2nd Grade,, & 1ST NINE WEEKS Launching with Fiction / / Citizenship L/F1: Growing Readers & L/F2: Parts & Procedures L/F3 Readers Build Good Habits & L/F4 Readers Stay Engaged L/F5: Choosing Just Right Books & L/F6: Track Engagement L/F7: Readers Set Goals & L/F8: Shopping in Classroom Library L/F 9: Using Schema & L/F10: Read Aloud w/ Accountable Talk Pt. 1 Week 1 August 25-29 Week 2 September 1-5 Week 3 September 8-12 L1: A Writer s Life Proper Nouns L2: Introducing the Notebook Proper Nouns L3: Roles & Responsibilities Proper Nouns L4: The Writer s Job in Conferences Proper Nouns L5: Generating Ideas I: Collecting Ideas Proper Nouns Citizenship Citizenship Citizenship Citizenship Citizenship Student & Staff Holiday Begin IRL L12: Drafting Day 1 & L20: 6 Traits Word Choice Complete Simple L/F11: Making Connections & L/F12: Read Aloud w/ Accountable Talk Pt. 2 Generating Ideas L6: Mem. Moments or L7: Treas.& Keep. of L/F13: Parts of Fiction Story Pt. 1 & L/F14: Parts of Fiction Story Pt. 2 L8: Choosing an Idea & L20: 6 Traits Ideas of L/F15: Partner & L/F16: What to Do When Teacher is Pulling Small Group L10: Partnerships of L/F17: Understanding Characters & L/F18: Paying Attention to Characters Talk L11: Mapping Out Story & L20: 6 Traits - Organization of Citizenship Citizenship Citizenship Citizenship L/F19: Choosing What to Share with Your Partners S13: Breaking Words into Syllables L13: Drafting Day 2 & L20: 6 Traits - Sentence Fluency Complete Simple L/F20: Understanding Characters - Envisioning Sounds & Smells S14: Words with Double Consonants L14: Drafting Day 3 & L20: 6 Traits Voice Complete Simple L/F21: Partners Take Turns Making Decisions S15: Open & Closed Vowels L15: Revision I: Partner Talk Question, Compliment, & Comment Complete Simple S16: Taking Off Word Endings L16: Day 2, Add & Delete Details Complete Simple Citizenship Citizenship Citizenship Citizenship Citizenship
Week 4 2nd Grade,, & 1ST NINE WEEKS Launching with Fiction / PN & Letters / Citizenship & America September 15-19 Begins Convention Sentence Types & Ending Citizenship L/F22: Readers Revise Movies They Make & L/F23: Meaningful Partner Conversations Convention Sentence Types & Ending Citizenship (Constitution Day) L/F24: What to Do If We Lose Movie & L/F25: How to Have Partner Conversation BOY Sentence Types & Ending L/F26 Noticing Character Feelings & L/F27 Log Procedures BOY Sentence Types & Ending L/F28: Noticing Character Traits & L/F29: Engagement Inventory Day 1 Needs-Based Sentence Types & Ending Citizenship Citizenship Citizenship Week 5 September 22-26 Week 6 September 29 - October 3 L/F30: Noticing Details Time & Place & L/F31: Engagement Inventory Day 2 L17: Editing Checklist, Capitalize & Punctuate Spelling Core Words & vce L/F32: Setting: Envisioning Time & Place & L/F33: Sharing Thoughts w/ Partner L18: Editing Checklist - Spelling Spelling Core Words & vce L/F34: Setting & L/F35: Having Discussion about an Important Part L19: Publishing & L20: 6 Traits - Presentation Spelling Core Words & vce L/F36: Using Sticky Notes & L/F37: Bringing What You Know to Partner Conversation L19: Publishing & L20: 6 Traits - Presentation Spelling Core Words & vce Ends L/F38: Merging Books w/ Brain & L/F39: Chunk, Sum, & Picture Pt. 1 Celebration & Spelling Core Words & vce My America My America My America My America My America L/F40: Chunk, Sum, and Picture Part 2 L/F41: Sequence: Identifying Order of in Story L/F42: Story Problem L/F43: Readers Make Predictions & L/F44: Changing Predictions L/F45: Wrapping Up Story w/ Conflict Resolution Letter Letter Letter Letter Letter Common & Proper Nouns My America (American Indian Heritage Day) Common & Proper Nouns Common & Proper Nouns Common & Proper Nouns Common & Proper Nouns My America My America My America My America
2nd Grade,, & 1ST NINE WEEKS Launching with Fiction & Nonfiction / Letters & Response / America & Technology L/F46: Story Elements: Putting It Altogether L/F47: Retelling (Character s Name) L/F48: Retelling in Order L/F49: Retelling (Main ) L/F50: 21 st Century Tools for Week 7 October 6-10 Letter Letter Letter Letter Letter Editing Editing Editing Editing Editing My America My America My America My America My America L/F51: Test Talk: using Good Test Taking Strategies L/F52: Test Talk: Answering Questions (Text Evidence & Schema) L/F53: Test Talk: Story Elements L/F54: Celebrating and Growing Life Week 8 October 13-17 Student & Staff Holiday Response Response Response Response Months and Days Months and Days Months and Days Months and Days My America My America My America My America NF1: Setting Up Our Nonfiction Library NF2: Investigating Layout of Nonfiction Texts Checkpoint 1 NF3: NF w/ an Explaining Voice NF4: Sorting through Text Information NF5: Locating the Topic Sentence Week 9 October 20-24 Response Response Response Response Response Letter Parts Letter Parts Letter Parts Checkpoint 1 Letter Parts Letter Parts Technology Project Technology Project Technology Project Technology Project Technology Project
2nd Grade,, & Week 1 October 27-31 2ND NINE WEEKS Nonfiction & Test-Taking / Personal Narrative / Government NF6: Distinguish Important vs. unimportant Facts PN1: Introduction to Personal Narratives Subject-Verb Agreement NF7: Organizing our into Boxes and Bullets PN2: Elements of Personal Narratives Subject-Verb Agreement NF8: Retelling Your Text to Your Partner PN3: Mentor Texts Subject-Verb Agreement NF9: Partners Ask Each Other Questions to Gain Info PN4: Rereading the Notebook Small Moments Subject-Verb Agreement NF10: Sequencing Information in NF Texts PN5: Generating Ideas through Quicklist Subject-Verb Agreement Government Government Government Government Government NF11: Using Phases to Share NF Information NF12: Studying & Pictures in Nonfiction NF13: Tackling Pictures that Have No Text NF14: Nonfiction is a Two- Way Street NF15 Random Facts vs. Thinking & Responding Week 2 November 3-7 PN7: Story Behind the Picture or PN8: Fabric of Depth Time Order Transitions Government * Reread Notebook & Choose an Idea Time Order Transitions Government (Father of Texas Day) PN12: a Kernel Essay Time Order Transitions PN13: Getting Right to the Story Time Order Transitions PN15: Hooking Readers with Leads Time Order Transitions Government Government Government Week 3 November 10-14 PN16: Beginnings Draw a Picture Pronouns (Subject & Predicate) * Draft Personal Narrative Pronouns (Subject & Predicate) Checkpoint 2 PN17: Satisfying Endings Pronouns (Subject & Predicate) PN19: Adding Revision Bling with Sensory Details Checkpoint 2 Pronouns (Subject & Predicate) * Pronouns (Subject & Predicate) Government Government Government Government Government
2nd Grade,, & 2ND NINE WEEKS Test-Taking & Poetry / Personal Narrative & Poetry / Government & Geography Week 4 November 17-21 Begin IRL PN25: Using an Editing Checklist for Pronoun Usage PN25: Using an Editing Checklist for Pronoun Usage PN26: Publishing Decisions for Pronoun Usage PN26: Publishing Decisions for Pronoun Usage PN27: Celebrate & Reflect for Pronoun Usage Government Government Government Government Government Begins P1 Rereading Poetry for Deeper Understanding P2 Working through Structure of Poem P3 Dancing to the Rhythm of a Poem P4: Figuring out Tricky Words in Poems P5: Readers Notice Words in Poetry Week 5 December 1-5 Verb Tense Past & Present MOY Verb Tense Past & Present MOY Verb Tense Past & Present P1: Craft & Attributes of Poetry Verb Tense Past & Present * Verb Tense Past & Present Geography Geography Geography Geography Geography P6: Building Images through Sensory Language MOY MOY P7: All About Alliteration Ends P8: Checking for Understanding Week 6 December 8-12 P2: Unpacking Seed Ideas from Everyday Objects P3: Poets Paint Word Pictures Using 5 Senses P4: Poets Study Well-Crafted Poems Verb Tense - Future Verb Tense Future Verb Tense Future P5: Growing Poems from Seed Ideas MOY Editing * Verb Tense - Future Geography Geography Geography Geography Geography
2nd Grade,, & 2ND NINE WEEKS Poetry & Traditional Lit / Poetry & Folktales, Fables, Fairy Tales / Geography & Technology Week 7 December 15-19 P9: Identifying Main Message in Poem P10: Making Inferences in Poetry End IRL P11: Presenting Poetry through Interpretation * Draft Poetry * Draft Poetry P11: Poetry Rubric P12: Poetry w/ Fluency & Expression P12: Publish & Celebrate Poetry P13: Literal & Nonliteral Language in Poetry P12: Publish & Celebrate Poetry Singular Nouns Singular Nouns Singular Nouns Singular Nouns Singular Nouns Geography Geography Geography Geography Geography TL1 Characteristics of Traditional Literature TL2 Envisioning Setting Part 1 & TL3: Envisioning Setting Part 2 TL4: Envisioning to Understand Characters TL5: Envisioning to Understand Character Feelings Week 8 January 5-9 Student & Staff Holiday FFF1: Immersion: Folktales, Fables, & Fairy Tales, Oh My! FFF2: Immersion: Folktale FFF3: Immersion: Fairy Tale FFF4: Immersion: Fable Plural Nouns Plural Nouns Plural Nouns Plural Nouns Geography Geography Geography Geography TL6: Getting Hooked on Story s Problem TL7: Problem & Resolution: A Perfect Match TL8: Determining Important TL9: Comparing Different Versions of Traditional Lit. Week 9 January 12-16 FFF5: Immersion: Be a Teller of Tales FFF6: Generating Ideas: Animals Are People, Too FFF7: Generating Ideas: Retell a Favorite Tale FFF8: Generating Ideas: Tell a Magic Tell FFF9: Generating Ideas: Heroes Need Villains Inserting Details Inserting Details Inserting Details Inserting Details Inserting Details Technology Project Technology Project Technology Project Technology Project Technology Project
2nd Grade,, & Week 1 January 19-23 3RD NINE WEEKS Traditional Lit & Fiction / Folktales, Fables, Fairy Tales / Environment Student & Staff Holiday TL10: Understanding Lesson in a Fable FFF10: Consider a Conflict Adjectives Checkpoint 4 TL11: Word Meaning-Multiple Meaning Words FFF11: Pick a Tale with Purpose Adjectives TL12: Word Meaning-Prefixes and Suffixes FFF12: Strive for a Strong Setting Checkpoint 4 Adjectives FFF14: Drafting I Once Upon a Tale Adjectives Our Environment Our Environment Our Environment Our Environment FC1: Preparing for a Fiction Story FC2: Getting to Know Characters FC3: How Will Character Solve Problem FC4: Using Chunk, Sum, & Picture to Retell Story FC5: Following Character Through Chapters Week 2 January 26-30 FFF15: Drafting II Tales of Adventure Adjectives - Articles FFF16: Drafting III Happy Endings Adjectives Articles FFF17: I - Similes in Action Adjectives Articles FFF18: II Add Local Flavor Adjectives Articles * Adjectives - Articles Our Environment Our Environment Our Environment Our Environment Our Environment FC6: our Predictions FC7: Looking for the Unexpected FC8: Using Text Evidence to Understand Character FC9: I Did Not Expect the Character to Do That! FC10: Monitoring Character s Development Week 3 February 2-6 FFF19: III Add Expressive Pictures FFF20: Editing I A Capital Idea FFF21: Editing II Telltale Words FFF22: Publishing Title Your Tale * Adverbs - Time Adverbs Time Adverbs Time Adverbs Time Adverbs - Time Our Environment Our Environment Our Environment Our Environment Our Environment
Week 4 2nd Grade,, & 3RD NINE WEEKS Fiction & Lit NF / Folktales, Fables, Fairy Tales & Procedural / Environment, Technology February 9-13 FC11: Discussing Your Character with a Partner Publishing FC12: How Did Resolving Problem Change My Character? Publishing Checkpoint 5 FC13: What Can I Learn From My Character FFF23: I Reflecting on My Work Adverbs - Manner Adverbs Manner Adverbs Manner FC14: Character Analysis Test Talk Celebration Checkpoint 5 Adverbs Manner FC15: Celebrating Characters * Adverbs - Manner Our Environment Our Environment Our Environment Our Environment Our Environment Literary Nonfiction Literary Nonfiction Literary Nonfiction Literary Nonfiction Week 5 February 16-20 Student Holiday PW1: Introduction to Procedural Technology Project PW2: Hopscotch into Ideas Technology Project PW3: How Have Authors Done It? Technology Project PW4: Step By Step Technology Project Literary Nonfiction Literary Nonfiction Literary Nonfiction Literary Nonfiction Literary Nonfiction Week 6 February 23-27 PW5: Think and Tell Time & Chronology PW6: S-l-o-w Drafting Time & Chronology PW6: S-l-o-w Drafting Time & Chronology PW7: Sketches Support the Words Time & Chronology PW8: Adding Transition Words Time & Chronology
2nd Grade,, & 3RD NINE WEEKS Lit NF & Nonfiction / Procedural & Feature Article / Community Literary Nonfiction Literary Nonfiction Literary Nonfiction Checkpoint 6 Literary Nonfiction Literary Nonfiction Week 7 March 2-6 PW9: Warning: Revision Word Choice PW10: Edit for - Parentheses Word Choice PW10: Edit for - Parentheses Word Choice * Publication Word Choice * Celebration & Checkpoint 6 Word Choice Informational Resources Informational Resources Informational Resources Informational Resources Informational Resources NF 16 Exploring NF with New Eyes NF17 Using Headings to Make Predictions NF18 Retelling in an Experts Voice NF19 Using Topic & Finding Big Ideas NF20 Summarizing Nonfiction Week 8 March 16-20 FA1: Feature Article Genre Traits FA3: Collecting Intriguing Ideas FA4: Becoming an Expert on My Topic FA7: Developing Research Questions FA8: Organizing Yourself for Research - Fast Facts Folder Inserting Details Inserting Details Inserting Details Inserting Details Inserting Details Primary Sources Primary Sources Primary Sources Primary Sources Primary Sources NF21: Strategies for Figuring Out Tricky Words NF 22: Using Text Features to Tackle Tricky Words NF23: Asking Questions & Finding Answers NF24: Inference: Adding to What Text Says NF25: Searching for Meaning in Graphics Week 9 March 23-27 FA10: Finding Right Resources Deleting Off-topic Details FA11: Citing Sources of Information Deleting Off-topic Details FA13: Gathering Information for My Research Deleting Off-topic Details FA13: Gathering Information for My Research Deleting Off-topic Details FA14: Thinking about Structure Deleting Off-topic Details
2nd Grade,, & 4TH NINE WEEKS Nonfiction & Book Clubs / Feature Article/ Community Week 1 March 30 April 3 NF26: Using Keywords to Interpret Question Stems FA15: Capturing Readers Attention NF27: Nonfiction Research: Know More FA16: Putting Notes into My Own Words Checkpoint 7 NF28: Nonfiction Research: Variety of Sources FA17A: Draft Adding Details NF29: Nonfiction Research: Authors Purpose FA17B: Draft Text Features Checkpoint 7 Student & Staff Holiday NF30: NF Clubs: Getting Started NF31: NF Clubs: What Are We For? NF32: NF Clubs: Talking 1 Idea NF33: NF Clubs: Comparing & Contrasting Texts NF34: NF Clubs: Preparing for NF Celebration Week 2 April 6-10 FA18: Refining My Draft Editing with a Checklist FA19: Publishing FA19: Publishing FA20: Celebration & Through the Arts Through the Arts Through the Arts Through the Arts Through the Arts Book Clubs Book Clubs Book Clubs Book Clubs Book Clubs Week 3 April 13-17 PNP1: 6 Traits of Exemplar Compositions Sentence Structure PNP2: Connecting Life Experiences to Prompt Sentence Structure PNP3: Plan Prompt-Based Personal Narrative Sentence Structure PNP3: Plan Prompt-Based Personal Narrative Sentence Structure PNP4: Moving from Pre-writing Plan to First Draft Sentence Structure Cultural Celebrations Cultural Celebrations Cultural Celebrations Cultural Celebrations Cultural Celebrations
2nd Grade,, & 4TH NINE WEEKS Book Clubs / Personal Narrative Prompt / Community, Economics Book Clubs Book Clubs Checkpoint 8 Book Clubs Book Clubs Book Clubs Week 4 April 20-24 PNP4: Moving from Pre-writing Plan to First Draft PNP5: Revise First Draft with 6 Traits PNP5: Revise First Draft with 6 Traits PNP6: On the Spot Editing Checkpoint 8 New Prompt PNP2: Connecting Life Experiences to Prompt Science & Technology Science & Technology Science & Technology Science & Technology Science & Technology Begin IRL Week 5 April 27 - May 1 PNP3: Plan Prompt-Based Personal Narrative Parts of Speech Economics: Goods & Services PNP4: Moving from Pre-writing Plan to First Draft Parts of Speech Economics: Goods & Services PNP5: Revise First Draft with 6 Traits Parts of Speech Economics: Goods & Services PNP6: On the Spot Editing Parts of Speech Economics: Goods & Services Celebration & Parts of Speech Economics: Goods & Services Begins Week 6 May 4-8 EOY EOY * * Spelling Spelling Spelling Spelling Spelling Economics: Earning, Spending & Saving Economics: Earning, Spending & Saving Economics: Earning, Spending & Saving Economics: Earning, Spending & Saving Economics: Earning, Spending & Saving
2nd Grade,, & 4TH NINE WEEKS Drama / Book / Economics & Technology EOY EOY Drama Ends Drama Week 7 May 11-15 * * B1: Hunting Treasures in Favorite Books EOY & Editing B2: Examining Book s Economics: Where People Work & Live Economics: Where People Work & Live Economics: Where People Work & Live Economics: Where People Work & Live Economics: Where People Work & Live Drama Drama Drama Drama Drama Week 8 May 18-22 B3: Choosing a Compelling Book B4: Capturing the Story in a Nutshell B5: Using Memorable Book Quotes or Scenes B6: Applying Persuasive Techniques B7: Planning & Drafting the Book Prepositions Prepositions Prepositions Prepositions Prepositions Economics: Producers & Consumers Economics: Producers & Consumers Economics: Producers & Consumers Economics: Producers & Consumers Economics: Producers & Consumers Drama Drama Drama Drama Week 9 May 25-29 Student & Staff Holiday B8: Refining the Book B9: On the Spot Editing B10: Ready, Set, Publish! B10: Ready, Set, Publish! Prepositions Prepositions Prepositions Prepositions Technology Project Technology Project Technology Project Technology Project
2nd Grade,, & 4TH NINE WEEKS Drama / Book / Service Project Drama Drama Drama Celebrate Week 10 June 1-5 B10: Ready, Set, Publish! Reinforce Application of Language Celebration & Reinforce Application of Language Celebration & Reinforce Application of Language Celebration & Reinforce Application of Language Professional Day Service Project Service Project Service Project Service Project