Grade 2 English Language Arts
11 units matched to the Ontario Curriculum. Kids see this subject as “Reading & Writing”.
Overall expectations
- A1 Transferable Skills: Demonstrate an understanding of how the seven transferable skills (critical thinking and problem solving; innovation, creativity, and entrepreneurship; self-directed learning; collaboration; communication; global citizenship and sustainability; and digital literacy) are used in various language and literacy contexts
- A2 Digital Media Literacy: Demonstrate and apply the knowledge and skills needed to interact safely and responsibly in online environments, use digital and media tools to construct knowledge, and demonstrate learning as critical consumers and creators of media
- A3 Applications, Connections, and Contributions: Apply language and literacy skills in cross-curricular and integrated learning, and demonstrate an understanding of, and make connections to, diverse voices, experiences, perspectives, histories, and contributions, including those of First Nations, Métis, and Inuit individuals, communities, groups, and nations
- B1 Oral and Non-Verbal Communication: Apply listening, speaking, and non-verbal communication skills and strategies to understand and communicate meaning in formal and informal contexts and for various purposes and audiences
- B2 Language Foundations for Reading and Writing: Demonstrate an understanding of foundational language knowledge and skills, and apply this understanding when reading and writing
- B3 Language Conventions for Reading and Writing: Demonstrate an understanding of sentence structure, grammar, cohesive ties, and capitalization and punctuation, and apply this knowledge when reading and writing sentences, paragraphs, and a variety of texts
- C1 Knowledge about Texts: Apply foundational knowledge and skills to understand a variety of texts, including digital and media texts, by creators with diverse identities, perspectives, and experience, and demonstrate an understanding of the patterns, features, and elements of style associated with various text forms and genres
- C2 Comprehension Strategies: Apply comprehension strategies before, during, and after reading, listening to, and viewing a variety of texts, including digital and media texts, by creators with diverse identities, perspectives, and experience, in order to understand and clarify the meaning of texts
- C3 Critical Thinking in Literacy: Apply critical thinking skills to deepen understanding of texts, and analyze how various perspectives and topics are communicated and addressed in a variety of texts, including digital, media, and cultural texts
- D1 Developing Ideas and Organizing Content: Plan, develop ideas, gather information, and organize content for creating texts of various forms, including digital and media texts, on a variety of topics
- D2 Creating Texts: Apply knowledge and understanding of various text forms and genres to create, revise, edit, and proofread their own texts, using a variety of media, tools, and strategies, and reflect critically on created texts
- D3 Publishing, Presenting, and Reflecting: Select suitable and effective media, techniques, and tools to publish and present final texts, and critically analyze how well the texts address various topics
Units
Unit 1
Rhyme Time
Hearing rhymes and spotting word families (-at, -ig, -op). Both help with reading and spelling new words.
Expectation: B2.1, B2.2 · rhyme and the sounds in words
Unit 2
Sound Detectives
Letter teams that make one sound (sh, ch, th, wh, ee, ai, oa) and clapping syllables.
Expectation: B2.3, B2.4 · reading and spelling words with common sound patterns
Unit 3
Word Power
Building compound words, finding opposites and spelling plurals (-s and -es).
Expectation: B2.4, B3.2 · building vocabulary
Unit 4
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.
Expectation: B3.2 · collective and abstract nouns, pronouns, forms of “to be”, comparing with adjectives, adverbs and joining words
Unit 5
Super Sentences
Starting sentences and names with capitals, and choosing a period, question mark or exclamation mark.
Expectation: B3.1, B3.3 · writing complete sentences with capitals and end marks
Unit 6
Build Sentences
Telling the four sentence types apart, spotting complete sentences, and joining two ideas into a compound sentence.
Expectation: B3.1, B3.3 · statements, questions, commands, exclamations and compound sentences
Unit 7
Punctuation Power
Capital letters for names and places, commas in lists, apostrophes to show who owns something, and quotation marks for speech.
Expectation: B3.3 · capital letters for proper nouns, commas in lists, apostrophes and quotation marks
Unit 8
Word Pictures
Spotting similes (comparisons with like or as) and repeated consonant sounds, and what they add to a text.
Expectation: C3.1 · similes and consonance
Unit 9
Story Builders
Reading short stories, then naming the character and setting, explaining why things happened, and retelling events in order.
Expectation: C2.6, C3.3 · story parts and retelling
Unit 10
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.
Expectation: C1.6, C2.3, C3.2, C3.3 · who is telling the story, predicting, making inferences, and comparing
Unit 11
Text Features
Using a table of contents, charts and icons to find information, and following order words in steps and journal entries.
Expectation: C1.3 · the table of contents, charts, icons and chronological order
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