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Macmillan McGraw-Hill TREASURES READING SERIES
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SECOND GRADE UNIT 4 TREASURES
Week 1
TREASURESUNIT 4 Second Grade- Splish Splash Animal Baths
Focus/ Essential Learning
Web Address
Activity Name
Activity
Skills Gained
Phonemic Awareness
http:// www.starfall.com/n/ control-ar/ar/ load.htm?f
Car Race
Read along/listen to interactive book
Hearing and identifying Rcontrolled A words
Phonemic Awareness
http:// www.starfall.com/n/ control-or/or/ load.htm?f
My Horse Glory
Read along/listen to interactive book
Hearing and identifying Rcontrolled O words
Phonics
http:// www.starfall.com/n/ make-a-word/ control-ar/load.htm?f
Make Rcontrolled A words
Create R-controlled A words with drag/drop word game
Identifying, decoding, and comprehending Rcontrolled A words
Phonics
http:// www.starfall.com/n/ level-a/learn-to-read/ load.htm?f
Make Rcontrolled O words
Create R-controlled O words with drag/drop word game
Identifying, decoding, and comprehending Rcontrolled O words
Phonics
http:// www.starfall.com/n/ picture-hunt/controlor/load.htm?f
Picture Hunt Rcontrolled O words
Students find R-controlled O words in a picture hunt
Identifying, decoding, and comprehending Rcontrolled O words
Phonics
Phonics RControlled A words Rhyming
Page 67”Car Race” of Starfall Writing Journal I
Identifying, decoding, and comprehending Rcontrolled A words
Phonics
Phonics Rcontrolled O words Rhyming
Page 73 “My Horse Glory” of Starfall Writing Journal I
Identifying, decoding, and comprehending Rcontrolled O words
Week 1
TREASURESUNIT 4
Focus
Second Grade- Splish Splash Animal Baths
Web Address
Activity Name
Activity
Skills Gained
Phonics/ Comprehension
Match Rcontrolled O words to pictures
Page 76 of Starfall Writing Journal I
Identifying, decoding, and comprehending Rcontrolled O words
Comprehension
Silly Sentence with Rcontrolled O words
Page 77 of Starfall Writing Journal I
Identifying, decoding, and comprehending Rcontrolled O words
Vocabulary
http:// lexipedia.com
Lexipedia visual dictionary/ thesaurus
Type in a vocabulary to search and learn word relationships
Vocabulary and comprehension building
Comprehension /Science
http://arkive.org
Arkive
Students can explore animals from around the world through video, photos, and text.
Research and understanding of animals.
Promethean Web Activity
Students will brainstorm and fill in a web about Animal Needs
Vocabulary and comprehension building
Comprehension
Week 2
TREASURESUNIT 4 Second Grade- Goose’s Story
Focus/ Essential Learning
Web Address
Activity Name
Activity
Skills Gained
Phonemic Awareness
http:// www.starfall.com/n/ control-r/r/ load.htm?f
Surfer Girl
Read along/listen to interactive book
Hearing and identifying Rcontrolled vowels E, I, and U words
Phonics
http:// www.starfall.com/n/ make-a-word/ control-r/load.htm?f
Make Rcontrolled E, I U words
Create R-controlled E, I, U words with drag/drop word game
Identifying, decoding, and comprehending Rcontrolled E, I, U words
Phonics
http:// www.starfall.com/n/ sorting/r-controlled/ load.htm?f
Word Sorting
Students sort words with R-controlled vowels
Identifying, decoding, and comprehending Rcontrolled E, I, U words
Spelling
http:// spellingcity.com/ ktenkely
Spelling rcontrolled words
Students spell words with R-controlled vowels er, ir, ur
Spelling er, ir, ur words
Comprehension
http:// reading.ecb.org/ student/index.html
Generate Questions (Students drag question mark into the book)
Students learn how to generate questions to aid comprehension of text, seek information, and solve problems during reading. They will watch a video example and practice.
Students will ask questions to understand what they are reading.
Comprehension
http:// reading.ecb.org/ downloads/ qu_Questioning.mp3
Generate Questions Song
A song that teaches students how to use questioning in reading.
Students learn to generate questions to understand reading.
Week 2
TREASURESUNIT 4
Focus
Second Grade- Goose’s Story
Web Address
Activity Name
Activity
Skills Gained
Phonics
R-Controlled words worksheet
Page 79 of Starfall Writing Journal I
Identifying, decoding, and comprehending Rcontrolled vowels as in “bird”
Writing
R-controlled words worksheet
Page 80 of Starfall Writing Journal I: Writing with r-controlled e, i, u words
Comprehending and using R-controlled e, i, and u words in writing.
Vocabulary
http://lexipedia.com
Lexipedia visual dictionary/ thesaurus
Type in a vocabulary to search and learn word relationships
Vocabulary and comprehension building
Grammar
http:// www.safeshare.tv/v/ yBbhD2VZPQM
Helping Verbs video/song
Students watch the video and listen to the song about the helping verbs.
Students identify and use helping verbs.
Comprehension
www.arkive.org
Arkive Animal search
Students search and learn about animal survival.
Building background knowledge about animal survival.
Week 3
TREASURESUNIT 4 Second Grade- A Way to Help Planet Earth
Focus
Web Address
Activity Name
Activity
Skills Gained
Phonics
http:// www.bbc.co.uk/ schools/ wordsandpictures/ longvow/poems/ flash/fpoem7.shtml IWB (with speakers)
Animated Poem “oo” vowel pattern
Students watch and listen to a poem with the “oo” vowel pattern. Students can then do a sound search or find the word in a game using the Promethean.
Listening for, identifying, and decoding the “oo” vowel.
Questioning
http:// reading.ecb.org/ student
Questioning (Drag the question mark into the book)
Students complete an interactive activity to learn how to generate questions during reading. Struggling readers can click on the speaker to have the text read to them.
Students ask questions about the text and the author’s intentions and seek information to clarify and extend their thinking before, during, and after reading.
Center Activity
Vocabulary
http://lexipedia.com
Lexipedia visual dictionary/ thesaurus
Type in a vocabulary to search and learn word relationships
Vocabulary and comprehension building
Grammar
N/A (Bingo Cards see attached)
Irregular verbs with variant vowels Bingo
Read the present tense of each word. Students mark the word that is the past tense irregular verb that matches.
Students recognize irregular verbs with variant vowels.
Comprehension
www.arkive.org
Arkive Animal search
Students search and learn about animal survival.
Building background knowledge about animal survival.
Week 3
TREASURESUNIT 4 Second Grade- A Way to Help Planet Earth
Focus
Web Address
Activity Name
Activity
Skills Gained
Comprehension Strategies: Questioning
http:// reading.ecb.org/ downloads/ qu_Questioning.mp3 IWB (with Speaker)
Questioning song.
Students listen to a song that teaches them the questioning reading comprehension strategy.
Students learn how the questioning reading strategy works.
Comprehension /Build background knowledge
http:// www.scholastic.com/ growgreen/ virtualforest/
Grow Green
Students go through a variety of environments (home, school, store, and park) and make decisions that will help the environment.
Students learn about helping the planet to build background knowledge for this weeks reading.
Center Activity/IWB
Comprehension /Build background knowledge
http://starfall.com (Click on “Earth Day�) Center Activity
Everyday is Earth Day (Starfall)
Students learn about items that can be recycled. Students drag plastic, cans, and trash into the appropriate bins.
Students learn about recycling to build background knowledge for this weeks reading.
Comprehension /oral language
http:// activities.macmillan mh.com/ OralLanguageActivit ies/main1.php? activityID=396
Activity 1: Help the Planet
Students learn about pollution and catch pictures of pollution that hurt the planet earth. (Partner language activity)
Students learn about pollution and discuss ways to prevent with a partner.
Center Activity with a Partner
Week 3
TREASURESUNIT 4 Second Grade- A Way to Help Planet Earth
Focus
Web Address
Activity Name
Activity
Skills Gained
Comprehension /oral language
http:// activities.macmillan mh.com/ OralLanguageActivit ies/main1.php? activityID=397 Center Activity with a partner
Activity 2: Help the Planet
Students find ways to stop pollution by matching pictures with pollution.
Students learn about pollution and discuss ways to prevent with a partner.
Spelling
http:// spellingcity.com/ ktenkely Center Activity
Spelling City
Students play a variety of games to practice their variant vowel spelling words with “oo” and “ou”
Variant vowels “oo” and “ou”.
Week 4
TREASURESUNIT 4 Second Grade- Super Storms
Focus
Web Address
Activity Name
Activity
Skills Gained
Spelling
http:// spellingcity.com/ ktenkely Center Activity
Spelling City
Students play a variety of games to practice their variant vowel spelling words with “oo” and “ou”
Variant vowels “oo” and “ou”.
Phonics
http:// www.bbc.co.uk/ schools/ wordsandpictures/ longvow/poems/ flash/fpoem7.shtml Center Activity/IWB
The Man in the Moon Poem
Students read and listen to a poem with the variant vowel “oo”. After reading/listening to the poem students can perform a sound search and find the variant vowel “oo” words.
Students listen to and identify variant vowel “oo”.
Oral Language Building/ Comprehension
http:// activities.macmillanm h.com/ OralLanguageActivit ies/main1.php? activityID=398 Center Activity
Super Storms: Activity 1
Students work with a partner to put together an emergency bag for stormy weather.
Expressing ideas orally to a partner about the necessary items to pack an emergency bag for a storm.
Comprehension
http:// activities.macmillanm h.com/ OralLanguageActivit ies/main1.php? activityID=399 Center Activity
Super Storms: Activity 2
Students work through a variety of activities to learn about weather occurrences.
Students build background knowledge about weather for the reading this week and make connections to what they have read.
Comprehension Strategy
http:// www.philtulga.com/ Prediction.html IWB whole class activity/Center activity with a partner
Make Predictions
Students click on squares to reveal parts of a picture. Students try to predict what the picture is of by uncovering the fewest amount of squares.
Students look for clues to make predictions.
Week 4
TREASURESUNIT 4 Second Grade- Super Storms
Focus
Web Address
Activity Name
Activity
Skills Gained
Comprehension
http:// teach.fcps.net/talk/ lesson_display.asp? lessonID=87
Making Predictions story.
Students view a series of pictures taken from an online story. They make predictions about what the story will be about. Students read the online story to find out if their predictions were right.
Students practice making predictions about a story before reading.
Control a Tornado
Students adjust the funnel width and air pressure to control a tornado and find out what kind of destruction can occur.
Students build background knowledge about how tornados work for the reading this week.
National Geographic Forces of Nature: Tornado/ Hurricane/ Earthquake
Students learn about various forces of nature caused by wild weather. Students can virtually create a tornado, a hurricane, or an earthquake.
Students build background knowledge about wild weather for the reading this week.
Visuwords online graphical dictionary
Students type in a vocabulary word from the reading this week and are given a graphical representation of the word.
Students build understanding of word relationships and definitions.
IWB whole class activity/Center activity with a partner.
Comprehension /Building Background knowledge
http://whyfiles.org/ interactives/a2.html
Comprehension /Building Background knowledge
http:// environment.nation algeographic.com/ environment/ natural-disasters/ forces-ofnature.html? section=t
Center Activity/ IWB
Center Activity/ IWB
Vocabulary
http:// visuwords.com IWB
Week 5
TREASURESUNIT 4 Second Grade- Nutik the Wolf Pup
Focus
Web Address
Activity Name
Activity
Skills Gained
Spelling
http:// spellingcity.com/ ktenkely Center Activity
Spelling City
Students play a variety of games to practice their variant vowel spelling words with au and aw.
Variant vowels “au” and “aw”.
Phonics
http:// imagechef.com/ic/ word_mosaic
Word Mosaic
Students sort spelling words by spelling pattern “aw” or “au” and type the words into the correct letter combination.
Students identify variant vowels “au” and “aw”.
Visuwords online graphical dictionary
Students type in a vocabulary word from the reading this week and are given a graphical representation of the word.
Students build understanding of word relationships and definitions.
Words and Pictures Sandcastle vowels
Students choose to play the phonics game with aw/au/augh/al vowel phonemes. Students are given a word with the phoneme missing and must choose the correct phoneme to fill in the blank.
Students identify and decode variant vowels au, aw, augh, and al.
Whack a Word: Contractions
Students click on “Contractions” to play the contraction version of Whack a Word. Students choose the correct contraction on the alien.
Students identify and decode contractions.
Whole class activity or center activity.
Vocabulary
http:// visuwords.com IWB
Phonics
http:// www.bbc.co.uk/ schools/ wordsandpictures/ phonics/sandcastle/ flash/game.shtml
(see attached for examples and instructions)
Center Activity
Grammar
http:// www.iknowthat.com/ com/L3? Area=WackAWord Center Activity
Week 5
TREASURESUNIT 4 Second Grade- Nutik the Wolf Pup
Focus
Web Address
Activity Name
Activity
Skills Gained
Comprehensio n/oral language
http:// activities.macmillanm h.com/ OralLanguageActiviti es/main1.php? activityID=284
Activity 1: Nutik the Wolf Pup
Students drag the animal picture to the correct environment and discuss with a partner.
Students build background knowledge and demonstrate understanding of key concepts from this weeks reading.
Center Activity
Comprehensio n/oral language
http:// activities.macmillanm h.com/ OralLanguageActiviti es/main1.php? activityID=305 Center Activity
Activity 2: Nutik the Wolf Pup
Students discuss habitats and match animals with the right habitat.
Students build background knowledge and demonstrate understanding of key concepts from this weeks reading.
Comprehensio n/oral language
http:// activities.macmillanm h.com/ OralLanguageActiviti es/main1.php? selectionID=151 Slideshow IWB
Slideshow: Nutik the Wolf Pup
Students learn about animals and their habitats.
Students build background knowledge and demonstrate understanding of key concepts from this weeks reading.
Comprehensio n/background knowledge
http:// switchzoo.com/ games/ habitatgame.htm
Switcharoo Zoo, build a habitat.
Students build online habitats to meet animal needs.
Students build background knowledge and demonstrate understanding of key concepts from this weeks reading.
The Great Habitat Matchup: Magic School Bus
Students match the correct habitat with the animal.
Students build background knowledge and demonstrate understanding of key concepts from this weeks reading.
Center Activity
Comprehensio n/background knowledge
http:// www.scholastic.com/ magicschoolbus/ games/habitat/ habitat.htm Center Activity
Go to www.wordchef.com/ic/word_mosaic
1. Click on the “Initials” tab and type in the variant vowel combination “au” or “aw”
2. Choose a text and background color and a font. 3. Type in all of the words that follow the variant vowel pattern. 4. Click on “Preview” button to view the finished image.
5. If you want to use this image somewhere else, hold down the command key + shift + 4 to take a screen shot of the letters. The saved image will appear on your desktop and can be dragged into other applications.
For use with:
2nd Grade Week 3
VARIANT VOWELS B I N G O G A M E
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