2nd Grade
Week _6__ / Topic Traits from Parents
Pages 36-37
Day 1 & 2 / Topic Follow the Herd
Pages 38-39
Day 3 & 4 / Topic –Compare & Contrast
Pages 40-41
Day 5
ELD Focus
Conjunctions
Vocabulary / Traits
FUNCTIONS -6.16 Compare and contrast characteristics- 6.17 –Compare and contrast actions / Elephants, nature reserve, Sumbura National Reserve
Beginning
To combine-and, both or / Traits draw pictures of a Mother and child – and a tree and a flower and label traits with the students.
Draw physical characteristics / Draw a map of Africa for the students to copy.
Both elephants and zebras live on nature reserves in Africa. / Watch a video on Nature Reserves in Africa =5.18 Make & report observations
Early
Intermediate
To explain- because
To contrast – but
To show cause and effect – so, because / The sunflower has a seed and the tree has a seed.
Both the flower and the tree grow seeds. So since both have seeds they have similar traits. / Lewis is a wild elephant that lives on a nature reserve because he will be safe.
Lewis and other animals live on the nature reserve to be safe from hunters.
So, nature reserves were created because animals weren’t safe or couldn’t find enough to eat. / Use page 40 to write some Compare and Contrast sentences=6.16 Compare and contrast characteristics
Intermediate/EA
To explain-not only/but also/although
To contrast- however, either/or ,neither/nor yet
To show cause& effect- therefore / Not only is a baby like his mom because he has ______,______
___, and ______.
However, the baby is not the same as their parents because ______
______. / Not only does Lewis live on the Samburu Reserve but also do other animals like zebras and giraffes where they are given enough to eat.
Sometimes the elephants roam into areas that are not safe because Samburu is only 64 square miles big however the scientists bring the elephants back to Samburu. / Use page 40 to write some Compare and Contrast sentences=6.16 Compare and contrast characteristics
Early Advanced
Advanced
Such as, whenever, as soon as, whether or whereas / Animals and plants get many traits from their parents. Whether these traits help them live in their environment or survive temperature changes they are important for survival. For example, some animals have wings and can fly away from danger. / Save the Elephants Foundation works to save the elephants whenever they can and they put special collars on their necks to track the elephants. As soon as the scientists figure out why the elephants wander they will be able to construct better reserves for them to live in. / Use page 40 to write some Compare and Contrast sentences.
Grammatical Form-Conjunctions Function-to combine,to contrast, to show cause and effect
Talking Cards
A B
1. The sunflower has a seed and 1. the tree has a seed.
2. Both the flower and 2. the tree grow seeds.
3. Both elephants and zebras live 3. on nature reserves in Africa
4. Animals and plants get 4. many traits from their parents.
5. A trait for the turtle can be 5. a shell to protect itself.
6. A trait for a bird could be 6. wings which help it fly.
7. Animals and plants get many traits 7. from their parents.
8. Sometimes the elephants roam 8. because Samburu is only 64 square
into areas that are not safe miles big.
9. Save the Elephants Foundation 9. works to save and study the elephants
10. Elephants and zebras are both 10. endangered animals to be saved.