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Unit 2: Growing and Changing Time
Frame: 5 Weeks |
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ELA > Grade 2 > Unit 2 |
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Unit Description This unit helps students understand how things in our world change and grow. By exploring various cycles, we discover life growth and changes that happen every day. Students will study the phonics/spelling skills of short and long vowels, blends, long a (ay, ai), long i (igh,ie,y), and long o (o,oa,ow,oe) They will practice generating questions and summarizing. Comprehension skills used in this unit include drawing conclusions, sequencing, and making inferences. Writing practice includes how-to explanations, letters to friends, and writing prompts. Fluency practice involves pronunciation of words, tempo of text, intonation, and expression. |
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Everything in nature has a beginning and an ending. ·
It is our responsibility to protect our world. |
Essential Questions ·
How can we help protect our world? ·
Why do we need to protect our world? ·
How do we know when one cycle is ending and another beginning? |
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GLEs: 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12,
13, 15, 17, 18, 20, 23, 24, 26, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 35, 36, 38, 40, 43,
44, 45, 49, 50, 51, 52, 54 |
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Assessments ·
Unit
Assessments – Louisiana Comprehensive Curriculum (LCC) ·
Essential Skills Unit Checklist –
LCC ·
Oral
Presentation Performance Rubric ·
Paragraph
Performance Rubric ·
Plant Poster Assessment Rubric |
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