The Bee

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The Bee

• Lesson 2 - Day 1
• 2nd Grade

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Question of the Day

• What insects do you find interesting?

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Review High Frequency Words
police sugar sometimes world
though understand wear interesting
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Vowel Variant /oo/ oo, ew, ue, ui, ou

• grew
• zoo
• food
• suit
• Turn to page 240

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Vowel Variant /oo/ oo, ew, ue, ui, ou

clue classroom stew scoop
knew chew group root
true seafood proof droop
gloomy grew suitable bluebird
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Vowel Variant /oo/ oo, ew, ue, ui, ou

1. We ate noodle soup .
2. When are the library books due.
3. The kangaroo hopped across the field.
4. Bananas are my favorite fruit.
5. Lori threw the ball to her dad.

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Use Graphic Aids

• Transparency R120
• Practice Book Page 180

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Robust Vocabulary
thickens
To become gooey.
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plentiful
A lot of something
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pattern
A design.
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sealed
Closed up tightly.
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carefully
Pay close attention to what you are doing.
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attack
To use great force to try to cause harm.
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crowd
A large gathering of people or animals.
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disappear
You cant see it anymore.
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role
Certain things you have to do.
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diligent
To keep working until it gets done.
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Grammar Past Tense Verbs

• A verb can tell about an action that happened in
  the past.
• Many verbs that tell about the past end in ed or
  d.
• Present Baby bees hatch from small white eggs.
• Past Baby bees hatched from small white
  eggs.

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Grammar Past Tense Verbs

1. Last week, the beekeeper visited the hive.
2. She collected the honey.
3. She poured the honey into jars.
4. She sealed the jars.
5. Her brother placed the honey jars in boxes.
6. He ________________the boxes to the truck.
7. The boxes __________________ to stores.
8. The workers ___________________ the boxes.

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The Bee

• Lesson 2 - Day 2
• 2nd Grade

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Question of the Day

• What do you like or dislike about bees?

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Review High Frequency Words
cook tough young worry
board woman impossible ago
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Vowel Variant /oo/ oo, ew, ue, iu, ou
suit





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Vowel Variant /oo/ oo, ew, ue, iu, ou

1. Last year my dad grew tomatoes.
2. The group found seats on the train.
3. Maria ate fruit after dinner.
4. Paul solved the clue.

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Robust Vocabulary

• SE 242-243
• Read together.
• TE 234

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Reading

• Nonfiction gives information about the world.

Main Idea
Detail
Detail
Detail
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Think Critically

1. Look at the diagram on page 270-271. What is the
   thorax?
2. What are the four stages in the life cycle of a
   bee?
3. What do worker bees build with the wax they make?
4. Why do you think there can only be on queen in
   each hive?

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Robust Vocabulary

• TE page 253.

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Grammar Past Tense Verbs

• rush talk walk
• add laugh start
• This morning I rushed to the bus stop.

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Grammar Past Tense Verbs

• Lori ____________________ in the pond. (fish)
• Her dad __________________ the boat. (row)
• A frog _________________ in the water. (jump)
• A dragonfly ________________ on a lily pad. (land)

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The Bee

• Lesson 2 - Day 3
• 2nd Grade

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Question of the Day

• Imagine that you are a bee. What words could you
  use so that other people would be able to guess
  what you are?

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Review High Frequency Words
already woods ears short
lose clear draw shoes
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Vowel Variants /oo/ oo, ew, ue, ui, ou
-oo -ool -ue -ew -uit -oup

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Vowel Variants /oo/ oo, ew, ue, ui, ou

1. Our school group went to the farm.
2. It was a cool, windy day.
3. We looked at Kendras new beehives.
4. Sue wore a mask by the hives.
5. The honey smelled like fruit.
6. Next week, we will go to the zoo.

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Use Graphic Aids

• Types of graphic aids
• Diagrams
• Maps
• Charts
• Time lines
• Turn to page 270-271

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Use Graphic Aids

1. Where is the abdomen?
2. How many legs does a bee have?
3. Why does a bee have a stinger?

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Robust Vocabulary

• TE 266-267

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Synonyms

• Synonyms are words that have the same, or almost
  the same meanings.
• Use the context and what you already know to
  figure out of the words are synonyms.
• Use a dictionary or thesaurus to check if the
  words are synonyms or to find a synonym for a
  word.

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Synonyms

• The army ants attack the spider. (help, strike)
• The magician made the rabbit disappear. (remain,
  vanish)
• The butterfly wings have a spotted pattern.
  (design, color)
• The bee sealed the cells. (emptied, closed)
• The seals rested on the rocks. (relaxed, fed)
• The tiny spider spun a web. (black, little)

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Grammar Past Tense Verbs

• Like pile giggle
• Smile hope care

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Grammar Past Tense Verbs

• Marti _______ the boat in the water. (place)
• Ted _________ a space for me. (save)
• Kim ____________ her new kitten. (name)
• Ben _____________ the carrots (slice)

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The Bee

• Lesson 2 - Day 4
• 2nd Grade

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Question of the Day

• What are some ways you can learn more about bees?

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Review High Frequency Words
caught guess eight sure
exercise thumb finally wash
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Prefixes mis-, re-, un-

• spell
• misspell

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Prefixes mis-, re-, un-

• do
• redo
• happy
• unhappy

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Prefixes mis-, re-, un-
Prefix Meaning Word/Meaning
mis- bad, wrong misspell spell wrongly
Re- again redo do again
Un- Not unhappy not happy
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Prefixes mis-, re-, un-

• Can you replay the movie?
• The present is unwrapped.
• Fred recovered his keys.
• Pauls socks were mismatched, but he didnt
  notice.
• The corn is uncooked.
• Did you miscount the pennies?

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Use Graphic Aids

• How could you use a diagram to help
  understand a nonfiction selection such as The
  Bee?
• Where is the egg?
• What else is in the cell?
• What is the cell made of?

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Authors Purpose

• Turn to pages 246-247

Kind of Writing Authors Purpose

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Locate Information

• Good readers know how to use the parts of a book.
• Nonfiction books are organized so that readers
  can find information quickly.
• Turn to page 4.
• How can I find the page number for The Bee.
• Where can I look to find out where the story
  Serious Farm begins?
• Where can I find an explanation of the meaning
  for the word upbeat?
• What heading in The Bee would I look under to
  find information about the queen bee laying an
  egg?

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Robust Vocabulary

• TE 280-281
• Antonyms
• Frogs in the pond were scarce.
• The letter was in the open envelope.
• Bernie carelessly watered the plants.
• The sun will appear behind the mountain.
• The lion and the hyena defend other animals.

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Grammar Past Tense Verbs

• Add and ed to most verbs to tell about an action
  that happened in the past.
• Add a d to verbs that end in a silent e to tell
  about an action that happened in the past.
• call
• wipe
• print
• sniff

Grammar Practice Book Page 83
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The Bee

• Lesson 2 - Day 5
• 2nd Grade

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Question of the Day

• What would you do if you saw a swarm of bees?

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Review High Frequency Words
prove bicycle cheer idea
believe draw care sweat
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Prefixes mis-, re-, un-
unkindly, unfriendly, misheard, return, relearn,
misstep
Words with Prefix and Suffix Words with Prefix only

Practice Book Page 184
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Review
true grew suit smooth clue
soup stew food group sore
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Use Graphic Aids
Type of Graphic Aid What It Explains

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Robust Vocabulary
What a Character Does What a Character Is Like

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Robust Vocabulary

1. What are some roles that you have seen people
   play in movies that are hilarious, witty, or
   absurd?
2. Would it be safe to assume that every pattern you
   see can be repeated?
3. Name some animals that are extremely plentiful
   and some animals that there are barely any of.
4. If someone is diligent, do you think that person
   would admit that he or she is serious about what
   he or she is doing?
5. Would you attempt to open a sealed envelope that
   is not addressed to you?
6. Would someone who had acquired something very
   valuable handle it carefully? Why or why not?

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Grammar Past Tense Verbs

• What kind of verb tells about an action that did
  not happen in the present or the future?
• What is added to most verbs to tell about an
  action that already took place?
• What is added to verbs that end in a silent e to
  tell about something that already happened?

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Grammar Past Tense Verbs

1. Cornell ___________________ the circle. (trace)
2. Mika _________________ the ball. (roll)
3. Ashley _______________ the train. (board)

Practice Book Page 185