Second Grade Language Arts Curriculum and Standards
Second Grade Language Arts Curriculum and Standards
Second Grade Language Arts Curriculum and Standards
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<strong>Second</strong> <strong>Grade</strong> <strong>Language</strong> <strong>Arts</strong> <strong>Curriculum</strong> <strong>and</strong> St<strong>and</strong>ards<br />
In addition to the reading book, supplemental texts will be used during the year.<br />
September<br />
Theme 1:<br />
Silly Stories<br />
Reading Comprehension: Story Structure, Fantasy/Realism, Predicting<br />
Outcomes<br />
Phonics <strong>and</strong> decoding: Short Vowels (a, i, o, e, u) Long Vowels (a_e, i_e)<br />
Cause/Effect<br />
Noting Details<br />
Recognizes Homophones<br />
Synonyms<br />
Multiple Meaning Words<br />
Uses Writing Process<br />
Uses Punctuation/Capitalization<br />
Writing clearly with Nouns, Verbs, <strong>and</strong> Adjectives<br />
Sentences: Subjects/Predicates<br />
Writing complete sentences<br />
Spells with phonetic letter patterns<br />
Using correct spelling for frequently misspelled words<br />
October<br />
Theme 2:<br />
Nature Walk<br />
November<br />
Theme 2:<br />
Nature Walk<br />
Theme 3:<br />
Around Town<br />
December<br />
Theme 3:<br />
Around Town<br />
January<br />
Theme 4:<br />
Amazing Animals<br />
Reading Comprehension: Compare/Contrast, Fact/Opinion,<br />
Categorize/Classify<br />
Phonics <strong>and</strong> Decoding: Long Vowels (o_e, u_e, e_e), Two sounds of "g",<br />
Consonant Blends, Two sounds for "c", Double Consonants<br />
Story Structure<br />
Main Idea/Details<br />
Sequence of Events<br />
Drawing Conclusions<br />
Noting Details<br />
Text Organization<br />
Compound Words<br />
Antonyms<br />
Reading Comprehension: Making Judgments, Main Idea/Details,<br />
Problem Solving, Making Inferences<br />
Phonics <strong>and</strong> Decoding: Digraphs (ch, sh, wh, th), Long A (ai, ay), Vowel<br />
Pairs ow/ou, Long E (ee, ea)<br />
Recognizes compound words<br />
Reading Comprehension: Drawing Conclusions, Text Organization,<br />
Cause/Effect<br />
Phonics <strong>and</strong> Decoding: R-controlled vowels (ar, or, ore), Ending blends<br />
(nd, nt, g, nk, mp), Long 0 (oa, ow)<br />
Uses Writing Process<br />
Writing Personal Narrative<br />
Writing Topic <strong>and</strong> Conclusion sentences<br />
Writes a focused paragraph (5 sentences)<br />
Using correct spelling for frequently misspelled words<br />
Reads/Writes independently<br />
Telling Sentences <strong>and</strong> Questions<br />
Comm<strong>and</strong>s <strong>and</strong> Exclamations<br />
Writing clearly with Nouns/Proper Nouns<br />
Uses Singular/Plural Nouns<br />
Uses Writing Process<br />
Writes Friendly Letter<br />
Using correct spelling for frequently misspelled words<br />
Reads/Writes independently<br />
Using a Dictionary<br />
Uses Writing Process<br />
Writing Friendly Letter<br />
Uses Punctuation/Capitalization<br />
Using correct spelling for frequently used words
February<br />
Theme 4:<br />
Amazing Animals<br />
March<br />
Theme 5:<br />
Family Time<br />
April<br />
Theme 5:<br />
Family Time<br />
Theme 6:<br />
Talent Show<br />
May/June<br />
Theme 6:<br />
Talent Show<br />
Fact/Opinion<br />
Problem Solving<br />
Compare/Contrast<br />
Using a Dictionary<br />
Using a Thesaurus<br />
Reading Comprehension: Making Generalizations, Following Directions,<br />
Making Judgments, Sequence of Events<br />
Phonics <strong>and</strong> Decoding: Words ending in -er, Contractions, Words ending<br />
in -le, Sound of y in longer words, Prefix -un, Word endings -ed, -ing<br />
(double final consonant), Silent Consonants (gh, kn, b)<br />
Main Idea/Details<br />
Drawing Conclusions<br />
Noting Details<br />
Compare/Contrast<br />
Making inferences<br />
Predicting Outcomes<br />
Following Directions<br />
Making Judgments<br />
Homophones<br />
Reading Comprehension: Author's Viewpoint, Noting Details, Problem<br />
Solving<br />
Phonics <strong>and</strong> Decoding: Long Vowels (oo, ew. ue, ou), Long I (igh, ie),<br />
Word Endings -ed, -ing (drop e)<br />
Making Judgments<br />
Making Generalizations<br />
Following Directions<br />
Sequence of Events<br />
Multiple Meaning Words<br />
Context Clues<br />
Using Writing Process<br />
Writing Friendly Letter<br />
Using Pronouns<br />
Possessive Nouns<br />
Using correct Punctuation <strong>and</strong> Capitalization<br />
Using Adjectives <strong>and</strong> Adverbs to describe<br />
Using the Writing Process<br />
Writing Personal Narrative<br />
Reads/Writes independently<br />
Verbs (present <strong>and</strong> past)<br />
Using correct spelling for frequently used words<br />
Using a Dictionary<br />
Writing clearly with Adjectives<br />
Writing complete sentences<br />
Using correct spelling for frequently used words<br />
Using the Writing Process<br />
Writing Personal Narrative<br />
Using Synonyms/Antonyms<br />
Comparing with Adjectives<br />
Irregular Verbs<br />
Using correct spelling for frequently used words<br />
Reading/Writing independently
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