2nd grade English Language Arts
12 units matched to the California Content Standards. Kids see this subject as “Reading & Writing”.
Focus areas
- Reading literature and informational text: reading with fluency and understanding stories
- Writing: writing to tell, explain and give an opinion
- Speaking and listening: sharing ideas and building on what others say
- Language: grammar, vocabulary and conventions
Units
Unit 1
Rhyme Time
Hearing rhymes and spotting word families (-at, -ig, -op). Both help with reading and spelling new words.
Learning standard: RF.2.3 · rhymes and word families
Unit 2
Sound Detectives
Letter teams that make one sound (sh, ch, th, wh, ee, ai, oa) and clapping syllables.
Learning standard: RF.2.3 · syllables, digraphs and vowel teams
Unit 3
Story Builders
Reading short stories, then naming the character and setting, explaining why things happened, and retelling events in order.
Learning standard: RL.2.3; RL.2.5 · characters, settings and the order of events
Unit 4
Word Power
Building compound words, finding opposites and spelling plurals (-s and -es).
Learning standard: L.2.4; L.2.5 · compound words and opposites
Unit 5
Book Explorers
Book words (author, illustrator, title, chapter, table of contents, caption, heading, diagram), fiction and non-fiction, and what letters, recipes, maps and lists are for.
Learning standard: RI.2.7 · information from titles, captions and pictures
Unit 6
Joining Sentences
Joining two short sentences into one compound sentence with and, but, so or or, and putting a comma before the joining word.
Learning standard: L.2.1 · joining ideas with and, but, so and or
Unit 7
Grammar Gears
Using the right form of the verb “to be”, choosing pronouns, comparing with -er and -est, and picking joining words like but, or and because.
Learning standard: L.2.1 · nouns, pronouns and verbs in sentences
Unit 8
Word Pictures
Spotting similes (comparisons with like or as) and repeated consonant sounds, and what they add to a text.
Learning standard: RL.2.4; L.2.5 · similes and sound patterns
Unit 9
Reading Detectives
Reading short texts to work out who is telling the story, what will happen next, how characters feel, and how things are the same and different.
Learning standard: RL.2.6 · comparing characters and noticing who tells the story
Unit 10
Text Features
Using a table of contents, charts and icons to find information, and following order words in steps and journal entries.
Learning standard: RI.2.5; RI.2.7 · using contents pages, charts and order to find information
Unit 11
Asking Questions and Finding Facts
Using what you know, asking basic questions, choosing texts and facts for a purpose, and using topic words.
Learning standard: W.2.8; RI.2.1 · asking questions and choosing a text that answers them
Unit 12
Media Detectives
Children compare ads, signs, posters, books and videos, tell what each one is for, notice the choices their makers made, and pick good sources for a research question.
Learning standard: W.2.8; RI.2.6; SL.2.2 · gathering information to answer questions and naming what a text or message is for
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