Contents

Unit 4
Lesson 16: Mr. Tanen’s Tie Trouble 1
Lesson 17: Luke Goes to Bat 16
Lesson 18: My Name Is Gabriela 31
Lesson 19: The Signmaker’s Assistant 46
Lesson 20: Dex: The Heart of a Hero 61
Reader’s Guide: Where Do Polar Bears Live? 76

Unit 5
Lesson 21: Penguin Chick 82
Lesson 22: Gloria Who Might Be My Best Friend 97
Lesson 23: The Goat in the Rug 112
Lesson 24: Half-Chicken 127
Lesson 25: From Seed to Plant 142

Unit 6
Lesson 26: The Mysterious Tadpole 157
Lesson 27: The Dog That Dug for Dinosaurs 172
Lesson 28: Yeh-Shen 187
Lesson 29: Two of Everything 202
Lesson 30: Now & Ben 217
Reader’s Guide: Exploring Space Travel 235
Reading and Writing Glossary G1

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Base Words and Endings

Mr. Tanen’s Tie Trouble
Phonics: Base Words and
Endings -ed, -ing

-ed, -ing
Add -ing or -ed to each base word to make a new word.
Double the final consonant if you need to. Say the word.
Then write the number of syllables you hear.

1. bag + ing =

2. help + ed =

3. swim + ing =

4. rub + ed =

5. trot + ed =

Read the sentence. Underline the word that ends with -ing
or -ed. Then write the base word on the line.

6. Maria played baseball with her pals.

7. She batted last on her team.

8. She was fast at running the bases.

9. Sometimes she missed the ball.

10. Maria wanted to be a good player.

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Naming with Pronouns

Mr. Tanen’s Tie Trouble
Grammar: Pronouns

The subject of a sentence names the person

or thing that does the action of the verb. A Thinking Question
Which pronoun can
pronoun can take the place of this noun.
take the place of
the noun or nouns
Greg is sick at home. Subject Greg in the subject?
He is sick at home. Pronoun He

Write the pronoun that can take the place of the

underlined subject. Use the words in the box to help you.

He She It They

1. Lisa has an idea.

2. The students make a card.

3. Ben puts the card in the mailbox.

4. The card makes Greg smile.

5. Greg puts his card on his desk.

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Base Words and Endings

Mr. Tanen’s Tie Trouble
Phonics: Base Words and
Endings -ed, -ing

-ed, -ing
Underline each base word. Then write each word in the
correct column.
Word Bank

fanning flipped dotted dropping

wagged pumping jumped planned
rented begging patted melted

-ed words -ed words -ing words

1 syllable 2 syllables 2 syllables

1. 5. 9.

2. 6. 10.

3. 7. 11.

4. 8. 12.

Choose two words from above. Change the ending from -ed
to -ing or from -ing to -ed. Write a sentence for each word.

13.

14.

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Base Words with

Mr. Tanen’s Tie Trouble
Spelling: Words with Endings
-ed, -ing

Endings -ed, -ing Spelling Words

Sort the Spelling Words that end in -ed and -ing.
Basic
Words
Words that end in -ed Words that end in -ing
1. running
1. 9. 2. clapped
3. stopped
2. 10. 4. hopping
5. batted
3. 11. 6. selling
7. pinned
4. 12.
8. cutting
5. 13. 9. sitting
10. rubbed
6. 14. 11. missed
12. grabbed
7.
Review
8. Words
13. mixed
Write four Basic Words in which you double the final 14. going
consonant when adding -ed or -ing.

15.

16.

17.

18.

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Using Pronouns
Mr. Tanen’s Tie Trouble
Grammar: Pronouns

• Use a pronoun to replace a noun that comes

after a verb.
• Use these pronouns: me, him, her, it, us, and
them.
Nouns Pronouns
Bob rides a bike. Bob rides it. Thinking Question
Which pronoun can
I saw Bob in I saw him in take the place of
the noun or nouns
the park. the park. after the verb?
He saw my friends. He saw them.
He talked to He talked
Tanya and me. to us.

Draw a line under the pronoun in ( ) that should take

the place of the underlined noun. Write the new sentence.

1. The artist talks to his customers. (them, me)

2. A customer gives Anthony money. (her, him)

3. The artist sells a painting. (it, us)

4. Trisha laughs at Gina and me. (her, us)

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Focus Trait: Elaboration

Mr. Tanen’s Tie Trouble
Writing: Narrative Writing

Details
Without Details With Details
He looked at the people. He looked out the window at the crowd
of people shouting and waving.

A. Read these sentences about Mr. Tanen’s Tie Trouble.

Add details to help readers see what is happening.

Without Details With Details

1. Mr. Tanen was upset.
Mr. Tanen was upset

2. Everyone came.
Everyone came

B. Read each sentence. Look at the picture on pages 24–25 of

Mr. Tanen’s Tie Trouble. Add your own details to make each
sentence more interesting. Write your new sentences.

Without Details With Details

3. Mr. Tanen held up a tie.

4. The dentist bought a tie.

5. The ties were nice.

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Cumulative Review
Mr. Tanen’s Tie Trouble
Phonics: Cumulative Review

Complete each sentence with a long o word from the box.

Word Bank

float boat blow slow

cold go soaked

1. Sam sailed his on

the pond.

2. A strong wind can a

sailboat across the lake.

3. Turtles are animals.

4. The rocks did not in

the water.

5. We got on a rainy day.

6. We felt after playing

outside in the snow.

7. Cars when the light

turns green.

Now use one of the long o words in a sentence.

8.

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Independent Reading

Mr. Tanen’s Tie Trouble

Draw a Tie
Hi. I’m Mr. Tanen. I love ties, but I learned that I love
something else even more. Use details from the story
to show what I learned.

Read page 16. What does Mr. Tanen love?

Read pages 18–19. What makes Mr. Tanen so happy?

Read pages 26–27. Why can’t Mr. Tanen sell his Blue Ribbon tie?

Read pages 30–32. How does Mr. Tanen feel about the
playground?

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Mr. Tanen wants to have Independent Reading

a tie made to remember

the special day when the
playground opened. Use
details from the story
to create the tie. Write
a sentence to tell about the
tie you made for Mr. Tanen.

Independent Reading 9 Grade 2, Unit 4

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Base Words with Endings

Mr. Tanen’s Tie Trouble
Spelling: Base Words with
Endings -ed, -ing

-ed, -ing Spelling Words

Write the base word of each Spelling Word.
Basic
Words
1. pinned 4. batted
1. running
2. rubbed 5. mixed 2. clapped
3. stopped
3. missed 6. going 4. hopping
5. batted
Write the Basic Word that belongs with each pair of words. 6. selling
7. pinned
7. jogging, skipping 8. cutting
9. sitting
8. buying, paying 10. rubbed
11. missed
9. took, pulled
12. grabbed
10. cheered, applauded Review
Words
11. ripping, trimming
13. mixed
12. jumping, leaping 14. going

13. halted, ended

14. resting, sleeping

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Naming Yourself Last

Mr. Tanen’s Tie Trouble
Grammar: Pronouns

Rewrite each sentence correctly.

1. I and Ann had a picnic by myself.

2. When do she and i need to come in?

3. Yesterday, i played at home by ourselves.

Underline the pronoun that can take the place of the

underlined noun or nouns. Then write the new sentence.

4. The team captain picked Caitlin and Eric. (them, we)

5. The coach helped Molly. (she, her)

6. The tall kid hit the ball. (them, it)

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Homographs
Vocabulary Strategies:
Homographs

Look for words in the sentence that show the meaning of

the underlined word. Circle one or more clue words in
each sentence. Then circle the correct meaning below the
sentence.

1. I gave my mom a present for her birthday.

gift not absent

2. Does your baby brother ever rest?

what is left go to sleep

3. Are you a pupil in my class?

student part of the eye

4. Make a ring around your answer.

circle sound of a bell

5. Please take this slip to the office.

small piece of paper slide easily

6. Please wait a second and I will answer your question.

right after the first part of a minute

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Proofread for Spelling

Mr. Tanen’s Tie Trouble
Spelling: Base Words with
Endings -ed, -ing

Proofread the paragraph. Circle the eight misspelled

words. Then write the correct spellings on the
lines below.

When my sister went away to school, her cat Spelling Words

mised her. Kitty stoped eating. She started runing in
Basic
circles. I didn’t know what to do. I claped my hands and
Words
called her name. I tried hoping around. I bated balls
1. running
to her. Nothing made her feel better! Finally, I had an 2. clapped
idea. I grabed some of my sister’s clothes and put them 3. stopped
in Kitty’s bed. Kitty rubed against the clothes. Then she 4. hopping
curled up and started purring! 5. batted
6. selling
1. 5. 7. pinned
8. cutting
2. 6. 9. sitting
10. rubbed
3. 7.
11. missed
4. 8. 12. grabbed

Put the parts of each word in order. Then write the Spelling
Word correctly.

9. nedpin

10. lingsel

11. ttuingc

12. tingsit

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Kinds of Sentences
Mr. Tanen’s Tie Trouble
Grammar: Spiral Review

Write whether the sentence is a statement, command,

or question. Write the sentence correctly on the line.

1. where is the bake sale

2. hang this sign

3. the money helps the school

4. do you like cookies

5. share with your sister.

6. I like cookies with green icing

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Connect to Writing
Mr. Tanen’s Tie Trouble
Grammar: Connect to Writing

Sentences with Repeated Subjects Better Sentences

Tony walks to the store. Tony buys Tony walks to the store. He buys
milk and eggs. milk and eggs.

Sentences with Repeated Subjects Better Sentences

Mr. Shay and Mrs. Shay need help Mr. Shay and Mrs. Shay need help
shopping. Mr. Shay and Mrs. Shay shopping. They cannot go the store.
cannot go to the store.

Use a pronoun to replace the subject in the underlined

sentence. Write the new sentence.

1. Tony likes to help the Shays. Tony goes to their

house each day.

2. Mrs. Shay likes Tony. Mrs. Shay makes lunch for

Tony.

3. Tony and Mr. Shay sit on the porch. Tony and

Mr. Shay play chess.

4. Tony goes to the store. The store sells good food.

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Long i (i, igh, ie, y)

Luke Goes to Bat
Phonics: Long i (i, igh, ie, y)

Write a word from the box to complete each sentence.

Word Bank

might pie kind

find night My

1. Do you like made with fruit?

2. What of pie do you like best?

3. mom will go to the

store to get fresh peaches.

4. I go with her.

5. We will the best

peaches together.

6. At we will eat peach pie.

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Subjects and Verbs

Luke Goes to Bat
Grammar: Subject-Verb
Agreement

• In a sentence that tells about now, singular

subjects use a verb that ends in -s.

Thinking Question
When should I
• In a sentence that tells about now, plural add -s to the end
subjects use a verb without the -s. of a verb that tells
about now?

Circle the correct verb to go with the subject. Then

rewrite the sentence.

1. The coaches (ride, rides) the bus to the game.

2. My friend (hand, hands) the man a ticket.

3. Mom and Dad (cheer, cheers) at the game.

4. The players (look, looks) at the goalie.

5. The kicker (kick, kicks) the ball.

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Long i (i, igh, ie, y)

Luke Goes to Bat
Phonics: Long i (i , igh, ie, y)

In each row, circle the words that have the long i sound.

1. by light win pie pick

2. ply swim mild fin slight

3. milk child why gift thigh

4. bright pink tie bind dry

Write a word from the box that fits each clue.

Word Bank

right fly tie

cry kind

5. This is what a jet does.

6. You do this with laces.

7. A nice pal is this.

8. If you don’t go left, you might go this way.

9. A child might do this when he or she is sad.

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Long i (i, igh, y)

Luke Goes to Bat
Spelling: Long i (i, igh, y)

Sort the Spelling Words. Put words with the long i sound
spelled i, igh, and y under the correct baseball glove. Spelling Words

Basic
Words
1. night
2. kind
3. spy
i igh y 4. child
5. light
1. 5. 10.
6. find
2. 6. 11. 7. right
8. high
3. 7. 12. 9. wild
10. July
4. 8. 13. 11. fry
12. sigh
9. 14.
Review
Circle the letter or letters in each word that spell the long i Words
sound. 13. by
14. why

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Subjects and More Verbs

Luke Goes to Bat
Grammar: Subject-Verb
Agreement

In a sentence that tells about now, Thinking Question

When should I add -es
add -es to a verb that ends in s, sh, ch, tch, to the end of a verb that
tells about now?
z, or x to match a singular subject.

The trains pass the rink. The train passes the rink.

The girls watch the skaters. The girl watches the skaters.
The chefs mix hot soup. The chef mixes hot soup.
The boys reach for a ball. The boy reaches for a ball.

Draw a line under each correct sentence.

1. The coach fix the skates.
The coach fixes the skates.

2. The kids dash around the rink.

The kids dashes around the rink.

3. The teacher teaches them a trick.

The teacher teach them a trick.

4. Dad misses a turn.

Dad miss a turn.

5. Mom watch from the stands.

Mom watches from the stands.

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Focus Trait: Development

Luke Goes to Bat
Writing: Narrative Writing

Using Dialogue
Without Dialogue With Dialogue
Dani wanted to go to the Dani begged, “Mom, please let me go to the
baseball game. baseball game. Please!”

A. Rewrite each sentence. Use dialogue.

Without Dialogue With Dialogue

1. Dani asked Mom
“ ?” Dani
about the score.
asked Mom.

2. Mom told her it was

“ ,” Mom
tied.
said.

B. Rewrite each sentence. Use dialogue.

Sentence Dialogue
3. Tad told Dani she
couldn’t play.

4. Dani wanted to know

why.

5. Tad said she was too

young.

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Cumulative Review
Luke Goes to Bat
Phonics: Cumulative Review

Combine a word from the box with a word below. Write the
word on the line, and read the whole compound word.

Word Bank

be box hive
cake boat ball
end light

1. pan 5. may

2. sun 6. week

3. bee 7. sand

4. base 8. sail

Circle two compound words in each sentence. Draw a line

between the two words that make up each compound word.

9. We like to look for pinecones in the sunshine.

10. She put on her raincoat and went outside.

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Independent Reading

Luke Goes to Bat

Luke’s Game-Day Journal
A journal lets you tell what happens in your day
and share your feelings. Finish Luke’s journal,
using ideas from the text.

Read pages 54–55. Imagine you are Luke. Write in

Luke’s journal about this day.

Read pages 58–60. Imagine you are Luke. Write in Luke’s

journal about this day.

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Read pages 63–65. What is important about this day? Independent Reading

Write two or three sentences in Luke’s journal.

Read pages 72–73. What will Luke say about today? Write two or
three sentences in his journal.

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Long i (i, igh, y)

Luke Goes to Bat
Spelling: Long i (i, igh, y)

Write a Spelling Word for each clue. Spelling Words

1. This is a month of the year.
Basic
2. You can cook food this way. Words
1. night
3. This also means correct. 2. kind
3. spy
4. The opposite of tame 4. child
5. light
5. A young person
6. find
6. A word that asks a question 7. right
8. high
7. When the sky is dark 9. wild
10. July
8. A word that can mean next to 11. fry
12. sigh
Add and subtract letters from the words below to write
Review
Spelling Words. 13. by
14. why
9. (spray – ra) =

10. (bright – br) + l =

11. (signal – nal) + h =

12. (fight – ght) + nd =

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Pronouns and Verbs

Luke Goes to Bat
Grammar: Subject-Verb
Agreement

• If the pronoun he, she, or it is the subject of

a sentence that tells about now, add –s or –es
to the verb.

• If the pronoun I, you, we, or they is the

subject of a sentence that tells about now, do
not add –s or –es to the verb.

Circle the correct verb to match the subject. Then write

the sentence.
1. We (climb, climbs) to our seats.

2. She (hand, hands) programs to people.

3. I (reach, reaches) for one.

4. You (look, looks) cold.

5. He (fix, fixes) a snack.

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Antonyms
Luke Goes to Bat
Vocabulary Strategies:
Antonyms

Draw a line from each word on the left to its antonym

on the right.

find whispered
below above
yelled lose
final beginning

Read each sentence. Think of a word that has the opposite

meaning of the underlined word and write it on the line.
1. Emily had to find her library book.

2. After the game, the final score was six to three.

3. We yelled when the parade came down the street.

4. You can’t ride if your head is below the line.

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Proofread for Spelling

Luke Goes to Bat
Spelling: Long i, (i, igh, y)

Proofread the journal entry. Circle the misspelled words. Spelling Words
Then write the correct spellings on the lines below.
Basic
Last knight, I was so afraid. I heard a wilde Words
scream from somewhere outside. I tried to turn on 1. night
the lite, but it was up too hi. It was so cold. It seemed 2. kind
more like January than Julli. I didn’t know what to do. 3. spy
4. child
I let out a sye and went to sleep.
5. light
6. fi nd
1. 4.
7. right
2. 5. 8. high
9. wild
3. 6. 10. July
11. fry
Find and circle six Spelling Words with long i. The words 12. sigh
can read across or down.

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Kinds of Sentences
Luke Goes to Bat
Grammar: Spiral Review

Read each sentence. Tell whether it is a statement,

an exclamation, a command, or a question. Then write the
sentence correctly on the line.

1. did you hit that ball

2. you did a great job

3. try that again

4. Hanna pitches the ball

5. her dad hits the ball

6. how far did he hit it

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Connect to Writing
Luke Goes to Bat
Grammar: Connect to Writing

Subject and Verb Don’t Match Subject and Verb Match

Jared pitch the ball. Jared pitches the ball.
She swing the bat. She swings the bat.

Proofread the paragraphs. Find five places where the

subject and verb do not match. Write the corrected sentences
on the lines below.
Mike play baseball with me. He pitches the ball.
I hit the ball. It get dark out. Mom call me. She yells,
“Dinner!”
I wave at Mike. He wave back. He rush home, too.

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

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Long e Sound for y

My Name Is Gabriela
Phonics: Long e Sound for y

Circle the word that tells about each picture. Then use
the words to complete the sentences below.
1. 2.

bath baby brick furry funny find

3. 4.

pretty pretzel kitty pond penny pony

5. 6.

slippery slope sloppy penny pencil painted

7. We slid on the sidewalk.

8. I gave my mom a rose.

9. The story made me smile.

10. The lives at the farm.

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Using am, is, and are

My Name Is Gabriela
Grammar: The Verb be

The verb be takes different forms. Is, are, and

am tell about something happening now. Make Thinking Question
Does the subject
sure the form of be agrees with the subject. tell about one or
more than one, or
Use is with one. The day is starting. is the subject I?

Use are with more The farmers are in

than one. the fields.
Use am with I. I am there.

Underline the correct sentence.

1. The sun is out.
The sun am out.
2. The corn plants is high.
The corn plants are high.
3. The workers is cutting them down.
The workers are cutting them down.
4. I is watching them.
I am watching them.

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Long e Sound for y

My Name Is Gabriela
Phonics: Long e Sound for y

Choose a word from the box to complete each sentence.

Write it on the line.
Word Bank

funny tiny lady many

sunny muddy puppy happy

1. Today is a hot, day.

2. My baby sister is .

3. Wipe your feet before

you come in.

4. Do you want to hear a

joke?

5. A in the store helped

me find a gift for Mom.

6. How children are in

our class?

7. I always feel when

I sing.

8. My likes to bark at
the moon.

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Long e Spelled y
My Name Is Gabriela
Spelling: Long e Spelled y

Write the Basic Words with double consonants in one list. Spelling Words
Write the words with single consonants in another list.
Basic
Double Consonants Single Consonants Words
1. happy
1. 8.
2. pretty
2. 9. 3. baby
4. very
3. 10. 5. puppy
6. funny
4. 11. 7. carry
8. lucky
5. 12.
9. only
6. 10. sunny
11. penny
7. 12. city
Review
Words
13. tiny
14. many

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Using was and were

My Name Is Gabriela
Grammar: The Verb be

The verb be takes different forms. Was and

were tell about something that happened in
the past. Make sure the form of be agrees with
the subject. Thinking Question
Does the subject tell
Use was with one. The market was about one or more
than one, or is the
busy. subject I?

Use were with more Papa and Emelina

than one. were shopping.

Write each sentence correctly.

1. Mama (was, were) cooking.

2. The beans (was, were) boiling.

3. The rice (was, were) done.

4. We (was, were) hungry.

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Focus Trait: Elaboration

My Name Is Gabriela
Writing: Narrative Writing

Using Sense Words

Without Sense Words With Sense Words
I took off my glove and touched I took off my glove and touched the
the snow. cold, white snow.

Read each description. Use sense words to fill in the blanks.

Without Sense Words With Sense Words

1. I drank some juice. I drank some juice that tasted like
.
2. The barn was filled with The barn was filled with
pigs. pigs.

Pair/Share Work with a partner to add sense words.

Without Sense Words With Sense Words

3. I saw a field.

4. She laughed.

5. I ate a pickle.

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Changing y to i
My Name Is Gabriela
Phonics: Changing y to i

Read the word. Then change y to i and add es to make

the word mean more than one. Write the new word.

1.

pony
2.

puppy

3.

baby

Write two sentences with the words that you wrote.

4.

5.

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Independent Reading

My Name Is Gabriela
Make an Invitation
Garbriela Mistral is a famous writer who won an award
for her writing. Gather some details about her life.

Read pages 92–95. Does Gabriela Mistral have a good

imagination? How can you tell?

Read pages 100–101. Gabriela Mistral liked to play school.

Do you think she was a good pretend teacher? How can you tell?

Read pages 103 and 107. Did Gabriela Mistral still have a
good imagination after she grew up? How can you tell?

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My Name Is Gabriela
Imagine you are having a party for Gabriela Independent Reading

Mistral. Use what you learned about Gabriela’s

life to finish the invitation. Make an illustration
showing something from Gabriela’s imagination.

Who: Gabriela Mistral

What: A Celebration of Gabriela’s Nobel Prize
Where: Gabriela’s family home in Elqui Valley
When: Saturday at 2:00

Read pages 104–106. Say what you think Gabriela will tell her
friends about her life.

Gabriela will give a short talk. She will tell us about

Think about what you learned about Gabriela Mistral. What would
she want for the schools?

Instead of a gift for Gabriela, please bring a gift for

the local school. Bring:

Draw a picture from Gabriela’s

imagination.

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Long e Spelled y
My Name Is Gabriela
Spelling: Long e Spelled y

Write a Basic Word that has the same or almost the Spelling Words
same meaning for each word.
Basic
1. beautiful Words
1. happy
2. dog
2. pretty
3. hold 3. baby
4. very
4. infant 5. puppy
6. funny
5. silly 7. carry
8. lucky
6. coin
9. only
10. sunny
Write a Basic Word to complete each sentence. 11. penny
7. In the summer, the sky is often 12. city
Review
. Words
13. tiny
8. When I smile, it is because I am
14. many
.

9. I think I am because I often win.

10. I would like to live in a big .

11. Ms. Carter was pleased

with our reports.

12. My little sister has one front tooth.

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Using Being Verbs

My Name Is Gabriela
Grammar: The Verb be

Underline the correct sentence.

1. The rodeo is here.
The rodeo are here.
The rodeo am here.

2. The crowds is clapping.

The crowds are clapping.
The crowds am clapping.

Write each sentence correctly.

3. Gabriela (was, were) a teacher.

4. She (was, were) speaking.

5. Her students (was, were) listening.

6. They (was, were) learning a lot.

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Suffixes -y and -ful

My Name Is Gabriela
Vocabulary Strategies:
Suffixes -y and -ful

Read each sentence. Add the suffix -y or -ful to

complete the underlined word.

1. The garden smells flower + .

2. Joel’s smile showed he was joy + .

3. The play + kitten

knocked over a vase.

Circle the word that correctly completes each sentence.

4. I always look both ways before crossing the street.

I am very .

careful carefully

5. The weather was bad today.

It was very .

rainful rainy

6. My lemonade was after

the ice in it melted.

watery waterful

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Proofread for Spelling

My Name Is Gabriela
Spelling: Long e Spelled y

Proofread Tony’s letter. Circle six misspelled words.

Spelling Words
Then write each misspelled word correctly.
Basic
Dear Grandma and Grandpa, Words
1. happy
Last Friday, I got a new puppe. I was veray 2. pretty
3. baby
surprised! Dad and Mom let me carey her home. She
4. very
was the onlee one I really liked. I’m going to name her 5. puppy
6. funny
Peny. Don’t you think that’s a prettie name? 7. carry
8. lucky
Love, 9. only
Tony 10. sunny
11. penny
1. 4. 12. city

2. 5.

3. 6.

Write the Basic Word that answers each question.

7. I am very young. What am I? .

8. When I feel like this, I laugh. How do I feel? .

9. It is warm outside. How is the weather? .

10. Where do you see big buildings? .

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Writing Quotations
My Name Is Gabriela
Grammar: Spiral Review

Underline the correct sentence.

1. Dad said, “It snowed.”
Dad said “it snowed.”

2. I asked, may I play outside?

I asked, “May I play outside?”

3. Mom said “have fun!”

Mom said, “Have fun!”

Read each paragraph. Then write each paragraph

correctly. Fix five mistakes in capitalization and punctuation.

The cook said “i will make corn. He put corn

in the bag.

Mama said “I will cook rice. She put rice in

the bag.

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Connect to Writing
My Name Is Gabriela
Grammar: Connect to Writing

Sentences with Repeated Subjects Sentences with Combined Subjects

The weather is rainy. The weather is rainy and cool.
The weather is cool.

Sentences with Repeated Subjects Sentences with Combined Subjects

The students are reading. The students are reading and
The students are learning. learning.

Combine the sentences with repeating subjects.

Write the new sentence on the line.

1. The animals are eating. The animals are sleeping.

2. They were running. They were playing.

3. Sasha was reading. Sasha was writing.

4. The country is growing. The country is changing.

5. I am chatting. I am laughing.

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Words with ar
The Signmaker’s
Assistant
Phonics: Words with ar

Circle the word that completes each sentence. Then

write the word on the line.

1. Dee saw a bright in the sky.

state star sat

2. The dog in the yard started to .

bark dark bank

3. The children played baseball at the .

part paint park

4. Mom put milk in her shopping .

charm chair cart

5. The cows go into the at night.

barn bean brain

6. Max is a boy.

smack smart start

Write two sentences. Use words spelled with ar.

7.

8.

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Commas in Dates
The Signmaker’s
Assistant
Grammar: Commas in Dates
and Places
A date tells the month, the number of the day,
and the year. Use a comma (,) between the
Thinking Question
day and the year in a date. Which number
shows the day,
The pet store opened on June 1, 2002. and which number
shows the year?

Write the date in each sentence. Put a comma in the

correct place.

1. Sally got her dog on February 12 2011.

2. Josh’s cat was born on April 30 2010.

3. Mrs. Kane bought more fish food on January 1 2012.

4. Mr. Kane went on vacation on July 12 2011.

5. Carrie worked in the store until August 27 2012.

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Words with ar
The Signmaker’s
Assistant
Phonics: Words with ar

Choose a word from the box to complete each sentence.

Write it on the line.
Word Bank

harm shark part farm

artist art stars park

1. Every Monday we have class.

2. This is the of the week

I like best.

3. I feel like a real when I draw.

4. I painted a picture of trees in the .

5. Mark painted animals on a .

6. Darla painted many in the

night sky.

Write two sentences. Use at least two words from the box.

7.

8.

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Words with ar
The Signmaker’s
Assistant
Spelling: Words with ar

Sort the Spelling Words by the number of letters in Spelling Words

each word.
Basic
Words
1. car
2. dark
3. arm
1. 5. 12. 4. star
5. park
2. 6. 13. 6. yard
7. party
3. 7. 14.
8. hard
4. 8. 9. farm
10. start
9. 11. part
12. spark
10.
Review
11. Words
13. art
Now, add to your lists. Add two ar words you know to 14. jar
each column.

15. 17. 19.

16. 18. 20.

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Commas with Place Names

The Signmaker’s
Assistant
Grammar: Commas in Dates
and Places

Use a comma (,) between the name of a

Thinking Question
city or town and the name of a state. Which word is the name
of the city or town, and
which word is the
The gas station is in Dallas, Texas.
name of the state?

Write the city and state named in each sentence.

Put a comma in the correct place.

1. The car breaks down after we leave Austin Texas.

2. A truck tows the car to San Antonio Texas.

3. A repairman calls a shop in Miami Florida.

4. The shop sends car parts from Atlanta Georgia.

5. Then we drive to Oakland California.

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Focus Trait: Organization

The Signmaker’s
Assistant
Writing: Narrative Writing

Beginning, Middle, End

Read the story below. Think about the beginning, middle, and
end. Then write what each part tells you.

Beginning Rex was the biggest police dog in

Characters the world. He was also the strongest.
One sunny day, Rex and Officer Jones
were driving in their police car. They
saw a giant red dump truck stuck in a
Setting muddy ditch.

“Can you pull my truck out?”

asked the driver.
Middle “We can’t help,” said Officer Jones.
Problem “That truck is too big.” But Rex knew
that he could help.

He grabbed onto the truck’s

bumper with his sharp, strong teeth. Rex
pulled hard. Whoosh! The big dump
End truck rolled out of the mud. Rex had
How was the saved the day!
problem solved?

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Cumulative Review
The Signmaker’s
Assistant
Phonics: Cumulative Review

Circle the word that goes with each picture. Underline

the letters that spell the long i or long e sound.
1. 2.

light late pie pig

3. 4.

sh i ne shy part part y

Write words you know with long i spelled y. Write words you
know with long e spelled y.

Long i Long e

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The Signmaker’s
Assistant
Independent Reading

The Signmaker’s Assistant

Make a Sign
Hi. I’m Norman. I made a big mistake in this story.
I also learned some lessons. Look for the lessons
I learned.

Read page 128. Why was the signmaker important to the town?

Read page 129. What made people follow the directions on

the signmaker’s signs?

Read page 141. Why were the signs important?

Read page 149. What did the signmaker say after I apologized?

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Assistant
Now the sign shop is mine, and I need Independent Reading
an assistant. Think about the work I did when
I was the assistant. Use details and pictures
from the story to see what a good signmaker
assistant does.

Signmaker’s Assistant

The assistant will do these things:

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

If you are interested, contact Norman at the Sign Shop.

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Words with ar
The Signmaker’s
Assistant
Spelling: Words with ar

Write the Spelling Word that goes with each picture. Spelling Words

Basic
Words
1. car
2. dark
1. 3. 5.
3. arm
4. star
5. park
6. yard
7. party
8. hard
2. 4. 6. 9. farm
10. start
Write the Spelling Word that matches each clue. 11. part
7. To begin 12. spark
Review
8. Where pigs and Words
cows live 13. art
14. jar
9. Not bright

10. The opposite of soft

11. Where grass grows

12. Not whole

13. A flash of light

14. A painting

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Commas in Parts of Letters

The Signmaker’s
Assistant
Grammar: Commas in Dates
and Places
Read this letter. It needs five commas. Write each
comma where it belongs in this letter.
Dear Jia

On May 2 2012, I visited Miami Florida. We had

fun. I think you will like Tampa Florida, too.
Your friend

Ben

Write the city and state named in each sentence.

Put a comma in the correct place.

1. The flower shop is in Portland Maine.

2. Mrs. Longman calls from Los Angeles California.

3. Frank Richards visits Seattle Washington.

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Shades of Meaning
The Signmaker’s
Assistant
Vocabulary Strategies:
Shades of Meaning
Choose the best word from the Word Bank to complete
each sentence. Use every word.
Word Bank

tumble slide slip

1. The wall of mud began to

slowly down the hill.

2. Be careful not to on the

slimy seaweed!

3. Turning over and over, the child began to

down the grassy hill.

Word Bank

cool cold frozen

4. A breeze is welcome
after the day’s heat.

5. You should wear a hat on a

and snowy day.

6. When the pond is ,

we can skate on it.

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Proofread for Spelling

The Signmaker’s
Assistant
Spelling: Words with ar

Proofread the invitation. Circle the six misspelled words. Spelling Words
Then write the correct spellings on the lines below.
Basic
Dear Kara, Words
You are invited to my paurty. 1. car
It will be in the parke on Center 2. dark
Street. It is not heard to find. 3. arm
4. star
We will starrt from my house
5. park
at 12:00. My mother will 6. yard
drive us in her kar. We 7. party
will be home before dirk. 8. hard
Your friend, 9. farm
10. start
Angie
11. part
1. 4. 12. spark

2. 5.

3. 6.

Write these other Spelling Words in ABC order: part, star,

yard, farm, arm, spark.

7. 10.

8. 11.

9. 12.

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Writing Proper Nouns

The Signmaker’s
Assistant
Grammar: Spiral Review

Write the name of each underlined word correctly.

1. The store is closed on thursday.

2. That day is thanksgiving.

3. They put up a sign early in november.

Read the paragraphs. Write words from the box Word Box
to tell when.
July
My mom loves every Saturday
next Sunday
The holiday is . She wants Mother’s Day
Father’s Day
flowers. Dad buys them at Lou’s Flower Shop.

Mom’s birthday is in .

Dad loves . He wants

to sleep late. Mom says he gets to sleep late

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Connect to Writing
The Signmaker’s
Assistant
Grammar: Connect to
Writing

Not Correct Correct

The sports shop opened on The sports shop opened on
May 8 1998. May 8, 1998.

Not Correct Correct

The soccer ball was made in The soccer ball was made in
Detroit Michigan. Detroit, Michigan.

Proofread the sentences for missing commas. Rewrite

each sentence correctly.

1. The sports store opened on March 15 2015.

2. It is in Charleston South Carolina.

3. Mr. Thomas sold ice skates on December 1 2016.

4. He sold beach balls on June 5 2015.

5. He sold shells from Daytona Beach Florida.

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Words with or, ore

Dex: The Heart of a Hero
Phonics: Words with or, ore

Write words to complete the sentences. Use words

from the box.

porch adore
story Sport
more before

1. This is a about my dog.

2. His name is .

3. He sleeps on the .

4. We play I go to school.

5. After school, we play some .

6. I my dog!

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Commas in a Series of
Dex: The Heart of a Hero
Grammar: Commas in a Series

Nouns
• A series of nouns is three or more nouns that
Thinking Question
appear together in a sentence. Are there three or
more nouns being
• Use a comma after each noun in the listed in a series?
series except for the last noun.
Sparky, Spike, Rover, and Leo are dogs.

Find the correct sentences. Circle the commas in each

correct sentence.
1. Mom Dad, and Kim care for the dogs.
Mom, Dad, and Kim care for the dogs.
Mom, Dad, and, Kim, care for the dogs.

2. Dogs, cats, and birds are great pets.

Dogs cats and birds are great pets.
Dogs, cats, and, birds are great pets.

3. Max, Harry, and, Grace are puppies.

Max, Harry, and Grace are puppies.
Max, Harry, and Grace, are puppies.

4. Puppies need food, water, and, love.

Puppies need food water and, love.
Puppies need food, water, and love.

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Words with or, ore

Dex: The Heart of a Hero
Phonics: Words with or, ore

Write a word from the box to answer each riddle.

Word Bank

wore
short
chore
corn
snore
stork

1. a sound made when sleeping

2. a farm plant

3. a kind of bird

4. not tall

5. put on a coat

6. a small job

Write two sentences. Use two words from the box.

7.

8.

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Words with or, ore

Dex: The Heart of a Hero
Spelling: Words with or, ore

Sort the Basic Words. Spelling Words

or Words ore Words
Basic
Words
1. 9. 1. horn
2. story
2. 10.
3. fork
3. 11. 4. score
5. store
4. 12. 6. corn
7. morning
5. 8. shore
9. short
6.
10. born
7. 11. tore
12. forget
8. Review
Words
Write one more or word you know. Then write one more 13. for
ore word. 14. more
or Word ore Word

13. 14.

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Commas in a Series of Verbs

Dex: The Heart of a Hero
Grammar: Commas in a Series

• A series of verbs is three or more verbs that

appear together in a sentence.
• Use a comma after each verb in a series Thinking Question
Are there three or
except the last verb. more verbs listed
in a series?
Hamster runs, leaps, and waves.

Look at the underlined verbs in each sentence. Write

each sentence correctly. Put commas in the correct places.
1. Chipmunk slips falls and cries.

2. Hamster dashes jumps and helps.

3. Chipmunk smiles skips and dances.

4. The animals wave cheer and shout.

5. Hamster laughs bows and leaves.

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Focus Trait: Organization

Dex: The Heart of a Hero
Writing: Narrative Writing

Interesting Beginnings
Uninteresting Beginning Interesting Beginning
Once there was a cat named Freddy was a fluffy black cat. He was
Freddy. so smart that he solved mysteries for
his friends.

Write two different beginnings for a story about a deep-sea

diving dog. Make each beginning interesting. Check the one
you like better.

1.

2.

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Cumulative Review
Dex: The Heart of a Hero
Phonics: Cumulative Review

Read the clue. Circle the word that matches.

1. A dog will do this. store bark shark

2. It means begin. start dart north

3. It is part of the body. farm more arm

4. You play here. star park pork

5. It means big. large porch spark

6. You ride in this. art car born

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of a Hero
Independent Reading

Dex: The Heart of a Hero

Write a Newspaper Article
The newspaper wants to write an article about
the new superhero in town. Use details and
illustrations from the text to find information for the
article about Dex.

Read pages 171–173. How did Dex prepare for being a superhero?

Read pages 174–175. How did Dex know he was ready to be a superhero?

Read pages 178–179. What were some ways Dex helped?

Read pages 184–185. How did Dex get Cleevis as a partner?

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of a Hero
Write a newspaper article about Dex. Tell Independent Reading
what Dex does to show he is a hero. Include
an illustration with a caption.

New Superhero in Town!

What Dex Does Dex’s Advice on Becoming
a Superhero

______________________________ ______________________________

______________________________ ______________________________

______________________________ ______________________________

______________________________ ______________________________

______________________________ ______________________________

______________________________

______________________________

______________________________

______________________________

______________________________

______________________________ ______________________________

______________________________ ______________________________

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Words with or, ore

Dex: The Heart of a Hero
Spelling: Words with or, ore

Write a Basic Word for each meaning. Spelling Words

1. A place where you buy things
Basic
2. The opposite of tall Words
1. horn
3. Early hours of the day 2. story
3. fork
4. A food 4. score
5. store
5. Something you blow
6. corn
6. Land near water 7. morning
8. shore
9. short
Complete each sentence with a Basic Word. 10. born
11. tore
7. Do not your homework! 12. forget

8. I was on the 4th of July. Review

Words
9. Please read me a . 13. for
14. more
10. I always use a to eat.

11. Alan his jacket when

he fell.

12. We won by a

of 3 to 2.

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Commas in a Series
Dex: The Heart of a Hero
Grammar: Commas in a Series

Draw a line under each correct sentence.

1. Super Cat visits the park, school, and, playground.
Super Cat visits the park, school, and playground.
Super Cat, visits the, park, school and playground.

2. She saves a butterfly, worm, and ladybug.

She saves a, butterfly, worm, and ladybug.
She saves a butterfly, worm and ladybug.

3. Mama Papa, and Baby Cat, are happy!

Mama, Papa and Baby, Cat are happy!
Mama, Papa, and Baby Cat are happy!

Write each sentence. Use commas correctly.

4. The penguins waddle jump and slide.

5. They dive splash and swim.

6. People watch point and smile.

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Prefix over-
Dex: The Heart of a Hero
Vocabulary Strategies:
Prefix over-

Read each sentence. Fill in the blank with one of the

words in the box.

Word Box

overlooked overcrowded overboard

overeat overdue overflowed

1. I don’t want to at
dinner. I want to save room for dessert!

2. Too many people came to the party, so the room

was .

3. Tom can’t find his book on the shelf. Maybe he

it.

4. I poured too much milk in my cup, and it

5. The movies we rented are

We should have returned them last week.

6. I went on a boat ride last week, and my sunglasses

fell !

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Proofread for Spelling

Dex: The Heart of a Hero
Spelling: Words with
or, ore

Proofread the ad. Cross out the five misspelled words. Spelling Words
Then write the correct spellings in the margin.
Basic
Words
1. horn
2. story
3. fork
Come to our grocery stour! 4. score
Big sale on korn! 5. store
The sale begins at 8:00 in the mourning. 6. corn
7. morning
Sale items are in shart supply.
8. shore
They won’t last long! 9. short
10. born
Don’t furget!
11. tore
Unscramble the letters to spell a Basic Word. 12. forget
Write the word on the line.

1. rnbo

2. orkf

3. soreh

4. hnor

5. erot

6. styor

7. crose

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Writing Book Titles

Dex: The Heart of a Hero
Grammar: Spiral Review

Rewrite each sentence. Write the book titles correctly.

Remember to use capital letters when needed.
1. My favorite book is the cat in the hat.

2. Did Dr. Rames write the book taking care of pets?

Fix the mistakes in the paragraph. Write the

paragraph correctly.
Mr. Grady owns a book store. Today, Lynn buys
the book caring for dogs. Mr. Grady also sells her
another book. This one is called how to keep a bird.

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Connect to Writing
Dex: The Heart of a Hero
Grammar: Connect to Writing

Short, Choppy Sentences Smoother Sentence with Commas

Sam read the story. Sam, Izzy, and Mario read the story.
Izzy read the story.
Mario read the story.

Short, Choppy Sentences Smoother Sentence with Commas

The monkeys had bananas. The monkeys had bananas, apples,
The monkeys had apples. and carrots.
The monkeys had carrots.

Read each group of sentences. Combine the three

sentences. Use commas correctly.
1. The monkeys climbed trees.
The monkeys climbed vines.
The monkeys climbed ropes.

2. Owl watched the monkeys.

Ant watched the monkeys.
Tiger watched the monkeys.

3. The monkeys jumped on the rocks.

The monkeys climbed on the rocks.
The monkeys ate on the rocks.

Grammar 75 Grade 2, Unit 4

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