💡Summary: This vocabulary book is designed to enhance word knowledge for second-grade students. It follows a structured approach to teaching vocabulary, focusing on explicit instruction and consistent application across different levels. Each unit includes the following components: * Introducing the Words: A captivating fiction or nonfiction passage provides context for new vocabulary words. * Word Study: Students learn decoding strategies and engage in speaking and writing activities to expand their word knowledge. * Shades of Meaning: Students explore idioms, metaphors, proverbs, and word choice to understand word relationships and nuances. * Unit Review: A variety of activities reinforce and enrich vocabulary learning, including definitions, matching, synonyms/antonyms, sentence completion, word associations, vocabulary for comprehension, classification, and idea completion.