Animals Building Homes Second Grade NO PREP Printables

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This unit contains both a printable packet version AND individual JPEG files for each document so that you can easily upload to Google Classroom. Since they are in JPEG format, students should be able to write on the documents in Google Classroom.

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Journey into reading with this NO PREP packet of literacy printables that can be used in so many ways. You can use it for reading and writing centers during rotations, as formative classroom assessment, enrichment for your gifted students, or even RTI for your students that need a little something extra. These supplemental materials go with the book Animals Building Homes by Wendy Perkins. Journal prompt powerpoints are included. They are full of colorful and eye-catching fonts and pictures to start your day.

Each page is completely common core aligned and lists the standard right at the bottom of the page. "I Can" statements for each standard are also listed on the page to save you time!

Skills Addressed in This Set:

Spelling: Common Final Blends nd, ng, nk, nt, ft, xt, mp

Grammar: Plural Nouns, Prepositional Phrases

Vocabulary: Use a Dictionary, Base Words and Prefixes un-, and -re

Phonics: Identify Phonemes, Common Final Blends nd, ng, nk, nt, ft, xt, mp

Writing: Informative Writing, Informational Paragraph, Purpose, Questioning in Research

Reading: Text and Graphic Features, Questioning, Using Context

Speaking and Listening: Ask and Answer Questions

Fluency: Expression, High-Frequency Words

If you enjoy this packet, please check out my other second grade sets HERE and HERE .

Included in this set:

Journal Entry Pages:

Hot or Cold? (W.2.3, W.2.8, SL.2.5) - Students will write and draw to explain whether they would want to live in cold or hot weather as an animal.

Teamwork (W.2.3, W.2.8, SL.2.5) - Students will write and draw about a time they had to work with others to achieve a goal.

Polar Priorities (W.2.3, W.2.8, SL.2.5) - Students will write and draw to show what things they would want in their den if they were a polar bear.

Predator Protection (W.2.3, W.2.8, SL.2.5) - Students will design a device to protect animals and draw and write to explain it.

Forever Young (W.2.3, W.2.8, SL.2.5) - Students will describe how life would change if animals lived forever.

Spelling Practice:

Spelling Pretest - Students will use these sheets (printer friendly - 2 to a page) to take a spelling pretest.

I Can Sort My Spelling Words By Ending Blend (L.2.2d) - Students will sort their spelling words by ending blend.

I Can Rhyme My Spelling Words (L.2.2d) - Students will match their spelling word to its rhyme.

I Can Put My Spelling Words in Alphabetical Order (L.2.2d, L.2.2e) - Students will put groups of spelling words in alphabetical order.

I Can Write a Complete Sentence With My Spelling Words (L.2.2d, L.2.1f) - Students will write complete sentences using their spelling words.

I Can Illustrate My Spelling Words (L.2.2d, RF.2.4) - Students will write and draw their spelling words.

Spelling Test - Students will use these sheets (printer friendly - 2 to a page) to test their spelling for the unit.

Grammar Practice:

I Can Add -es to Make Plural Nouns (L.2.1) - Students will add -es to words to make them plural.

I Can Create Irregular Plural Nouns (L.2.1b) - Students will fill in the blank using irregular plural nouns.

I Can Use Collective Nouns in a Sentence (L.2.1b, L.2.1f) - Students will use collective nouns in sentences and illustrate them.

I Can Find the Subject and Predicate in a Sentence (L.2.1f) - Students will color to show the subject and the predicate in sentences.

I Can Use Prepositional Phrases to Describe "Where" (L.2.1, L.2.1f) - Students will complete sentences with prepositional phrases to explain "where" the pictures are.

Vocabulary Practice:

I Can Use a Digital Dictionary to Write Meaningful Sentences (L.2.1f, L.2.2e) - Students will write meaningful sentences after looking up vocabulary words (including extended vocabulary) in a dictionary.

I Can Use a Dictionary to Define Words (L.2.2e) - Students will use a dictionary to look up vocabulary words (including extended vocabulary) in the dictionary and write the definitions.

I Can Find the Base Word (RF.2.3d) - Students will color to show the base word.

I Can Use the un- Prefix to Change the Meaning of a Word (RF.2.3d, L.2.4b) - Students will use the un- prefix to change words, then draw to show the new meaning.

I Can Use the re- Prefix to Change the Meaning of a Word (RF.2.3d, L.2.4b) - Students will use the re- prefix to change words, then draw to show the new meaning.

Phonics Practice:

I Can Find Words With the Same Ending Blend (RF.2.3f) - Students will find and match words that have the same ending blends.

I Can Match Words with Common Endings to Definitions (RF.2.3f, RF.2.4) - Students will match common ending words with their definitions.

I Can Add Sounds to Make New Words (RF.2.3f, L.2.2d) - Students will add a letter sound to make a new word matching a picture.

I Can Sort Word Endings (RF.2.3f) - Students will color by the code to sort word endings.

I Can Create Words With Common Endings (RF.2.3f, L.2.2d) - Students will spin to complete a word, then color to show if it is a real word or not.

Writing Practice:

I Can Write Supporting Detail Sentences (W.2.3, L.2.1f) - Students will write detail sentences to support a topic sentence.

I Can Find the Main Idea (W.2.3, RL.2.2) - Students will color to sort main idea and supporting detail sentences.

I Can Choose Which Animal to Research (W.2.7) - Students will choose an animal from the story and research to answer questions about it.

I Can Find Strong Topic Sentences (W.2.3) - Students will color to sort strong and weak topic sentences.

Performance Task Craftivity: Students will create a bird nest craftivity to answer the lesson's performance task (all information including teaching instructions, craft templates, and example photographs are included - everything you need to do the activity is here!).

Reading Practice:

I Can Find Text and Graphic Features in a Text (RI.2.5) - Students will go on a scavenger hunt through their book to find various text features.

I Can Match Text and Graphic Features to Their Purpose (RI.2.5) - Students will cut and paste to match text features to their purpose.

I Can Use Context Clues to Define a Word (RI.2.4, L.2.4a) - Students will use context clues (sentence level) to find synonyms using vocabulary words for the story.

I Can Ask and Answer Questions While I Read (RI.2.1, L.2.1f) - Students will write W questions about their story while they read and then find answers.

I Can Use Context Clues to Define a Word (RI.2.4, L.2.4a) - Students will use context clues (sentence level) to find synonyms using vocabulary words for the story.

Fluency Practice:

I Can Read Sentences With Expression (RF.2.3f, RF.2.4, RF.2.4b) - Students will read sight word sentences out loud with a partner using expression in their voice.

I Can Read and Illustrate My Sight Words (RF.2.3f, RF.2.4) - Students will read and illustrate their sight words.

I Can Read My Sight Words to a Friend (RF.2.3f, RF.2.4, RF.2.4b) - Students will practice reading their sight words aloud to a friend, coloring the words as they go.

I Can Create Sentences With My Sight Words (RF.2.3f, L.2.1f) - Students will write using a given type of sentence (command, exclamatory, question, statement) using their sight words, then illustrate them.

I Can Draw to Show My Understanding (RF.2.3f, RF.2.4) - Students will read a sentence containing sight words and illustrate it to demonstrate comprehension.

Speaking and Listening Practice:

I Can Ask and Answer Questions While I Read (SL.2.2, SL.2.3, L.2.1f, RI.2.1) - Students will generate questions before, during, and after reading Animals Building Homes.

I Can Ask and Answer Questions While I Read (SL.2.2, SL.2.3, L.2.1f, RI.2.1) - Students will follow directions to ask and answer questions throughout the text for Animals Building Homes.

I Can Ask and Answer Questions While I Read (SL.2.2, SL.2.3, L.2.1f, RI.2.1) - Students will generate questions before, during, and after reading Whose Home is This.

I Can Ask and Answer Questions While I Read (SL.2.2, SL.2.3, L.2.1f, RI.2.1) - Students will generate W questions about Whose Home Is This.

I Can Ask and Answer Questions While I Read (SL.2.2, SL.2.3, L.2.1f, RI.2.1) - Students will follow directions to ask and answer questions throughout the text for Whose Home is This.