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TEKS Second Grade Supplemental Lessons

Supplemental Puzzle Piece Phonics lessons are included to

meet the following additional TEKS standards:

Affixes

3.C.vi: Identify the meaning of and use words with affixes -ion/tion/sion

The suffix -ion is used to turn verbs into nouns.

-ion: a process, state, or result 

-tion: the action or result of a verb

-sion: the action or result of a verb

Abbreviations

2.B.xiv: demonstrate phonetic knowledge by decoding common abbreviations

Teachers can provide common abbreviations such as Mr., Mrs., and Ms. for decoding by changing the sentences included in the Blending routine. For example (changes indicated in bold):

  • TG, Pg. 60: I only nudged Caleb a little bit. But he tricked Mrs. Nelson into thinking it was a big deal!

  •  TG pg. 63: A package came in the mail today. The sticker said it was from Mr. Black!

  • TG pg. 71: Mike kneeled on my thumb when we sat on the rug. I told Ms. Simmons because I did not like it one bit!