Grade 2 ELA

English Language Arts - Reading, Writing & Grammar!

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Unit 1

Phonics - Long & Short Vowels

9 Lessons

1Short Vowel Review (a, e, i, o, u)

2Long Vowel Review (a, e, i, o, u)

3Long vs Short A

4Long vs Short E

5Long vs Short I

6Long vs Short O

7Long vs Short U

8CVC vs CVCe Words

9Long & Short Vowel Practice

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Unit 2

Vowel Teams

11 Lessons

1What Are Vowel Teams?

2AI and AY (rain, play)

3EA and EE (read, tree)

4OA and OW (boat, snow)

5IE and IGH (pie, night)

6OO (book vs moon)

7OU and OW (house, cow)

8AU and AW (pause, draw)

9OI and OY (coin, boy)

10EW and UE (new, blue)

11Vowel Teams Review

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Unit 3

Two-Syllable Words

9 Lessons

1What Are Syllables? (Review)

2Counting Syllables

3Dividing Words into Syllables

4Open and Closed Syllables

5VCV Pattern (silent, paper)

6VCCV Pattern (rabbit, basket)

7Two-Syllable Words with Long Vowels

8Decoding Two-Syllable Words

9Two-Syllable Word Practice

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Unit 4

Prefixes and Suffixes

12 Lessons

1What Are Prefixes?

2Prefix UN- (unhappy, undo)

3Prefix RE- (redo, replay)

4Prefix PRE- (preview, preheat)

5Prefix DIS- (dislike, disagree)

6What Are Suffixes?

7Suffix -ED (walked, jumped)

8Suffix -ING (walking, jumping)

9Suffix -ER and -EST (bigger, biggest)

10Suffix -LY (slowly, quickly)

11Suffix -FUL and -LESS (helpful, helpless)

12Prefixes and Suffixes Practice

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Unit 5

Tricky Spellings

7 Lessons

1Words with Silent Letters (know, write)

2Words with GH (night, enough)

3Words with PH (phone, photo)

4Soft C and Soft G (city, gem)

5-TION and -SION (nation, mission)

6Homophones (there/their/they're)

7Tricky Spelling Patterns Review

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Unit 6

Sight Words / Irregular Words

7 Lessons

1Grade 2 Sight Words - Set 1

2Grade 2 Sight Words - Set 2

3Grade 2 Sight Words - Set 3

4Grade 2 Sight Words - Set 4

5Grade 2 Sight Words - Set 5

6Irregularly Spelled Words

7Sight Words Review & Practice

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Unit 7

Reading Fluency

9 Lessons

1Reading with Purpose

2Reading with Understanding

3Reading with Accuracy

4Reading with Expression

5Reading at an Appropriate Rate

6Self-Correcting While Reading

7Using Context Clues

8Rereading for Understanding

9Fluency Practice Passages

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Unit 8

Asking & Answering Questions

5 Lessons

1Who, What, Where Questions

2When, Why, How Questions

3Finding Key Details in Stories

4Answering Questions with Evidence

5Asking Your Own Questions

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Unit 9

Retelling Stories & Central Message

7 Lessons

1What is Retelling?

2Beginning, Middle, End

3Retelling with Details

4What is the Central Message?

5Lessons and Morals

6Fables and Their Morals

7Folktales from Different Cultures

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Unit 10

Characters & Events

6 Lessons

1Identifying Characters

2Character Traits

3Major Events in a Story

4Challenges Characters Face

5How Characters Respond to Events

6Character Changes

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Unit 11

Words & Phrases in Stories/Poems

6 Lessons

1Rhythm in Poems and Songs

4Repeated Lines

5Words That Create Meaning

6Describing Words in Stories

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Unit 12

Story Structure

5 Lessons

1Parts of a Story

2How the Beginning Introduces the Story

3The Middle - Problem and Events

4The Ending - How Action Concludes

5Story Structure Practice

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Unit 13

Point of View

5 Lessons

1What is Point of View?

2Different Characters, Different Views

3Reading Dialogue Aloud

4Using Different Voices for Characters

5Point of View Practice

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Unit 14

Illustrations & Text

5 Lessons

1How Illustrations Help Us Understand

2Understanding Characters Through Pictures

3Understanding Setting Through Pictures

4Understanding Plot Through Pictures

5Words and Pictures Work Together

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Unit 15

Comparing Stories

5 Lessons

1Same Story, Different Versions

2Comparing Cinderella Stories

3Stories from Different Cultures

4Compare and Contrast Characters

5Compare and Contrast Events

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Unit 16

Key Details in Informational Text

5 Lessons

1What is Informational Text?

2Asking Questions About Nonfiction

3Finding Key Details

4Who, What, Where in Nonfiction

5When, Why, How in Nonfiction

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Unit 17

Main Topic & Focus

5 Lessons

1What is the Main Topic?

2Main Topic of a Paragraph

3Main Topic of Multi-Paragraph Text

4Focus of Specific Paragraphs

5Main Topic Practice

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Unit 18

Connections in Text

5 Lessons

1Connecting Ideas in a Text

2Historical Events (Sequence)

3Scientific Ideas (Cause/Effect)

4Steps in a Process

5Making Connections Practice

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Unit 19

Words & Phrases in Informational Text

5 Lessons

1Finding Unknown Words

2Using Context Clues

3Subject-Area Vocabulary

4Science and Social Studies Words

5Building Vocabulary from Nonfiction

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Unit 20

Text Features

8 Lessons

1What Are Text Features?

2Captions and Labels

3Bold Print and Headings

5Glossaries and Indexes

6Tables of Contents

7Electronic Menus and Icons

8Using Text Features to Find Information

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Unit 21

Author's Purpose

5 Lessons

1What is Author's Purpose?

2To Answer a Question

3To Explain Something

4To Describe Something

5Identifying Author's Purpose

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Unit 22

Images & Text

5 Lessons

1How Images Help Us Understand

3Charts and Graphs

4Maps and Illustrations

5Images Clarify the Text

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Unit 23

Author's Reasons

4 Lessons

1What is the Author's Point?

2How Reasons Support Points

3Finding Evidence in Text

4Author's Reasons Practice

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Unit 24

Comparing Two Texts

5 Lessons

1Reading Two Texts on Same Topic

2Finding Important Points

3Comparing Information

4Contrasting Information

5Compare and Contrast Practice

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Unit 25

Opinion Writing

9 Lessons

1What is an Opinion?

2Introducing Your Topic or Book

3Stating Your Opinion

4Giving Reasons for Your Opinion

5Using Linking Words (because, and, also)

6Writing a Concluding Statement

7Opinion Writing - Book Review

8Opinion Writing - My Favorite...

9Opinion Writing Practice

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Unit 26

Informative/Explanatory Writing

8 Lessons

1What is Informative Writing?

2Introducing Your Topic

3Using Facts to Develop Points

4Using Definitions

5Writing a Concluding Statement

6Informative Writing - How To

7Informative Writing - All About...

8Informative Writing Practice

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Unit 27

Narrative Writing

9 Lessons

1What is Narrative Writing?

2Recounting an Event

3Sequence of Events

4Describing Actions

5Describing Thoughts and Feelings

6Using Temporal Words (first, then, next, finally)

7Providing Closure

8Personal Narrative

9Narrative Writing Practice

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Unit 28

Revising & Editing

7 Lessons

1What is Revising?

2Adding Details

3Improving Word Choice

4What is Editing?

5Checking Spelling

6Checking Punctuation

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Unit 29

Research & Publishing

7 Lessons

1Using Digital Tools for Writing

2Publishing Your Writing

3What is Research?

4Shared Research Projects

5Gathering Information from Sources

6Recalling Information from Experiences

7Research Project Practice

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Unit 30

Collaborative Conversations

7 Lessons

1Rules for Discussions

2Listening with Care

3Taking Turns Speaking

4Building on Others' Ideas

5Linking Your Comments to Others

6Asking for Clarification

7Collaborative Conversation Practice

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Unit 31

Comprehension & Collaboration

5 Lessons

1Recounting Key Ideas from Read Alouds

2Describing Details from Presentations

3Asking Questions to Understand

4Gathering Additional Information

5Deepening Understanding

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Unit 32

Presentation Skills

8 Lessons

1Telling a Story Aloud

2Recounting an Experience

3Using Facts and Details

4Speaking Audibly and Clearly

5Speaking in Complete Sentences

6Adding Visual Displays

7Creating Audio Recordings

8Presentation Practice

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Unit 33

Nouns

7 Lessons

1Common Nouns Review

2Proper Nouns Review

3Collective Nouns (group, team, family)

4Plural Nouns Review (-s, -es)

5Irregular Plural Nouns (feet, children, teeth)

6More Irregular Plurals (mice, fish, men)

7Nouns Practice

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Unit 34

Pronouns

6 Lessons

1What Are Pronouns? (Review)

2Subject Pronouns (I, you, he, she, it, we, they)

3Object Pronouns (me, you, him, her, it, us, them)

4Reflexive Pronouns (myself, yourself, himself)

5More Reflexive Pronouns (herself, itself, ourselves)

6Pronouns Practice

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Unit 35

Verbs

7 Lessons

1Action Verbs Review

2Past Tense Verbs (-ed)

3Irregular Past Tense Verbs (sat, hid, told)

4More Irregular Past Tense (ran, came, went)

5More Irregular Past Tense (ate, gave, took)

6Present and Past Tense

7Verbs Practice

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Unit 36

Adjectives & Adverbs

6 Lessons

1What Are Adjectives?

2Describing Nouns with Adjectives

3What Are Adverbs?

4Describing Verbs with Adverbs

5Choosing Adjectives or Adverbs

6Adjectives & Adverbs Practice

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Unit 37

Sentences

6 Lessons

1Complete Sentences Review

2Simple Sentences

3Expanding Sentences (Adding Details)

4Compound Sentences (and, but, or)

5Rearranging Sentences

6Sentence Practice

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Unit 38

Capitalization

6 Lessons

1Capitalizing First Word of Sentences

2Capitalizing Proper Nouns Review

3Capitalizing Holidays

4Capitalizing Product Names

5Capitalizing Geographic Names

6Capitalization Practice

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Unit 39

Punctuation

6 Lessons

1End Punctuation Review (. ? !)

2Commas in Greetings

3Commas in Closings of Letters

4Apostrophes in Contractions

5Apostrophes for Possessives

6Punctuation Practice

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Unit 40

Spelling

7 Lessons

1Spelling Patterns Review

2Generalizing Spelling Patterns

3Words with -age (cage, page, badge)

4Words with -oi/-oy (boil, boy)

5Using a Dictionary

6Checking and Correcting Spellings

7Spelling Practice

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Unit 41

Formal vs Informal English

5 Lessons

1What is Formal English?

2What is Informal English?

3When to Use Formal English

4When to Use Informal English

5Comparing Formal and Informal

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Unit 42

Vocabulary Strategies

7 Lessons

1Using Context Clues

2Prefixes and Word Meaning

4Compound Words (birdhouse, lighthouse)

5Using a Dictionary

6Using a Glossary

7Vocabulary Strategies Practice

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Unit 43

Word Relationships

6 Lessons

1Real-Life Word Connections

2Shades of Meaning - Verbs (toss, throw, hurl)

3Shades of Meaning - Adjectives (thin, skinny, scrawny)

4Using Adjectives to Describe

5Using Adverbs to Describe

6Building Your Vocabulary