Curriculum Format
Subject/Course Title & Grade Level:
Language Arts, Second Grade
Date Approved: 6-18-09
Author (s): Lindsey Bilger, Alicia Wischuck
Prerequisites: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, Nine Weeks Skills
Unit of Study: 4th Nine Weeks
Academic Standard: R3A, R3B, WRITING-1.4.3, 1.5.3
Assessment Anchor: R3A1, R3A2, R3B1, R3B2, R3B3
Eligible Content: R3A111, R3A112, R3A121, R3A122, R3A131, R3A141, R3A151, R3A161,
R3A211, R3A212, R3A221, R3A222, R3A231, R2A241, R3A251, R3A261, R3B111,R3B121,
R3B121, R3B211, R3B311, R3B321, R3B331, R3B334
Course Description: Students will learn to read fluently and apply comprehension and
vocabulary skills in fiction and nonfiction texts. They will write with a designated
purpose using appropriate grammatical conventions and spelling.
Objectives
Learning Activities & Teaching Techniques
Students will
analyze words to
identify diphthongs.
Daily Language Practice, Read Aloud book, Guided Comprehension
worksheets, Shared Reading, trade book, worksheets, Words Their
Way, basal text, poetry samples,
Students will
analyze words to
identify digraphs.
Daily Language Practice, Read Aloud book, Guided Comprehension
worksheets, Shared Reading, trade book, worksheets, Words Their
Way, basal text, poetry samples,
Students will
analyze words to
identify silent
consonants.
Daily Language Practice, Read Aloud book, Guided Comprehension
worksheets, Shared Reading, trade book, worksheets, Words Their
Way, basal text, poetry samples,
Assessment
Techniques
Think-Pair-Share,
Guided
comprehension
sheets, observation,
worksheets, writing
samples, weekly
tests, literature circle
role sheets
Think-Pair-Share,
Guided
comprehension
sheets, observation,
worksheets, writing
samples, weekly
tests, literature circle
role sheets
Think-Pair-Share,
Guided
comprehension
sheets, observation,
worksheets, writing
samples, weekly
tests, literature circle
role sheets
Students will
analyze words to
identify blends.
Daily Language Practice, Read Aloud book, Guided Comprehension
worksheets, Shared Reading, trade book, worksheets, Words Their
Way, basal text, poetry samples,
Students will
analyze words to
identify hard and
soft consonant
sounds of the same
letter.
Daily Language Practice, Read Aloud book, Guided Comprehension
worksheets, Shared Reading, trade book, worksheets, Words Their
Way, basal text, poetry samples,
Students will
analyze words to
identify consonant
clusters.
Daily Language Practice, Read Aloud book, Guided Comprehension
worksheets, Shared Reading, trade book, worksheets, Words Their
Way, basal text, poetry samples,
Students will
analyze words to
identify word
endings.
Daily Language Practice, Read Aloud book, Guided Comprehension
worksheets, Shared Reading, trade book, worksheets, Words Their
Way, basal text, poetry samples,
Students will
identify antonyms.
Daily Language Practice, Read Aloud book, Guided Comprehension
worksheets, Shared Reading, trade book, worksheets, Words Their
Way, basal text, poetry samples,
Students will
identify synonyms.
Daily Language Practice, Read Aloud book, Guided Comprehension
worksheets, Shared Reading, trade book, worksheets, Words Their
Way, basal text, poetry samples,
Students will
identify and
interpret multiple
meaning words.
Daily Language Practice, Read Aloud book, Guided Comprehension
worksheets, Shared Reading, trade book, worksheets, Words Their
Way, basal text, poetry samples,
Think-Pair-Share,
Guided
comprehension
sheets, observation,
worksheets, writing
samples, weekly
tests, literature circle
role sheets
Think-Pair-Share,
Guided
comprehension
sheets, observation,
worksheets, writing
samples, weekly
tests, literature circle
role sheets
Think-Pair-Share,
Guided
comprehension
sheets, observation,
worksheets, writing
samples, weekly
tests, literature circle
role sheets
Think-Pair-Share,
Guided
comprehension
sheets, observation,
worksheets, writing
samples, weekly
tests, literature circle
role sheets
Think-Pair-Share,
Guided
comprehension
sheets, observation,
worksheets, writing
samples, weekly
tests, literature circle
role sheets
Think-Pair-Share,
Guided
comprehension
sheets, observation,
worksheets, writing
samples, weekly
tests, literature circle
role sheets
Think-Pair-Share,
Guided
comprehension
sheets, observation,
worksheets, writing
samples, weekly
tests, literature circle
role sheets
Students will
identify
homophones.
Daily Language Practice, Read Aloud book, Guided Comprehension
worksheets, Shared Reading, trade book, worksheets, Words Their
Way, basal text, poetry samples,
Students will use
context clues to
interpret meaning.
Daily Language Practice, Read Aloud book, Guided Comprehension
worksheets, Shared Reading, trade book, worksheets, Words Their
Way, basal text, poetry samples,
Students will
identify prefixes and
suffixes and how
they change the
meaning of the
word.
Daily Language Practice, Read Aloud book, Guided Comprehension
worksheets, Shared Reading, trade book, worksheets, Words Their
Way, basal text, poetry samples,
Think-Pair-Share,
Guided
comprehension
sheets, observation,
worksheets, writing
samples, weekly
tests, literature circle
role sheets
Think-Pair-Share,
Guided
comprehension
sheets, observation,
worksheets, writing
samples, weekly
tests, literature circle
role sheets
Think-Pair-Share,
Guided
comprehension
sheets, observation,
worksheets, writing
samples, weekly
tests, literature circle
role sheets
Students will
identify possessives
and use them in
their writing.
Daily Language Practice, Read Aloud book, Guided Comprehension
worksheets, Shared Reading, trade book, worksheets, Words Their
Way, basal text, poetry samples,
Think-Pair-Share,
Guided
comprehension
sheets, observation,
worksheets, writing
samples, weekly
tests, literature
circle role sheets
Students will
identify pronouns.
Daily Language Practice, Read Aloud book, Guided Comprehension
worksheets, Shared Reading, trade book, worksheets, Words Their
Way, basal text, poetry samples,
Students will
compare
adjectives using
er/est.
Daily Language Practice, Read Aloud book, Guided Comprehension
worksheets, Shared Reading, trade book, worksheets, Words Their
Way, basal text, poetry samples,
Think-Pair-Share,
Guided
comprehension
sheets, observation,
worksheets, writing
samples, weekly
tests, literature circle
role sheets
Think-Pair-Share,
Guided
comprehension
sheets, observation,
worksheets, writing
samples, weekly
tests, literature
circle role sheets
Students will
identify
irregular verbs
and use them
correctly.
Daily Language Practice, Read Aloud book, Guided Comprehension
worksheets, Shared Reading, trade book, worksheets, Words Their
Way, basal text, poetry samples,
Students will
synthesize a
text using
beginning,
middle, and
end.
Daily Language Practice, Read Aloud book, Guided Comprehension
worksheets, Shared Reading, trade book, worksheets, Words Their
Way, basal text, poetry samples,
Students will
analyze a
character.
Daily Language Practice, Read Aloud book, Guided Comprehension
worksheets, Shared Reading, trade book, worksheets, Words Their
Way, basal text, poetry samples,
Students will
write a
persuasive
paragraph
using the
correct format.
Graphic organizers, 4 Square, shared writing,
Students will
construct an
answer to an
open-ended
question in
writing using
the appropriate
format.
Graphic organizers, 4 Square, shared writing,
Time 9:00-11:00
When?
4th Nine Weeks
How Long? 9 weeks.
Additional Learning Opportunities
Think-Pair-Share,
Guided
comprehension
sheets, observation,
worksheets, writing
samples, weekly
tests, literature
circle role sheets
Think-Pair-Share,
Guided
comprehension
sheets, observation,
worksheets, writing
samples, weekly
tests, literature
circle role sheets
Think-Pair-Share,
Guided
comprehension
sheets, observation,
worksheets, writing
samples, weekly
tests, literature
circle role sheets
Think-Pair-Share,
Guided
comprehension
sheets, observation,
worksheets, writing
samples, weekly
tests, literature
circle role sheets
Think-Pair-Share,
Guided
comprehension
sheets, observation,
worksheets, writing
samples, weekly
tests, literature
circle role sheets
Second Chance
Extended Time, Retake, Peer Tutoring, Adapted
Format
Extended
Opportunities for research and additional
reading/writing projects based on the
skill/subject area.
Materials/Equipment/Technology:
Overhead, whiteboard, projector, children’s books, basal series, shared readings, read alouds, guided
comprehension worksheets, mailbox activities, poetry books
Websites/References
Theeducationcenter.com
AR
Compass