Lesson Plan
Word Detectives Unite! Lesson Plan
Across five 30-minute sessions, students will develop reading comprehension skills, recognize and form contractions, and identify and sort spelling digraphs through engaging texts and detective-themed activities.
Building strong reading comprehension, understanding contractions, and mastering digraphs lays the foundation for fluent reading and confident writing. This detective-themed series engages second graders and targets key literacy skills.
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1 hour
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Session 1 – Comprehension with The Brave Pup
30 minutes
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Session 2 – Exploring Contractions
30 minutes
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Session 3 – Making Contractions
30 minutes
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Session 4 – Sorting Spelling Digraphs
30 minutes
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Session 5 – Detective Adventure: Mixed Practice
30 minutes
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