Spelling Words

Second Grade Weekly Study Skills

Unit 6, Week 2 (Red, White, and Blue:  The Story of the American Flag)

You can support your child’s literacy skills by reviewing, discussing, and practicing the skills and concepts below:

Big Idea/Big Question (This is the theme of our unit in class.)	Question of the Week (This is the theme/question for this week’s instruction in class.)
Traditions:  Are traditions and celebrations important in our lives?	What traditions and celebrations involve our country’s flag?
Phonics Skills (These are the letters and sounds we are learning in class.)	Spelling Patterns and associated Words (These patterns connect to our phonics skills we are learning this week.)
Abbreviations	Abbreviations: Aug.  Dec.   Dr.   Feb.   Jan.   Mr.    Mrs.   Ms.   Nov.   Oct.   Rd.   St.
High-Frequency Words (These reading words should be practiced and memorized.)	Story Words (These reading words are words from this week’s main selection.)
answer   company   faraway   parents   picture   school   wash	America   birthday   flag   freedom   nicknames   stars   stripes
Oral Vocabulary (Try using these words in your conversations at home.)	Handwriting Practice (Students can practice the writing of these letters in manuscript this week.)
allegiance   frayed   history   independence   indivisible   patriotic   symbol   unfurl	Letter Smoothness