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Grade 2 Scope and Sequence Matrix
Texas Journeys
UNIT 1: Neighborhood Visit
Lesson
Selections
Phonemic
Awareness
Phonics
Fluency
High Frequency
Words
Comprehension/
Listening/Speaking/
Viewing
Vocabulary
Spelling
Grammar
Writing
1
TEKS 2.2C, 2.2G,
2.2H, 2.4
TEKS
2.2B(i), 2.2C,
2.2G
TEKS 2.2B(i),
2.2C, 2.2G,
2.2H, 2.4
TEKS 2.2G, 2.23C
TEKS 2.3A, 2.28A, 2.30,
RC-2(D), RC-2(E)
TEKS 2.5B, 2.5D
TEKS 2.23A
TEKS 2.1,
2.21B,
2.22C(ii)
TEKS 2.17A,
2.17B,
2.17C,
2.17D,
2.17E,
2.18A
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ELPS 4B, 4H
ELPS 2A,
2B, 3A, 4A
ELPS 2A, 2B,
3A, 4A, 4B
ELPS 1E, 3A, 3B
ELPS 2G, 2I, 4F, 4G, 4J
ELPS 1E, 1F, 4C
ELPS 5A, 5C
ELPS 3C,
5E, 5F
ELPS 3G, 5G
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Main Selection
Henry and Mudge
Genre: Realistic
Fiction
• Identify
Phonemes
• Syllables in
Spoken
Words
Phonics
• Short Vowels
a, i
• CVC Syllable
Pattern
around, be, five,
Skill
help, next, or, pull, Sequence of Events
take, until, walked
Strategy
Infer/Predict
Target Vocabulary
curly, straight, floppy,
drooled, weighed, stood,
collars, row
Spelling Principle
Short Vowels a, i
Grammar
Skill
Subjects and
Predicates
Writing
Mode
Write to
Narrate
Paired Selection
All in the Family
Genre:
Informational Text
Decodable Readers
• We Camp
• The Picnic Ants
Fluency
Accuracy: Word
Recognition
Author’s Craft
Word Choice
Vocabulary Strategies
Alphabetical Order
Spelling Words
Basic: sad, dig, jam,
glad, list, win, flat,
if, fix, rip, kit, mask
Review: as, his
Challenge: sandwich,
picnic
Listening, Speaking,
Viewing
Listen for a Purpose
TEKS
2.3A- Use ideas (illustrations, titles, topic sentences, key words, and foreshadowing) to make and confirm predictions
2.28A-Listen attentively to speakers and ask relevant questions to clarify information
2.30- work productively with others in teams
RC-2 (D)- Make inferences about text using textual evidence to support understanding
RC-2 (E)- Retell important events in stories in logical order
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Writing
Form
Sentences
That Tell a
True Story
Focus Trait
Ideas
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Grade 2 Scope and Sequence Matrix
Texas Journeys
Phonemic
Awareness
Phonics
Fluency
High Frequency
Words
Comprehension/
Listening/Speaking/
Viewing
Lesson
Selections
2
TEKS 2.2A(i), 2.2C,
2.2G, 2.2H, 2.4
TEKS
2.2B(i), 2.2C,
2.2G
TEKS 2.2B(i),
2.2C, 2.2G,
2.2H, 2.4
TEKS 2.2G, 2.23C
TEKS 2.3B, 2.14B, 2.29, TEKS 2.5B, 2.5D
2.30, RC-2(B), RC-2(C),
RC-2(F)
TEKS 2.23A, 2.23C
TEKS 2.1,
2.21B,
2.2E
TEKS 2.17A,
2.17B,
2.17C,
2.17D,
2.17E,
2.19B
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ELPS 2D, 4B, 4H
ELPS 2A,
2B, 3A, 4A
ELPS 2A, 2B,
3A, 4A, 4.B
ELPS 1F, 3A, 3B
ELPS 1C, 1H, 2E, 4I, 4K
ELPS 1F, 1H, 4C, 5B
ELPS 5A, 5C
ELPS 3C,
5D
ELPS 3G, 5G
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Main Selection
My Family
Genre:
Informational Text
• Identify
Phonemes
• Syllables in
Spoken
Words
Phonics
• Short Vowels
o, u, e
• CVC Syllable
Pattern
bring, children,
comes, do, family,
like, make, those,
use, with
Skill Compare and
Contrast
Target Vocabulary
Spelling Principle
remembered, porch,
Short Vowels o, u, e
crown, spend, stuck, visit,
cousin, piano
Spelling Words
Basic: wet, job, hug,
Vocabulary Strategies
rest, spot, mud, left,
Using a Glossary
help, plum, nut, net,
hot
Review: get, not
Challenge: lunch,
spend
Grammar
Skill
Complete
Sentences
Writing
Mode
Write to
Narrate
Paired Selection
Family Poetry
Genre: Poetry
Decodable Readers
• Bud, Ben, and Roz
• The Funny Hat
Contest
Fluency
Accuracy: Words
Connected in
Text
Strategy Question
Author’s Craft Word
Choice: Descriptive
Details
Listening, Speaking,
Viewing
Interpret Poems
Vocabulary
Spelling
Grammar
Writing
Writing
Form
Friendly
Letter
Focus Trait
Voice
2.3B- establish purpose for reading selected texts and monitor comprehension, making corrections and adjustments when that understanding breaks down (e.g.
identifying clues, using background knowledge, generating questions, re-reading a portion aloud)
2.14B- locate the facts that are clearly stated in text
2.29-speak clearly and to the point, using the conventions of language. Students are expected to share information and ideas that focus on the topic
2.30- work productively with others in teams.
RC-2B- ask literal questions of text
RC-2C-monitor and adjust comprehension (e.g. using background knowledge, creating sensory images, rereading a portion aloud, generating questions)
RC-2F- make connections to own experiences, to ideas in other texts, and to the larger community and discuss textual evidence
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Grade 2 Scope and Sequence Matrix
Lesson
Selections
Texas Journeys
Phonemic
Awareness
Phonics
Fluency
High Frequency
Words
Comprehension/
Listening/Speaking/
Viewing
Vocabulary
Spelling
Grammar
Writing
3
TEKS 2.2A(i),
2.2B(iv), 2.2G,
2.2H, 2.4
TEKS 2.2A(i), TEKS 2.2A(i),
2.2G,
2.2G, 2.28(iv),
2.28(iv)
2.2H, 2.4
TEKS 2.2G, 2.23C
TEKS 2.3B, 2.13, 2.29, TEKS 2.5B, 2.5D
2.30, RC-2(D)
TEKS 2.23A,
2.23B(iii)
TEKS 2.1,
2.21A(iii),
2.21C,
2.22C(i)
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ELPS 2D, 3G, 4B,
4H
ELPS 2A, 4A
ELPS 2A, 4A ,
4.B
ELPS 1E, 1F, 3A,
3B
ELPS 2I, 3E, 4G, 4I, 4J, ELPS 1E, 1F, 1H, 3A, 4C,
4K
4F, 5B
ELPS 5A, 5C
ELPS 3C, 5E, ELPS 3G, 5G
5F
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Main Selection
• Blend
Henry and Mudge
Phonemes
Under the Yellow • Sort
Moon
Phonemes
Genre: Realistic
Fiction
Phonics
• Long Vowels a,
i
• Sounds for c
city, full no, think,
Skill
other, places, put, Author’s Purpose
school, sing, think,
this
Strategy
Analyze/Evaluate
Spelling Principle
Long Vowels a, i
Grammar
Skill
Statements
and
Questions
Paired Selection
Outdoor Adventures
Genre:
Informational
Text
Fluency
Accuracy: Selfcorrect
Author’s Craft
Word Choice
Listening, Speaking,
Viewing
Hold a Conversation or
Discussion
Target Vocabulary
woods, turned, tops,
chipmunks, busy, picked,
south, grew
Vocabulary Strategies
Multiple-Meaning Words
Spelling Words
Basic: cake, mine,
plate, size, ate,
grape, prize, wipe,
race, line, pile,
rake
Review: gave, bike
Challenge: mistake,
while
Decodable Readers
• City Ride
• Mice Can Race
2.3B- ask relevant questions, seek clarification, and locate facts and details about stories and other texts and support answers with evidence from text
2.13-analyze, make inferences and draw conclusions about the author's purpose and provide evidence from the text to support their understanding
2.29- share information and ideas that focus on the topic under discussion
2.30- work productively with others in team.
RC-2D- make inferences about text using textual evidence to support understanding
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TEKS 2.17A,
2.17B,
2.17C,
2.17D,
2.17E, 2.18A
Writing Mode
Write to
Narrate
Writing Form
Sentences That
Describe
Focus Trait
Word Choice
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Grade 2 Scope and Sequence Matrix
Lesson
Selections
Texas Journeys
Phonemic
Awareness
Phonics
Fluency
High Frequency
Words
Comprehension/
Listening/Speaking/
Viewing
Vocabulary
Spelling
Grammar
Writing
4
TEKS 2.2A(i),
2.2G, 2.4
TEKS 2.2A(i), TEKS 2.2A(i),
2.2G,
2.2G, 2.28(iv),
2.28(iv)
2.4
TEKS 2.2G, 2.23C
TEKS 2.29, 2.30, RC2(B), RC-2(D), RC2(E)
TEKS 2.5B
TEKS 2.23A,
2.23B(iii)
TEKS
2.21A(ii),
2.21A(vi)
TEKS 2.17A,
2.18A,
2.24A, 2.25C
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ELPS 2G, 4B, 4H
ELPS 2A, 4A
ELPS 2A, 4A, 4B
ELPS 1E, 3A, 3B
ELPS 2G, 4G, 4I, 4J,
4K
ELPS 1E, 1F, 1H, 3B, 4C,
4F, 5B
ELPS 5A, 5C
ELPS 1G,
5D, 5E
ELPS 3G, 5G
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Main Selection
Diary of a Spider
Genre: Humorous
Fiction
• Segment,
Substitute
Phonemes
• Sort
Phonemes
Phonics
• Long Vowels o,
u, e
• Sounds for g
mind, could, today,
play, cheer, hello,
read, see, by,
hundred
Skill
Cause and Effect
Target Vocabulary rotten, Spelling Principle
sticky, insects, scare,
Long Vowels o, u
judge, screaming,
dangerous, breeze
Spelling Words
Basic: doze, nose,
Vocabulary Strategies
use, rose, pole,
Context Clues
close, cute, woke,
mule, rode, role,
tune
Review: home, joke
Challenge: wrote,
ice cube
Grammar
Skill
What Is a
Noun?
Writing Mode
Write to
Narrate
Paired Selection A
Swallow and a
Spider
Genre: Fable
Decodable Readers
• A Bed of Roses
• Swim Like a Frog
Fluency
Intonation
Strategy
Summarize
Author’s Craft
Personification
Listening, Speaking,
Viewing
Retell a Story
2.29- share information and ideas that focus on the topic under discussion
2.30- work productively with others in team
RC-2B- ask literal questions of text
RC-2D- make inferences about text using textual evidence to support understanding
RC-2E- retell important events in stories in logical order
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Writing Form
True Story
Focus Trait
Ideas
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Grade 2 Scope and Sequence Matrix
Lesson
Selections
5
TEKS 2.2G,
2.2H, 2.4
5
5
Texas Journeys
Phonemic
Awareness
High Frequency
Words
Comprehension/
Listening/Speaking/
Viewing
Vocabulary
Spelling
Grammar
TEKS 2.2D, 2.5A,
2.5B, 2.5D
TEKS 2.23A,
2.23B(i)
TEKS 2.21A(ii),
2.21A(vi)
TEKS 2.17A,
2.17B,
2.17C,
2.17D,
2.17E,
2.18A
ELPS 5A, 5C
ELPS 5D, 5E
ELPS 3G,
5E, 5G
Spelling Principle
Consonant
Blends with r, l,
s,
Grammar Skill
Singular and Plural
Nouns
Writing
Mode
Write to
Narrate
TEKS 2.2A(ii),
2.2B(iv),
2.2G, 2.4
TEKS 2.2G,
2.23C
TEKS 2.3B, 2.9B,
2.28A, 2.29, 2.30,
RC-2(C), RC-2(E)
ELPS 2D, 4B, 4H ELPS 2A, 2B, 4A
ELPS 2A, 2B,
4A
ELPS 1E, 1F,
3A, 3B
ELPS 1A, 2H, 4F, 4G, ELPS 1E, 1F, 1H, 3B,
4I
4C, 4F, 5B
Main Selection
Teacher's Pets
Genre: Realistic
Fiction
Phonics
• Consonant
Blends with r,
l, s,
table, says, little, Skill
find, both,
Story Structure
cold, long,
green, we, eat Strategy
Visualize
Paired Selection
See Westburg
by Bus!
Genre:
Informational
Text
Decodable
Readers
• Flint Cove
Clambake
• The Stop and
Spend Sale
TEKS 2.2A(ii),
2.2B(iv), 2.2G
Phonics
Fluency
• Segment
Phonemes
Fluency
Phrasing:
Punctuation
Author’s Craft
Repetition
Listening, Speaking,
Viewing
Follow and Give
Directions
Target Vocabulary
share, noticed,
suddenly, bursting,
noises, wonderful,
quiet, sprinkled
Vocabulary Strategies
Base Words and
Endings -ed, -ing
Spelling Words
Basic: spin, clap,
grade, swim,
place, last, test,
skin, drag, glide,
just, stage
Review: slip, drive
Challenge: climb,
price
2.3B- ask relevant questions, seek clarification, and locate facts and details about stories and other texts and support answers with evidence from text
2.9B- describe main characters in works of fiction, including their traits, motivations and feelings
2.28A- listen attentively to speakers and ask relevant questions to clarify information
2.29- share information and ideas that focus on the topic under discussion 2.30- work productively with others in team
RC-2C- monitor and adjust comprehension (e.g. using background knowledge, creating sensory images, re-reading a portion aloud, generating questions)
RC-2E- retell important events in stories in logical order
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Writing
Writing
Form
True Story
Focus Trait
Sentence
Fluency
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Grade 2 Scope and Sequence Matrix
Texas Journeys
UNIT 2:
Phonemic
Awareness
Phonics
Fluency
Lesson
Selections
6
TEKS 2.2A(ii),
2.2C, 2.2G,
2.2H, 2.4
TEKS 2.2A(ii),
2.2C, 2.2G
TEKS 2.2A(ii),
2.2C, 2.2G,
2.4
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ELPS 2E, 4B
ELPS 2A, 2B, 4A
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Main Selection
Animals
Building
Homes
Genre:
Informational
Text
• Identify Phonemes
Paired
Selection
Hiding at the
Pond
Genre: Play
Decodable
Readers
• A Job for Bob
• Baby Animals
High Frequency
Words
Comprehension/
Listening/Speaking/
Viewing
Vocabulary
Spelling
TEKS 2.2G,
2.23C
TEKS 2.3B, 2.4,
TEKS 2.2D, 2.5A,
2.14B, 2.15B, 2.28A, 2.5B, 2.5D
2.29, 2.30
TEKS 2.23A,
2.23B(i)
TEKS 2.1, 2.21A(ii),
2.21B
TEKS 2.17A,
2.17B,
2.17C,
2.17D,
2.17E,
2.19A,
2.25C
ELPS 2A, 2B,
4A
ELPS 3A, 3B
ELPS 2E, 3G, 4F
ELPS 5A, 5C
ELPS 5D, 5E, 5F
ELPS 3G, 5F,
5G
Phonics
• Common Final
Blends nd, ng,
nk, nt, ft, xt,
mp
bear, work,
Skill
animals, know, Text and Graphic
most, myself,
Features
sleep, second,
three, she
Strategy
Question
Grammar Skill
More Plural Nouns
Writing
Mode
Write to
Inform
Fluency
Expression
Author’s Craft
Word Choice
Listening, Speaking,
Viewing
Nonverbal Cues
ELPS 1E, 1F, 1H, 3B,
4C, 4F, 5B
Target Vocabulary
Spelling Principle
beaks, break, deepest,
Common Final
hang, pond, shaped,
Blends nd, ng,
winding, branches
nt, ft, xt, mp, nk
Vocabulary Strategies
Base Words and
Prefixes un-, re-
Spelling Words
Basic: next, end,
camp, sank,
sing, drink, hunt,
stand, long,
stamp, pond,
bring
Review: jump,
left
Challenge:
young, friend
Grammar
Writing
Writing Form
Informational
Paragraph
Focus Trait
Ideas
2.3B- ask relevant questions, seek clarification, and locate facts and details about stories and other texts and support answers with evidence from text
2.4- read grade level text with fluency and comprehension. Read aloud with fluency (rate, accuracy, expression, appropriate phrasing) and comprehension
2.14B- locate the facts that are clearly stated in text 2.15B- use common graphic features to assist in the interpretation of text (e.g. captions, illustrations)
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2.28A- listen attentively to speakers and ask relevant questions to clarify information
2.29- share information and ideas that focus on the topic under discussion
2.30- work productively with others in team
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Grade 2 Scope and Sequence Matrix
Lesson
Selections
Texas Journeys
Phonemic
Awareness
Phonics
Fluency
High Frequency
Words
Comprehension/
Listening/Speaking/
Viewing
Vocabulary
Spelling
Grammar
Writing
7
TEKS 2.2A(iii), TEKS 2.2B(i), 2.2C
2.2B(i), 2.2C,
2.2G, 2.2H, 2.4
TEKS 2.2B(i),
2.2C, 2.2G,
2.2H, 2.4
TEKS 2.2G,
2.23C
TEKS 2.3B, 2.15,
2.28A, 2.29, 2.30,
RC-2(D), RC-2(F)
TEKS 2.5B, 2.5D
TEKS 2.23A,
2.23B(i)
TEKS 2.1, 2.21A(i),
2.21A(ii), 2.21B,
2.22B(i)
TEKS 2.12,
2.17A,
2.17B,
2.17C,
2.17D,
2.17E,
2.19A,
2.25C
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ELPS 2D, 4A,
4H
ELPS 3A, 4A
ELPS 3A, 4A
ELPS 3A, 3B
ELPS 2D, 4D, 4J, 4K
ELPS 1E, 1F, 1H, 4C,
4F, 5B
ELPS 5A, 5C
ELPS 3C, 5D, 5E
ELPS 3G, 3H,
5D, 5G
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Main Selection
The Ugly
Vegetables
Genre:
Realistic
Fiction
• Sort Phonemes
• Identify Medial
Phonemes
Phonics
• Double
Consonants
and ck
• Double
Consonants
(CVC)
pictures, air,
pretty, told,
window,
funny, try, he,
cried, car
Skill
Conclusions
Writing
Mode
Write to
Inform
Author’s Craft
Personification
Vocabulary Strategies
Homophones
Spelling Principle
Double
Consonants and
ck
Spelling Words
Basic: dress, spell,
class, full, add,
neck, stuck, kick,
rock, black,
trick, doll
Review: will, off
Challenge:
across, pocket
Grammar Skill
Proper Nouns
Strategy
Analyze/Evaluate
Target Vocabulary
blooming, muscles,
nodded, plain, scent,
shovels, tough,
wrinkled
Paired
Selection
They Really
Are GIANT!
Genre:
Informational
Text
Fluency
Accuracy:
Connected
Text
Listening, Speaking,
Viewing
Monitor
Understanding and
Ask Questions
Writing Form
Summary
Paragraph
Focus Trait
Organization
Decodable
Readers
• Jill and Mack
• Rabbit’s
Muffins
2.3B- ask relevant questions, seek clarification, and locate facts and details about stories and other texts and support answers with evidence from text
2.15- understand how to glean and use information in procedural texts and documents; follow written multi-step directions and use common graphic features to assist in
the interpretation of text (e.g. captions, illustrations) 2.28A- listen attentively to speakers and ask relevant questions to clarify information 2.29- share information and
ideas that focus on the topic under discussion 2.30- work productively with others in team RC-2D- make inferences about text using textural evidence to support
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understanding. RC2F- make connections to own experiences, to ideas in other texts, and to the larger community and discuss textual evidence.
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Grade 2 Scope and Sequence Matrix
Texas Journeys
Phonemic
Awareness
Phonics
Fluency
High Frequency
Words
Comprehension/
Listening/Speaking/
Viewing
Lesson
Selections
8
TEKS 2.2A(i),
2.2A(iii), 2.2G,
2.2H, 2.4
TEKS 2.2A(i),
2.2A(iii), 2.2G
TEKS 2.2A(i),
2.2A(iii),
2.2G, 2.2H,
2.4
TEKS 2.2G,
2.23C
8
ELPS 1D, 2D,
4A, 4H
ELPS 2B, 3A, 4A
ELPS 2B, 3A,
4A
ELPS 3A, 3B
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Main Selection
Super Storms
Genre:
Informational
Text
• Substitute
Phonemes
• Syllables in
Spoken Words
Phonics
• Consonant
Digraphs th,
sh, wh, ch, tch,
ph
• Base Words
and Endings –
s, –ed, –ing
few, people, eye, Skill
high, my,
Main Ideas and
open, yellow,
Details
happy, starts,
before
Strategy
Visualize
Paired
Selection
Weather
Poems
Genre: Poetry
Decodable
Readers
• Splish!
Splash!
Whales
• Drifting Up,
Up, Up
Fluency
Rate
Vocabulary
Spelling
TEKS 2.3B, 2.13,
2.14A, 2.29, 2.30,
RC-2(D)
TEKS 2.5B, 2.5D
TEKS 2.23A,
2.23B(i)
TEKS 2.21A(i), 2.21C, TEKS 2.17A,
2.22C(i)
2.17B,
2.17C,
2.17D,
2.17E,
2.19A,
2.25C
ELPS 2G, 2H, 2I, 4F,
4G, 4I, 4J, 4K
ELPS 1E, 1F, 1H, 4C,
4F, 5B
ELPS 5A, 5C
ELPS 3C, 5D, 5E
ELPS 3G, 3H,
5D, 5E, 5F,
5G
Grammar Skill
What Is a Verb?
Writing
Mode
Write to
Inform
Target Vocabulary
Spelling Principle
flash, equal, damage,
Words with th,
reach, pounding,
sh, wh, ch, tch,
prevent, beware, bend Spelling Words
Basic: dish, than,
Vocabulary Strategies
chest, such, thin,
Compound Words
push, shine,
Author’s Craft
chase, white,
Word Choice: Sensory
while, these,
Words
flash
Review: which,
Listening, Speaking,
then
Viewing Computer
Challenge: catch,
Basics
thumb
Grammar
Writing
Writing Form
Informational
Paragraph
Focus Trait
Voice
2.3B- ask relevant questions, seek clarification, and locate facts and details about stories and other texts and support answers with evidence from text
2.13- analyze and make inferences and draw conclusions about the author's purpose in cultural, historical, and contemporary context and provide evidence from text to
support understanding. identify the topic and explain the author's purpose in writing the text
2.14A- clarify the main idea in a text and distinguish from the topic
2.29- share information and ideas that focus on the topic under discussion. 2.30-8work productively with others in team
RC-2D- make inferences about text using textual evidence to support understanding
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Grade 2 Scope and Sequence Matrix
Texas Journeys
Lesson
Selections
9
TEKS 2.2B(i),
2.2B(ii), 2.2C,
2.2G, 2.2H, 2.4
TEKS 2.2B(i),
2.2B(ii), 2.2B(iv),
2.2C
TEKS 2.2B(i),
TEKS 2.2G,
2.2B(ii),
2.23C
2.2B(iv), 2.2C,
2.4
TEKS 2.6A, 2.6B,
2.9B, 2.28A, 2.29,
2.30, RC-2(D), RC2(E), RC-2(F)
TEKS 2.3B, 2.5B, 2.5C, TEKS 2.23A,
2.5D
2.23D
TEKS 2.17C, 2.21A(i), TEKS 2.17A,
2.21A(ii)
2.19A,
2.28B
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ELPS 2D, 3A,
3E, 4A, 4H
ELPS 2B, 4A
ELPS 2B, 4A
ELPS 3A, 3B
ELPS 1D, 2G, 2I, 4F,
4I, 4J
ELPS 1E, 1F, 1H, 4F,
5B
ELPS 5A, 5C
ELPS 3C, 5E
ELPS 3G, 3H,
5D, 5E, 5G
9
Main Selection
How
Chipmunk
Got His
Stripes
Genre: Folktale
• Add Phonemes
• Syllables in
Spoken Words
Phonics
• Base Words
and Endings ed, -ing
• CV Syllable
Pattern
kept, would,
afraid, own,
show, might,
why, many,
for, dark
Skill
Understanding
Characters
Target Vocabulary
curled, direction,
healed, height,
toward, tunnel, tease,
brag
Spelling Principle
–ed, and –ing
Endings
Grammar Skill
Verbs in the Present
Writing
Mode
Write to
Inform
Paired
Selection
Why Rabbits
Have Short
Tails
Genre:
Traditional
Tale
Decodable
Readers
• Maybe So
• Racing Away!
Phonics
Fluency
Fluency
Phrasing:
Punctuation
High Frequency
Words
Comprehension/
Listening/Speaking/
Viewing
Phonemic
Awareness
Strategy Summarize
Author’s Craft
Repetition
Listening, Speaking,
Viewing
Listen to Compare
and Contrast
Vocabulary
Vocabulary Strategies
Synonyms
Spelling
Grammar
Spelling Words
Basic: liked,
using, riding,
chased, spilled,
making, closed,
hoping, baked,
hiding, standing,
asked
Review: mixed,
sleeping
Challenge:
teasing,
knocking
2.6A- identify moral lessons as themes in well-known fables, legends, myths, or stories
2.6B- compare different versions of the same story in traditional and contemporary folktales with respect to their characters, settings and plot
2.9B- describe main characters in works of fiction, including their traits, motivations and feelings
2.28A- listen attentively to speakers and ask relevant questions to clarify information
2.29- expected to share information and ideas that focus on the topic under discussion
2.30- work productively with others in team
RC-2D- make inferences about text using textual evidence to support understanding RC2E- retell important events in stories in logical order
9
RC-2F- make connections to own experiences, to ideas in other texts, and to the larger community and discuss textual evidence
Writing
Writing Form
Instructions
Focus Trait
Ideas
10
Grade 2 Scope and Sequence Matrix
Texas Journeys
Phonemic
Awareness
Phonics
Fluency
High Frequency
Words
Comprehension/
Listening/Speaking/
Viewing
Lesson
Selections
10
TEKS 2.2F,
2.2G, 2.2H, 2.4
TEKS 2.2A(iii),
2.2C, 2.2F
TEKS 2.2A(iii),
2.2C, 2.2F, 2.4
TEKS 2.2G,
2.23C
TEKS 2.3B, 2.3C,
2.14B, 2.28A, 2.29,
2.30, RC-2(C)
TEKS 2.2D, 2.5A, 2.5B TEKS 2.23A,
2.23E
TEKS 2.21A(i),
2.21A(ii)
TEKS 2.17B,
2.17C,
2.17D,
2.17E,
2.19A,
2.28B
10
ELPS 4H
ELPS 4A
ELPS 4A
ELPS 3A, 3B
ELPS 1H, 2G, 2I, 3G,
4G, 4K
ELPS 1E, 1F, 1H, 4C,
4F, 5B
ELPS 5D, 5E
ELPS 3G, 3H,
5G
10
Main Selection
Jellies
Genre:
Informational
Text
• Add and Delete
Phonemes
Phonics
• Contractions
really, you,
Skill
because, right, Fact and Opinion
go, they, was,
me, old, better Strategy
Monitor/Clarify
Grammar Skill
Verbs in the Present,
Past, and Future
Writing
Mode
Write to
Inform
Paired
Selection
Meet Norbert
Wu
Genre:
Informational
Text
Fluency
Stress
Vocabulary
Spelling
ELPS 5A, 5C
Target Vocabulary
Spelling Principle
decide, disgusting,
Contractions
drift, millions, simple,
wrapped, choices,
Spelling Words
weaker
Basic: I'm, don't,
isn't, can't, we'll,
Author’s Craft Word Vocabulary Strategies
it's, I've, didn't,
Choice:
Base Words and
you're, that's,
Comparisons
Suffixes -er, -est
wasn't, you've
Review: us, them
Listening, Speaking,
Challenge:
Viewing Computer:
they're, wouldn't
Dictionary
Grammar
Writing
Writing Form
Instructions
Focus Trait
Word Choice
Decodable
Readers
• Let’s Have
Fun
• I’m Going to
Win
2.3B- ask relevant questions, seek clarification, and locate facts and details about stories and other texts and support answers with evidence from text
2.3C- establish purpose for reading selected texts ad monitor comprehension, making connections and adjustments when that understanding breaks down (e.g.
identifying clues, using background knowledge, generating questions, re-reading a portion aloud)
2,14B- locate the facts that are clearly stated in text 2.28A- listen attentively to speakers and ask relevant questions to clarify information 2.29- share information and
10 in team RC2-C- monitor and adjust comprehension (e.g. using background knowledge,
ideas that focus on the topic under discussion 2.30- work productively with others
creating sensory images, re-reading a portion aloud, generating questions)
11
Grade 2 Scope and Sequence
Texas Journeys
UNIT 3:
Phonics
Fluency
TEKS 2.2A(i),
2.2C, 2.2G, 2.2H,
2.4
TEKS 2.2A(i),
2.2A(iii),
2.2B(i), 2.2B(ii),
2.2C, 2.2F, 2.2G
TEKS 2.2A(i),
2.2A(iii),
2.2B(i),
2.2B(ii), 2.2C,
2.2F, 2.2G, 2.4
TEKS 2.2G,
2.23C
TEKS 2.3A, 2.3B,
TEKS 2.2D, 2.5A, 2.5B, TEKS 2.23A,
2.24A, 2.25A, 2.29, 2.5D
2.23D
2.30, RC-2(B), RC2(D)
TEKS 2.1, 2.17D,
2.21A(ii), 2.21B,
2.21C, 2.22C(i)
TEKS 2.17A,
2.17B, 2.17C,
2.17D, 2.17E,
2.19B, 2.20,
2.22B(iii)
11
ELPS 4H
ELPS 4A
ELPS 4A, 4F
ELPS 3A, 3B
ELPS 2G, 2H, 2I, 3E, ELPS 1E, 1F, 1H, 4C,
4H, 4J
4F, 5B
ELPS 3C, 5D, 5E
ELPS 3G, 5G
11
Main Selection
Click, Clack,
Moo Cows
That Type
Genre:
Humorous
Fiction
• Syllables in
Spoken Words
Phonics
• Base Words and
Endings -s, -es
another, heard,
some, kind,
light, hard,
more, grow,
far, to
Skill
Conclusions
Selections
11
Paired Selection
Talk About
Smart Animals!
Genre:
Informational
Text
Decodable
Readers
• Jess Makes
Gifts
• Cooking with
Mom Fox
Fluency
Expression
High Frequency
Words
Comprehension
Listening/Speaking/
Viewing
Phonemic
Awareness
Lesson
Vocabulary
Spelling
ELPS 5A, 5C
Grammar
Target Vocabulary
Spelling
Grammar Skill
problem, impossible,
Principle
Kinds of Sentences
understand, impatient, Base Words with
Strategy
furious, demand,
Endings -s, -es
Infer/Predict
gathered, believe
Spelling Words
Author’s Craft
Vocabulary Strategies Basic: hens, eggs,
Onomatopoeia
Prefixes pre- and misducks, bikes,
boxes, wishes,
Listening, Speaking,
dresses, names,
Viewing
bells, stamps,
Computer:
dishes, grapes
Encyclopedia
Review: jets,
frogs
Challenge:
stitches, fences
Writing
Writing Mode
Write to
Persuade
Writing Form
Persuasive Letter
Focus Trait
Ideas
2.3A- use ideas (e.g. illustrations, titles, topic sentences, key words, and foreshadowing) to make and confirm predictions 2.3B- ask relevant questions, seek clarification,
and locate facts and details about stories and other texts and support answers with evidence from text 2.24B- decide what sources of information might be relevant to
answer research questions 2.25A- gather evidence from available sources (natural
11 and personal) as well as from interviews with local experts. 2.29- share information and
ideas that focus on the topic under discussion 2.30- work productively with others in team
RC2-B
12
Grade 2 Scope and Sequence
Lesson
Selections
Texas Journeys
Phonemic
Awareness
Phonics
Fluency
High Frequency
Words
12
TEKS 2.2A(iv),
2.2G, 2.2H, 2.4,
2.12
TEKS 2.2A(i),
2.2A(iv), 2.2C,
2.2F
TEKS 2.2A(i),
2.2A(iv), 2.2C,
2.2F, 2.2H, 2.4
12
ELPS 2E, 4B
ELPS 2A, 3A, 4A
ELPS 2A, 3A, 4A ELPS 3A, 3B
12
Main Selection
Violet’s Music
Genre: Realistic
Fiction
• Substitute
Phonemes
Phonics
• Vowel Digraphs
ai, ay
Paired Selection
Wolfgang
Mozart, Child
Superstar
Genre:
Biography
Fluency
Intonation
TEKS 2.2G,
2.23C
Comprehension
Listening/Speaking/
Viewing
Vocabulary
Spelling
Grammar
Writing
TEKS 2.3B, 2.9B,
TEKS 2.5B, 2.5D, 2.11
2.25A, 2.28A, 2.29,
2.30, RC-2(B), RC2(E)
TEKS 2.23A,
2.23B(iv)
TEKS 2.1, 2.17C,
2.17D, 2.21A(ii),
2.21C(i), 2.22B(i),
2.22C(i)
TEKS 2.17A,
2.17B, 2.17C,
2.17D, 2.17E,
2.19A, 2.20
ELPS 1H, 2G, 2I, 4D, ELPS 1E, 1F, 1G, 1H,
4F, 4G, 4J, 4K
4C, 4F, 5B
ELPS 5A, 5C
ELPS 3C, 5E, 5F
ELPS 3G, 3H,
5D, 5G
Spelling
Principle
Words with ai, ay
Grammar Skill
Kinds of Sentences
Writing Mode
Write to
Persuade
along, against,
Skill
someone, night, Story Structure
part, morning,
hold, bird,
Strategy
different, girl
Question
Author’s Craft
Alliteration
Listening, Speaking,
Viewing
Interview
Decodable
Readers
• Trains
• The Waiting
Game
12
Target Vocabulary
nursery, shake,
smooth, whenever,
hours, alone, real,
museum
Vocabulary Strategies
Idioms
Spelling Words
Basic: pay, wait,
paint, train,
pail, clay, tray,
plain, stain,
hay, gray, away
Review: stay, day
Challenge:
raisin, birthday
Writing Form
Opinion
Paragraph
Focus Trait
Voice
13
Grade 2 Scope and Sequence
Lesson
Selections
Texas Journeys
Phonemic
Awareness
Phonics
Fluency
High Frequency
Words
13
TEKS 2.2A(iv),
2.2G, 2.2H, 2.4
TEKS 2.2A(iv),
2.2B(vi), 2.2C
TEKS 2.2A(iv),
2.2B(vi), 2.2C,
2.4
TEKS 2.2G,
2.23C
13
ELPS 1D, 2D,
2E, 4B, 4H
ELPS 2A, 4A
ELPS 2A, 4A
13
Main Selection
Schools Around
the World
Genre:
Informational
Text
• Match Phonemes
Phonics
• Vowel Digraphs
ee, ea
Paired Selection
School Poems
Genre:
Poetry
Decodable
Readers
• The Shell Sheep
• Reef Sees the
Wide World
Fluency
Stress
Comprehension
Listening/Speaking/
Viewing
TEKS 2.3B, 2.13,
2.15B, 2.29, 2.30,
SS2.17D
Vocabulary
TEKS 2.5B, 2.5D
Spelling
Grammar
Writing
TEKS 2.23A,
2.23B(iv)
TEKS 2.1, 2.21A(i),
2.22C(i)
TEKS 2.5C,
2.17A, 2.17B,
2.17C, 2.17D,
2.17E, 2.20
ELPS 1E, 1F, 3A, ELPS 2G, 2H, 2I, 4F, ELPS 1E, 1F, 1H, 3B,
3B
4J, 4K
4C, 4F, 5B
ELPS 5A, 5C
ELPS 1G, 5E
ELPS 3G, 3I, 5F,
5G
story, world,
Skill
about,
Author’s Purpose
everything,
first, store, her, Strategy
two, slowly, of
Analyze/Evaluate
Spelling
Grammar Skill
Principle
Quotation Marks
Words with ee, ea
Writing Mode
Write to
Persuade
Spelling Words
Basic: free,
teach, teeth,
please, beach,
wheel, team,
speak, sneeze,
sheep, meaning,
weave
Review: eat, read
Challenge:
between,
reason
Writing Form
Persuasive
Paragraph
Target Vocabulary
culture, community,
languages,
transportation,
subjects, lessons,
special, wear
Author’s Craft
Word Choice:
Descriptive Details Vocabulary Strategies
Using a Dictionary
Listening, Speaking,
Viewing
Listen for and Retell
Main Ideas
13
Focus Trait
Word Choice
14
Grade 2 Scope and Sequence
Lesson
Selections
Texas Journeys
Phonemic
Awareness
Phonics
Fluency
High Frequency
Words
TEKS 2.2A(iv),
2.2G, 2.4, 2.12
TEKS 2.2A(i),
2.2A(iv),
2.2B(vi)
TEKS 2.2A(i),
2.2A(iv),
2.2B(vi, 2.4
14
ELPS 1D, 2D,
2E, 2G, 2H
ELPS 2A, 3A, 4A
ELPS 2A, 3A, 4A ELPS 1E, 3A, 3B ELPS 2G, 2H, 2I, 4F, ELPS 1E, 1F, 1H, 3B,
4J, 4K
4C, 4F
14
Main Selection
Helen Keller
Genre:
Biography
• Segment
Phonemes
Phonics
• Long o (o, oa,
ow)
Paired Selection
Talking Tools
Genre:
Informational
Text
Decodable
Readers
• Bill E. Goat
and Wise Crow
• Mud Bugs
TEKS 2.3B, 2.14A,
2.14B, 2.16A,
2.29, 2.30, RC2(D), RC-2(E)
Vocabulary
14
Fluency
Natural Pauses
TEKS 2.2G,
2.23C
Comprehension
Listening/Speaking/
Viewing
front, hair, warm, Skill
started, stories, Main Ideas and
never, all, food,
Details
sky, party
Strategy
Summarize
Author’s Craft
Word Choice:
Figurative
Language
Listening, Speaking,
Viewing
Computer/Internet:
Navigating a
Website
14
Spelling
TEKS 2.2D, 2.5A, 2.5B, TEKS 2.23A,
2.5D
2.23B(iii)
Target Vocabulary
curious, imitated,
knowledge, motion,
silence, illness,
darkness, behavior
Vocabulary Strategy
Suffix -ly
Grammar
Writing
TEKS 2.21A(i),
2.22B(i), 2.22B(ii)
TEKS 2.17A,
2.19A, 2.20,
2.25C
ELPS 5A, 5C
ELPS 3C, 5D, 5E
ELPS 3G, 5G
Spelling
Principle
Long o (o, oa,
ow)
Grammar Skill
Using Proper Nouns
Writing Mode
Write to
Persuade
Spelling Words
Basic: own, most,
soap, float,
both, know,
loan, goat,
flow, loaf,
throw, coach
Review: so, grow
Challenge:
swallow, ocean
Writing Form
Persuasive Essay
Focus Trait
Ideas
15
Grade 2 Scope and Sequence
Lesson
Selections
Texas Journeys
Phonemic
Awareness
Phonics
Fluency
High Frequency
Words
Comprehension
Listening/Speaking/
Viewing
15
TEKS 2.2G,
2.2H, 2.4
TEKS 2.2B(vi),
2.2C, 2.2H
TEKS 2.2B(vi),
2.2C, 2.2H, 2.4
TEKS 2.2G,
2.23C
15
ELPS 1D, 2D,
2E, 4B, 4H
ELPS 2A, 4A
ELPS 2A, 4A
ELPS 1F, 3A, 3B ELPS 2G, 2H, 2I, 4I
15
Main Selection
Officer Buckle
and Gloria
Genre:
Humorous
Fiction
• Syllables in
Spoken Words
Phonics
• Compound
Words
• Schwa Vowel
Sound
ever, care,
Skill
thought, over,
Cause and Effect
off, small, new,
book, live, after Strategy
Monitor/Clarify
Paired Selection
Safety at Home
Genre: Play
Decodable
Readers
• What Does It
Say?
• In the Grove
Fluency
Accuracy:
Connected Text
Vocabulary
TEKS 2.3B, 2.3C,
TEKS 2.5B, 2.5D
2.28A, 2.29, 2.30,
RC-2(B), RC-2(C),
RC-2(E), SS2.17A
Author’s Craft
Word Choice:
Emphasis
Listening, Speaking,
Viewing
Summarize
Important
Information
15
Spelling
Grammar
Writing
TEKS 2.23A
TEKS 2.21A(ii),
2.22B(i), 2.22B(ii),
2.2E
TEKS 2.17B,
2.17C, 2.17D,
2.17E, 2.19A,
2.20, 2.21C
ELPS 1E, 1F, 1H, 3B,
4C
ELPS 5A, 5C
ELPS 3C, 5E
ELPS 3G, 5F,
5G
Target Vocabulary
attention, buddy,
obeys, speech,
enormous, safety,
shocked, station
Spelling
Principle
Compound
Words
Grammar Skill
Abbreviations
Writing Mode:
Write to
Persuade
Vocabulary Strategy
Dictionary Entry
Spelling Words
Basic: cannot,
pancake,
maybe,
baseball,
playground,
someone,
myself,
classroom,
sunshine,
outside, upon,
nothing
Review: into,
inside
Challenge:
nobody,
everywhere
Writing Form
Persuasive Essay
Focus Trait
Organization
16
Grade 2 Scope and Sequence
Texas Journeys
UNIT 4:
Phonemic
Awareness
Phonics
Fluency
High Frequency
Words
Lesson
Selections
16
TEKS 2.2C, 2.2G,
2.4, 2.14C
TEKS 2.2A(i),
2.2A(ii),
2.2A(iv), 2.2C
TEKS 2.2A(i),
2.2A(ii),
2.2A(iv), 2.2C,
2.4
TEKS 2.2G,
2.23C
16
ELPS 2D, 2E
ELPS 4A
ELPS 4A
16
Main Selection
Mr. Tanen's Tie
Trouble
Genre: Realistic
Fiction
• Syllables in
Spoken Words
Phonics
• Base Words and
Endings -ed, ing,
Paired Selection
Playground Fun!
Genre:
Informational
Text
Decodable
Readers
• Beep! Beep!
• We Helped
Fluency
Rate
Comprehension
Listening/Speaking/
Viewing
TEKS 2.2G, 2.3A,
2.3B, 2.28A,
2.28B, 2.29, 2.30,
RC-2(D), SS2.3A,
SS2.17E
Vocabulary
TEKS 2.5B, 2.5D
Spelling
Grammar
Writing
TEKS 2.23A,
2.23D
TEKS 2.21A(vi),
2.21C, 2.22C(i)
TEKS 2.17A,
2.17B, 2.17C,
2.17D, 2.17E,
2.18A
ELPS 1E, 3A, 3B ELPS 2G, 2H, 2I, 4G, ELPS 1E, 1F, 1H, 3B,
4J
4C, 5B
ELPS 5A, 5C
ELPS 1G, 3C, 5D,
5E
ELPS 3G, 5G
gone, said,
Skill
something, fly,
Story Structure
also, saw, look,
horse, river,
Strategy
have
Infer/Predict
Target Vocabulary
received, account,
budget, disappointed,
chuckled, staring,
repeated, fund
Spelling
Principle
Base Words with
Endings -ed,
-ing
Grammar Skill
Pronouns
Writing Mode
Write to Express
Author’s Craft
Figurative
Language
Vocabulary Strategies
Homographs
Spelling Words
Basic: running,
clapped,
stopped,
hopping,
batted, selling,
pinned, cutting,
sitting, rubbed,
missed,
grabbed
Review: mixed,
going
Challenge:
wrapped,
swelling
Listening, Speaking,
Viewing
Listen Critically
2.3A- use ideas (e.g. illustrations, titles, topic sentences, key words, and foreshadowing) to make and
confirm predictions. 2.28A- listen attentively to speakers and ask relevant questions to clarify information
2/28B- follow, restate, and give oral instructions that involve a short related sequence of actions. 2.29share information and ideas that focus on the topic under discussion. RC-2D- make inferences about text
using textual evidence to support understanding
16
Writing form
Fictional
Narrative
Paragraph
Focus Trait
Ideas
17
Grade 2 Scope and Sequence
Texas Journeys
Phonemic
Awareness
Phonics
Fluency
High Frequency
Words
Lesson
Selections
17
TEKS 2.2C, 2.2G,
2.4, 2.14C
TEKS 2.2A(i),
2.2A(iv), 2.2C
TEKS 2.2A(i),
2.2A(iv), 2.2C,
2.4
TEKS 2.2G,
2.23C
17
ELPS 2D, 2E
ELPS 1F, 2A, 4A
ELPS 1F, 2A, 4A
17
Main Selection
Luke Goes to Bat
Genre: Realistic
Fiction
• Segment
Phonemes
Phonics
• Long i (i, igh, ie,
y)
Paired Selection
Jackie Robinson
Genre:
Informational
Text
Decodable
Readers
• Bright Lights
• Wild Cats
Fluency
Stress
Comprehension
Listening/Speaking/
Viewing
Vocabulary
TEKS 2.3B, 2.14C, TEKS 2.5B, 2.5C, 2.5D
2.28A, 2.29, 2.30,
RC-2(C), RC-2(D),
RC-2(E)
Spelling
Grammar
Writing
TEKS 2.23A,
2.23B(iii)
TEKS 2.21A(i),
2.21A(vi), 2.21C,
2.2F
TEKS 2.17A,
2.17B, 2.17C,
2.17D, 2.17E,
2.18A
ELPS 1E, 1F, 3A, ELPS 1H, 2G, 2H, 2I, ELPS 1E, 1F, 1H, 3B,
3B, 4C
4G, 4I, 4J
4C, 5B
ELPS 5A, 5C
ELPS 3C, 5D, 5E
ELPS 3G, 3I, 5G
doing, sure, else,
turned, blue,
room, teacher,
any, studied,
carry
Spelling
Principle
Long i (i, igh, y)
Grammar Skill
Subject-Verb
Agreement
Writing Mode
Write to Express
Skill
Sequence of Events
Strategy
Visualize
Author’s Craft
Word Choice:
Specialized
Language
Listening, Speaking,
Viewing
Computer/Internet:
Online Newspaper
or Magazine
Target Vocabulary
practice, hurried,
position, roared,
extra, curb, cheered,
final
Vocabulary Strategies
Antonyms
Spelling Words
Basic: night,
kind, spy, child,
light, find, right,
high, wild, July,
fry, sigh
Review: by, why
Challenge:
behind, lightning
Writing form
Fictional
Narrative
Paragraph
Focus Trait
Voice
2.3B- ask relevant questions, seek clarification, and locate facts and detail about stories and other texts and support answers with evidence from text
2.14C-describe the order of events or ideas in a text. 2.28A- listen attentively to speakers and ask relevant questions to clarify information, 2.29- share
information and ideas that focus on the topic under discussion RC2 (C) monitor and adjust comprehension (e.g. using background knowledge, creating
sensory images, rereading a portion aloud, generating questions) RC2 (D)- make inferences about text using textual evidence to support understanding
RC2 (E)- retell important stories in logical order.
17
18
Grade 2 Scope and Sequence
Lesson
Selections
Texas Journeys
Phonemic
Awareness
Phonics
Fluency
TEKS 2.2A(i),
2.2A(iv, 2.4
High Frequency
Words
Vocabulary
18
TEKS 2.2A(i),
2.2G, 2.2H, 2.4,
SS2.19B
TEKS 2.2A(i),
2.2A(iv)
18
ELPS 1D, 2D, 2E,
4B, 4H
ELPS 2A, 3A, 4A ELPS 2A, 3A, 4A
ELPS 1E, 1F, 3A, ELPS 2G, 2H, 2I, 3E, ELPS 1E, 1F, 1H, 3B,
3B
4G, 4J
4C, 5B
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Main Selection
My Name Is
Gabriela
Genre: Biography
• Blending
Phonemes
• Identify Sound
Placement
words, mother,
friends, under,
draw, watch,
always, soon,
anything, been
Paired Selection
Poems About
Reading and
Writing
Genre: Poetry
Decodable
Readers
• Bunny and the
Penny
• Puppies
Phonics
• Long e Sound for
y
• Changing y to i
Fluency
Expression
TEKS 2.2G,
2.23C
Comprehension
Listening/Speaking/
Viewing
Spelling
TEKS 2.3B, 2.3C,
TEKS 2.2D, 2.5A, 2.5B, TEKS 2.23A,
2.9B, 2.28A, 2.29,
2.5D
2.23B(iii)
2.30, RC-2(D), RC2(F), SS2.1A
Skill
Understanding
Characters
Strategy
Analyze/Evaluate
Author’s Craft
Word Choice:
Sensory Words
Listening, Speaking,
Viewing
Listen to Make
Connections
Target Vocabulary
accepted, express,
fluttering, grand,
pretend, prize,
wonder, taught
Vocabulary Strategies
Suffixes -y and –ful
Grammar
Writing
TEKS 2.1, 2.21A(i)
TEKS 2.17A,
2.17B, 2.17C,
2.17D, 2.17E,
2.19A
ELPS 5A, 5C
ELPS 3C, 5D, 5E,
5F
ELPS 3G, 5G
Spelling
Principle
Long e Spelled y
Grammar Skill
The Verb be
Writing Mode
Write to Express
Spelling Words
Basic: happy,
pretty, baby,
very, puppy,
funny, carry,
lucky, only,
sunny, penny,
city
Review: tiny,
many
Challenge: sorry,
noisy
Writing form
Descriptive
Paragraph
Focus Trait
Word Choice
2.3B- ask relevant questions, seek clarification, and locate facts and details about stories and other texts and support answers with evidence from text
2.3C- establish purpose for reading selected texts and monitor comprehension, making corrections and adjustments when that understanding breaks down
2.9B- describe main characters in works of fiction, including their traits, motivations, and feelings. 2.28A- listen attentively to speakers and ask relevant
questions to clarify information 2.29- share information and ideas that focus on the topic under discussion RC(D)make inferences about text using textual
evidence to support understanding 2.30-students are expected to followed agreed-upon discussion and make appropriate contributions RC-2(D)-make
inferences about text and use textual evidence to support understanding, RC 2(F)-make connections to own experiences, to ideas in other texts, and to the
larger community and discuss textual evidence,
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Grade 2 Scope and Sequence
Lesson
Selections
Texas Journeys
Phonemic
Awareness
Phonics
Fluency
High Frequency
Words
19
TEKS 2.2B(v),
2.2G, 2.4
TEKS 2.2A(i),
2.2A(ii),
2.2A(iv),
2.2B(v)
TEKS 2.2A(i),
2.2A(ii),
2.2A(iv),
2.2B(v), 2.4
TEKS 2.2G,
2.23C
19
ELPS 2D, 2E, 2H,
4B, 4H
ELPS 2A, 4A
ELPS 2A, 4A
19
Main Selection
The Signmaker’s
Assistant
Genre: Humorous
Fiction
• Substitute
Phonemes
Phonics
• Words with ar
Paired Selection
The Trouble with
Signs
Genre: Play
Decodable
Readers
• Darling Starling
• Going to the
Farm
Fluency
Phrasing:
Punctuation
Comprehension
Listening/Speaking/
Viewing
Vocabulary
TEKS 2.3B, 2.15B, TEKS 2.5B, 2.5C
2.16B, 2.28A, 2.29,
2.30, RC-2(D)
Spelling
Grammar
Writing
TEKS 2.23A,
2.23B(ii)
TEKS 2.1,
2.22B(i),
2.22B(ii),
2.22B(iii).
2.22C(ii)
TEKS 2.17A,
2.17B, 2.17C,
2.17D, 2.17E,
2.18A, 2.25C
ELPS 1E, 3A, 3B ELPS 1D, 2I, 3E, 4C, ELPS 1E, 1F, 1H, 4C,
4F
5B
ELPS 5A, 5C
ELPS 5D, 5E
ELPS 3G, 5G
didn’t, I’ll,
please, talk,
good, is, are,
baby, too,
sound
Spelling
Principle
Words with ar
Grammar Skill
Commas in Dates
and Places
Writing Mode
Write to Express
Skill
Text and Graphic
Features
Strategy
Question
Author’s Craft
Ideas in Symbols
Listening, Speaking,
Viewing
Respond to Questions
Target Vocabulary
assistant, agreed,
polite, failed, tearing,
wisdom, trouble,
cleared
Vocabulary Strategies
Synonyms
Spelling Words
Basic: car, dark,
arm, star, park,
yard, party,
hard, farm,
start, part,
spark
Review: art, jar
Challenge:
carpet,
apartment
Writing Form
Fictional Story
Focus Trait
Organization
2.3B- ask relevant questions, seek clarification, and locate facts and details about stories and other texts and support answers with evidence of the texts
2.15B-use common graphic features to assist in the interpretation of text (e.g. captions, illustrations) 2.16B- describe techniques used to create media
messages (e.g. sound, graphics) 2.28A-listen attentively to speakers and ask relevant questions to clarify information 2.29- expected to share information and
ideas that focus on the topic under discussion 2.30- expected to follow agreed-upon rules for discussion, and make appropriate contributions.
RC-2(D)make inferences about text using textual evidence to support understanding
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Grade 2 Scope and Sequence
Lesson
Selections
Texas Journeys
Phonemic
Awareness
Phonics
Fluency
Vocabulary
TEKS 2.2B(v),
2.2G, 2.2H, 2.4
TEKS 2.2B(v)
20
ELPS 4B, 4H
ELPS 2A, 3A, 4A ELPS 2A, 3A, 4A
ELPS 1E, 3A, 3B ELPS 1A, 2G, 2H, 2I, ELPS 1E, 1F, 1H, 3B,
3E, 3G, 4G, 4J
4C, 5B
20
Main Selection
Dex: The Heart of
a Hero
Genre: Fantasy
• Substitute
Phonemes
being, ready,
Skill
I’ve, tall, stood, Compare and
very, ground,
Contrast
laugh, begins,
flower
Strategy
Monitor/Clarify
Decodable
Readers
• A Sporty Game
• My Story
Phonics
• R-Controlled
Vowels or, ore
Fluency
Intonation
TEKS 2.2G,
2.23C
Comprehension
Listening/Speaking/
Viewing
20
Paired Selection
Heroes Then and
Now
Genre:
Informational
Text
TEKS 2.2B(v, 2.4
High Frequency
Words
Spelling
TEKS 2.3B, 2.3C,
TEKS 2.2D, 2.5A, 2.5B, TEKS 2.23A,
2.28A, 2.29, 2.30,
2.5D
2.23B(ii)
RC-2(C), RC-2(D),
RC-2(F), SCI2.3B,
SS2.19B
ELPS 5A, 5C
Target Vocabulary
Spelling
depended, overlooked,
Principle
sprang, studied,
R-Controlled
gazing, hero, exercise,
Vowels or, ore
sore
Spelling Words
Vocabulary Strategies Basic: horn,
Author’s Craft
Prefix overstory, fork,
Word Choice:
score, store,
Figurative
corn, morning,
Language
shore, short,
born, tore,
Listening, Speaking,
forget
Viewing
Review: for,
Compare and
more
Contrast Media
Challenge:
Messages
report, force
Grammar
Writing
TEKS 2.1,
2.21A(i),
2.21A(ii)
TEKS 2.17A,
2.17B, 2.17C,
2.17D, 2.17E,
2.18A,
2.21A(vii)
ELPS 5D, 5E
ELPS 3G, 3H,
5F, 5G
Grammar Skill
Writing Mode
Commas in a Series Write to Express
Writing Form
Fictional Story
Focus Trait
Organization
2.3B-ask relevant questions, seek clarification, and locate facts and details about stories and other texts and support answers with evidence from text
2.3C- establish purpose for reading selected texts and monitor comprehension, making corrections and adjustments when that understanding breaks down
2.28A-listen attentively to speakers and ask relevant questions to clarify information 2.29- expected to share information and ideas that focus on the topic
under discussion 2.30- expected to follow agree-upon rules for discussion and make appropriate contributions RC-2(C)-monitor and adjust comprehension
(e.g. using background knowledge, creating sensory images, rereading a portion aloud, generating questions. RC2(D)- make inferences about text using
textual evidence to support understanding RC2 (F)- make connections to own experiences, to ideas in other texts, and to the larger community and discuss
textual evidence.
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Grade 2 Scope and Sequence
Texas Journeys
UNIT 5:
Lesson
Selections
Phonemic
Awareness
Phonics
Fluency
High Frequency
Words
Comprehension
Listening/Speaking/
Viewing
Vocabulary
Spelling
Grammar
Writing
21
TEKS 2.2B(v),
2.2G, 2.2H, 2.4
TEKS 2.2B(v)
TEKS 2.2B(v), 2.4
TEKS 2.2G,
2.23C
TEKS 2.3A, 2.3B,
TEKS 2.5B, 2.5D
2.13, 2.14A, 2.28A,
2.29, 2.30, RC-2(D),
SS2.18A
TEKS 2.23A,
2.23B(ii)
TEKS 2.17C,
2.21A(ii),
2.21A(iii),
2.21A(vi)
TEKS 2.17A,
2.17B, 2.17C,
2.17D, 2.17E,
2.19A
21
ELPS 4B, 4H
ELPS 2A, 3A, 4A
ELPS 2A, 3A, 4A
ELPS 3A, 3B
ELPS 1D, 2G, 2H, 2I,
3E, 4I, 4J
ELPS 1C, 1E, 1F, 1H,
2C, 4C, 5B
ELPS 5A, 5C
ELPS 3C, 5D, 5E
ELPS 3G, 3H,
5G
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Main Selection
Penguin Chick
Genre: Narrative
Nonfiction
• Substitute
Phonemes
Phonics
• R-Controlled
Vowel er
• R-Controlled
Vowels ir, ur
nothing, move,
across, took,
house, voice,
behind, one,
how, out
Skill
Main Ideas and
Details
Target Vocabulary
finally, junior,
otherwise, slippery,
steer, waterproof,
webbed, whistle
Spelling Principle
R-Controlled
Vowel er
Grammar Skill
What Is an
Adjective?
Writing Mode
Write to Inform
Paired Selection
Animal Poems
Genre: Poetry
Decodable
Readers
• Mustangs
• Time to Move
Fluency
Phrasing: Natural
Pauses
Strategy
Infer/Predict
Author’s Craft
Vocabulary
Word Choice: Sensory Strategies
Words
Dictionary Entry
2
Listening, Speaking,
Viewing
Organize Ideas for a
Speech
Spelling Words
Basic: father, over,
under, herd,
water, verb,
paper, cracker,
offer, cover,
germ, master
Review: fern, ever
Challenge:
remember,
feather
Writing Form
ProblemSolution
Paragraph
Focus Trait
Word Choice
2.3A- use ideas (e.g. illustrations, titles, topic sentences, key words, and foreshadowing) to make and confirm predictions. 2.3B-ask relevant questions, seek
clarification, and locate facts and details about stories and other texts and support answers with evidence from text 2.13- analyze, make inferences and
draw conclusions about the author's purpose in cultural, historical, and contemporary contexts and provide evidence for the text to support their
understanding; expected to identify the topic and explain the author's purpose in writing the text. 2.14A- identify the main idea in a text and distinguish it
form the topic 2.28A- listen attentively to speakers and ask relevant questions to clarify information 2.29- expected to share information and ideas that focus
on the topic under discussion 2.30- follow agreed-upon discussion and make appropriate contributions. RC-2(D)- make inferences about text using textual
evidence to support understanding
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Grade 2 Scope and Sequence
Texas Journeys
Phonemic
Awareness
Phonics
Fluency
High Frequency
Words
Comprehension
Listening/Speaking/
Viewing
Lesson
Selections
22
TEKS 2.2G, 2.2H,
2.4, 2.12
TEKS 2.2B(v)
TEKS 2.2B(v),
2.2G, 2.2H, 2.4
TEKS 2.2G,
2.23C
TEKS 2.3B, 2.9B,
2.28A, 2.29, 2.30,
RC-2(B), RC-2(D),
SS2.18B
TEKS 2.5B, 2.5D,
2.11
TEKS 2.23A
TEKS 2.21A(i),
2.21A(iii),
2.21A(vi)
TEKS 2.17A,
2.17B, 2.17C,
2.17D, 2.17E,
2.19A,
2.21A(vii)
22
ELPS 4B, 4H
ELPS 2A, 3A, 4A
ELPS 2A, 3A, 4A
ELPS 3A, 3B
ELPS 1A, 2G, 2H, 2I,
3E, 4G, 4J
ELPS 1E, 1F, 1G, 1H,
3B, 4C, 5B
ELPS 5A, 5C
ELPS 3C, 5D, 5E
ELPS 3G, 3H,
5F, 5G
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Main Selection
Gloria Who Might
Be My Best
Friend
Genre: Realistic
Fiction
• Rhyme and
Meaning
• Syllables in
Spoken Words
Phonics
• Homophones
• Base Words and
Endings -er, -est
floor, toward,
Skill
what’s, found, Understanding
boy, everyone,
Characters
field, does,
their, into
Strategy
Question
Target Vocabulary
lonely, seriously,
copy, heavily,
planning, answered,
guessed, knot
Spelling Principle
Homophones
Grammar Skill
Using Adjectives
Writing Mode
Write Inform
Paired Selection
How to Make a
Kite
Genre:
Informational
Text
Fluency
Accuracy: SelfCorrect
Author’s Craft
Similes
Listening, Speaking,
Viewing
Explain a Process
Vocabulary
Vocabulary
Strategies
Figurative
Language/Idioms
Spelling
Spelling Words
Basic: meet, meat,
week, weak,
mane, main, tail,
tale, be, bee, too,
two
Review: sea, see
Challenge: threw,
through
Grammar
Writing
Writing Form
Compare and
Contrast
Paragraph
Focus Trait
Organization
Decodable
Readers
• What’s That?
• Get Smarter!
2.3B- establish purpose for reading selected texts and monitor comprehension, making corrections and adjustments when that understanding breaks down
(e.g. identifying clues, using background knowledge, generating questions, re-reading a portion aloud) 2.9B- describe main characters in works of fiction,
including their traits, motivations, and feelings 2.28A- listen attentively to speakers and ask relevant questions to clarify information 2.29- share information
and ideas that focus on the topic under discussion 2.30- follow discussion and make appropriate contributions RC2(B)- ask literal questions of text
RC2(D)make inferences about text using textual evidence to support understanding.
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Grade 2 Scope and Sequence
Lesson
Selections
Texas Journeys
Phonemic
Awareness
Phonics
Fluency
High Frequency
Words
Comprehension
Listening/Speaking/
Viewing
Vocabulary
Spelling
Grammar
Writing
23
TEKS 2.2B(iii),
2.2D, 2.2G, 2.4,
2.12
TEKS 2.2A(ii),
2.2B(iii), 2.2C,
2.2D, 2.5A
TEKS 2.2A(ii),
2.2B(iii), 2.2C,
2.2D, 2.4, 2.5A
TEKS 2.2G,
2.23C
TEKS 2.3B, 2.28A,
2.29, RC-2(D), RC2(E)
TEKS 2.5B, 2.5D
TEKS 2.23A
TEKS 2.21A(i)
TEKS 2.17A,
2.17B, 2.17C,
2.17D, 2.17E,
2.19A, 2.28B
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ELPS 4B, 4H
ELPS 4A
ELPS 4A
ELPS 3A, 3B
ELPS 1D, 2G, 2H, 2I,
3E, 4G, 4J
ELPS 1E, 1F, 1H, 2C,
4C, 5B
ELPS 5A, 5C
ELPS 3C, 5D, 5E
ELPS 3G, 3H,
5G
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Main Selection
The Goat in the
Rug
Genre: Narrative
Nonfiction
• Syllables in
Spoken Words
Phonics
• Suffixes -y, -ly, ful
• Final Stable
Syllables -tion, ture
knew, idea,
Skill
though, down, Conclusions
four, give,
great, large,
Strategy
write, coming Summarize
Target Vocabulary
sharpening,
spinning, strands,
weave, yarn, dye,
duplicated, delicious
Spelling Principle Grammar Skill
Suffixes -y, -ly, -ful Irregular Verbs
Writing Mode
Write to Inform
Spelling Words
Basic: helpful,
sadly, hopeful,
thankful, slowly,
wishful, kindly,
useful, safely,
painful,
mouthful, weakly
Review: jumped,
saying
Challenge:
quickly,
wonderful
Writing Form
Informational
Paragraph
Paired Selection
Basket Weaving
Genre:
Informational
Text
Decodable
Readers
• Fraidy Cat
• Bugs in Action
Fluency:
Rate: Adjust Rate
to Purpose
Author’s Craft
Repetition
Listening, Speaking,
Viewing
Computer: Using
Visuals
Vocabulary
Strategies
Multiple-Meaning
Words
Focus Trait
Word Choice
2.3B- ask relevant questions, seek clarification, and locate facts and details about stories and other texts and support answers with evidence from text
2.28A-listen attentively to speakers and ask relevant questions to clarify information 2.29- share information and ideas that focus on the topic of discussion
RC2 (D)- make inferences about text using textual evidence to support understanding RC2 (E)- retell important events in stories in logical order
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Grade 2 Scope and Sequence
Texas Journeys
Phonemic
Awareness
Phonics
Fluency
High Frequency
Words
Comprehension
Listening/Speaking/
Viewing
Lesson
Selections
24
TEKS 2.2C, 2.2D,
2.2G, 2.4
TEKS 2.2D, 2.5A
TEKS 2.2D, 2.4,
2.5A
TEKS 2.2G,
2.23C
TEKS 2.3B, 2.3C,
2.28A, 2.29, 2.30,
RC-2(B), RC-2(D)
24
ELPS 4B, 4H
ELPS 1E, 3A, 4A
ELPS 1E, 3A, 4A
ELPS 3A, 3B
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Main Selection
Half-Chicken
Genre: Folktale
• Syllables in
Spoken Words
• Segment
Phonemes
Phonics
• Prefixes re-, un-,
over-, pre-, mis• Silent
Consonants
Earth, away,
brothers,
brown,
without, here,
learning,
began,
surprised,
there
Paired Selection
The Lion and the
Mouse
Genre: Traditional
Tales
Decodable
Readers
• The Unreal Party
• Knick and Knack
Fluency
Expression
Grammar
Writing
TEKS 2.23A
TEKS 2.1, 2.21A(i)
TEKS 2.17A,
2.19A, 2.24A,
2.24B, 2.25A,
2.25C, 2.26
ELPS 1A, 1D, 2G, 2H, ELPS 1E, 1F, 1H, 4C,
2I, 3E, 4G, 4I, 4J
5B
ELPS 5A, 5C
ELPS 3C, 5E
ELPS 3G, 3H,
5G
Skill
Cause and Effect
Spelling Principle
Prefixes re-,
un-, over-, pre-,
mis-
Grammar Skill
Irregular Action
Verbs
Writing Mode
Write to Inform
Strategy
Visualize
Vocabulary
TEKS 2.5B, 2.5C,
2.5D
Target Vocabulary
tumbling, flung,
tangled, empty,
peacefully, stream,
blazed, swift
Author’s Craft
Vocabulary
Word Choice: Sensory Strategies
Words
Antonyms
Listening, Speaking,
Viewing
Give a Speech
Spelling
Spelling Words
Basic: unhappy,
retell, untangle,
unkind, repaint,
refill, unlike,
remake, unpack,
reread, unlock,
replay
Review: read,
happy
Challenge:
rewrite,
overheard
Writing Form
Research Report
Focus Trait
Ideas
2.3B-ask relevant questions, seek clarification, and locate facts and details about stories and other texts and support answers with evidence from text
2.3C-establish purpose for reading selected texts and monitor comprehension, making corrections and adjustments when that understanding breaks down
(e.g. identifying clues, using background knowledge, generating questions, re-reading a portion aloud) 2.28A- listen attentively to speakers and ask relevant
questions to clarify information 2.29- share information and ideas that focus on the topic under discussion 2.30- expected to make appropriate contributions to
discussions
RC-2(B)- ask literal questions of the text
RC-2(D)- make inferences about text using textual evidence to support understanding
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Grade 2 Scope and Sequence
Texas Journeys
Phonemic
Awareness
Phonics
Fluency
High Frequency
Words
Lesson
Selections
25
TEKS 2.2G, 2.2H,
2.4, 2.5B
TEKS 2.2A(iv),
2.2B(vi), 2.2C,
2.2D, 2.5A
TEKS 2.2A(iv),
2.2B(vi), 2.2C,
2.2D, 2.4, 2.5A
TEKS 2.2G,
2.23C
25
ELPS 1F, 4B, 4H
ELPS 2A, 3A, 4A
ELPS 2A, 3A, 4A
25
Main Selection
How Groundhog’s
Garden Grew
Genre: Fantasy
• Substitute
Phonemes
Phonics
• Words with /aw/:
au, aw, al, o, a
Paired Selection
Super Soil
Genre:
Informational
Text
Decodable
Readers
• A Spring Walk
• The Softball
Game
Fluency
Phrasing:
Punctuation
Comprehension
Listening/Speaking/
Viewing
Vocabulary
Spelling
Grammar
TEKS 2.3B, 2.3C,
2.14C, 2.29, 2.30,
RC-2(C), RC-2(D),
RC-2(E)
TEKS 2.5B, 2.5D
TEKS 2.23A,
2.23B(iv)
TEKS 2.21A(i)
TEKS 2.17B,
2.17C, 2.17D,
2.17E, 2.19A,
2.25A, 2.27
ELPS 3A, 3B
ELPS 2I, 4G
ELPS 1E, 1F, 1H, 4C,
5B
ELPS 5A, 5C
ELPS 1B, 2C, 3C,
5E
ELPS 3G, 3H,
5G
through, young,
leaves, ball,
our, done,
hear, learn,
were, only
Skill
Sequence of Events
Target Vocabulary
sprouting, crops,
blossomed,
underneath,
fortunate, drooping,
promised, harmful
Spelling Principle
Spellings for
/aw/: au, aw, al,
o, a
Grammar Skill
More Irlegular
Verbs
Writing Mode
Write to Inform
Strategy
Monitor/Clarify
Author’s Craft
Dialogue
Listening, Speaking,
Viewing
Presenting a Report
Vocabulary
Strategies
Using Context
Spelling Words
Basic: tall, saw,
dog, draw, call,
fall, soft, paw,
ball, yawn, log,
small
Review: all, walk
Challenge: awful,
wallpaper
Writing
Writing Form
Research Report
Focus Trait
Voice
2.3B-ask relevant questions, seek clarification, and locate facts and details about stories and other texts and support answers with evidence from text
2.3C-establish purpose for reading selected texts and monitor comprehension, making corrections and adjustments when that understanding breaks down
(e.g. identifying clues, using background knowledge, generating questions, re-reading a portion aloud)
2.14C- describe the order of events or ideas in a text
2.29- share information and ideas that focus on the topic under discussion
2.30- expected to make appropriate contributions to discussions
RC-2(C)- monitor and adjust comprehension (e.g., using background knowledge, creating sensory images, rereading a portion aloud, generating questions)
RC-2(D)- make inferences about text using textual evidence to support understanding
RC-2(E)-retell important events in stories in logical order
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Grade 2 Scope and Sequence
Texas Journeys
UNIT 6:
Phonemic
Awareness
Phonics
Fluency
High Frequency
Words
Comprehension
Listening/Speaking/
Viewing
Lesson
Selections
26
TEKS 2.2G, 2.2H,
2.4
TEKS 2.2A(iv),
2.2B(vi), 2.2D,
2.5A
TEKS 2.2A(iv),
2.2B(vi), 2.2D,
2.4, 2.5A
TEKS 2.2G,
2.23C
TEKS 2.3A, 2.3B,
2.28A, 2.29, 2.30,
RC-2(B), RC-2(D)
TEKS 2.5B, 2.5D
TEKS 2.23A,
2.23B(iv)
TEKS 2.21A(iii),
2.2F, 2.22C(ii)
TEKS 2.17A,
2.17B, 2.17C,
2.17D, 2.17E,
2.18B
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ELPS 4B, 4H
ELPS 2A, 4A
ELPS 2A, 4A
ELPS 3A, 3B
ELPS 1D, 2G, 2I, 3E,
4G, 4I, 4J
ELPS 1E, 1F, 1H, 2C,
3B, 3E, 4C, 5B
ELPS 5A, 5C
ELPS 1G, 2C, 3C,
5E
ELPS 3G, 3H,
5G
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Main Selection
The Mysterious
Tadpole
Genre: Fantasy
• Segment
Phonemes
Phonics
• Vowel
Diphthongs oo,
ew, ue, ou
every, ago, won’t, Skill
now, follow,
Story Structure
head, don’t,
goes, again,
Strategy
alone
Infer/Predict
Target Vocabulary
confused, ordinary,
control, sensible,
suspiciously,
training, cage, upset
Spelling Principle
Vowel Diphthongs
oo, ew, ue, ou
Grammar Skill
Contractions
Writing Mode
Write to
Respond
Writing Form
Response Poem
Paired Selection
From Eggs to
Frogs
Genre:
Informational
Text
Fluency
Accuracy:
Connected Text
Author’s Craft
Humor
Listening, Speaking,
Viewing
Listen and Respond
Decodable
Readers
• The New Moose
• Follow the Clues
Vocabulary
Vocabulary
Strategies
Multiple-Meaning
Words
Spelling
Spelling Words
Basic: root, crew,
spoon, few, bloom,
grew, room, you,
stew, boost, scoop,
flew
Review: zoo, noon
Challenge:
shampoo, balloon
Grammar
Writing
Focus Trait
Word Choice
2.3A-use ideas (e.g. illustrations, titles, topic sentences, key words, and foreshadowing) to make and confirm predictions
2.3B-ask relevant questions, seek clarification, and locate facts and details about stories and other texts and support answers with evidence from text
2.28A- listen attentively to speakers and ask relevant questions to clarify information
2.29- share information and ideas that focus on the topic under discussion
2.30- expected to make appropriate contributions to discussions
RC-2(B)- ask literal questions of the text
RC-2(D)- make inferences about text using textual evidence to support understanding
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Grade 2 Scope and Sequence
Lesson
Selections
Texas Journeys
Phonemic
Awareness
Phonics
Fluency
High Frequency
Words
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TEKS 2.2A(i),
2.2G, 2.2H, 2.4
TEKS 2.2A(i),
2.2A(iv),
2.2B(vi),
2.22C(iii)
TEKS 2.2A(i),
2.2A(iv),
2.2B(vi),
2.22C(iii), 2.4
TEKS 2.2G,
2.23C
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ELPS 4B, 4H
ELPS 1E, 2A, 4A
ELPS 1E, 2A, 4A
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Main Selection
• Match Phonemes
The Dog That Dug • Add a Phoneme
for Dinosaurs
Genre: Biography
Phonics
• Vowel
Diphthong oo
• Possessive
nouns]
Paired Selection
La Brea Tar Pits
Genre:
Informational
Text
Decodable
Readers
• Woody
Woodchuck and
the Mysterious
Ball
• One or More
Fluency
Intonation
Comprehension
Listening/Speaking/
Viewing
TEKS 2.3B, 2.14B,
2.28A, 2.29, 2.30,
RC-2(B), SS2.18B
Vocabulary
Spelling
Grammar
Writing
TEKS 2.5B, 2.5C
TEKS 2.23A
TEKS 2.21A(iii),
2.21A(iv)
TEKS 2.17A,
2.17B, 2.17C,
2.17D, 2.17E,
2.19A, 2.19C
ELPS 1F, 3A, 3B ELPS 1G, 2I, 4G, 4K
ELPS 1F, 1H, 3B, 4C,
5B
ELPS 5A, 5C
ELPS 2C, 3C, 5E,
5F
ELPS 3G, 3H,
5G
buy, father,
called, town,
even, maybe,
where, water,
outside,
tomorrow
Spelling Principle
Vowel Diphthong
oo
Grammar Skill
What Is an
Adverb?
Writing Mode
Write to
Respond
Strategy
Question
Target Vocabulary
discovered, guard,
remove, souvenirs,
amazed, explained,
exact, growled
Author’s Craft
Word Choice:
Descriptive Details
Vocabulary
Strategies
Synonyms
Skill
Fact and Opinion
Listening, Speaking,
Viewing
Computer: Create a
Newsletter
Spelling Words
Basic: took, books,
foot, hoof, cook,
nook, hood, wood,
stood, shook,
crook, cookbook
Review: look, good
Challenge: crooked,
bookcase
Writing Form
Opinion
Paragraph
Focus Trait
Word Choice
2.3B-ask relevant questions, seek clarification, and locate facts and details about stories and other texts and support answers with evidence from text
2.14B-locate the facts that are clearly stated in a text
2.28A- listen attentively to speakers and ask relevant questions to clarify information
2.29- share information and ideas that focus on the topic under discussion
2.30- expected to make appropriate contributions to discussions
RC-2(B)- ask literal questions of the text
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Grade 2 Scope and Sequence
Lesson
Selections
Texas Journeys
Phonemic
Awareness
Phonics
Fluency
High Frequency
Words
Comprehension
Listening/Speaking/
Viewing
Vocabulary
Spelling
Grammar
Writing
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TEKS 2.2G, 2.4
TEKS 2.2A(iv),
2.2B(vi)
TEKS 2.2A(iv),
2.2B(vi), 2.4
TEKS 2.2G,
2.23C
TEKS 2.14D, 2.15B,
2.16B, 2.28A, 2.29,
2.30
TEKS 2.5B
TEKS 2.23A
TEKS 2.21A(i),
2.22C(iii)
TEKS 2.15B,
2.17A, 2.17B,
2.17C, 2.17D,
2.17E, 2.19C
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ELPS 4B, 4H
ELPS 2A, 4A
ELPS 2A, 4A
ELPS 3A, 3B
ELPS 2C, 2G, 2H, 2I,
3E, 4F, 4I, 4K
ELPS 1E, 1F, 1H, 3B,
4C, 5B
ELPS 5A, 5C
ELPS 5E, 5F
ELPS 1B, 2E,
3G, 5G
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Main Selection
Working in Space
Genre:
Informational
Text
• Blend Phonemes
Phonics
• Vowel
Diphthongs ow,
ou
want, while,
Skill
falling, enough, Text and Graphic
lived, loved,
Features
should,
happened,
Strategy
sorry, above
Analyze/Evaluate
Target Vocabulary
astronomy, force,
orbit, repair,
explored, future,
space, float
Spelling Principle
Vowel Diphthongs
ow, ou
Grammar Skill
Possessive Nouns
Writing Mode
Write to
Respond
Paired Selection
Space Poems
Genre: Poetry
Decodable
Readers
• Howie’s Big
Brown Box
• What a Surprise!
Fluency
Phrasing: Natural
Pauses
Author’s Craft
Word Choice:
Specialized
Language
Vocabulary
Strategies
Classify/Categorize
Listening, Speaking,
Viewing
Holding a Literature
Discussion
2.14D-use text features (e.g. table of contents, index, headings) to locate specific information in text
2.15B- use common graphic features to assist in the interpretation of text (e.g. captions, illustrations)
2.16B-describe techniques used to create media messages (e.g. sound, graphics)
2.28A- listen attentively to speakers and ask relevant questions to clarify information
2.29- share information and ideas that focus on the topic under discussion
2.30- expected to make appropriate contributions to discussions
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Spelling Words
Basic: cow, house,
town, shout, down,
mouse, found,
loud, brown,
ground, pound,
flower
Review: out, now
Challenge: towel,
pounce
Writing Form
Response
Paragraph
Focus Trait
Ideas
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Grade 2 Scope and Sequence
Lesson
Selections
Texas Journeys
Phonemic
Awareness
Phonics
Fluency
High Frequency
Words
29
TEKS 2.2G, 2.4,
2.12
TEKS 2.2A(i),
2.2A(iv),
2.2B(vi)
TEKS 2.2A(i),
2.2A(iv),
2.2B(vi), 2.4
TEKS 2.2G,
2.23C
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ELPS 4B, 4H
ELPS 2A, 4A
ELPS 2A, 4A
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Main Selection
Two of
Everything
Genre: Folktale
• Syllables in
Spoken Words
• Substitute
Phonemes
Phonics
• Reading Longer
Words
• Vowel
Diphthongs oi,
oy
Paired Selection
Stone Soup
Genre: Traditional
Tale
Decodable
Readers
• Not So Alike
• Corduroy and
Will
Fluency
Expression
Comprehension
Listening/Speaking/
Viewing
TEKS 2.9B, 2.14C,
2.28A, 2.29, 2.30,
RC-2(E), RC-2(F)
Vocabulary
Spelling
Grammar
Writing
TEKS 2.5B, 2.5C,
2.5D
TEKS 2.23A
TEKS 2.21A(i),
2.21A(vi),
2.22C(iii)
TEKS 2.17A,
2.19C
ELPS 1E, 3A, 3B ELPS 2G, 4G, 4I, 4J
ELPS 1E, 1F, 1H, 4C,
5B
ELPS 5A, 5C
ELPS 3C, 5E, 5F
ELPS 3G, 4K,
5G
once, woman,
upon, eight,
seven, near,
wash, paper,
who, your
Target Vocabulary
Spelling Principle
contained, grateful, Spelling Patterns ai,
startled, odd, search,
ay, igh, -y
leaned, tossed (toss),
village
Spelling Words
Basic: aim, snail,
Vocabulary
bay, braid, ray,
Strategies
always, gain, sly,
Antonyms
chain, shy, bright,
fright
Review: tray, try
Challenge:
contain*, thigh
Grammar Skill
Possessive
Pronouns
Writing Mode
Write to
Respond
Skill
Understanding
Characters
Strategy
Summarize
Author’s Craft:
Narrator
Listening, Speaking,
Viewing
Retell Stories
2.9B-Describe main characters in works of fiction, including their traits, motivations, and feelings
2.14C- describe the order of events or ideas in a text
2.28A- listen attentively to speakers and ask relevant questions to clarify information
2.29- share information and ideas that focus on the topic under discussion
2.30- expected to make appropriate contributions to discussions
RC-2(E)-retell important events in stories in logical order
RC-2(F)-make connections to own experiences, to ideas in other texts, and to the larger community and discuss textual evidence
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Writing Form
Response to
Literature
Focus Trait
Ideas
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Grade 2 Scope and Sequence
Texas Journeys
Phonemic
Awareness
Phonics
Fluency
High Frequency
Words
Comprehension
Listening/Speaking/
Viewing
Lesson
Selections
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TEKS 2.2A(i),
2.2A(iv), 2.2B(iii),
2.2G, 2.4
TEKS 2.2A(i),
2.2A(iv),
2.2B(iii)
TEKS 2.2A(i),
2.2A(iv),
2.2B(iii), 2.4
TEKS 2.2G,
2.23C
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ELPS 4B, 4H
ELPS 2A, 4A
ELPS 2A, 4A
ELPS 1F, 3A, 3B ELPS 1A, 1D, 2I, 3G,
4D, 4F, 4K
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Main Selection
Now & Ben
Genre:
Informational
Text
• Syllables in
Spoken Words
Phonics
• Reading Longer
Words)
• Final Stable
Syllable -le
almost, from,
money, door,
won’t, years,
together,
sometimes,
pushed,
remember
Paired Selection
A Model Citizen
Genre:
Informational
Text
Decodable
Readers
• A Picnic
Problem
• Polly Poodle
Fluency
Rate: Adjust Rate
to Purpose
TEKS 2.3B, 2.14B,
2.28A, 2.29, 2.30,
RC-2(F), SCI2.3C,
SS2.19A
Vocabulary
Spelling
Grammar
Writing
TEKS 2.5B, 2.5D
TEKS 2.23A
TEKS 2.21A(i),
2.21A(v)
TEKS 2.17B,
2.17C, 2.17D,
2.17E, 2.19C
ELPS 1E, 1F, 1H, 2C,
4C, 5B
ELPS 5A, 5C
ELPS 2C, 3C, 5E,
5F
ELPS 3G, 5F,
5G
Skill
Target Vocabulary
Compare and Contrast accomplishments,
inventions, result,
Strategy
designed, achieve,
Visualize
composed,
remarkable, amounts
Author’s Craft
Figurative Language Vocabulary
Strategies
Listening, Speaking, Dictionary
Viewing
Brainstorming
Problems and
Solutions
Spelling Principle
Grammar Skill
Spelling Patterns oa, What Is a
ow, ee, ea
Preposition?
Writing Mode
Write to
Respond
Spelling Words
Basic: seated,
keeps, speed, seen,
means, clean,
groan, roast,
bowls, crow, owe,
grown
Review: green,
snow
Challenge: peace*,
below
Writing Form
Response to
Literature
Focus Trait
Word Choice
2.3B-ask relevant questions, seek clarification, and locate facts and details about stories and other texts and support answers with evidence from text
2.14B-locate the facts that are clearly stated in a text
2.28A- listen attentively to speakers and ask relevant questions to clarify information
2.29- share information and ideas that focus on the topic under discussion
2.30- expected to make appropriate contributions to discussions
RC-2(F)-make connections to own experiences, to ideas in other texts, and to the larger community and discuss textual evidence
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