Grade 2 English Language Arts
13 units matched to the Nunavut Curriculum. Kids see this subject as “Reading & Writing”.
Learning focus
- Uqausiliriniq: communication and language, creative and artistic expression, and reflective and critical thinking.
- Comprehension: listen, view and read to understand a range of texts.
- Production: speak, write and represent ideas clearly for different audiences and purposes.
Units
Unit 1
Rhyme Time
Hearing rhymes and spotting word families (-at, -ig, -op). Both help with reading and spelling new words.
Approved guide: NWT English Language Arts (2011), Production · sounds in words, and rhyme
Unit 2
Sound Detectives
Letter teams that make one sound (sh, ch, th, wh, ee, ai, oa) and clapping syllables.
Approved guide: NWT English Language Arts (2011), Comprehension · reading and spelling words with common sound patterns
Unit 3
Sight Words and Reading with Expression
Recognizing common words quickly and noticing punctuation to read in phrases with the right pausing and expression.
Approved guide: NWT English Language Arts (2011), Production · high-frequency words, and punctuation that guides phrasing
Unit 4
Word Power
Building compound words, finding opposites and spelling plurals (-s and -es).
Approved guide: NWT English Language Arts (2011), Production · building vocabulary and word parts
Unit 5
Build Sentences
Telling the four sentence types apart, spotting complete sentences, and joining two ideas into a compound sentence.
Approved guide: NWT English Language Arts (2011), Production · simple and compound sentences with precise words
Unit 6
Word Pictures
Spotting similes (comparisons with like or as) and repeated consonant sounds, and what they add to a text.
Approved guide: NWT English Language Arts (2011), Production · descriptive word choice
Unit 7
Story Builders
Reading short stories, then naming the character and setting, explaining why things happened, and retelling events in order.
Approved guide: NWT English Language Arts (2011), Comprehension · story parts and retelling
Unit 8
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.
Approved guide: NWT English Language Arts (2011), Comprehension · predicting, using strategies and recalling information
Unit 9
Text Features
Using a table of contents, charts and icons to find information, and following order words in steps and journal entries.
Approved guide: NWT English Language Arts (2011), Production · forms of texts and text features
Unit 10
Asking Questions and Finding Facts
Using what you know, asking basic questions, choosing texts and facts for a purpose, and using topic words.
Approved guide: NWT English Language Arts (2011), Production · prior knowledge, questions, choosing texts and facts, and topic vocabulary
Unit 11
Plan, Write and Make It Better
Planning with lists and webs, different types of writing for different readers, revising unclear writing, and combining words, pictures and sound.
Approved guide: NWT English Language Arts (2011), Production · planning, types of writing, revising and multimodal texts
Unit 12
Media, Trust and Who Is in the Story
Recognizing media, deciding with guidance whether a source or character can be trusted, and noticing who is shown or missing in texts.
Approved guide: NWT English Language Arts (2011), Production · media messages, trusting sources and characters, and representation
Unit 13
Listening, Asking and Polite Talk
Using non-verbal cues to show listening, asking questions to learn more, adding to others' ideas and changing how you talk for different people.
Approved guide: NWT English Language Arts (2011), Comprehension · listening, asking questions, speaking clearly and formal or informal talk
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