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Question of the Week: What can we learn by exploring different communities?Concepts: Recognize that communities can be different; identify characteristics of the city and country; describe the characteristics of their own communities.

1 Grade 2 • Unit 1

CONNECT: Form & Function WRITE: Daily Writing CHECK: Progress Monitoring

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WEEK

KEY

P/Q = Prompt or Question

CELDT Levels

B = Beginning/Level 1 EI = Early Intermediate/Level 2 I = Intermediate/Level 3 EA = Early Advanced/Level 4 A = Advanced/Level 5

ObjectivesTo introduce and discuss concepts and vocabulary related to exploring communities.Use: Student Book, pp. 22–23.

To have children use words to discuss whether their community is in a city or in the country.

To have children write a sentence(s) about a country community.

ELD Standard R: Apply knowledge of content-related vocabulary to discussions and reading.

DAY 1Concept & Vocabulary Development

P/Q Is our community in a city or the country? How do you know?

Lesson Vocabulary for the Week

(* = Academic Vocabulary)

city*, country*, friends, community*, crops, busy, different, field, skyscraper

Content Vocabulary

buildings, farms, roads, streets, quiet

P/Q Write a sentence about a country community. Have children use the Shared Description Map to say a sentence about a city or country community.

• Acitycommunityhas______.

• Acountrycommunityhas______.

Compile an illustrated vocabulary list of student generated ideas for children to use as reference.

Skill Check: Practice Book, p. 5

B Itisina______. B Ithas______.

EI Itisina______with______. EI Itisinthe______.Ithas______.

I Our______isina______.Ithas______. I A______inthe______has______.

EA Our______isina______with______.The______are______.

EA A______inthe______has______.The______have______.

A Our______isina______with______and______.

A A______inthe______has______with______.

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Grade 2 • Unit 1 Question of the Week: What can we learn by exploring different communities?Concepts: Recognize that communities can be different; identify characteristics of the city and country; describe the characteristics of their own communities.

CONNECT: Form & Function WRITE: Daily Writing CHECK: Progress Monitoring1WEEK


Objectives

To teach children the short vowel sounds for a, e, i, o, u.

To have children use words with a short vowel sound.

To have children write a sentence about animals you find in the country.

ELD Standard R: Recognize sound/symbol relationships and basic word-formation rules in phrases, simple sentences, or simple text.

DAY 2Word Analysis

P/Q What is the city like in summer? Lesson Vocabulary

hot, city, summer, skunks, sun

Content Vocabulary

country, night, crowded, mop, pen, bat, sink, duck

[Add words to the lists that children generate.]

P/Q What animals might you see in the country? Have children recall city and country communities.Together,writelistsofthingsthat have short vowel sounds, such as shops, hens, pigs, and buses. Ask children to tell about things they might see in the city.Thenhavethemtellaboutwhattheymight see in the country.


B Itis______. B Icansee______.

EI Thestreetsare______. EI Imightsee______inthe______.

I Thestreetsare______inthe______. I Imightsee______at______inthe______.

EA Inthe______,thestreetsare______and______.

EA Atnightthe______goesdown.Imightsee______.

A Inthe______inthe______,thestreetsare______and______.

A Whenthe______goesdownat______inthe______,Imightsee______.





Objectives

To teach words that describe people. To help children understand character and setting in a story.Use: Student Book, pp. 24–25.

To have children use describing words to tell how they feel when they visit the country.

To have children write a sentence(s) describing a character.

ELD Standard W: Write simple sentences appropriate for language arts and other content areas (e.g., math, science, social studies.)

DAY 3Comprehension Skills & Strategies

P/Q How do you feel when you visit the country? Lesson Vocabulary

happy, excited, helpful, sad, cheerful, character, setting

Content Vocabulary

country, visit, vacation, farm

P/Q Read the passage on page 25. What can you tell about the character of Lucy?

Have children reread the passage on page 25. Have them write what they can tell about the country setting.


B Iam______. B Sheis______.

EI Ifeel______. EI Lucyis______.

I Iam______whenIgotothecountry. I Lucyis______onthefarm.

EA Ifeel______whenI______thecountry. EA Lucyworksonthe______.Sheis______.

A Ifeel______whenIgoon______tothe______.

A Lucyis______whensheworksonthe______.





Objectives

To teach identifying complete sentences.Use: Student Book, p. 26.

To have children discuss how to make a complete sentence from a sentence fragment.

To have children write a complete sentence about their own community.

ELD Standard LC: Produce independent writing that may include some inconsistent use of capitalization, periods, and correct spelling.

DAY 4Grammar & Conventions

P/Q What is the difference between a complete sentence and a fragment?

Lesson Vocabulary

complete sentence, period, question mark, exclamation point, thought, fragment

P/Q Add to the fragment to write a complete sentence about your community.

Ask children to exchange sentences they wrotefor“YourTurn”andtelltheirpartner:

• “Yoursentences[do/notuse]endwithaperiod.”

• “Yoursentences[do/not]beginwithacapital letter.


B Asentencetellsa______. B in the country [ It is in the country.]

EI A______tellsa______. EI live in the country [ I live in the country.]

I A______tellsa______.A______doesnot. I my community in the country [ My community is in the country.]

EA A______tellsa______andhasa______attheend.A______doesnot.

EA farms with crops [ In my community, there are farms with crops.]

A A______doesnottella______.Atellsa______andhasa______,a______,ora______attheend.

A in my community [ In my community, there are farms with many different crops.]





Objectives

To guide children to express their understanding of weekly concepts.Use: Student Book, p. 27.

To have children use vocabulary learned this week to discuss what they can learn by exploring different communities.

To have children write one or two sentences about what they can learn by exploring different communities.

ELD Standard R: Demonstrate internalization of English grammar, usage, and word choice by recognizing and correcting errors when speaking or reading aloud.

DAY 5Writing

P/Q Discuss a different community you want to explore.

Display, review, and refer to all the vocabulary and vocabulary charts generated this week.

Children refer to charts, vocabulary lists, and sentence frames used this week and manipulate vocabulary and language structures to produce writing by relating ideas.

P/Q What can we learn by exploring different communities?

Have children build fluency by reading their completed writing to partners or the class.


B Iwanttoexplorethe______.Itisdifferentfromthe______.Theyhave______.

B Child writes one basic sentence with support.

EI Iwanttoexploreacommunityinthe______.The______isdifferentfromthe______.Theyhave______and______.

EI Child writes one basic sentence and includes some concept vocabulary.

I Iwanttoexploreacommunityinthe______.The______isdifferentfromthe______whereIlive.Inthe______,theyhavemany______with______and______.

I Child writes one or two basic sentences and includes some concept vocabulary.

EA Iwouldliketoexplorea______inthe______withmyfriends.The______is______fromthe______whereIlive.Inthe______,theyhavemany______with______and______.

EA Child writes one or two well-constructed sentences and includes most concept vocabulary.

A Iam______to______a______inthe______withmy______.The______is______fromthe______whereIlive.Inthe______,theyhavemany______with______and______.

A Child writes two or three well-constructed sentences and includes most concept vocabulary.


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