Journeys Second Grade Jellies, The Life of Jellyfish Unit 2 Lesson 10

This HM Journeys Second Grade supplemental pack for Unit 2, Lesson 10: “Jellies: The Life of Jellyfish” is a thoughtfully designed, engaging resource that supports your implementation of the Journeys reading series. It offers a wide variety of literacy activities and reading comprehension tools, all aligned with the text and designed to work flexibly across whole-group, small-group, centers, or independent learning.

📘 What’s Included:

🔤 Vocabulary & Spelling

• p.3–5: Vocabulary Word Cards
• p.6–8: Spelling Word Cards
• p.9–12: Vocabulary practice (sentence writing, word mapping, definitions, ABC order)

🦀 Grammar – Contractions

• p.13–18: Crabby Contraction Match – hands-on matching activity
• p.19–24: I Have…Who Has... Contraction game – great for partner or small group play

📚 Word Work – Suffixes

• p.25–33: Suffix Anchor Chart and Swimmin’ Suffixes (-er, -est) word-building activity

🧠 Critical Thinking – Fact vs. Opinion

• p.34–39: Jellies themed Fact or Opinion activity
• p.40–44: Fact or Opinion Sort

❓ Reading Comprehension

• p.45–48: Comprehension questions for both older and newer editions of Journeys’ Jellies story

✍️ Writing Prompts

• p.49–51: Themed writing prompts to extend thinking and reinforce text understanding

🌟 Why It’s Useful

• Aligned with Journeys: Saves time and keeps you on track with the curriculum
• Highly engaging: Includes interactive games and center-ready activities
• Differentiated and flexible: Works for independent practice, small groups, or whole-class
• Integrated skills: Covers vocabulary, grammar, comprehension, and writing