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Skills Strand
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Unit 2Workbook
This workbook contains worksheets which accompany many of the lessons from the Teacher Guide for Unit 2. Each worksheet is identifi ed by the lesson number in which it is used. The worksheets in this book do not include written instructions for students because the instructions would have words that are not decodable. Teachers will explain these worksheets to the students orally, using the instructions in the teacher guides. The workbook is a student component, which means each student should have a workbook.
Unit 2 1
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1.1NameD
irecti
ons:
Ask
stude
nts t
o tra
ce th
e dot
ted
cups
, sta
rtin
g at
the s
tars.
Stu
dent
s may
colo
r the
pict
ure (
optio
nal).
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Unit 2 3
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1.2NameD
irecti
ons:
Ask
stude
nts t
o sim
ulta
neou
sly n
ame a
nd p
oint
to th
e pict
ures
in ea
ch ro
w fr
om le
ft to
righ
t. St
uden
ts sh
ould
wor
k th
roug
h th
e pict
ures
in th
e top
row,
then
the s
econ
d ro
w, th
en th
e thi
rd ro
w, a
nd th
en th
e bot
tom
row.
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1.3Name
Dear Family Member,
In class, we have been practicing cup shapes. Th is is one of several simple shapes we are practicing for letter formation. Please have your child trace the dotted cups on the front and back of this worksheet, starting at the stars.
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Unit 2 7
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2.1NameD
irecti
ons:
Ask
stude
nts t
o tra
ce th
e dot
ted
hum
ps, s
tart
ing
at th
e sta
rs. S
tude
nts m
ay co
lor t
he p
ictur
e (op
tiona
l).
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Unit 2 9
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2.2Name
Dear Family Member,
In class, we have been practicing hump shapes. Th is is one of several simple shapes we are practicing for letter formation. Please have your child trace the dotted humps on the front and back of this worksheet, starting at the stars.
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3.1NameD
irecti
ons:
Ask
stude
nts t
o tra
ce th
e dot
ted
zigz
ags,
start
ing
at th
e sta
rs. S
tude
nts m
ay co
lor t
he p
ictur
e (op
tiona
l).
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Unit 2 13
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3.2NameD
irecti
ons:
For e
ach
row,
hav
e stu
dent
s circ
le th
e sha
pe th
at is
the s
ame a
s the
shap
e on
the l
eft a
nd cr
oss o
ut th
e sha
pe th
at
is di
ff ere
nt.
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V W VC C
C
S Z ST I TW
W
WF E F
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3.3Name
Dear Family Member,
On the front and back of this worksheet are a number of simple shapes we are practicing for letter formation. Please have your child trace the dotted shapes, starting at the stars.
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Unit 2 17
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4.1NameD
irecti
ons:
Ask
stude
nts t
o tra
ce th
e dot
ted
wav
y lin
es, st
artin
g at
the s
tars.
Stu
dent
s may
colo
r the
pict
ure (
optio
nal).
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Unit 2 19
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4.2NameD
irecti
ons:
For e
ach
row,
ask
stud
ents
to co
lor t
he it
em th
at is
at t
he b
egin
ning
gre
en a
nd th
e ite
m th
at is
at t
he en
d re
d.
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Unit 2 21
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4.3Name
Dear Family Member,
On the front and back of this worksheet are a number of simple shapes we are practicing for letter formation. Please have your child trace the dotted shapes, starting at the stars.
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Unit 2 23
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5.1NameD
irecti
ons:
Ask
stude
nts t
o tra
ce th
e dot
ted
spira
ls, st
artin
g at
the s
tars.
Stu
dent
s may
colo
r the
pict
ure (
optio
nal).
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Unit 2 25
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5.2Name
Dear Family Member,
On the front and back of this worksheet are a number of simple shapes we are practicing for letter formation. Please have your child trace the dotted shapes, starting at the stars.
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Unit 2 27
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6.1NameD
irecti
ons:
Ask
stude
nts t
o tra
ce th
e dot
ted
shap
es, st
artin
g ea
ch d
iago
nal l
ine a
t a st
ar.
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Unit 2 29
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6.2Name
Dear Family Member,
In class, we have been practicing +’s and ×’s. Th is is one of several simple shapes we are practicing for letter formation. Please have your child trace the dotted +’s and ×’s on the front and back of this worksheet, starting each line at a star.
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Unit 2 31
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7.1NameD
irecti
ons:
Ask
stude
nts t
o tra
ce th
e dot
ted
loop
s, sta
rtin
g at
the s
tars.
Stu
dent
s may
colo
r the
pict
ures
(opt
iona
l).
32 Unit 2
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Unit 2 33
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7.2Name
Dear Family Member,
On the front and back of this worksheet are a number of simple shapes we are practicing for letter formation. Please have your child trace the dotted shapes, starting at the stars.
34 Unit 2
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Unit 2 35
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8.1NameD
irecti
ons:
Ask
stude
nts t
o tra
ce th
e dot
ted
cane
s, sta
rtin
g at
the s
tars.
Stu
dent
s may
colo
r the
pict
ures
(opt
iona
l).
36 Unit 2
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Unit 2 37
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8.2Name
Dear Family Member,
In class, we have been practicing the cane shape. Th is is one of several simple shapes we are practicing for letter formation. Please have your child trace the dotted canes on the front and back of this worksheet, starting at the stars.
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Unit 2 39
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9.1NameD
irecti
ons:
Ask
stude
nts t
o tra
ce th
e dot
ted
hook
s, sta
rtin
g at
the s
tars.
Stu
dent
s may
colo
r the
pict
ures
(opt
iona
l).
40 Unit 2
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Unit 2 41
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9.2Name
Dear Family Member,
In class, we have been practicing the hook shape. Th is is one of several simple shapes we are practicing for letter formation. Please have your child trace the dotted hooks on the front and back of this worksheet, starting at the stars.
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Name
Date
10.1Part One
Dire
ction
s: As
k stu
dent
s to
copy
each
item
.
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Unit 2 45
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10.2Name
Part OneD
irecti
ons:
Ask
stude
nts t
o co
py ea
ch it
em.
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10.3Name
Part Two
1.
2.
3.
4. 9
Dire
ction
s: O
rally
segm
ent e
ach
wor
d an
d ha
ve st
uden
ts cir
cle ea
ch p
ictur
e.
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Part
Tw
o, B
lendi
ng S
core
: ___
__
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10
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10.4Name
Dear Family Member,
In class, we have been using the terms “beginning” and “end.” Knowing these terms is important for tracking from the beginning of a row to the end of a row when reading. For each row, please have your child color the item at the beginning green and the item at the end red, saying the word beginning and end as he or she colors each of them.
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Unit 2 51
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PP1NameD
irecti
ons:
Ask
stude
nts t
o fi r
st tra
ce a
nd th
en d
raw
each
shap
e.
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Unit 2 53
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PP2NameD
irecti
ons:
Ask
stude
nts t
o fi r
st tra
ce a
nd th
en d
raw
each
shap
e.
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Unit 2 55
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PP3NameD
irecti
ons:
Ask
stude
nts t
o fi r
st tra
ce a
nd th
en d
raw
each
shap
e.
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Unit 2 57
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PP4NameD
irecti
ons:
Ask
stude
nts t
o fi r
st tra
ce a
nd th
en d
raw
each
shap
e.
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Unit 2 59
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PP5NameD
irecti
ons:
Ask
stude
nts t
o fi r
st tra
ce a
nd th
en d
raw
each
shap
e.
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Unit 2 61
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PP6NameD
irecti
ons:
For e
ach
row,
hav
e stu
dent
s circ
le th
e sha
pe th
at is
the s
ame a
s the
shap
e on
the l
eft a
nd cr
oss o
ut th
e sha
pes t
hat
are d
iff er
ent.
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Unit 2 63
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PP7NameD
irecti
ons:
For e
ach
row,
hav
e stu
dent
s circ
le th
e sha
pe th
at is
the s
ame a
s the
shap
e on
the l
eft a
nd cr
oss o
ut th
e sha
pe th
at
is di
ff ere
nt.
ti
wode
fj
wade
tivobc
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nxughf
ntngnt
mxuahf
Unit 2 65
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PP8NameD
irecti
ons:
For e
ach
row,
hav
e stu
dent
s col
or th
e ite
m th
at is
at t
he b
egin
ning
gre
en, t
he it
em th
at is
at t
he m
iddl
e ye
llow,
an
d th
e ite
m th
at is
at t
he en
d re
d.
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PP9NameD
irecti
ons:
Usin
g diff
eren
t col
ors,
have
stud
ents
deco
rate
the i
nter
ior o
f the
shap
e usin
g a co
mbi
natio
n of
writ
ing s
troke
s.
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PP10NameD
irecti
ons:
Usin
g diff
eren
t col
ors,
have
stud
ents
deco
rate
the i
nter
ior o
f the
shap
e usin
g a co
mbi
natio
n of
writ
ing s
troke
s.
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Unit 2 71
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PP11NameD
irecti
ons:
Usin
g diff
eren
t col
ors,
have
stud
ents
deco
rate
the i
nter
ior o
f the
shap
e usin
g a co
mbi
natio
n of
writ
ing s
troke
s.
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PP12NameD
irecti
ons:
Usin
g diff
eren
t col
ors,
have
stud
ents
deco
rate
the i
nter
ior o
f the
shap
e usin
g a co
mbi
natio
n of
writ
ing s
troke
s.
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