Second Nine Weeks KISD Language Arts/Social Studies Scope and Sequence Revised Summer 2006

Resources
6+1 Writing
Balanced Literacy Components
Daily Message
End of Year Reading Assessment Blueprint
Features of Nonfiction Texts
Guided Reading Fiction Format
Guided Reading Nonfiction Format
Kilgo Levels of Comprehension Questions / Literacy Centers
Nine Weeks Breakdown
Poetry in the Classroom
Chief Seattle’s Lesson
December Celebrations
Thanksgiving
Songs and Chants
Vocabulary Development
Word Wall Activities
Week 10
Physical Environment & Change / Week 11
Physical Environment & Change / Week 12
Physical Environment & Change / Week 13
Physical Environment & Change / Week 14
Physical Environment & Change
Shared Reading
Vocabulary Development
Guided Reading
Literacy Centers
Writing
Read Aloud
Phonological Awareness
District Assessments / Shared Reading
Vocabulary Development
Guided Reading
Literacy Centers
Writing
Read Aloud
Phonological Awareness
District Assessments / Shared Reading
Vocabulary Development
Guided Reading
Literacy Centers
Writing
Read Aloud
Phonological Awareness
District Assessments / Shared Reading
Vocabulary Development
Guided Reading
Literacy Centers
Writing
Read Aloud
Phonological Awareness
District Assessments / Shared Reading
Vocabulary Development
Guided Reading
Literacy Centers
Writing
Read Aloud
Phonological Awareness
District Assessments
Week 15
Physical Environment & Change / Week 16
Physical Environment & Change / Week 17
Physical Environment & Change / Week 18
Physical Environment & Change
Shared Reading
Vocabulary Development
Guided Reading
Literacy Centers
Writing
Read Aloud
Phonological Awareness
District Assessments / Shared Reading
Vocabulary Development
Guided Reading
Literacy Centers
Writing
Read Aloud
Phonological Awareness
District Assessments / Shared Reading
Vocabulary Development
Guided Reading
Literacy Centers
Writing
Read Aloud
Phonological Awareness
District Assessments / Shared Reading
Vocabulary Development
Guided Reading
Literacy Centers
Writing
Read Aloud
Phonological Awareness
District Assessments

Nine Weeks

Week

/ SS Unit /

Enduring Understanding

2nd / 10 / Physical Environment and Change / EU1 Maps and Globes show the locations and the characteristics of our world.
EQ1a. What are the characteristics of maps and globes?
EQ1b. What are the landforms and bodies of water that shape our earth?
EU2 There are concepts of time and chronology.
EQ2a. What are the concepts of time and chronology?
EQ2b. What tools are used to measure time and chronology?
EU3 People depend on the physical environment to meet their basic need.
EQ3a. What are natural resources?
EQ3b. How do we use natural resources to meet our basic needs?
EU4 Natural resources can change.
EQ4a. How does a natural resource develop into a product?
EQ4b. Why is it important to conserve resources?
EU5 Science and technology have changes our community.
EQ5a. How has science and technology changes the way we live?
EQ5b. What is the importance of science and technology in our community?
EU6 People settle in places where their basic needs can be met.
EQ6a. How do physical characteristics of places & regions affect people’s activities & settlement patterns?
EQ6b. What is the importance of basic needs for settlement?

SHARED READING WEEK 10 BACK *Skills should spiral from one week to the next.

ELA 2.8a Discuss meanings of words and develop vocabulary through meaningful/concrete experiences.

Poem: “Vacation” McGraw-Hill Sunflower, Unit 1, TE p. 68E

ELA 2.9c Retell or act out the order of important events in stories.
ELA 2.9f Make & explain inferences from texts such as determining important ideas & causes & effects, making predictions, & drawing conclusions.
ELA 2.11j Recognize the story problem(s) or plot.
ELA 2.12h Draw conclusions from information gathered.

Story: Tulip Sees America, About My Community, Harcourt Horizons, pp. 100-111
Reading Strategy, Personal Response Chart, Harcourt Horizons TE p. 110

Best Vacation Ever, McGraw Hill Sunflower Unit 1, TE pp. 71-89
Skills: McGraw Hill Sunflower Unit 1 TE, p. 85, “Main Idea”

McGraw Hill Sunflower Unit 1 TE, p. 86, “Retell the Story, Summarize”
McGraw Hill Sunflower Unit 1 TE, pp. 91 I-J, “Draw Conclusions”
SS 2.6a Identify major landforms and bodies of water, including continents and oceans, on maps and globes.
SS 2.18b Create written and visual material such as stories, poems, maps, and graphic organizers to express ideas.

About My Community, Harcourt Horizons pp. 97R-99A, “Unit 3 Looking at the Earth”

Begin by making a graphic organizer to prepare for content.
About My Community, Harcourt Horizons p. 127A, “Tulip’s Trip Across America”

GUIDED READING WEEK 10 BACK

ELA 2.6b Read regularly in instructional-level materials that are challenging but manageable (texts in which no more than approximately 1 in 10 words is difficult for the reader; a "typical" second grader reads approximately 70 wpm).
ELA 2.6c Read orally from familiar texts with fluency (accuracy, expression, appropriate phrasing, and attention to punctuation).

Meet with groups while other students rotate through centers.

VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT WEEK 10 BACK
Word Wall:
ELA 2.5c Recognize high frequency irregular words such as said, was, where and is.

Use word wall activities for the 5 new words.

Making Words:
ELA 2.5b Blend initial letter – sounds with common vowel spelling patterns to read words.

Choose a lesson from Making Words by Patricia Cunningham that is appropriate for your students.

Spelling:
ELA 2.16b Write with more proficient spelling of regularly spelled patterns such as consonant-vowel-consonant (CVC) (hop), consonant-vowel-consonant-silent -e (CVCe) (hope), and one-syllable words with blends (drop.)

Spelling and Vocabulary, Houghton Mifflin, Unit 8 pp. 66A-71
Skill: More Vowel-Consonant E

LITERACY CENTERS WEEK 10 BACK

ELA 2.10a Respond to stories and poems in ways that reflect understanding and interpretation in discussion (speculating, questioning) in writing, and
through movement, music, art, and drama.
ELA 2.1a Determine the purpose(s) for listening such as to get information, to solve problems, and to enjoy and appreciate.
ELA 2.1d Respond appropriately and courteously to directions and questions.
ELA 2.6c Recognize high frequency irregular words such as said, was, where, and is.
ELA 2.5a Decode by using all letter-sound correspondences within a word.
ELA 2.5b Blend initial letter – sounds with common vowel spelling patterns to read words.
ELA 2.14a Write to record ideas and reflections.
Continue using meaningful centers. A Social Studies station can be incorporated by using a variety of maps to locate different landforms, symbols, countries, cities, directions, etc. Example questions: “What is north of Texas?”; “What two oceans does the United States lie between?”; “What is the capital of Texas?”
WRITING WEEK 10 BACK
Daily Message or Student of the Week: See Resource links

TEKS for the Daily Message will depend on the skills you are working on with your students.

Shared Writing:
ELA 2.19d Use published pieces as models for writing.
ELA 2.17c Compose sentences with interesting, elaborated subjects.

Introduce how to keep a diary/journal of important events or places visited. Model how to record the places visited in Best Vacation Ever and Tulip Sees America in paragraph form. Complete a new entry every day with the students.

Independent Writing:
ELA 2.14a Write to record ideas and reflections.
ELA 2.14d Write in different forms for different purposes such as lists to record, letters to invite or thank, and stories or poems to entertain.
ELA 2.20b Record his/her own knowledge of a topic in various ways such as by drawing pictures, making lists, and showing connections among ideas.
SS 2.18b Create written and visual material such as stories, poems, maps, and graphic organizers to express ideas.

Students will keep a diary/journal of different places visited from the stories Best Vacation Ever and Tulip Sees America

Grammar:
ELA 2.5e Use structural cues to recognize words such as compound, base words, and inflections such as -s, -es, -ed, and –ing.

Language Arts, McGraw Hill p. 140 and p. 196
Skill: Action Verbs

Language Arts, McGraw Hill pp. 96-97
Skill: Compound Words

Handwriting:
ELA 2.15a Gain increasing control of aspects of penmanship such as pencil grip, paper position, stroke, & posture, & using correct letter formation, appropriate size, and spacing.

READ ALOUD WEEK 10 BACK

ELA 2.1a Determine the purpose(s) for listening such as to get information, to solve problems, and to enjoy and appreciate.
ELA 2.1e Listen responsively to stories and other texts read aloud, including selections from classic and contemporary works.
SS 2.6c Compare information from different sources about places and regions.

Teacher’s choice. Suggested titles: This is Your Land McGraw-Hill Leveled book, Dear Diary McGraw-Hill Leveled book, HH TE pp. 97J-97K

PHONOLOGICAL AWARENESS WEEK 10 BACK

ELA 2.5a Decode by using all letter-sound correspondences within a word.
ELA 2.5b Blend initial letter–sounds with common vowel spelling patterns to read words.
ELA 2.5c Recognize high frequency irregular words such as said, was, where, and is.
ELA 2.16b Write with more proficient spelling of regularly spelled patterns such as consonant-vowel-consonant (CVC) (hop), consonant-vowel-consonant-silent e (CVCe) (hope), and one-syllable words with blends (drop).
Phonics Lessons, Pinnell and Fountas, SP3 pp. 173-176, Learning the Silent E Pattern
Phonics Lessons, Pinnell and Fountas, SP4 pp 177-180, Learning Onsets and Rimes: -ame, -ate, -ake
Phonics Lessons, Pinnell and Fountas, SP5 pp. 181-184, Learning Onsets and Rimes: -ice, -ide, -ine
Phonics Lessons, Pinnell and Fountas, HF3 pp. 243-246, Learning High Frequency Words 3

DISTRICT ASSESSMENTS WEEK 10 BACK

To be completed by the end of the nine weeks:

Rigby Benchmark Assessments
6 + 1 Traits Writing sample

Nine Weeks

Week

/ SS Unit /

Enduring Understanding

2nd / 11 / Physical Environment and Change / EU1 Maps and Globes show the locations and the characteristics of our world.
EQ1a. What are the characteristics of maps and globes?
EQ1b. What are the landforms and bodies of water that shape our earth?
EU2 There are concepts of time and chronology.
EQ2a. What are the concepts of time and chronology?
EQ2b. What tools are used to measure time and chronology?
EU3 People depend on the physical environment to meet their basic need.
EQ3a. What are natural resources?
EQ3b. How do we use natural resources to meet our basic needs?
EU4 Natural resources can change.
EQ4a. How does a natural resource develop into a product?
EQ4b. Why is it important to conserve resources?
EU5 Science and technology have changes our community.
EQ5a. How has science and technology changes the way we live?
EQ5b. What is the importance of science and technology in our community?
EU6 People settle in places where their basic needs can be met.
EQ6a. How do physical characteristics of places & regions affect people’s activities & settlement patterns?
EQ6b. What is the importance of basic needs for settlement?

SHARED READING WEEK 11 BACK *Skills should spiral from one week to the next.

ELA 2.8a Discuss meanings of words and develop vocabulary through meaningful/concrete experiences.
ELA 2.8b Develop vocabulary by listening to and discussing both familiar and conceptually challenging selections read aloud.
ELA 2.10c Support interpretations or conclusions with examples drawn from text.

Poem: Teacher selects a poem and activities to use for the week.

ELA 2.12h Draw conclusions from information gathered.
ELA 2.11g Understand literary forms by recognizing and distinguishing among such types of text as stories, poems, and information books.
SS 2.6a Identify major landforms and bodies of water, including continents and oceans, on maps and globes.
SS 2.6c Compare information from different sources about places and regions.
SS 2.17e Interpret oral, visual, and print material by identifying the main idea, predicting, and comparing and contrasting.

Story: Zipping, Zapping, Zooming Bats, McGraw Hill Sunflower Unit 1, pp. 94-112
McGraw Hill Sunflower Unit 1 TE, p. 96, “Draw Conclusions Chart”
McGraw Hill Sunflower Unit 1 TE, p. 105, “Context Clues”
McGraw Hill Sunflower Unit 1 TE, p. 107, “Form Generalizations”
McGraw Hill Sunflower Unit 1 TE, p. 109, “Main Idea”
About My Community, Harcourt Horizons pp. 112-115, “Our Country’s Land”
Skill: Compare and Contrast two landforms and Drawing Conclusions
About My Community, Harcourt Horizons p. 115A, “Land Diorama”
Have students make a land diorama.

About My Community, Harcourt Horizons p. 115A, “What Am I?”
Students write riddles, giving clues about landforms. Then ask a question–“What am I?” (Drawing Conclusions)

VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT WEEK 11 BACK
Word Wall:
ELA 2.5c Recognize high frequency irregular words such as said, was, where and is.

Select 5 new words to place on the Word Wall. Incorporate activities to engage students in the learning of the words.

Making Words:
ELA 2.5b Blend initial letter – sounds with common vowel spelling patterns to read words.

Choose a lesson from Making Words by Patricia Cunningham that is appropriate for your students.

Spelling:
ELA 2.16b Write with more proficient spelling of regularly spelled patterns such as consonant-vowel-consonant (CVC) (hop), consonant-vowel-consonant-silent e (CVCe) (hope), and one-syllable words with blends (drop).

Spelling and Vocabulary, Houghton Mifflin, Unit 9 pp. 72A-77
Skill: Consonant Clusters

GUIDED READING WEEK 11 BACK

Change students’ groups as the instructional needs of your students change. Remember that guided reading groups should be very flexible.

LITERACY CENTERS WEEK 11 BACK

ELA 2.10a Respond to stories and poems in ways that reflect understanding and interpretation in discussion (speculating, questioning) in writing, and
through movement, music, art, and drama.
ELA 2.1a Determine the purpose(s) for listening such as to get information, to solve problems, and to enjoy and appreciate.
ELA 2.1d Respond appropriately and courteously to directions and questions.
ELA 2.6c Recognize high frequency irregular words such as said, was, where, and is.
ELA 2.5a Decode by using all letter-sound correspondences within a word.
ELA 2.5b Blend initial letter – sounds with common vowel spelling patterns to read words.
ELA 2.14a Write to record ideas and reflections.
Continue using meaningful centers.
WRITING WEEK 11 BACK
Daily Message or Student of the Week: See Resource links.

TEKS for the Daily Message will depend on the skills you are working on with your students.

Shared Writing:
ELA 2.14a Write to record ideas and reflections.
ELA 2.14b Write to discover, develop, and refine ideas.
ELA 2.14c Write to communicate with a variety of audiences.
ELA 2.14d Write in different forms for different purposes such as lists to record, letters to invite or thank, and stories or poems to entertain.
ELA 2.19d Use published pieces as models for writing.

6+1 Writing Notebook, blue pp. 134-136. “Voice” Choose at least one activity to use from these pages.
As a class, write captions for pictures in the social studies text using the trait of “Voice”. Remind the students that a caption should name what is in the picture and describe it. This activity will be used each day.

Independent Writing:
ELA 2.18a Generate ideas for writing by using prewriting techniques such as drawing and listing key thoughts.
ELA 2.18b Develop drafts.
ELA 2.18c Revise selected drafts for varied purposes, including to achieve a sense of audience, precise word choices, and vivid images.
ELA 2.18d Edit for appropriate grammar, spelling, punctuation, and features of polished writings.
ELA 2.19e Use available technology for aspects of writing, including word processing, spell checking, and printing.
ELA 2.18f Demonstrate understanding of language use & spelling by bringing selected pieces frequently to final form & "publishing" them for audiences.

Expressive Writing: Students will go through the writing process, focusing on the trait of voice, to write a riddle or poem about one kind of landform described in About My Community, Harcourt Horizons pp. 112-115, “Our Country’s Land.”

Grammar: ELA 2.17d Edit writing toward standard grammar and usage, including subject-verb agreement; pronoun agreement, including pronouns that agree in number; and appropriate verb tenses, including to be, in final drafts.

Language Arts, McGraw Hill pp. 142-143 and pp. 148-149
Skill: Past and Present Tense Verbs

READ ALOUD WEEK 11 BACK

Teacher’s choice.

PHONOLOGICAL AWARENESS WEEK 11 BACK

ELA 2.5a Decode by using all letter-sound correspondences within a word.
ELA 2.5b Blend initial letter–sounds with common vowel spelling patterns to read words.
ELA 2.5d Identify multisyllabic words by using common syllable patterns.
ELA 2.5e Use structural cues to recognize words such as compound, base words, and inflections such as -s, -es, -ed, and –ing.

Phonics Lessons, Pinnell and Fountas, WM2 pp. 277-280, Recognizing and Using Antonyms
Phonics Lessons, Pinnell and Fountas, WS8 pp. 331-334, Identifying Syllables in Words
Phonics Lessons, Pinnell and Fountas, WS9 pp. 335-338, Forming Plurals With –s and -es
Phonics Lessons, Pinnell and Fountas, WSA8 pp. 445-448, making Connections with Words that end the same

DISTRICT ASSESSMENTS WEEK 11 BACK

To be completed by the end of the nine weeks:

Rigby Benchmark Assessments
6 + 1 Traits Writing sample

Nine Weeks

Week

/ SS Unit /

Enduring Understanding

2nd / 12 / Physical Environment and Change / EU1 Maps and Globes show the locations and the characteristics of our world.
EQ1a. What are the characteristics of maps and globes?
EQ1b. What are the landforms and bodies of water that shape our earth?
EU2 There are concepts of time and chronology.
EQ2a. What are the concepts of time and chronology?
EQ2b. What tools are used to measure time and chronology?
EU3 People depend on the physical environment to meet their basic need.
EQ3a. What are natural resources?
EQ3b. How do we use natural resources to meet our basic needs?
EU4 Natural resources can change.
EQ4a. How does a natural resource develop into a product?
EQ4b. Why is it important to conserve resources?
EU5 Science and technology have changes our community.
EQ5a. How has science and technology changes the way we live?
EQ5b. What is the importance of science and technology in our community?
EU6 People settle in places where their basic needs can be met.
EQ6a. How do physical characteristics of places & regions affect people’s activities & settlement patterns?
EQ6b. What is the importance of basic needs for settlement?

SHARED READING WEEK 12 BACK *Skills should spiral one week to the next.