Life Cycle of a Pumpkin activity packetAmy Hall Clements Second Grade

Amazing Words

Adapt: When things ADAPT, they change to fit new situations or

surroundings.Annual: Something that happens one time a year is an ANNUAL

event. A plant that lives only one year, or one season is called an ANNUAL.

Nutrients:

NUTRIENTS provide protein, vitamins and

minerals that people, animals or plants need in order to grow and be healthy.

Bury: When you put something in a hole under the ground, you

BURY it.Undisturbed: If something is not bothered or not moved

from its normal place or situation, it is UNDESTURBED.

Ancient: Very old things are ANCIENT. Events that happened

more then 2,000 years ago are ancient.

Massive: Something is MASSIVE if it is extremely large.

Sprout: A very young plant is a SPROUT.

When a plant begins growing from a seed it sprouts.

Monday’s Phonics Lesson (Vowels oo, u)WORDS

pupbookpull

cookfullwoodpushJuly

tookbullstoodbushcrook

hoof

sugarhood

Vocabulary word cards with cute pictures can be found at

http://www.carlscorner.us.com/Scott%20Foresman2/Pumpkincrds.pdf

Building word letters for day one lesson

b f h kl l o op r s uw

Parents, This week we are learning how to read words with the vowel sound /u/. The letters oo can stand for the vowel sound in book or in moon. You hear the same vowel sound in words like “pup”

and “pull”. Let your child read the words below to you for

practice. Thanks for all your help.

The Second Grade Teachers

wool bulldogbookpuddingwoodpilemustbrookoverlookmustbrookoverlooknumberbulletfootstepfullwoodentextbooksudden

Is it fact? Is it opinion?

How can you tell??

A fact is a statement that can be proved true or false.

The pizza restaurant is open.

Can you prove is this is true or false? HOW??

An opinion is a statement that cannot be proven true or false

because it tells ideas

or feelings.

Clue words for opinions are best, beautiful and

should show statements of opinions.

Paul’s has the BEST pizza in the whole wide world!

Is this fact or opinion? How do you know?

writing: write a reviewGrammar: review adjectives

Day 2 Life cycle of a pumpkinshare Big Book Turtle Turtle watch outTurtle Power! art activity (for small group station)

Here’s what you need:

small white paper bowl (I am going to get green plates), brown construction paper, glue, child safety scissors, and markers, crayons or color pencils

Here is what you do:

1. Cut the turtle’s legs, head, and tail out of the construction paper.  Turn the bowl upside down ( plate) and glue them to the rim of the bowl.

2. Color the turtle if necessary

VOCABULARY use the words from this link for lesson vocabulary

http://www.carlscorner.us.com/Scott%20Foresman2/Pumpkincrds.pdf

also some books and other activities are at (scroll down until you find the story) http://www.carlscorner.us.com/SFGrade2.htm

Phonics (word work)

b d g h k l lo o p s u w

h--------------------------------------------------------------------------

b d g h k l lo o p s

hu w

Name____________________Spelling Dictation paper

1._____________________________________________________________________________________________________

2._____________________________________________________________________________________________________

3._______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Dear Parents, This week we are reading the story LIFE CYCLE OF A PUMPKIN. The following words will be in the story. Let your child practice reading these words to you at home.

fruitwater

harvestanimalsvinewarmbumpypeoplesmoothago

Yikes!

I am reading a GREAT story, but I don’t know this

word!! What should I do??

I KNOW! I will be a reading

detective!

I will look for CONTEXT CLUES!

Look at the words AROUND the word you

don’t know to see if they can help.

Use other words around it to figure out another meaning. Try the new meaning in the sentence. Does it make sense?

Other ways to find out what the word is are to try:

Looking in a dictionary or glossary.

Look at the word parts.

You might understand the “base” word and an ending. When you put this information together it might give you the meaning of an unknown word.

Sometimes we can look for context clues in words and sentences around the unknown word.

read life cycle of a pumpkin

write notes: use this format to complete a first, next, then, finally flip book

http://www.carlscorner.us.com/Literacy/Flip%20Book%20for%20Retelling%20New.doc

Grammar: more adjectives

Day 3

orally retell (recall) Turtle, Turtle watch outretell written during small group time

review phonics syllables consonant+le

candlebuild words on board or floor (instructions on page 60c)

a bl ec tf um m

practice vocabulary using words from yesterday

putcookstoodfullwoodJulyshookpush

pudding cushionfootprint they havefrom

Antonyms: review what an antonym is and use the teaching poster below to discuss antonyms.

Pumpkins can be bumpy or smooth, large or small, long or round.

work on fluency / reader response/retell life cycle of a pumpkin

Introduce VOICE in writing

continue to work on adjective in grammar

Day 4

share lit/THE BIG TREE in anthologyread words in context (see partner reading books)review spelling using cardsread poetryread with fluency and accuracywriting: make a diagramgrammar: adjectiveslistening and speaking: share informationreview using posters from the last unit

Day 5listen and respond using THE BIG TREEreview phonics and lesson vocabulary using sentences after partner reading booletsspelling test computer test on storysentence reading/dibel time

partner reading book for

LIFE CYCLE OF A PUMPKIN

----------------------------partner reading book

for LIFE CYCLE OF A PUMPKIN

The bigger machines are the bulldozer and the pulley.

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The bigger machines are the bulldozer and the pulley.

Mom’s baked pudding is tastier than any other in the world!

---------------------------------------Mom’s baked pudding is tastier

than any other in the world!

Are you carrying those full boxes of books everywhere?

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Are you carrying those full boxes of books everywhere?

This is the easiest way to move a

pushcart at work.

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This is the easiest way to move a pushcart at work.

Look for the woman who writes in the

tiniest notebook.

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Look for the woman who writes in the tiniest notebook.

Do you live near the sparkling brook in

the woods?

------------------------------------Do you live near the sparkling brook in the woods?

Those children

took all the cookies.

Our bulldog likes the

sock on my foot!

Look at the crook get

away!

This is a good book.

I plant a seed in the ______so deep.

It will grow a ______ that it will keep.

Out of the dirt grows a big green ______.

It will bear some _____ so firm and fine.

Some feel soft and ________and flat.

Others feel rough and _______ and fat.

But at _______ we will pick and chat!