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CKLA Unit 5: Second Grade Skills—Sir Gus


Focus:
Unit 5 introduces spelling alternatives for vowel sounds and the schwa sound. Students practice chunking phonemes as a means of reading multi-syllable words. They review grammar skills and learn about adjectives, as well as how to identify the subject and predicate in a complete sentence. Additionally, students continue to practice narrative writing by rewriting an ending to a story from their decodable Student Reader, Sir Gus.

Number of Lessons: 30

Lesson Time:
60 minutes each (Each lesson may be divided into shorter segments.)

Additional Search Terms:
reading and writing • decoding • phonics • spelling alternatives • grammar • listening and speaking

Language Arts Grade 2 English

Individual Resources

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CKLA Unit 5: Second Grade Skills—Sir Gus TEACHER GUIDE

This comprehensive Teacher Guide specifies learning objectives and provides background information, daily lesson plans, assessments, and other resources for teaching the Skills unit.

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CKLA Unit 5: Second Grade Skills—Sir Gus STUDENT WORKBOOK

Student Workbooks contain activity pages that provide practice or reinforcement of skills taught in the unit. Graphic organizers, assessment tasks, and take home activities are also included in the workbooks.

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CKLA Unit 5: Second Grade Skills—Sir Gus STUDENT READER

These 100% decodable texts provide children an authentic reading experience and reinforce their sense of success by eliminating the distraction of encountering untaught spelling patterns. The texts are written in the style of chapter books to inspire children to want to read more.