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Reading Foundational Skills—Grade 2

Reading Foundational Skills—Grade 2
Phonics and Word Recognition
RF.2.3. Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
RF.2.3.a. Distinguish long and short vowels when reading regularly spelled one-syllable words.
Flip Charts Letters A & B
Flip Charts Letters E & F
Flip Charts Letters I & J
Flip Charts Letters O & P
Flip Charts Letters U & V
Flip Charts Vowel Sounds
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Long and Short Vowel Discrimination
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Long/Short Vowels
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Short Vowel Discrimination
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Short Vowel Sound
 
RF.2.3.b. Know spelling-sound correspondences for additional common vowel teams.
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide oo Vowel Sound
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Vowel Digraphs
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Vowel Diphthongs
 
RF.2.3.c. Decode regularly spelled two-syllable words with long vowels.
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Phonics
 
RF.2.3.d. Identify, decode and know the meaning of words with the most common prefixes and derivational suffixes.
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Prefixes
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Suffixes
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Word Meaning with Prefixes/Suffixes
 
RF.2.3.f. Recognize and read grade-appropriate irregularly spelled words.
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Frequently Misspelled Words
 
Fluency
RF.2.4. Read fluently (accuracy, speed and prosody) on grade-level to support comprehension.
RF.2.4.a. Read grade-level text with purpose and understanding.
Flip Charts Book Sense
Flip Charts Punctuation Marks
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Periods and Question Marks
 
RF.2.4.b. Orally read grade-level text fluently on successive readings.
 
RF.2.4.c. Use context to confirm or self-correct word recognition and understanding, rereading as necessary.
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Context Clues
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Context Clues
 

Reading Standards for Literature—Grade 2

Reading Standards for Literature—Grade 2
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
7 Students will integrate and evaluate content presented in print/non-print forms of text found in diverse media and formats.
RL.2.7. Use a story’s illustrations and words in print/non-print texts to demonstrate understanding of characters, setting and plot.
Flip Charts Rebus Story
 
9 Students will analyze how two or more texts address similar themes or topics in order to build knowledge or to compare the approaches the authors take.
RL.2.9. Compare/contrast two or more versions of the same story by different authors or from different cultures.
Flip Charts Comparing Stories
 
Key Ideas and Details
1 Students will read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence to support conclusions drawn from the text.
RL.2.1. Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why and how, and make and support logical inferences to construct meaning from the text.
 
2 Students will determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development; cite specific textual evidence, including summary, paraphrase and direct quotations, to support conclusions drawn from the text.
RL.2.2. Identify implicit and explicit information from a summary to determine the author’s message, lesson learned and/or moral, including but not limited to fables and folktales from diverse cultures.
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Genre
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Literary Genres
 
3 Students will analyze how and why individuals, events, and ideas develop and interact over the course of a text.
RL.2.3. Describe how characters in a story respond to major events and challenges in order to make meaning of the story development.
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Literary Elements
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Story Elements
 
Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity
10 Students will read, comprehend and analyze complex literary texts independently and proficiently.
RL.2.10. By the end of the year, flexibly use a variety of comprehension strategies (i.e., questioning, monitoring, visualizing, inferencing, summarizing, using prior knowledge, determining importance) to read, comprehend and analyze grade-level appropriate, compl
Flip Charts Book Sense
Flip Charts Retelling Stories
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Inference
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Story Retell
 
Craft and Structure
4 Students will interpret words and phrases as they are used in a text, including determining technical, connotative and figurative meanings, and analyze how specific word choices shape meaning or tone.
RL.2.4. Describe how words and phrases, including but not limited to regular beats, alliteration, rhymes and/or repeated lines, supply rhythm and shape meaning in a story, poem or song.
 
5 Students will analyze the structure of texts, including how specific sentences, paragraphs and larger portions of the text relate to each other and the whole.
RL.2.5. Describe how parts of the text contribute to the overall structure of poems, stories and dramas, including but not limited to linear, non-linear and circular structures.
Flip Charts Story Order
Flip Charts Story Parts
 
6 Students will analyze how point of view, perspective and purpose shape the content and style of a text.
RL.2.6. With prompting and support, acknowledge differences in the perspectives of characters, including by speaking in a different voice for each character when reading dialogue aloud, and how those perspectives shape the content of the text.
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Literary Elements
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Story Elements
 

Reading Standards for Informational Text—Grade 2

Reading Standards for Informational Text—Grade 2
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
7 Students will integrate and evaluate content presented in print/non-print forms of text found in diverse media and formats.
RI.2.7. Identify information gained from visuals and words in the text, and explain how that information contributes to understanding of the text.
Flip Charts Word Study
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Content Vocabulary
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Finding Information
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Main Idea
 
9 Students will analyze how two or more texts address similar themes or topics in order to build knowledge or to compare the approaches the authors take.
RI.2.9. Describe the relationship between information from two or more texts on the same theme or topic.
 
Key Ideas and Details
1 Students will read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence to support conclusions drawn from the text.
RI.2.1. Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how, and make and support logical inferences to construct meaning from the text.
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Inference
 
2 Students will determine central ideas of a text and analyze their development; cite specific textual evidence, including summary, paraphrase and direct quotations to support conclusions drawn from the text.
RI.2.2. Identify implicit and explicit information from a summary to determine the central idea of a text.
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Main Idea
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Main Idea/Supporting Details
 
3 Students will analyze how and why individuals, events and ideas develop and interact over the course of a text.
RI.2.3. Describe the connection between individuals, historical events, scientific ideas or concepts or steps in technical procedures over the course of a text.
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Content Vocabulary
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Science Vocabulary
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Social Studies Vocabulary
 
Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity
10 Students will read, comprehend and analyze complex informational texts independently and proficiently.
RI.2.10. By the end of the year, flexibly use a variety of comprehension strategies (i.e., questioning, monitoring, visualizing, inferencing, summarizing, using prior knowledge, determining importance) to read, comprehend and analyze grade-level appropriate, compl
Flip Charts Book Sense
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Inference
 
Craft and Structure
4 Students will interpret words and phrases as they are used in a text, including determining technical, connotative and figurative meanings, and analyze how specific word choices shape meaning or tone.
RI.2.4. Determine the meaning of general academic words and phrases and how those words and phrases shape meaning in a grade-level text.
Flip Charts Word Study
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Content Vocabulary
 
5 Students will analyze the structure of texts, including how specific sentences, paragraphs and larger portions of the text relate to each other and the whole.
RI.2.5. Identify and describe informational text structures, including sequence/chronological and descriptive structures, and describe the logical connection between particular sentences and paragraphs in a text and how they contribute to the overall structure.
Flip Charts Story Order
 
6 Students will analyze how point of view, perspective and purpose shape the content and style of a text.
RI.2.6. Identify the main purpose of a text, including what the author wants to answer, explain or describe, and how that purpose shapes the content of the text.
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Author's Purpose
 

Composition—Grade 2

Composition—Grade 2
Text Types and Purposes
1 Students will compose arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence.
C.2.1. Compose opinion pieces, using a combination of writing and digital resources, on topics or texts, with supporting reasons.
C.2.1.f. With guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising and editing.
Flip Charts Writing a Story
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Writing Process
 
2 Students will compose informative and explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization and analysis of content.
C.2.2. Compose informative and/or explanatory texts, using writing and digital resources, to establish a topic and provide information about the topic.
C.2.2.g. With guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising and editing.
Flip Charts Writing a Story
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Writing Process
 
3 Students will compose narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events, using effective technique, well-chosen details and well-structured event sequences.
C.2.3. Compose narratives, using writing and digital resources, to develop real or imagined experiences or multiple events or ideas, using effective technique, descriptive details and clear sequences.
C.2.3.a. With guidance and support from adults, produce writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task and purpose.
Flip Charts Punctuation Marks
 
C.2.3.b. Recount a single event or multiple events, memories or ideas.
Flip Charts Punctuation Marks
 
C.2.3.d. Use temporal words and phrases to signal event order.
C.2.3.f. With guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising and editing.
Flip Charts Writing a Story
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Writing Process
 

Language—Grade 2

Language—Grade 2
Conventions of Standard English
1 Students will demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing and speaking.
L.2.1. In writing or speaking, demonstrate appropriate use of:
L.2.1.e. adjectives and adverbs in sentence formation.
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Adjectives
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Grammar
 
2 Students will demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation and spelling when writing.
L.2.2. When writing:
L.2.2.a. Capitalize proper nouns, including but not limited to holidays, product names and geographic names.
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Nouns
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Proper Nouns
 
L.2.2.b. Demonstrate appropriate use of commas in varied communication formats (e.g., letter, email, blog).
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Grammar
 
L.2.2.c. Use apostrophe to form contractions and possessives.
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Contractions
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Contractions
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Grammar
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Nouns
 
L.2.2.d. Generalize spelling patterns.
Flip Charts Common Words
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Spelling
 
Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
4 Students will use a variety of strategies to determine or clarify the meaning of words and phrases, consulting reference material when appropriate. Students will acquire and use accurately a range of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases
L.2.4. Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 2 reading and content, choosing flexibly from an array of strategies.
L.2.4.a. Use sentence-level context as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Context Clues
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Context Clues
 
L.2.4.b. Determine the meaning of the new word formed when a known prefix is added to a known word.
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Prefixes
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Word Meaning with Prefixes/Suffixes
 
L.2.4.c. Use a known root word as a clue to the meaning of an unknown word with the same root.
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Multiple Meaning
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Root Words
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Root Words/Prefixes/Suffixes
 
L.2.4.d. Use knowledge of the meaning of individual words to predict the meaning of compound words.
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Compound Words
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Compound Words
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Grammar
 
L.2.4.e. Use glossaries and beginning dictionaries to determine or clarify the meaning of words and phrases.
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Dictionary/Thesaurus/Parts of a Book
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Parts of a Book
 
L.2.4.f. Use words and phrases acquired through conversations, reading and being read to, and responding to texts, including using adjectives and adverbs to describe.
Flip Charts Word Study
 
5 Students will demonstrate understanding of word relationships and nuances in word meanings.
L.2.5. Demonstrate understanding of word relationships and nuances in word meanings.
L.2.5.a. Demonstrate understanding of words by relating them to their synonyms and antonyms.
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Antonyms
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Grammar
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Synonyms