2nd Grade Reading and Language Arts MONTH 1st Trimester
CONTENT/THEME Reading
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Writing
Grammar
Spelling
Handwriting
Phonological Awareness Segment words into syllables Blend syllables into words Segment words into sounds Blend sounds into words Phonics (sound-symbol correspondence) Identify consonant (initial, medial, final) and short vowel sounds Identify diagraphs, blends (initial and final), and clusters (initial) Blend sounds into words Comprehension Use comprehension strategies: predicting, inferring, visualizing, and making connections Fiction - identify story elements Nonfiction – sequence events Identify Fry words (1-134) Read grade level text fluently (44 wpm)
ASSESSMENT
SUGGESTED RESOURCES
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Practice Book Teacher created response activities Comprehension Tests Teacher Created Assessments Class Discussion Fry words DIBELS
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Harcourt materials Novels Student Selected Books Read Alouds Word walls Sounds in Action, phonological awareness resource
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Teacher Created Assessments Harcourt Assessments Harcourt Practice Book Grammar Page
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Harcourt Writing journals
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Spelling Activities Project Read Spelling Tests
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Project Read Making Words Word Journeys
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Teacher Observation Student Writing
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Handwriting Without Tears materials
See district writing curriculum map for your grade level • • • • • • •
Four kinds of sentences ABC order to second letter Nouns Writing Dates Commas between city and state Abbreviations for days of week Capitalizing: special names, titles, days of week, months of year, holidays, and special names for places
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Use common spelling patterns Spell common words correctly
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Use proper pencil grip and posture Use Handwriting Without Tears letter formation
2nd Grade Reading and Language Arts
MONTH 2nd Trimester
CONTENT/THEME Reading
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Writing
Grammar
Handwriting
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Practice Book Teacher created response activities Comprehension Tests Teacher Created Assessments Class Discussion Fry list DIBELS
See district writing curriculum map for your grade level
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Teacher Created Assessments Harcourt Assessments Harcourt Practice Book Grammar Page
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Table of Contents, Index and Glossary Key Words and Guide Words Dictionary: Guide Words and Multiple Meanings Synonyms / Antonyms Thank You Letters and Envelopes Plurals: -s, -es, y to i, f to v, and irregular plurals Action Verbs
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Use common spelling patterns Spell common words correctly
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Spelling Activities Project Read Spelling Tests
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Use proper pencil grip and posture Use Handwriting Without Tears letter formation
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Teacher Observation Student Writing
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Spelling
Phonological Awareness Manipulate (segment, isolate, delete, substitute, and blend) phonemes of 1 or more syllable words Phonics (sound-symbol correspondence) Identify consonant (initial, medial, final) and short vowel sounds Identify diagraphs, blends (initial and final), and clusters (initial) Common endings R-Controlled vowels Open syllables Magic final e Vowel teams Blend sounds into words Comprehension Use comprehension strategies: predicting, inferring, visualizing, and making connections, questioning Fiction - identify story elements with graphic organizers Nonfiction – sequence events with graphic organizers Identify Fry words (1-166) Read grade level text fluently (68 wpm)
ASSESSMENT
SUGGESTED RESOURCES • • • • •
Harcourt materials Novels Student Selected Books Read Alouds Word walls
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Harcourt Writing journals
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Project Read Making Words Word Journeys
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Handwriting Without Tears materials
2nd Grade Reading and Language Arts
MONTH 3rd Trimester
CONTENT/THEME Reading
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Grammar
Spelling
Handwriting
Phonological Awareness Manipulate (segment, isolate, delete, substitute, and blend) phonemes of 1 or more syllable words Phonics (sound-symbol correspondence) Identify consonant (initial, medial, final) and short vowel sounds Identify diagraphs, blends (initial and final), and clusters (initial) Common endings R-Controlled vowels Open syllables Magic final e Vowel teams Vowel Diphthongs Syllabication Blend sounds into words Comprehension Use comprehension strategies: predicting, inferring, visualizing, and making connections, questioning, summarizing Fiction - identify story elements with graphic organizers using complete sentences Nonfiction – sequence events with graphic organizers using complete sentences Identify Fry words (1-200) Read grade level text fluently (90 wpm)
ASSESSMENT
SUGGESTED RESOURCES
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Practice Book Teacher created response activities Comprehension Tests Teacher Created Assessments Class Discussion Fry words DIBELS
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Harcourt materials Novels Student Selected Books Read Alouds Word walls
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Teacher Created Assessments Harcourt Assessments Harcourt Practice Book Grammar Page
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Harcourt Writing Journals
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Spelling Activities Project Read Spelling Tests
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Project Read Making Words Word Journeys
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Teacher Observation Student Writing
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Handwriting Without Tears materials
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Teacher Created Research Projects Teacher Created Assessments
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Information Literacy Curriculum
See district writing curriculum map for your grade level • • • • • • • •
Contractions Compound Words Homophones Prefixes: Un / Re Suffixes: -ful, -ly, -less Adjectives Commas in a Series Possessives
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Use common spelling patterns Spell common words correctly
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Use proper pencil grip and posture Use Handwriting Without Tears letter formation
Research • • •
Paraphrasing Citing Resources Organizing and Presenting Research in a
2nd Grade Reading and Language Arts Variety of Forms