1. Higher order questions
Lesson Topic(s): Reading
Second Grade
Week of: 2/11-2/15
Objectives: Students will use context clues to find meaning in unknown words.
TEKS:2.3b questions, 2.3C reread, 2.5B context for meaning, 2.14C sequencing, 2.3A predictions, 2.15A directions
ELPS: C4G increased comprehension, C4I demonstrate skills such as summarizing,
Essential Question: What strategies can I use to find the meaning of unknown words?
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Lesson Plan
Discuss vocabulary words. Read Tiny Seed. Make vocabulary page in journal with definitions and pictures.
Reading Rotation
Read Tiny Seed and discuss
Mini lesson:
Context Clues
Mini Lesson: Summary of a text
Practice vocabulary. Read the story p. 202
Discuss word meanings in context and text features in an article.
Comprehension assessment on the story. Skill check on
Fantasy/Reality.
Vocabulary
Burst
Drifts
Desert
Drowns
Gently
Neighbor
Antonym
Synonym
Character
Structure
Reread
Prefix
Suffix
Summary
Beginning
Middle
End
Problem
Character trait
Higher order questions
What predictions about the text can we make with the vocabulary words?
ELP: personal dictionary
What strategies can you use to find the meaning of an unknown word?
ELP: graphic organizer
Explain the important parts of a good summary.
ELP: think, pair, share
Analyze how words affect the meaning of the sentence. Use synonyms and antonyms to explain.
ELP: think aloud
How does visualizing help you understand the story?
ELP: journal notes
Assessment Strategy
Journal page and worksheet.
Rotation-Word work 1, Word work 2, RTS, Word work 3, Teacher group
Chart the unknown words and use context clues to find meaning.
Rotation- Word Work 1, Word work 2, RTS, Word work 3, Teacher group
Using graphic organizers to summarize a
story.
Present to class.
Use context clues to answer questions about a given text.
Students will do RTI as needed to reinforce skills.

2. Lesson Topic(s): Rotations/ELPs
Second Grade
Week of: 1/28-2-1
Objectives: Students will use context clues to find word meaning.
TEKS:2.3b questions, 2.3C reread, 2.5B context for meaning, 2.14C sequencing, 2.3A predictions, 2.15A directions
ELPS: C4G increased comprehension, C4I demonstrate skills such as summarizing, ,
Essential Question: Use context clues to find meaning.
Word Work Spelling
Word Work Reading
Read to Self/Partner
Writing
Guided Reading
Plan
Students will work on spelling sort using patterns from our phonics.
Students will use spelling words in sentences.
Students will practice reading skills that go along with the mini lesson that week.
Students will practice using vocabulary words in different situations.
Using a book of their choosing students will read and respond with a partner.
Students will use a writing convention in practice. It could be in journals or to turn it.
Students will work on the grammar convention for the week.
Meet with the teacher. Using a text I provide, they will practice comprehension skills.
ELP activity
Cloze sentence activity
Word sorts
Word analysis
Comprehension strategies-Sequencing
Partner reading
Hi-Lo Readers
Sentence mark up or coding
Grammar instruction
Literature circles
QAR-question, answer, respond
I will
Allow processing time to complete assignment.
Provide visual cues and materials to go with the content.
Allow wide range of text.
Grade level appropriate writing tasks.
Allow grade level support to reading comprehension.
They will
Word sort
Sentence page
Vocabulary page
Skill practice
Read high interest text with understanding.
Grammar page
Journal entry
Writing story
Read and discuss appropriately.