2nd Grade Vocabulary Companion Bundle: 40 Weeks of Tier 2 Words in Context

Description

Looking for vocabulary in context activities for 2nd grade? This Science of Reading-aligned bundle covers all 40 mentor texts in my 2nd grade units, so students spend the whole year learning new words straight from your read alouds. It’s all four 2nd grade vocabulary companions in one place.

Each book’s set is built around four tier 2 words from the book, along with some tier 3 words when a book uses them. Students meet every word in the book first, gather clues from the text, and work out what it means before they practice using it. There are no word lists to memorize and no copying definitions out of a dictionary.

The books are not included. I chose favorites that most school libraries already have.

How each book’s set works:

• Word cards for the week’s words
• What Do You Think? Students record each word’s part of speech and the clues the book gives, then write what they think it means in their own words.
• Practice pages that change with the book and its words. Depending on the book, students use context clues to finish sentences, match words to pictures, work with antonyms, describe a scene, or decide whether a word fits a situation and explain why.
• Show What You Know, a quick formative check on the week’s words

What’s included:

• Unit 1: 10 books, 10 weeks
• Unit 2: 10 books, 10 weeks
• Unit 3: 10 books, 10 weeks
• Unit 4: 10 books, 10 weeks
• Open-ended activities that work with any words, so you can bring back words from earlier weeks
• Answer keys for the activities and assessments
• Links to Google Slides versions for digital practice

Books used in each unit:

Unit 1

• First Day Jitters by Julie Danneberg
• Officer Buckle and Gloria by Peggy Rathmann
• Memoirs of a Goldfish by Devin Scillian
• Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes
• Scaredy Squirrel by Mélanie Watt
• Skippyjon Jones by Judy Schachner
• If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Numeroff
• The Paperboy by Dav Pilkey
• Stellaluna by Janell Cannon
• The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything by Linda Williams

Unit 2

• The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt
• Diary of a Worm by Doreen Cronin
• Diary of a Fly by Doreen Cronin
• ’Twas the Night Before Thanksgiving by Dav Pilkey
• Snowmen at Night by Caralyn Buehner
• Snowmen at Christmas by Caralyn Buehner
• The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg
• Gingerbread Baby by Jan Brett
• The Three Snow Bears by Jan Brett
• Three Cheers for Tacky by Helen Lester

Unit 3

• 100th Day Worries by Margery Cuyler
• Substitute Groundhog by Pat Miller
• Roses Are Pink, Your Feet Really Stink by Diane de Groat
• Duck for President by Doreen Cronin
• What If You Had Animal Teeth!? by Sandra Markle
• Sweet Tooth by Margie Palatini
• Moosetache by Margie Palatini
• Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs by Judi Barrett
• The Umbrella by Jan Brett
• Michael Recycle by Ellie Bethel

Unit 4

• The Important Book by Margaret Wise Brown
• Parts by Tedd Arnold
• Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst
• Corduroy by Don Freeman
• Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type by Doreen Cronin
• A Chair for My Mother by Vera B. Williams
• Stone Soup by Ann McGovern
• Smelly Socks by Robert Munsch
• Thunder Cake by Patricia Polacco
• Don’t Let the Pigeon Stay Up Late! by Mo Willems

Why teach vocabulary this way?

Many tier 2 words aren’t new ideas for students. They’re more precise ways to say things students already say with simpler words: horrible instead of “very bad,” or scrunched instead of “squished up.” Students will meet these words again and again, in books and in conversation, so they’re worth teaching well. When students learn a word inside a story they already know, the book shows them exactly what the word adds. Using each word several times, in different ways, helps students start choosing it in their own writing and speaking.

Want to read more about how I teach vocabulary?

• Teaching Vocabulary in Context: My Journey from Mistakes to Mastery
• 3 Big Reasons Why You Should Throw Out the Vocabulary List
• Make Vocabulary Stick With These Five Activities

Use the same books all year:

These are the same 40 books as my 2nd grade mentor sentences, so students can study a sentence from each book for grammar and its words for vocabulary. For reading and writing with the same books, take a look at the Better Than Basal reading and writing units for the 40 2nd grade books.

Want everything for these books in one place? My Yearlong Mentor Text Curriculum for 2nd grade covers grammar, vocabulary, reading, and writing for all 40 2nd grade books, plus 5 bonus units.

Want to see a set before you buy? Download my free Diary of a Worm vocabulary activities.

This purchase is for one teacher. Please don’t share the files with other teachers. Thank you!

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