, -ly, or -ful to it.

Word Bank

hand rock neat skill bump

Which word describes . . .

1. a place with rocks?

2. someone with a skill?

3. working in a neat way?

4. an amount held in a hand?

5. a road with bumps?

Add -y, -ly, or -ful to the word in bold print so that the

sentence makes sense.

6. The kitten is very play.

7. She walks soft across the tile.

8. She gets sleep in the daytime.




From Seed to Plant

Spelling: Words with aw, al, o Words with aw, al, o Write the Spelling Word that belongs in each group.

Spelling Words

Basic Words

1. wood, tree, 1. tall 2. saw

2. foot, hoof, 3. dog 4. draw

3. cat, bird, 5. call 6. fall 4. heard, touched, 7. soft

5. paint, sketch, 8. paw 9. ball

6. bat, glove, 10. yawn 11. log

7. summer, winter, 12. small

8. shout, yell, Review Words

9. sleep, snore, 13. all 14. walk

Write the Spelling Word that is the opposite of the given word.

10. hard 13. run

11. short 14. large

12. none




From Seed to Plant

Vocabulary Strategies: Using Context Using Context

Use clues in the sentence to find the meaning of the

underlined word. Then find the word’s meaning in the box. Write the definition on the line.

Word Bank

something that helps plants grow move quickly take small bites speak with anger

someone who lives nearby lucky

1. I like to nibble the carrot. I eat it like a bunny.

2. Lisa is very late. She has to rush to catch the school

bus.

3. Please don’t scold me. I did not mean to drop the

cup.

4. Jake is our neighbor. He walks to my house to play.

5. Dad uses fertilizer in the garden. He wants the plants

to be healthy.

6. My sister has the flu. I feel very fortunate that I

didn’t catch it.

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Name Date

Proofread for Spelling Proofread this journal entry. Circle the eight

misspelled words. Then write the correct spellings

on the lines below.

April 10, 2010

I think spring is here. Today I sow a robin. I have

not seen one since last fal. I like spring because I spend

more time outside.

I like to plant seeds in the sawft mud of Mom’s

flower garden. Then I drow pictures of the flowers

on smoll cards and place the signs at the head of

each row.

My dog Max likes to help, but just one paw can

smash my plants. Mom will call him away to chase

his ball. Sometimes Max will just sit near me and yown

in the sun.

Soon my plants will grow toll. Then I will sit on

a lawg and smell my flowers.

1. 5.

2. 6.

3. 7.

4. 8.

Lesson 25 R E A D E R ’ S N O T E B O O K

From Seed to Plant

Spelling: Words with aw, al, o

Spelling Words

Basic Words

1. tall 2. saw 3. dog 4. draw 5. call 6. fall 7. soft 8. paw 9. ball

10. yawn 11. log 12. small



Cold Reads U N I T 5

Name Date

Sea Turtles

Sea turtles have lived on Earth for a long time. They spend 12

most of their lives in the ocean. However, they hatch from eggs 24

in nests that are dug in the sand. 32

Long Beach, North Carolina, is an important place for sea 42

turtles. They need a clean place to lay their eggs. Without 53

beaches, sea turtles cannot survive. 58

A group of adults and kids wanted to protect the turtles. They 70

formed a turtle patrol. This patrol helps the turtle eggs survive 81

until they hatch. The patrol puts up signs. The signs say, “Do Not 94

Disturb. A Sea Turtle Nest Is Here.” 101

After about two months, it is time for the eggs to hatch. It 114

takes a couple of days for the babies to dig out of the nests. 128

During this time, the patrol keeps people away. 136

The baby turtles leave their nests, at night. They look for the 148

place with the most light. The ocean and sky have the most light. 161

A patrol member may shine a flashlight at the shore to help 173

turtles find the water. 177

With the help of the patrol, the tiny turtles make it to the sea. 191

In about twenty years, the female turtles come back. They return 202

to lay their own eggs in the sand. 210

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Cold Reads U N I T 5

Name Date

Answer the questions. You may reread parts of the passage to help you.

1 What is the MAIN thing sea turtles need to survive?

a turtle patrol to put up signs

a clean beach to lay their eggs

sunny skies and warm temperatures

flashlights to help them find the water

2 Which word or words have the SAME meaning as survive?

live in peace

make efforts

stay alive

struggle

3 What is the MAIN goal of the sea turtle patrol?

to keep people off the beach in nesting time

to educate beach visitors about sea turtles

to keep Long Beach clean for the sea turtles

to protect the turtle eggs and baby turtles

4 What is the life cycle of sea turtles? Support your answer with examples from the passage. Write your response on another sheet of paper.

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