Grade 2 Option 1

The Contents of My Desk

A nail.
A nickel.
A snail.
A pickle.
A twisted-up
slinky.
A ring for
my pinky.
A blackened
banana.
A love note
from Hannah.
My doodles
of rockets.
The lint from
my pockets.
A fork-like
utensil.
But sorry…
no pencil.

 --Kenn Nesbitt

Option 2 

My Elephant Is Missing

by Kenn Nesbitt

I cannot find my elephant.
He must have run away.
He isn’t on the sofa
where he promised he would stay.

I’ll need to get a bloodhound
who can track him by his scent,
or hire a house detective
to discover where he went.

Perhaps I’ll make some posters,
and I’ll offer a reward.
I’d make it more, but fifty cents
is all I can afford.

He knows the way. It’s up the street
and down our garden path.
And next time I won’t warn him
when it’s time to take his bath.

Psalter Memory Work 2016

Memory Work    Theme: Humility-James 4:10__        _____2016-2017

Possible psalters 403/ 308/ 24/ 15v1,2/ 51:1,3/ 60 v1 2 3/ 140/ 141/ 337 v1 3/ 381 v1 3/ 333/ 40:1,5,6

Psalter #	Humility	Title	Week of
15 40	Introduction	Lord, Our Lord, Thy Glorious Name          v. 1                                                                   v. 2 The Law That the Lord Has Ordained       v. 1                                                                   v. 6	September  6                                                                      12                  19                  26
322 67 403:3	Gen. 18:27	How Shall the Young Direct Their Way   v. 1,2 Lord, To Me Thy Ways Make Known         v. 1                                                                   v. 3                                                                   v. 5 Praise Ye the Lord, For It Is Good             v. 3	October      3                 11                 17                 24                 31
186 362	Deut. 8:2	Though I am Poor and Sorrowful               v. 1 From Out the Depths I Cry, O Lord            v. 1                                                                   v. 3 Christmas Songs / Program	November 7                          14                21                28
	2 Chron.7:14	Christmas Songs / Program	December   5                  12                  19
322 383	Prov. 15:33	How Shall the Young Direct Their Way      v.3                                                                   v. 4 All That I Am I Owe To Thee                      v. 1                                                                   v. 5	January 9             16             23             30
141 251 47	Matt. 20:28	Gracious God, My Heart Renew               v. 1                                                                  v. 2 It is Good to Sing Thy Praises                   v. 1 My God, My God I Cry to Thee                 v. 1	February  6                13                21                27
47 1	John 13:14	My God, My God I Cry to Thee                v. 10 That Man is Blest, Who Fearing God         v. 1                                                                   v. 2	March   6             21             27
242 60	Micah 6:8	Almighty God Thy Lofty Throne             v. 1,4 To Thee I Lift My Soul                                 v.1                                                                   v. 2                                                                   v. 3	April       3              10              18              24
402	Phil. 2:3	O Sing Ye Hallelujah                                  v. 1                                                                   v. 2                                                                   v. 4 Closing Program	May     1           8          15          23          29
	1 Pet. 5:6	Closing Program	June 5         12       19

An Overview of Oral Reading Marks

Oral Reading Evaluation Scheme

When reading orally, I generally listen for the following characteristics to be present when a student reads:

1) Smoothness: reading by good phrasing rather than reading word by word; there should be no pauses unless called for by punctuation or context

2) Alertness to punctuation: stopping at periods, pausing at commas, and raising voice at question marks

3) Volume: reading loudly enough to be heard clearly at the back of the room; holding the book correctly and keeping the head up help the volume to improve

4) Enunciation: saying the words clearly, not mumbling; some will need to slow down in order to accomplish this

5) Speed: reading at a speed that enables the reader to be accurate, smooth, and expressive

6) Accuracy: pronouncing words and reading sentences correctly

7) Poise: having confidence in reading and speaking before others

8) Expression: having good voice inflection to make the story interesting and realistic

Grade Range

A or A- students who read smoothly with proper expression and

need very little help

B+ or B students who have good expression but need to sound out

words occasionally, or who have to reread from time to

time to get good expression

B- or C+ students who need to work on expression, but who know

the words or can sound them out quickly

C or C- students who are having difficulty with words and

expression

D+ or D students who are struggling and must sound out nearly

every word and reread several times before new reading is

smooth

Spelling Lists 26-32

List 26

1. son
2. won
3. none
4. front
5. month
6. wonder
7. other
8. mother
9. brother
10. another
11. nothing
12. lion
13. lemon
14. melon
15. banana
16. animal
17. thousand
18. someone
19. somewhere
20. father
21. pouch - a small bag used for carrying
22. brilliant - very smart, very bright
23. worship - to love and honour God

List 27

1. read
2. head
3. bread
4. ready
5. heavysea
6. bean
7. cleaning
8. team
9. dream
10. eat
11. neat
12. east
13. easy
14. each
15. peanut
16. weather
17. break
18. great
19. eight
20. weight
21. weigh
22. neighbour* will accept Can. and Am. way of spelling!
23. either
24. been
25. trio - a group of three
26. diligent - hard-working
27. champion - a winner

Spelling List 28- 32

List 28

1. age
2. cage
3. page
4. stage
5. huge
6. gentle
7. strange
8. fudge
9. badge
10. pledge
11. bridge
12. cent
13. nice
14. twice
15. race
16. space
17. place
18. fence
19. chance
20. since
21. circus
22. circle
23. pencil
24. isn't
25. aren't
26. shock: a sudden surprise
27. graze: to feed on grass
28. clever: smart

List 29

1. alive
2. alone
3. apart
4. away
5. awake
6. across
7. around
8. also
9. almost
10. always
11. belong
12. below
13. behind
14. become
15. enjoy
16. entire
17. unless
18. unload
19. unlock
20. unpack
21. unfold
22. unbroken
23. unkind
24. wasn't
25. weren't
26. obedient: doing what is asked
27. lengthen: to make longer
28. equal: the same as

List 30

1. could
2. would
3. should
4. full
5. pull
6. put
7. push
8. bush
9. bushes
10. touch
11. young
12. cousin
13. double
14. trouble
15. joyful
16. useful
17. helpful
18. handful
19. playful
20. thankful
21. truthful
22. wonderful
23. can't
24. won't
25. let's
26. combine: to mix
27. companion: a friend
28. patient: able to wait without complaining

List 31

1. written
2. wrap
3. wrong
4. wrinkle
5. wrestle
6. washing
7. water
8. warn
9. warm
10. award
11. reward
12. doctor
13. pastor
14. Creator
15. color
16. tore
17. score
18. store
19. shore
20. before
21. explore
22. collar
23. dollar
24. wore
25. worn
26. business: one's work, a special job
27. examine: to look at carefully
28. disturb: to bother

List 32

1. care
2. scare
3. share
4. square
5. aware
6. compare
7. careful
8. air
9. hair
10. fair
11. pair
12. chair
13. stairs
14. airplane
15. fire
16. tire
17. wire
18. admire
19. parrot
20. carrot
21. carry
22. berry
23. cherry
24. hasn't
25. haven't
26. commander: a leader
27. praise: to honor; to worship
28. acquaintance: someone who is known

Spelling Lists 21-25

List 21

1. sleepy
2. frosty
3. faster
4. helper
5. winner
6. loudest
7. biggest
8. softly
9. slowly
10. kindly
11. taken
12. eaten
13. frozen
14. dishes
15. washes
16. lunches
17. classes
18. houses
19. every
20. very
21. courtesy: kindness; politeness
22. repent: to turn from
23. difficult: hard to do

List 22

1. lamb
2. climb
3. thumb
4. combed
5. plumber
6. wild
7. child
8. wind
9. find
10. remind
11. told
12. sold
13. hold
14. cold
15. colder
16. fold
17. folder
18. I'm
19. I've
20. I'll
21. property: something a person owns
22. distant: far away
23. desire: to want

List 23

1. grew
2. chew
3. knew
4. new
5. mew
6. haul
7. cause
8. pause
9. sauce
10. saucer
11. law
12. paws
13. draw
14. straw
15. lawn
16. dawn
17. crawl
18. he's
19. it's
20. who's
21. succeed: to do something well
22. impossible: not able to be done
23. amazed: surprised

List 24

1. brownie
2. cookie
3. field
4. piece
5. niece
6. believe
7. key
8. keys
9. turkey
10. monkey
11. money
12. honey
13. valley
14. chimney
15. obey
16. they'll
17. they've
18. they're
19. we're
20. you're
21. suffer: to feel pain
22. strength: power
23. wealthy: rich

List 25

1. phrase
2. graph
3. telephone
4. alphabet
5. elephant
6. chorus
7. echo
8. echoes
9. rough
10. tough
11. bought
12. brought
13. fought
14. thought
15. taught
16. caught
17. daughter
18. didn't
19. doesn't
20. don't
21. fleet: a group of ships or planes
22. coast: a land next to the sea
23. chimes: a set of bells

Lists 16-20

List 16

1. rang
2. sang
3. thing
4. bring
5. swinging
6. strong
7. along
8. swung
9. stung
10. thank
11. blank
12. blanket
13. sink
14. twinkle
15. honk
16. dunk
17. trunk
18. they
19. their
20. there
21. avoid: to stay away from
22. dwell: to live in a place
23. honest: truthful

List 17

1. Bible
2. table
3. tiny
4. lady
5. cozy
6. happy
7. daddy
8. puppy
9. penny
10. pretty
11. bubble
12. middle
13. puddle
14. puzzle
15. giggle
16. freckle
17. people
18. busy
19. laugh
20. together
21. eager: wanting very much to do or get something
22. command: an order
23. destroy: to ruin

List 18

1. added
2. ended
3. rested
4. trusted
5. counted
6. called
7. spilled
8. mailed
9. rained
10. cleaned
11. talked
12. helped
13. dressed
14. wished
15. marked
16. asked
17. once
18. only
19. both
20. again
21. couple: two things
22. created: brought into life
23. faith: belief; trust

List 19

1. why
2. when
3. which
4. whistle
5. whisper
6. whole
7. check
8. choose
9. lunch
10. crunch
11. much
12. such
13. catch
14. match
15. stitch
16. scratch
17. stretch
18. hopscotch
19. who
20. whose
21. company: guests
22. knowledge: learning; understanding
23. victory: the winning of a contest or battle; success

List 20

1. earn
2. learn
3. pearl
4. search
5. early
6. bear
7. pear
8. wear
9. wearing
10. tear
11. dear
12. fear
13. hear
14. near
15. clear
16. year
17. yearly
18. earmuffs
19. where
20. were
21. citizen: a person who belongs to a country
22. confess: to admit you have done wrong
23. courage: bravery

Lists 11-15

Spelling List 11

1. cook
2. look
3. took
4. brook
5. shook
6. foot
7. wood
8. good
9. stood
10. bookmark
11. too
12. soon
13. food
14. pool
15. school
16. toothbrush
17. loose
18. lose
19. move
20. flood

Spelling List 12

1. high
2. sigh
3. sight
4. light
5. might
6. tight
7. right
8. bright
9. fright
10. flight
11. bite
12. kite
13. white
14. write
15. invite
16. polite
17. buy
18. any
19. many
20. most

Spelling List 13

1. knock
2. knee
3. kneel
4. know
5. knew
6. boy
7. toys
8. join
9. point
10. noise
11. tall
12. fall
13. small
14. hallway
15. baseball
16. talk
17. chalk
18. sidewalk
19. give
20. live

Spelling List 14

1. Jesus
2. Christ
3. Christmas
4. Bethlehem
5. shepherds
6. Joseph
7. Mary
8. star
9. angels
10. joy
11. manger
12. stable
13. donkey
14. singing
15. lights
16. snowflakes
17. stockings
18. ornaments
19. presents
20. December

Spelling List 15

1. lake
2. path
3. shape
4. frost
5. sled
6. slide
7. scrape
8. three
9. play
10. too
11. scoop
12. skate
13. popcorn
14. ground
15. snowman
16. yard
17. write
18. are
19. said
20. come

Spelling Lists 6-10

Spelling List 5

1. stand
2. still
3. fast
4. cost
5. best
6. twist
7. smell
8. smile
9. snap
10. snail
11. snuggle
12. slant
13. sled
14. slip
15. slide
16. swam
17. sweep
18. sweet
19. you
20. what

Spelling List 6

1. splash
2. split
3. spray
4. spring
5. sprinkle
6. scrap
7. scrape
8. scrub
9. strip
10. stripe
11. strike
12. street
13. squeak
14. squeal
15. squish
16. thrill
17. three
18. throw
19. here
20. there

Spelling List 7

1. may
2. way
3. say
4. stay
5. play
6. scale
7. scan
8. scuff
9. scoop
10. scout
11. skate
12. sky
13. skid
14. skip
15. ask
16. dusk
17. brisk
18. says
19. said
20. today

Spelling list 8

1. far
2. card
3. yard
4. dark
5. mark
6. art
7. start
8. smart
9. chart
10. march
11. for
12. Lord
13. north
14. porch
15. sport
16. popcorn
17. shortstop
18. do
19. does
20. done

Spelling List 9

1. our
2. south
3. count
4. ground
5. found
6. how
7. down
8. frown
9. clown
10. brown
11. slow
12. blow
13. grow
14. pillow
15. rainbow
16. snowman
17. soup
18. group
19. four
20. your

Spelling List 10

1. her
2. serve
3. verse
4. hurt
5. turn
6. curl
7. stir
8. girl
9. first
10. third
11. shirt
12. skirt
13. word
14. work
15. world
16. birthday
17. some
18. come
19. love
20. have

Spelling Lists 1-5

List 1 1. back

2. bake

3. lick

4. like

5. bike

6. lack

7. lake

8. duck

9. pack

10. stick

11. camp

12. tents

13. bugs

14. a

15. the List 2 1. be 2. we 3. go 4. so 5. try 6. shy 7. she 8. shape 9. wish 10. fresh 11. that 12. then 13. thin 14. path 15. with 16. cloth 17. clothes 18. one 19. two 20. to List 3 1. bless 2. blast 3. blond 4. clock 5. clap 6. class 7. club 8. flag 9. flat 10. float 11. fly 12. glad 13. glass 14. globe 15. plus 16. plate 17. please 18. are 19. was 20. were List 4 1. fry 2. frost 3. free 4. tree 5. treat 6. trust 7. brush 8. brave 9. cross 10. creek 11. dry 12. drop 13. dress 14. press 15. print 16. prize 17. grass 18. grape 19. from 20. of List 5 1. stand 2. still 3. fast 4. cost 5. best 6. twist 7. smell 8. smile 9. snap 10. snail 11. snuggle 12. slant 13. sled 14. slip 15. slide 16. swam 17. sweep 18. sweet 19. you 20. what