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Compound Words Officer Buckle

and Gloria
Phonics: Compound Words

Read the letter. Draw a circle around each compound word.

Dear Grandfather,

This afternoon I went to the playground with some

kids from my classroom. We played baseball until

sunset. It was so much fun! Then I went inside to do

my homework. I went upstairs and saw the photo of us

at the seashore in the summertime. I still have the

seashell we found there!

Love,
Julia

Write a compound word you know on each line.

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Titles for People Officer Buckle

and Gloria
Grammar: Abbreviations

• A title may be used before a person’s name.

• A title begins with a capital letter and
usually ends with a period. Thinking Question
Is there anything
in front of the
Mr. Ramon is a music teacher. person’s name?
Miss Kobe is a crossing guard.

Write each underlined title and name correctly.

1. Our teacher miss Mullin asks a police officer to visit.

2. On Mondays mr Ramon comes to our class.

3. He brings his partner, mrs Shay.

4. They come with dr Lucky.

5. They talk with the coach, ms Smith.

Grammar 212 Grade 2, Unit 3: Tell Me About It

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Compound Words Officer Buckle

and Gloria
Phonics: Compound Words

Find words in the box that go together to make compound

words. Then make compound words to complete the
sentences below. Read each completed sentence.
Word Bank

pop gold sun rain snow sail

flake boat corn bow fish shine

1. The melted on my nose.

2. We saw a in the sky

after it rained.

3. is a good snack to have

in the afternoon.

4. It is fun to be on the lake in a .

5. Kate feeds her twice a day.

6. The felt warm on my face.

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Cause and Effect Officer Buckle

and Gloria
Introduce Comprehension:
Cause and Effect

Sam the Dog and Kelly the Cat were playing a game of
catch. Sam was holding the ball in his paws.
“Get ready, Kelly!” yelled Sam.
He was just about to throw the ball when he tripped over
a stick on the ground. The ball went flying into the air.
Kelly tried to catch the ball, but it bounced off her head
and landed in a tree. Ed the Bird saw what had happened.
“Pardon me,” Kelly said to Ed. “Would you help us get
our ball out of the tree?”
“Of course,” Ed chirped. Then he gave the ball a push.
It fell to the ground.
“Thank you!” said Kelly and Sam together.

Read the selection above. Complete a T-Map to show causes and effects.

Cause Effect
1. 1. Sam trips.

2. The ball bounces off Kelly’s

head.

3. 3. The ball lands on the ground.

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Compound Words Officer Buckle

and Gloria
Spelling: Compound Words

Sort the Spelling Words by the number of letters in the Spelling Words
first part of each compound word.
Basic Words
Four Letters or More 1. cannot
2. pancake
1. 3. maybe
4. baseball
2.
5. playground
3. 6. someone
7. myself
4. 8. classroom
9. sunshine
Three Letters 10. outside
11. upon
5. 12. nothing

6. Review
Words
7. 13. into
14. inside
8.

9.

Two Letters

10. 13.

11. 14.

12.

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Abbreviations for Officer Buckle

and Gloria
Grammar: Abbreviations

Days and Months

• Each day of the week can be written in a
short way, called an abbreviation.
Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri. Sat. Sun. Thinking Question
What does the
• Some months of the year can also be written short form of the
word look like?
in a short way. Notice that May, June, and
July do not have a shortened form
Jan. May Sept.
Feb. June Oct.
Mar. July Nov.
Apr. Aug. Dec.
The first Tues. in Mar.

Write the abbreviation for each word.

1. Wednesday 10. Saturday

2. December 11. February
3. Sunday 12. July
4. January 13. June
5. Monday 14. October
6. March 15. Thursday
7. September 16. August
8. Tuesday 17. Friday
9. November 18. April

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Focus Trait: Organization Officer Buckle

and Gloria
Writing: Write to Persuade

Topic Sentences
A good persuasive essay has a goal, reasons, and facts and
examples. The goal is what the writer wants. Reasons tell why.
Facts and examples give more information about the reason.

Read the persuasive essay. Write the goal. Circle the reasons.
Underline facts and examples.

Why We Need Officer Buckle and Gloria

I have a great idea! Officer Buckle and Gloria should
speak at our school.
One reason is that we all need to learn about safety.
Safety tips can keep us from hurting ourselves. They can
even save lives!
Another reason is that Officer Buckle and Gloria put
on a great show! Gloria acts out all the safety tips. Kids love
watching Gloria!
So please, let’s invite Officer Buckle and Gloria to
speak at our school. I think it would be great!

Goal:

What reason does the second paragraph tell about?

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Schwa Vowel Sound Officer Buckle

and Gloria
Phonics: Schwa Vowel Sound

Write each word. Draw a slash (/) to divide the word between syllables.
Then circle the quieter syllable with the schwa sound.

1. happen  

2. about  

3. talent  

4. nickel  

5. alone  

6. dragonfly  

Now use the words you wrote above to complete the

sentences below.

7. Luis has a lot of for singing.

8. Sometimes Mia likes to be .

9. A flew by.

10. What will if it rains

during the game?

11. Stan paid a for a gumball.

12. Tell me the picture you made.

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Cause and Effect Officer Buckle

and Gloria
Deepen Comprehension:
Cause and Effect
Read the selection below.

Tim was great at taking pictures. That’s why Maya asked

for his help. She wanted to enter a picture of her dog Rex into
the Pet Photo Contest. “I’ll have Rex do a trick as you take
the picture,” Maya said.
“Great idea!” Tim replied. Rex wagged his tail.
Everybody walked to the tennis courts. Rex stood on one
side of the net, and Maya stood on the other.
“Here, Rex!” Maya said. She held up a dog treat. Rex
ran and jumped over the net as Tim clicked his camera.
“I got Rex jumping in the air!” Tim said. He showed the
picture to Maya. “This photo will be a winner for sure!”

Complete a T-Map to show cause and effect.

Cause Effect
1. 1. Maya asked for Tim’s help.

2. 2. They went to the tennis courts.

3. Maya pulled out a dog treat. 3.

4. 4. Tim thought the picture could

win the contest.

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Compound Words Officer Buckle

and Gloria
Spelling: Compound Words

Draw lines to match the words that form Spelling Words. Spelling Words
Then write the Spelling Words.
Basic Words
play self pan thing 1. cannot
sun to no cake 2. pancake
my ground may on 3. maybe
in shine base be 4. baseball
some not class side 5. playground
can one up ball 6. someone
out side in room 7. myself
8. classroom
9. sunshine
1. 8. 10. outside
11. upon
2. 9.
12. nothing
3. 10. Review
Words
4. 11. 13. into
14. inside
5. 12.

6. 13.

7. 14.

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Abbreviations for Places Officer Buckle

and Gloria
Grammar: Abbreviations

Write each underlined place correctly. Use

abbreviations.

1. I live on Robin Road.

2. The pool is on Shore drive.

3. Where is Third avenue?

Write the name of the underlined words correctly. Write

each abbreviation in its long form.

4. Max lives on North St.

5. Gloria visited a school on Elm Ave.

6. Rose Rd. is only two blocks long.

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Dictionary Entry Officer Buckle

and Gloria
Vocabulary Strategies:
Dictionary Entry
Look at the guide words on the dictionary pages below.
Then look at the entry words in the large box. Write each
entry word in the box that has the correct guide words.

sad / snow thirty / tick

bake / bump dentist / enough

banner – a long strip of cloth with a message on it

bulletin – a short news report
department – a section of a large store
enormous – very large
safety – the state of being safe from danger
snore – to breathe loudly while sleeping
thought – an idea or opinion
thumbtack – a small pin you can push into a wall

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Proofread for Spelling Officer Buckle

and Gloria
Spelling: Compound Words

Spelling Words

Basic Words
1. cannot
2. pancake
3. maybe
Proofread these sentences. Circle the misspelled words. 4. baseball
Then write the correct spellings on the lines below. 5. playground
6. someone
1. Wear sunscreen when you are owtside in the 7. myself
sunsheen. 8. classroom
9. sunshine
10. outside
11. upon
2. You canut throw things in your clasroom.
12. nothing

3. Let somone help you cook a pancak.

4. To protect miself, I wear a bike helmet uppon my head.

5. Nutting should be close by when you hit a basbal.

6. Mayby we can go to the plagrownd on Sunday.

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Past and Future Tenses Officer Buckle

and Gloria
Grammar: Spiral Review

Write each sentence to change when the action

happened. Use the word in ( ).

1. The police officers talk about safety. (past)

2. The children listen to them. (future)

3. They follow the rules. (future)

Read the story. Find five verbs that do not tell about
the past, and fix them. Write the story correctly on the lines.
The policeman and his dog walked to the school.
They wait at the front door. Then the dog bark. The
principal open the door. The policeman talk with the
children about safety. The children thank him.

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Conventions Officer Buckle

and Gloria
Grammar: Connect to Writing

Incorrect Abbreviations Correct Abbreviations

dr levi Dr. Levi
ms Jones Ms. Jones
miss Oaks Miss Oaks
River st River St.
Tues Tues.
jan. Jan.

Proofread the paragraph. Fix any mistakes in

abbreviations. Write the paragraph correctly on the lines.

My dad is a teacher. Kids call him mr Gary.

On tues Dad read to his class. In mar they studied
butterflies. Then on fri they visited a butterfly show.
The show was on Main st.

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