Theme for each
Lesson: / What is a perfect pet like? / What are some things that families like to do
together? / What do pets need to be healthy and happy? / How do good friends act? / How is a school like a community?
Week 1 / Week 2 / Week 3 / Week 4 / Week 5
Reading: (Journeys) / Lesson 1
TE pp. T1- T95 / Lesson 2
TE pp. T97- T193 / Lesson 3
TE pp. T195- T291 / Lesson 4
TE pp. T293- T393 / Lesson 5
TE pp. T395- T497
Anchor Text / Henry and Mudge
(Realistic Fiction) / My Family
(Informational) / Dogs
(Informational) / Diary of a Spider
(Humorous Fiction) / Teacher’s Pet
(Realistic Fiction)
Connected Text / All in the Family
(Informational)
Compare Text (RI.2.9) / Family Poetry
(Poetry)
Compare Text (RI.2.9) / Helping Paws
(Informational)
Compare Text (RI.2.9) / A Swallow and a Spider
(Fable)
Compare Text (RL.2.9) / See Westburg by Bus!
(Informational) Compare Text (RI.2.9)
Vocabulary / Oral Vocabulary:
Alphabetical Order (L.2.2e) / Oral Vocabulary:
Using a Glossary (L.2.4e) / Oral Vocabulary:
Multiple Meaning Words
(L.2.4a, L.2.4e) / Oral Vocabulary:
Context Clues (L.2.4a) / Oral Vocabulary:
Base Words and Endings:
‐ed, ‐ing (L.2.4c)
Targeted Vocabulary (ELL) / curly, straight, floppy, drooled, weighed, stood, rowed, collars / remembered, porch, crown, spend, stuck, visit cousin,
piano / canned, chews, clipped, coat, hairy, litter, mammals, stayed / insects, dangerous, scare,
sticky, rotten, screaming,
breeze, judge / wonderful, noises, quiet, sprinkled, share, noticed, bursting, suddenly
High Utility Words / hug, licked, pets, pointed, searched, dog, puppy / dance, paint, play, sing, game, piano / animal, food, mother, sleep, small, dog, puppies / drill, faraway, practice, safety, wind, fly, spider, web / disappeared, lucky, neighbor, special, still, chicken
Text- Based Comprehension / Target Skill:
Sequence Read Aloud (SL.2.2) / Target Skill:
Compare and Contrast (RL. 2.9) / Target Skill:
Author’s Purpose (RI.2.6) / Target Skill:
Cause and Effect (RL.2.4) /
Target Skill:
Story Structure (RL 2.5)
Comprehension Strategy / Target Strategy: Infer/Predict (RL 2.7) / Target Strategy:
Question (RI 2.1) / Target Strategy:
Analyze/Evaluate (RI 2.1) / Target Strategy:
Summarize (RI 2.6) / Target Strategy:
Visualize (RI 2.7)
Research and
Media Literacy (Speaking/Listening) / Holding a Conversation
(SL.2.6, L.2.3a, L 2.6) / Ask and Answer Questions
(SL.2.3, L.2.3a) / Share an Experience
(SL.2.4) / Brainstorming
(SL.2.1b) / Finding Information
(SL.2.2, RI.2.1)
Listening Comprehension / Read Aloud (SL.2.2) / Read Aloud (SL.2.2) / Read Aloud (SL.2.2) / Read Aloud (SL.2.2) / Read Aloud (SL.2.2)
Foundational Skills Phonemic Awareness and Fluency / Accuracy: Word Recognition
(RF.2.4b)
Model with Read Aloud / Words in Connected Text:
(RF.2.4b)
Model with Read Aloud / Accuracy: Self‐Correct (RF.2.4c)
Model with Read Aloud / Intonation: (RF.2.4b)
Model with Read Aloud / Phrasing: Punctuation
(RF.2.4b)
Model with Read Aloud
PHONICS WORD/WORK / Week 1 / Week 2 / Week 3 / Week 4 / Week 5
Spelling / Short Vowels: a, i (L.2.2d) / Short Vowels: o, u, e (L.2.2d) / Long vowels: a, i (L.2.2d) / Long vowels: o,u,e (L.2.2d) / Consonant Blends: r, l, s
(L.2.2d)
High Frequency Words / around, be, five, help, next, or, take, until, walked / bring, children, comes, do, family, like, make, those, use, with / city, full, no, other, places, put, school, sing, think, this / by, cheer, could, hello, mind, hundred, play, read / both, cold, eat, find, green, little, long, says, table, we
WRITING
Writing Focus / Narrative: Sentences that
Tell a True Story (W.2.3) / Narrative: Friendly Letter
(W.2.3) / Narrative: Sentences that
Describe (W.2.3) / Narrative Writing: True Story
(W.2.3) / Narrative Writing: True Story (W.2.3)
Grammar / Subjects and Predicates (L.2.1f) / Simple Sentences (L.2.1f) / Types of Sentences:
Statements and Questions (L.1.1j) / What is a Noun? (L.K.1b) / Singular and Plural Nouns
(L.1.1c)
GUIDED READING:
Skills Groups / ·  Sequence of events
·  Infer/Predict / ·  Compare/Contrast
·  Question / ·  Author’s Purpose
·  Evaluate / ·  Cause and Effect
·  Summarize / ·  Story Structure
·  Visualize
Journeys Literacy Center: (Flip Charts)
Comprehension/Fluency / Time It!
Decodable Reader:
The Picnic Ants- T8 / Camila’s Family
Decodable Reader:
The Funny Hat Contest- T104 / A Boy and his Dog
Decodable Reader:
City Ride- T202 / Act It Out!
Decodable Reader:
A Bed of Roses- T300 / Time It!
Decodable Reader:
The Stop and Spend Sale- T402
Word Study / Build Words- T8 / Make Context Cards- T104 / Sort Words- T202 / Say Sounds and Words- T300 / Sort Words-T402
Think and Write / New Friends- T9 / Family Party- T105 / Family Party- T105 / Spider and Fly- T301 / Animals, Animals- T403
Integrated Topic
(Suggested Resources) / Animal Traits / Family Traits / Life Science / Social Relationships / Community
USOE Standard / Science:
Standard 4- Objective 1 / Social Studies:
Standard 1- Objective 1 / Life Science:
Standard 4- Objective 2 / Social Studies:
Standard 1- Objective 1 a,b / Social Studies:
Standard 3- Objective 1a
Shared Reading
(Library Picture Book) / Animal Families
by: Peter and Connie Roop
by: Peter and Connie Roop / The Relatives Came
by: Cynthia Rylant
By: Cynthia Rylant / Rosie: A Visiting Dog’s Story
by: Stephanie Calmenson
by: Stephanie Calmenson / Henry B. Wigglebottom Learns
We Can All Get Along
by: Howard B. Wigglebottom / Maps and Journeys
by: Kate Petty
Literacy Skill / Compare Text (RL.2.9) / Poetry (RL.2.4) / Informational (RI.2.6) / Fables (RL.2.2) / Realistic Fiction (RI.2.7)
ReadWorks.org / From Calf to Camel
Chicks Grow Up / A Gold Sheep
Moka the Little Golden Dog / Many Kinds of Dogs
Amazing Animal Helpers / Alyssa Wears a Bow Tie
Oh Nuts! / How to Draw a Map
Learn About Maps
Optional Writing
Activity / Draw and write about a “made up” animal. / Write a letter to someone in
your family. / Write one way an animal can help a person. / Write about a time you helped a friend. / Draw a map of your
bedroom and write about it.
JOURNEYS RESOURCES:
(Ongoing Throughout
Unit 1) / JOURNEYS COMMON CORE WRITING HANDBOOK
JOURNEYS LITERACY CENTERS
JOURNEYS TEACHERS RESOURCE NOTEBOOK
JOURNEYS WRITE SMART
JOURNEYS READING TOOL KIT / Journeys Leveled/Decodable Readers
Journeys Vocabulary Readers
READERS NOTEBOOK
JOURNEYS WRITE IN READER
JOURNEYS PROGRESS MONITORING / Literacy Centers (Word Study, Think and Write, Comprehension and Fluency)
GRAB AND GO BOX (Lesson Resources organized by week)
Kate Kinsella Templates (website)
Journeys Audio Hub
Other OPTIONAL Resources: / Narrative Organizer
Compare/Contrast Organizer
District Writing Rubrics
www.kidsa-z.com/ Starfall.com / www.uen.org
CBL
www.readingrockets.org
FCRR
/ www.teachers.net
www.kids.gov
www.commoncore.scholastic.com
/ Words Their Way
Kate Kinsella Templates (website)
www.academicvocabulary.weebly.com
www.scottsboro.org
Theme for each
Lesson: / What are animal
homes like? / What can you learn from planting a garden? / How can some storms be dangerous? / How can stories help you learn a lesson? / What is special about animals that live in the ocean?
Week 1 / Week 2 / Week 3 / Week 4 / Week 5
Reading (Journeys) / Lesson 6
TE pp. T1- T97 / Lesson 7
TE pp. T99- T199 / Lesson 8
TE pp. T201- T297 / Lesson 9
TE pp. T299- T393 / Lesson 10
TE pp. T401- T501
Anchor Text / Animals Building Homes
(Informational) / The Ugly Vegetables
(Realistic Fiction) / Super Storm
(Informational) / How Chipmunk Got His
Stripes (Folktale) / Jellies: The Life of a Jellyfish (Informational)
Connected Text / Whose Home is This?
(Informational)
Compare Text (RI.2.9) / They Really Are GIANT!
(Informational)
Compare Text (RI.2.9) / Weather Poems
(Poetry)
Compare Text (RI.2.9) / Why Rabbits Have Short Tails (Traditional Tale)
Compare Text (RI.2.9) / Splash Photography
(Informational)
Compare Text (RI.2.9.)
Vocabulary
Targeted Vocabulary (ELL)
High Utility Words
Text- Based Comprehension / Target Skill: / Target Skill: / Target Skill: / Target Skill: / Target Skill:
Comprehension Strategy / Target Strategy: / Target Strategy: / Target Strategy: / Target Strategy: / Target Strategy:
Research and
Media Literacy (Speaking/Listening)
Listening Comprehension
Foundational Skills: Phonemic Awareness and Fluency /
PHONICS WORD/WORK / Week 1 / Week 2 / Week 3 / Week 4 / Week 5
Spelling
High Frequency Words
WRITING
Writing Focus
Grammar
GUIDED READING
Skills Groups
Journeys Literacy Center: (Flip Charts)
Comprehension/Fluency
Word Study
Think and Write
Integrated Topic
(Suggested Resources)
USOE Standard / Life Science:
Standard 4- Objective 1a / Science:
Standard 1- Objective 2d / Life Science:
Standard 4- Objective 2 a, b / Earth Science:
Standard 2- Objective 2 / Life Science:
Standard 4- Objective 1
Shared Reading
(Library Picture Book) / “
Literacy Skill
ReadWorks.org text
Optional Writing
Activity
JOURNEYS RESOURCES:
(Ongoing Throughout
Unit 2) / JOURNEYS COMMON CORE WRITING HANDBOOK
JOURNEYS LITERACY CENTERS
JOURNEYS TEACHERS RESOURCE NOTEBOOK
JOURNEYS WRITE SMART
JOURNEYS READING TOOL KIT / Journeys Leveled/Decodable Readers
Journeys Vocabulary Readers
READERS NOTEBOOK
JOURNEYS WRITE IN READER
JOURNEYS PROGRESS MONITORING / Literacy Centers (Word Study, Think and Write, Comprehension and Fluency)
GRAB AND GO BOX (Lesson Resources organized by week)
Kate Kinsella Templates (website)
Journeys Audio Hub
Other OPTIONAL Resources: / Narrative Organizer
Compare/Contrast Organizer
District Writing Rubrics
www.kidsa-z.com/ Starfall.com / www.uen.org
CBL
www.readingrockets.org
FCRR
/ www.teachers.net
www.kids.gov
www.commoncore.scholastic.com
/ Words Their Way
Kate Kinsella Templates (website)
www.academicvocabulary.weebly.com
www.scottsboro.org
Theme for each
Lesson: / How can people and animals help each other? / What are different ways to enjoy music? / How are some schools different from each other? / How can you communicate in different ways? / Why is it important to follow safety rules?
Week 1 / Week 2 / Week 3 / Week 4 / Week 5
Reading (Journeys) / Lesson 11
TE pp. T1- T97 / Lesson 12
TE pp. T100- T191 / Lesson 13
TE pp. T194- T289 / Lesson 14
TE pp. T292- T387 / Lesson 15
TE pp. T389- T493
Anchor Text / Click, Clack, Moo: Cows that Type (Humorous Fict.) / Ah, Music!
(Informational) / Schools Around the World
(Informational) / Helen Keller
(Biography) / Officer Buckle and Gloria
(Humorous Fiction)
Connected Text / Talk About Smart Animals!
(Informational)
Compare Text (RI.2.9) / “There’s a Hole in the Bottom
of the Sea” (Song)
Compare Text (RI.2.9) / An American School
(Informational)
Compare Text (RI.2.9) / Talking Tools
(Informational)
Compare Text (RI.2.9) / Safety at Home
(Reader’s Theatre))
Compare Text (RI.2.9)
Vocabulary
Targeted Vocabulary (ELL)
High Utility Words
Text- Based Comprehension / Target Skill: / Target Skill: / Target Skill: / Target Skill: / Target Skill:
Comprehension Strategy / Target Strategy: / Target Strategy: / Target Strategy: / Target Strategy: / Target Strategy:
Research and
Media Literacy (Speaking/Listening)
Listening Comprehension
Foundational Skills: Phonemic Awareness and Fluency
PHONICS WORD/WORK / Week 1 / Week 2 / Week 3 / Week 4 / Week 5
Spelling
High Frequency Words
WRITING
Writing Focus
Grammar
GUIDED READING
Skills Groups
Journeys Literacy Center: (Flip Charts)
Comprehension/Fluency
Word Study
Think and Write
Integrated Topic
(Suggested Resources)
USOE Standard / Social Studies:
Standard 3- Objective 2
Reading: RI.2.5 / Social Studies: Standard 3
ELA Standards: W2.7 & SL.2.4
Music: 2.M.CO.1 / Social Studies:
Standard 2- Objective 2 a,b / Social Studies:
Standard 1- Objective a,b,c
ELA Standard: SL.2.4 / Social Studies:
Standard 2- Objective 1
Shared Reading
(Library Picture Book) / “
Literacy Skill
ReadWorks.org text
Optional Writing
Activity
RESOURCES: (Ongoing Throughout Unit 3) / JOURNEYS COMMON CORE WRITING HANDBOOK
JOURNEYS LITERACY CENTERS
JOURNEYS TEACHERS RESOURCE NOTEBOOK
JOURNEYS WRITE SMART
JOURNEYS READING TOOL KIT / Journeys Leveled/Decodable Readers
Journeys Vocabulary Readers
READERS NOTEBOOK
JOURNEYS WRITE IN READER
JOURNEYS PROGRESS MONITORING / Literacy Centers (Word Study, Think and Write, Comprehension and Fluency)
GRAB AND GO BOX (Lesson Resources organized by week)
Kate Kinsella Templates (website)
Journeys Audio Hub
Other OPTIONAL Resources: / Narrative Organizer
Compare/Contrast Organizer
District Writing Rubrics
www.kidsa-z.com/Starfall.com / www.uen.org
CBL
www.readingrockets.org
FCRR
/ www.teachers.net
www.kids.gov
www.commoncore.scholastic.com
/ Words Their Way
Kate Kinsella Templates (website)
www.academicvocabulary.weebly.com
www.scottsboro.org
Theme for each
Lesson: / How can helping others make you feel good? / Why is it important to keep trying even if something is difficult to do? / Why are reading and writing important? / How are signs helpful? / What makes someone a hero?
Week 1 / Week 2 / Week 3 / Week 4 / Week 5
Reading (Journeys) / Lesson 16
TE pp. T1-T99 / Lesson 17
TE pp. T101-T199 / Lesson 18
TE pp. T202-T299 / Lesson 19
TE pp. T301-T399 / Lesson 20
TE pp. T401-T503
Anchor Text / Mr. Tanen’s Tie Trouble
(Realistic Fiction) / Luke Goes to Bat
(Realistic Fiction) / My Name is Gabriela
(Biography) / The Signmaker’s Assistant
(Humorous Fiction) / Dex:The Heart of a Hero
(Fantasy)
Connected Text / The Jefferson Daily News
(Informational)
Compare Text (RI2.9) / Jackie Robinson
(Information/Biography)
Compare Text (RI2.9) / Poems About Reading and Writing (Poetry- RL2.10 )
Compare Text (RI2.9) / The Trouble with Signs
Compare Text (RI2.9) / Heroes Then and Now
(Biography)
Compare Text (RI2.9)
Vocabulary
Targeted Vocabulary (ELL)
High Utility Words
Text- Based Comprehension / Target Skill: / Target Skill: / Target Skill: / Target Skill: / Target Skill:
Comprehension Strategy / Target Strategy: / Target Strategy: / Target Strategy: / Target Strategy: / Target Strategy:
Research and
Media Literacy (Speaking/Listening)
Listening Comprehension
Foundational Skills: Phonemic Awareness and Fluency
PHONICS WORD/WORK / Week 1 / Week 2 / Week 3 / Week 4 / Week 5
Spelling
High Frequency Words
WRITING
Writing Focus
Grammar
GUIDED READING
Skills Groups
Journeys Literacy Center:(Flip Charts)
Comprehension/Fluency
Word Study
Think and Write
Integrated Topic
(Suggested Resources)
USOE Standard / Social Studies:
Standard 2- Objective 1c / Social Studies:
Standard 2- Objective 1a,b,c,d / Social Studies:
Standard 1- Objective 1 & 2
Standard 2- Objective 2a / Social Studies:
Standard 3- Objective 1a / Social Studies:
Standard 2- Objective 1a
Shared Reading
(Library Picture Book) / “
Literacy Skill
ReadWorks.org text
Optional Writing Activity
RESOURCES: (Ongoing Throughout Unit 4) / JOURNEYS COMMON CORE WRITING HANDBOOK
JOURNEYS LITERACY CENTERS
JOURNEYS TEACHERS RESOURCE NOTEBOOK
JOURNEYS WRITE SMART
JOURNEYS READING TOOL KIT / Journeys Leveled/Decodable Readers
Journeys Vocabulary Readers
READERS NOTEBOOK
JOURNEYS WRITE IN READER
JOURNEYS PROGRESS MONITORING / Literacy Centers (Word Study, Think and Write, Comprehension and Fluency)
GRAB AND GO BOX (Lesson Resources organized by week)
Kate Kinsella Templates (website)
Journeys Audio Hub
Other OPTIONAL Resources: / Narrative Organizer
Compare/Contrast Organizer
District Writing Rubrics
www.kidsa-z.com/Starfall.com / www.uen.org
CBL
www.readingrockets.org
FCRR
/ www.teachers.net
www.kids.gov
www.commoncore.scholastic.com
/ Words Their Way
Kate Kinsella Templates (website)
www.academicvocabulary.weebly.com
www.scottsboro.org