Journey’s Unit 5, Lesson 25

Created By: Lauren Bell-One Bright Classroom

From Seed to Plant

A Supplemental Unit to use with 2nd Grade Journey’s

Reading Series- 2014 Edition

Teacher’s Notes:I am so glad you can use this unit in your classroom! As

previously mentioned in the product description, this unit aligns with the 2014 Edition of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt: Journeys

Reading Series. As you probably know, this series aligns directly to The Common Core Standards.

In this unit you will find: vocabulary practice, text features practice, cause and effect practice, using context activities,

comprehension questions, a connect to the text writing activity with it’s complimentary text, and a writing prompt and

themed paper for EACH of the 3 writing pieces.

I intentionally am not putting direct notes on how I use these in my classroom. The reason being, every one has different kiddos with different needs. Most of these activities will be

used during centers while some of them will be independent work. So, use them the best way you see fit!

I will continue making units like this one that compliment the Journey’s- 2014 Edition (2nd grade). Be on the look out in the

future!

If you have any questions or concerns about this unit, please don’t hesitate to email me at onebrightclassroom@gmail.com.

Thanks for your purchase and Happy Reading!

-Lauren

Sketch the VocabularyFrom Seed to Plant

VocabularyWord:

Definition: Sentence:Sketch the

Vocabulary Word:

grain

can be found on page G8

pod

can be found on page G11

soak

can be found on page G14

soften

can be found on page G14

Sketch the Vocabulary (pg. 2) From Seed to Plant

VocabularyWord:

Definition: Sentence:Sketch the

Vocabulary Word:

root

can be found on page G12

shoot

can be found on page G14

nutrition

can be found on page G10

tasty

can be found on page G16

Let’s Practice VocabularyDirections: Rewrite the sentence using a vocabulary word from the box in place of the underlined word or words. Remember to use capitalization and punctuation!

Name: ____________________

1. I am learning about food that is good for your health like vitamins in health class.

2. The ground will begin to get very wet after many hours of rain.

3. Mom said the part of the young plant that grows straight up from the seed has been ruined because I accidentally stepped on it.

4. The soft shell that holds seeds protects the seed from damage.

grain pod soak soften

root shoot tasty nutrition

Use the word box below to help you!

Let’s Practice Vocabulary-page 25. There was tiny particles, like a piece of sand sprinkled outside forthe birds.

6. Kam thought the new barbeque sauce was tasting good and with lots of flavor.

7. The cookie dough needs to become soft before we can eat it.

8. Did you know carrots are a part of the plant that is underground and soaks up water?

In the space below, draw a picture and write a sentence using at least two of your new vocabulary words.

Scavenger Hunt: words with au, aw, al, o, a

au

Directions: Using your reading book, look for words with au, aw, al, o, or a sound. Try to find 5 words with each sound. Then, on the back of this page use one word from each box in a sentence.

aw

al

0 a

Text and Graphic Features

Authors use text and graphic features to help the reader understand what they have

read.

These features often provide information that is not

included in the regular text.

Text and Graphic FeaturesName: ____________________________

Text or Graphic Feature

Page Number Purpose

Diagram 351

HighlightedWord

353

Illustration 355

Label 358

Text and graphic features help the reader better understand the text. Bold text and italics are examples of text features. Charts and photographs are examples of graphic features.

Text and Graphic FeaturesName: ____________________________

Text or Graphic Feature

Page Number Purpose

Text and graphic features help the reader better understand the text. Bold text and italics are examples of text features. Charts and photographs are examples of graphic features.

Text and Graphic FeaturesName: ____________________________

Text or Graphic Feature Purpose

Which Text/Graphic feature?

Page Number

This feature gives definitions of important vocabulary

351

photograph

This features shows the layout on the book and what can be

found in each chapter

303

title

Directions: Fill in the blanks on the table below. Be sure to use your Journeys reading book to help you recall the answers.

Cause and Effect:

cause:

cause:

cause:

effect:

Directions: Use the graphic organizer below to show the relationship between the causes and effect from the story.

Cause and Effect:

cause: effect:

Directions: Use the graphic organizer below to show the relationship between the causes and effect from the story.

effect:

effect:

Using ContextWhen you are reading, you may come across a word you donot know. Be sure to continue to read the sentence and use the pictures to help you better understand. Often, the other words and pictures will help give you a clue of what the unfamiliar word means. This is called using context.

1. The typhoon left a lot of damage to the houses in the town.

What does typhoon mean? How do you know?

2. The road was closed on our way to school, so we had to take an alternate route.

What does alternate mean? How do you know?

3. My oatmeal tasted bland so I put some brown sugar and butter in it.

What does bland mean? How do you know?

Directions: Read each sentence while paying special attention to the underlined word. Use the rest of the sentence to determine the meaning of the underlined word. Then answer the questions following each sentence.

Using Context- page 2

4. We didn’t have a grill at the cabin, so we bought a portable one to take back and forth.

What does portable mean? How do you know?

5. My mother reassured me that it was going to be ok, even if I didn’t make the cheerleading squad.

What does reassured mean? How do you know?

6. My brother won the arm wrestling match but was taunting me about it afterwards. So, my mom told him to go to time-out.

What does taunting mean? How do you know?

Compare the Texts

After Reading both From Seed to Plant and Super Soil, compare the text features used in each. How are they the same? How are they different? Use the graphic organizer below to help you.

Name:

From Seed to Plant: Super Soil:

Both:

Comprehension Questions: From Seed to Plant Name: __________________

1. What is the yellow powder that the stamen makes called? Where in the story did you find this information?

2. How do the illustrations help you understand the story better?

4. Look on page 359. Explain what germination is based on what you read from the text.

3. What are 3 causes for the seeds to travel to other places?

Opinion Writing Piece: Pretend your principal would allow you to plant any plant (flowers or crops) in a huge school garden What would you plant? Why?

Remember to include the following:• Introduce the topic• State you opinion

• Give reasons that support your opinion• Use linking words like because, and, or also in order to connect your

reasons to your opinion• Provide a concluding statement

What Plant Would You Plant?

Narrative Writing Piece: Tell about a time when you helped something grow. What did you do? How did you take care of it?

Remember to include the following:• Include details that describe your actions,

thoughts, and feelings• use temporal words to show order (examples: first, next, then, finally)

• Provide a sense of closure

Helping Something Grow

Informative/Explanatory Writing Piece: Using the “From Seed to Plant Project” pages from your reading book (pg. 362-364), explain what to do in order to get a bean plant to grow.

Remember to include the following:• Introduce the topic

• Use facts and definitions to develop your points• Provide a concluding statement

Growing a Bean Plant

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