Prairie River Academy

English Language Arts

Grade 2Unit 1Lesson 5

Review the alphabetic code

Apply the Code in a New Text

Today: Use vowel, digraph, blend, and ending knowledge while reading connected text.

A

Begin

Warm-up

  1. 1.Read: rushed.

  2. 2.Split sprinted into base and ending.

B

Learn

Apply the Code in a New Text

Skilled readers do not abandon phonics in a story. They recognize familiar chunks, blend through the word, and check that the result makes sense.

Mark a difficult word into useful parts, blend it, reread the sentence, and confirm that the word fits the meaning.

Study the model

drifted → drift + ed

C

Read

Original PRA passage

A strong wind rushed past the porch. It lifted a thin cloth and dropped it near the pond. Wes sprinted after it, but a branch blocked his path. He stopped, planned, and fetched a long stick.
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Prairie River Academy

Apply the Code in a New Text

Grade 2Practice and apply
D

Practice

Read, think, and respond

  1. 1.What did the wind lift? ELA-2-01-05-Q1

  2. 2.Why did Wes stop? ELA-2-01-05-Q2

  3. 3.What did he fetch? ELA-2-01-05-Q3

  4. 4.Mark one digraph and one blend. ELA-2-01-05-Q4

E

Apply

Use the lesson

Reread the passage smoothly and write one sentence telling how Wes solved the problem.

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