Anansi Goes Fishing packetAmy Hall 2nd Grade/ ClementsAmazing Words

Consume:When you consume something, you eat it or use it all up.

Prey:Prey is an animal that is hunted by another animal for food.

Shrewd:Someone or something that is shrewd is very clever and smart.

Boast:Someone who boasts brags or speaks too

well of himself or herself.

Gloat:When you think about something that you’re very satisfied with, you gloat about it.

Snicker: When you snicker, you giggle or laugh in a mean way.

Contentment:Contentment is a feeling of being pleased or satisfied.

Cure:When something cures you, it makes you feel better and healthy.

Incident:An incident is something that happens.

High Frequency Words (Popcorn words that pop up when you are reading!)

todaybelievetomorrowwhateverbeen

caughtfinally

Selection Words

Lazyjustice

weavedelicious

Phonics Lesson MondayCompound Words Page 377n and m Teacher’s ed

words cards for blendingfold cards to model

individual words

sailboatsomeonebedtimesnowstormpancake

maybedaytimecupcakeairlinehaystacknetworkrainstormschoolyard

bathtubeverythingraindropbrainstormlipstickairplanerowboat

Parent Note for the story Anansi Goes Fishing

This week we are learning about compound words. Compound words are words made up of two smaller words. An example of this is the word butterfly (butter and fly). Today we learned about compound words and practiced reading them. Let your child share with you what they learned today and allow them to read these words to you. If they get them all right, give them a big hug. If they have a harder time, give them a hug for doing their best and keep practicing.After all, practice makes perfect! The Second Grade Teachers

baseball starfish railroadgoldfish forever paychecksnowflake landlord seashorelaptop birthday weekendsuntan backyard babysit

Words for Monitor Progress page 372o

baseballstarfishrailroadgoldfishforever

paychecksnowflake

landlordseashore

laptopbirthday weekendsuntan

backyard

babysitworkbook page 123 for a gradeSpelling pretest and spelling practice page 49

Read Bill’s Happy Day in Small Group to practice compound words!

game for word workCopy and laminate the word cards below. Cut them out and then divide them in the middle to make two cards…cut each of the middle sections a different way. This will make the game self checking.

basket ballsome oneweek end

some thingriver bankbath tubback yarddrive waybed timerain dropmail box

grand parentrattle snakeearth quake

build background using page 372r and 372s

Teaching posters for cause and effect (373a) below:

Listening comp/ Cause and Effect

Most things happen for a

reason.

Why does the pinwheel spin?

Good readers ask

themselves what happens

and why it happens.

Words like BECAUSE can

help you figure out why

something happens.

Billy burned his hand BECAUSE the stove was hot.

You have to dress warmly, BECAUSE it is cold.

Phonics Lesson on DAY 2

Compound Words

baseballdrugstorehomeworkseashorepopcornstarfish

shortstopweekendgrandsonseaweed

Find and frame each of the compound words in the phonics songs and rhymes chart (13)

sort compound words (teacher created worksheet)

Name__________________compound word worksheetDirections: write the two words that form each compound words into the correct column.

Compound Word

First Word

Second Word

Grandpa Grand paGrandmarowboatoutsidelunchboxhalfwaysunscreensomeone

Name_______________________Spelling Dictation page

1._______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2._______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3._______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

4._______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Comp page 374e Review cause and effect using posters / use new posters for connect to reading and workbook page 125

Ask yourself these questions when reading:

Who is this story about?Where does it happen?What is happening?

If you don’t know the answer to one of these questions, I have to stop the way I am reading. I might need to slow down. If I read more slowly, I can better understand what I am reading.Monitor Progress (High Frequency Words)

Parent Note for the story Anansi Goes Fishing

Today we practiced high frequency words. Let your child read these words to you. If they get them all right, give them a big hug. If they have a harder time, give them a hug for doing their best and keep practicing.After all, practice makes perfect!

believe finally work

watched catch

nothing whatever

whole tomorrow

eat brought

Day Three Review Phonics Long o

Students need to cut out each letter tile. Follow the instructions on page 395c

a d g lm o t w

a d g lm o t w

Dear Family,Today we reviewed long o

words. Follow the directions on this page and watch your child

build, blend and read long o words spelled with o and oa.

Spell the word oat.Add a g.

What is the new word?

Drop the a and t in goat.What is the new word?

Add L and D to the end of go.What is the new word?

Change the g to m.What is the new word?

Change the ld to a w.What’s the new word?

Change the ow in mow to oa and add a t.What’s the new word?

Review antonyms by playing this game

Antonym Game: Give a baggie with the word cards in them to pairs of students. Let the student see how many antonyms they can match before the timer goes off. (set for 1 minute)

big little

short tallyoung oldthin fatup downlaugh cryrough smoot

hclean dirty

in outpretty uglyhot cold

Day 4 read with a friend

Read with a friendWork with a partner during read

with a friend to read these sentences 5 times each. Work on becoming more and more fluent

each time.

Did your parents see everybody play tennis?

I see lots of shells wash up on the seashore.

Teddy keeps me company when nobody is home.

I will paint a picture at recess when I am at school.

Last weekend we drove to a faraway place.

My three teammates told me the answer after the reading test.

Read Poetry:

Page 398 in student reading book

ART ACTIVITY!!!!!!!

http://www.uwex.edu/ces/4h/pubs/showdoc.cfm?documentid=4114

use the directions from the website above to make Anansi the spider using clear cups and pipe cleaners.

Use the page below to send home as a parent info page with the Monitor Progress page.

Also a page for sending home their reading test score is below as well.

Name______________

Today your child was assessed on reading Set A, Set B, Set C sentences.

______ Your child successful read these sentences. EXCELLENT!

______ Your child had some trouble with these sentences. Practice reading the highlighted words. Good Job.

_____Your child had trouble reading many of these words. Let them practice reading these sentences with you as part of their homework next week.

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Your child was also assessed on reading the attached fluency passage aloud for 1 minute. We are working toward your child reaching the

December reading goal of 70 words in one minute.

______ You child read 70 or more words in one minute. Great!

_____ Your child read _____ words in one minute. Reading aloud at home will help your child reach the goal of 70 words. The best way to become a better reader is to read. If you need reading materials for your child to practice reading, let me know. I will be happy to send you materials on your child’s reading level to help them practice.

The Scott-Foresman

reading program

offers a computer test

for each selection story as well as

the unit test. Your child took a

selection test on Anansi Goes

Fishing. They made a ___________

on this week’s test.