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Grade 2 English Language Arts · Level 2, Use word meaning, morphology, grammar, and conventions to understand and build clear sentences.

Notice Shades of Meaning

Connect words to real-life examples and distinguish shades of meaning among closely related verbs and adjectives.

How the lesson starts: Notice Shades of Meaning

1. Bo's big voice

   Meet Bo, a baby dragon with a big voice! Sometimes Bo whispers. Sometimes Bo speaks. Sometimes Bo shouts. These words are close, but not the same!

2. The loud ladder

   Let's climb Bo's ladder. Whisper is the quietest. Speak is in the middle. Shout is louder. Scream is the loudest of all! Each step up is a little louder.

3. Which way?

   Bo races Tilly the turtle. Line up walk, sprint, and crawl from fastest to slowest. Read the direction first! Fastest first, so sprint. Then walk. Crawl is the slowest.