Second Grade Vocabulary for Open Court
Unit Two: Kindness
Unit Two: Kindness
2-1 Mushroom in the Rain
1. clearing: a spot in a forest where no trees are growing
2. barely: hardly, not quite able
3. drenched: soaked; very wet
4. huddled: crowded; close together
5. flicked: gave a quick, light snap
2-2 The Elves and the Shoemaker
1. leather: material made from animal skin
2. polished: made smooth and shiny
3. handsome: good looking
4. cobbler: someone who makes and repairs shoes
2-3 The Paper Crane
1. serve: help others
2. guests: people who are visiting in another house, restaurant, or hotel
3. stranger: someone you don't know
4. manner: the way something is done
5. unusual: something that is different; not seen every day
6. overjoyed: really excited about something
2-4 Butterfly House
1. larva: the baby or young form of some insects (a caterpillar is the larva of a butterfly)
2. nectar: the sweet liquid in flowers
3. chrysalis: the protective covering around the caterpillar when it is in a sleeping stage while changing into a butterfly
4. transformed: to change how something looks
5. drift: to move because of wind or water
2-5 Corduroy
1. department: section or part of a store that sells one kind of merchandise
2. escalator: moving stairs
3. toppled: fell over
4. enormous: gigantic; very big
5. fastened: closed; buttoned
2-6 The Story of Three Whales
1. lurk: to hide in or about a place
2. surface: to rise to the top of any liquid
3. trudged: walked or marched steadily with great effort
4. plight: a bad condition or situation
5. invincible: impossible to defeat, unable to beat
6. ordeal: something that is difficult to do
2-7 Cinderella
1. beautiful: pleasant to look at
2. cellar: basement
3. diamonds: highly valued precious stones
4. kingdom: a country that is ruled by a king or queen
5. shimmering: shining with a soft light
Other:
1. ball: a sphere you play with; a dance; part of your foot; a great time
2. persuaded: convinced to do something
3. perform: act
4. page: to leaf through a magazine or book; to call for; one who runs errands; one side of a leaf of a book
1. clearing: a spot in a forest where no trees are growing
2. barely: hardly, not quite able
3. drenched: soaked; very wet
4. huddled: crowded; close together
5. flicked: gave a quick, light snap
2-2 The Elves and the Shoemaker
1. leather: material made from animal skin
2. polished: made smooth and shiny
3. handsome: good looking
4. cobbler: someone who makes and repairs shoes
2-3 The Paper Crane
1. serve: help others
2. guests: people who are visiting in another house, restaurant, or hotel
3. stranger: someone you don't know
4. manner: the way something is done
5. unusual: something that is different; not seen every day
6. overjoyed: really excited about something
2-4 Butterfly House
1. larva: the baby or young form of some insects (a caterpillar is the larva of a butterfly)
2. nectar: the sweet liquid in flowers
3. chrysalis: the protective covering around the caterpillar when it is in a sleeping stage while changing into a butterfly
4. transformed: to change how something looks
5. drift: to move because of wind or water
2-5 Corduroy
1. department: section or part of a store that sells one kind of merchandise
2. escalator: moving stairs
3. toppled: fell over
4. enormous: gigantic; very big
5. fastened: closed; buttoned
2-6 The Story of Three Whales
1. lurk: to hide in or about a place
2. surface: to rise to the top of any liquid
3. trudged: walked or marched steadily with great effort
4. plight: a bad condition or situation
5. invincible: impossible to defeat, unable to beat
6. ordeal: something that is difficult to do
2-7 Cinderella
1. beautiful: pleasant to look at
2. cellar: basement
3. diamonds: highly valued precious stones
4. kingdom: a country that is ruled by a king or queen
5. shimmering: shining with a soft light
Other:
1. ball: a sphere you play with; a dance; part of your foot; a great time
2. persuaded: convinced to do something
3. perform: act
4. page: to leaf through a magazine or book; to call for; one who runs errands; one side of a leaf of a book