Grade 2 English Language Arts
7 units matched to the Saskatchewan Curriculum. Kids see this subject as “Reading & Writing”.
Strands and outcomes
- Comprehend and Respond (CR2.1–CR2.4): Comprehend and respond to a variety of grade-level texts. View and explain (with support from the text) the key literal and inferential ideas (messages), important details… Listen and retell (with support from the text) the key literal and inferential ideas (messages) and important… (and 1 more outcome)
- Compose and Create (CC2.1–CC2.4): Compose and create a range of visual, multimedia, oral, and written texts that explore. Use a variety of ways to represent understanding and to communicate ideas, procedures, stories, and feelings in a… Speak clearly and audibly in an appropriate sequence for a familiar audience and a specific purpose when… (and 1 more outcome)
- Assess and Reflect on Language Abilities (AR2.1–AR2.2): Reflect on and assess their viewing, listening, reading, speaking, writing, and other representing experiences and… Set personal goals as a result of group discussions. Communicative Environmental and Technological Imaginative and…
Units
Unit 1
Rhyme Time
Hearing rhymes and spotting word families (-at, -ig, -op). Both help with reading and spelling new words.
Outcome: CR2.4 · word patterns, word families and rhyme in reading
Unit 2
Sound Detectives
Letter teams that make one sound (sh, ch, th, wh, ee, ai, oa) and clapping syllables.
Outcome: CR2.4 · sounds and letters used to read words
Unit 3
Super Sentences
Starting sentences and names with capitals, and choosing a period, question mark or exclamation mark.
Outcome: CC2.4 · clear, complete sentences with capital letters and end marks
Unit 4
Story Builders
Reading short stories, then naming the character and setting, explaining why things happened, and retelling events in order.
Outcome: CR2.4, CC2.4 · story elements in reading and writing
Unit 5
Word Power
Building compound words, finding opposites and spelling plurals (-s and -es).
Outcome: CC2.4 · word patterns, vocabulary and plurals
Unit 6
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.
Outcome: CR2.4 · predicting, inferring and understanding what is read
Unit 7
Text Features
Using a table of contents, charts and icons to find information, and following order words in steps and journal entries.
Outcome: CR2.4 · using features of informational texts
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