Verb Matchmakers

A 5-day second-grade ELA unit focused on standard 2.RI.4 (determining word meanings in informational texts). The first two days explore citizenship and community roles, while the final three days dive into the states and properties of matter, integrating vocabulary detective strategies like context clues and visual aids.

Explores how physical matter changes, focusing on terms like mix, dissolve, reversible, and irreversible. Students synthesize their word detective skills in a cumulative unit review and comprehension assessment.

A Day 5 cumulative standard-based ELA 2.RI.4 assessment. Features a short science reading passage about mixtures and physical changes, with aligned multiple-choice and written-response questions.

A 3-lesson early literacy and oral communication unit where students step into the shoes of paleontologists. Students master high-frequency vocabulary, decode simple texts, and present their findings using structured sentence frames.

Dives deeper into the states of matter, focusing on how temperature affects physical states (e.g., melt, freeze, temperature, heat). Students practice using context clues in cause-and-effect structures.

A Day 4 student practice worksheet focusing on temperature, states of matter (solid, liquid), melt, and freeze. Uses a cause-and-effect layout to build comprehension.

A 5-day English Language Development unit designed to scaffold identifying main ideas and supporting details for Entering (Level 1) and Emerging (Level 2) multilingual learners using highly visual, themed, and scaffolded resources.

Introduces the concept of matter and properties (e.g., solid, liquid, gas, property, texture). Students practice locating sensory and descriptive adjectives in scientific texts to determine material properties.

A Day 3 student graphic organizer and practice sheet focusing on the words matter, property, and texture. Includes a science-focused context-clue search and a property sketch activity.

A highly supportive home learning bundle designed for parents, offering step-by-step guidance, clear visual guides, and student activities for both triple-digit mathematics and analytical reading comprehension.

Explores the vocabulary of civic duties, laws, and rules (e.g., law, government, respect). Students practice using text features (bold words, glossaries, captions) to locate and confirm word meanings.

A Day 2 student worksheet focusing on civic vocabulary (law, government, respect). Students practice using text features like bold print, captions, and a glossary to define words.