Second Grade Teaching Guidelines Notes
Week 1
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Monday Foundation Skills
Foundation Skills
Shake Hands with Me, p. 30
Rock, Rap, Tap & Learn CD, track 9
Evaluate
Capitals
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F, E, D, P, B, R, N, , p. 47
Favorite Activity
Number Review, p. 51
d, p. 165
Favorite Activity
5
, i, e, p. 165
Favorite Activity
6
l, k, y, p. 165
Favorite Activity
7
j, p. 165
Favorite Activity
8
p, r, n, p. 165
Favorite Activity
9
m, h, b, p. 165
Favorite Activity
10
h, b, p. 165
Favorite Activity
11
f, q , p. 165
Favorite Activity
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Favorite Activity, p. 165
c, o, s, v, w, p. 165 t, a, p. 165 Favorite Activity
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Tuesday
x, z, p. 165
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Dd + words with d, p. 67 Voices, p. 65 Number , p. 141 U + words with , p. 71 Laser Letters, p. 56 Number , p. 143 Words Rhymes, p. 75 Number 7, p. 145 j + words with j, p. 79 Rock, Rap, Tap & Learn CD, track 19 Number , p. 147 p + words with p, p. 82 Diver Letters’ School, p. 61
m + words with m, p. 85 Letter Story, p. 59
Letters Turn h into b, p. 88
f + words with f, p. 92 Letter Story, p. 58
x + words with x, p. 96 Rock, Rap, Tap & Learn CD, track 15
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Second Grade Teaching Guidelines Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Foundation Skills
Foundation Skills
Foundation Skills
Stomp Your Feet, p. 33
Picking Up My Pencil, p. 37 Posture, Paper & Grip, p. 32
Rock, Rap, Tap & Learn CD, track 1
Capitals
Capitals
Capital Review, p. 50
H, K, L
U, V, W, X, , Z, p. 48
C, O, Q, S, A, , T, , p. 49
Favorite Activity, p. 165
Favorite Activity, p. 165
Cc, Oo, Ss, Vv, Ww, p. 62 Rock, Rap, Tap & Learn CD, track 16
t + words with t, p. 63 Letter Story, p. 59
a + words with a, p. 66 Voices, p. 65
Number , p. 139 g + words with g, p. 68
Number , p. 140
Letter Story, p. 58
Words Magic c Silly Spelling Words, p. 69
i + words with i, p. 72 Laser Letters, p. 56
e + words with e, p. 73 Letter Story, p. 58
Letters Letter Size & Place, p. 74
Number , p. 144
The Hand Activity, p. 54
k + words with k, p. 77 Letter Story, p. 58
y + words with y, p. 78 Rock, Rap, Tap & Learn CD, track 15
l + words with l, p. 76 Air Writing, p. 55
Sentences Punctuation, p. 70
Number , p. 142
Number , p. 146 Words Singular & Plural, p. 80
Paragraph Little Dog, p. 81
Numbers Math Problems, p. 149
Number 0, p. 148 r + words with r, p. 83 Diver Letters’ School, p. 61
n + words with n, p. 84 Air Writing, p. 55
Numbers & Digit Numbers, p. 150
h + words with h, p. 86 Diver Letters’ School, p. 61
b + words with b, p. 87 Letter Story, p. 58
Numbers & Digit Numbers, p. 151
Words Word Search, p. 89
Words Homophones, p. 90
Sentences Homophones, p. 91
q + words with q , p. 93 Letter Story, p. 59
Words Greek & Latin, p. 94
Paragraph Rome, p. 95
z + words with z, p. 97 Letter Story, p. 59
Paragraph Sign Language, p. 99
Sentences Spacing, p. 100
Lowercase Letter Review, p. 98
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Monday
Tuesday
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Sentences Spacing, p. 101
Poem Apostrophe, p. 104
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Words Compound Words, p. 108
Paragraph Paintings, p. 109
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Paragraph Borders, p. 113
Words Antonyms, p. 114
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Words Dates & Closings, p. 118
Friendly Letter Thank You, p. 119
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Poem Rivers Know, p. 123
Words Single Line Practice, p. 124
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Paragraphs Elevators, p. 128
Paragraphs Elevators, p. 129
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Capitals
Lowercase Letters
My Favorite Book
What’s the Match?
20
Capitals
Lowercase Letters
What’s the Match?
Lowercase Letter Hunt
21
Capitals
Lowercase Letters
Capital Mistakes
Lowercase Labels
22
Capitals
Lowercase Letters
Capital Letter Hunt
Spelling with Rainbows
23
Capitals
Lowercase Letters
Missing Letters
Magic c Letters: c, o, a, d, g
24
Capitals
Lowercase Letters
Write Road, Safety & Information Signs
Diver Letters: p, r, n, m, h, b
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Friday
Poem Feelings, p. 105
Sentences Quotations, p. 106
Paragraph Training Boo, p. 107
Words Land & Sea, p. 110
Words Land & Sea, p. 111
Words Capitals & Commas, p. 112
Poem The Flounder, p. 115
Words Guitar & Violin, p. 116
Paragraph Violin, p. 117
Paragraph Equator, p. 120
Sentences Alliteration, p. 121
Words Oceans & Continents, p. 122
Words Single Line Practice, p. 125
Sentences Capitals, p. 126
Sentences Capitals, p. 127
Words Irregular Nouns & Verbs, p. 130
Sentences Sentence Building, p. 131
Evaluate
Words
Sentences & More
Numbers & Math
How Many Syllables?
Journal Time
Greater or Less Than?
Words
Sentences & More
Numbers & Math
Word Wall Words
Read & Write
Mystery Numbers
Words
Sentences & More
Numbers & Math
Compound Word Generator
Friendly Sentences
Event Times
Words
Sentences & More
Numbers & Math
Proper Noun Scavenger Hunt
Puzzling Sentences
Hundreds of Comparisons
Words
Sentences & More
Numbers & Math
Printing Letters in a Word
Watch the Teacher & Write
Everything’s Equal
Words
Sentences & More
Numbers & Math
Modify Noun or Verb
Groups of Nouns
Numbers –0
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Tuesday
25
Capitals
Lowercase Letters
Guess My Frog Jump Capital
Same as Capitals: c, o, s, v, w, x, z
26
Capitals
Lowercase Letters
Review F, E, D, P, B, R, N,
Missing Letters
27
Capitals
Lowercase Letters
Review Diagonal Capitals A, K, , N, V, W with States
Where Do You Start Your Letters? At the Top!
28
Capitals
Lowercase Letters
Alphabetical Roll Call
Review e, o, a, t, n, s
29
Capitals
Lowercase Letters
A Capital Search
Teach T & t
30
Capitals Sign In, Please!
Lowercase Letters Envelope Words with Two Letters
Kick Start Cursive: Cursive Warm-Ups
Kick Start Cursive: Cursive Warm-Ups
Capitals Teaching Initials
Lowercase Letters Envelope Words with Three Letters
Kick Start Cursive: g
Kick Start Cursive: h
Capitals Make a Compass Rose with N, S, E, W
Lowercase Letters e Search
Kick Start Cursive: l
Kick Start Cursive: f
Capitals Sounds & Capitals
Lowercase Letters Names Together
Kick Start Cursive: j
Kick Start Cursive: k
Capitals Mystery Letter Game for Sounds
Lowercase Letters Descending Letter Teams
Kick Start Cursive: w
Kick Start Cursive: b
Capitals My Favorite Book
Lowercase Letters What’s the Match?
Kick Start Cursive: x
Kick Start Cursive: q
Capitals What’s the Match?
Lowercase Letters Lowercase Letter Hunt
Kick Start Cursive: Zz, Pp, Bb, Rr
Kick Start Cursive: Nn, m, Hh, Kk
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Second Grade Teaching Guidelines Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Words
Sentences & More
Numbers & Math
Magic c Word Review
Sick Sentence Clinic
An Array of Addition
Words
Sentences & More
Numbers & Math
Words with Diver Letters: p, r, n, m, h, b
Alliterative Sentence Build
Phone Number/Address
Words
Sentences & More
Numbers & Math
Match Pictures to Words
Punctuation Practice
Calendar
Words
Sentences & More
Numbers & Math
Birthday Names
Extra! Extra! Write All About It!
Lining Up Lengths
Words
Sentences & More
Numbers & Math
Frequently Used Words
Sentence Song
Hopscotch Numbers
Words Words with q
Sentences & More Writer’s Workshop
Numbers & Math Guess How Long?
Kick Start Cursive: c
Kick Start Cursive: a
Kick Start Cursive: d
Words Word Endings
Sentences & More Opinion Prompts
Numbers & Math Play Pyramid
Kick Start Cursive: t
Kick Start Cursive: p
Kick Start Cursive: e
Words List of Rhymes
Sentences & More Action Sentences
Numbers & Math What’s Missing?
Kick Start Cursive:
Kick Start Cursive: y
Kick Start Cursive: i
Words How Many Syllables?
Sentences & More Question Marks
Numbers & Math Event Times
Kick Start Cursive: r
Kick Start Cursive: s
Kick Start Cursive: o
Words I Mean This...
Sentences & More Exclamation Points
Numbers & Math Greater or Less Than?
Kick Start Cursive: v
Kick Start Cursive: m
Kick Start Cursive: n
Words Big Water Words
Sentences & More Journal Time
Numbers & Math Mystery Numbers
Kick Start Cursive: z
Kick Start Cursive: Cc, Aa, Oo, U
Kick Start Cursive: y, Vv, Ww, Xx
Words Word Wall Words
Sentences & More Read & Write
Numbers & Math Hundreds of Comparisons
Kick Start Cursive: Tt, Ff, i, j
Kick Start Cursive: Dd, Ll, g, Ss, Ee, Qq
Kick Start Cursive: Capitals & Name
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