Second Grade ELA

Best for Ages 6-8
45-minute course

This is a full academic year of 35 carefully crafted English Language Arts classes to cover all the requirements for reading, writing, spelling, and grammar

Class Structure

One meeting in the week will work on reading, comprehension, and/or grammar topics.

The second meeting in the week will work on spelling for 20 minutes and writing for 25 minutes. Earlier in the school year, writing will begin on the simple end. As the year moves on, the writing will expand in skill level.

Learning
Week 1
Reading- Sarah Plants a Seed
Spelling/Writing- AR Words / Beginning Sentences

Week 2
Reading- Ordering Events and Grammar
Spelling/Writing- AI Words / Beginning Sentences

Week 3
Reading- The Real Princess (The Princess and the Pea)
Spelling/Writing- AW Words / Beginning Sentences

Week 4
Reading- Grasshopper and the Ants Aesop and Grammar
Spelling/Writing- ER Words / Beginning Sentences

Week 5
Reading- This is the House that Jack Built
Spelling/Writing- IGHT Words / Beginning Sentences

Week 6
Reading- Setting and Character and Grammar
Spelling/Writing- OL Words / Sentence Building

Week 7
Reading- Lost in New York
Spelling/Writing- OU Words / Sentence Building

Week 8
Reading- Realistic Fiction and Grammar
Spelling/Writing- UE Words / Sentence Building

Week 9
Reading- Three Billy Goats Gruff
Spelling/Writing- Short EA Words / Sentence Building

Week 10
Reading- Animal Fantasy and Grammar
Spelling/Writing- Long EA Words / Sentence Building

Week 11
Reading- A Scarf for Mr. Mouse
Spelling/Writing- EW Words / Sentence Building

Week 12
Reading-Fantasy and Grammar
Spelling/Writing- IR Words / Sentence Building

Week 13
Reading-Red Riding Hood Versions
Spelling/Writing- ST Words / Sentence Building

Week 14
Reading- Realistic Fiction and Grammar
Spelling/Writing- MP Words / Sentence Building

Week 15
Reading- A Box of Crayons
Spelling/Writing- OR Words / Sentence Building

Week 16
Reading- Historical Fiction and Grammar
Spelling/Writing- ND Words / Beginning Paragraphs

Week 17
Reading- Animal Informational Guided Reading
Spelling/Writing- SK Words / Beginning Paragraphs

Week 18
Reading- Topic/Purpose, Details, Compare and Contrast
Spelling/Writing- CH Words / Beginning Paragraphs

Week 19
Reading- Starfish
Spelling/Writing- SH Words / Beginning Paragraphs

Week 20
Reading- Text Features, Science/Nature
Spelling/Writing- ES Words / Beginning Paragraphs

Week 21
Reading- Solar System
Spelling/Writing- QU Words / Beginning Paragraphs

Week 22
Reading- IXL Famous People, IXL Art/Tradition/Music
Spelling/Writing- Y/ EY Words / Beginning Paragraphs

Week 23
Reading- Kelly and Skully
Spelling/Writing- Long/Short 00 / Opinion Paragraphs

Week 24
Reading- Business and Technology, Animals, and Grammar
Spelling/Writing- Soft C / Opinion Paragraph

Week 25
Reading- Tiger, Tiger, Where Are You?
Spelling/Writing- Y to IES / Narrative Paragraph

Week 26
Reading-Non-supporting Details, Identifying Topic Sentences, and Grammar
Spelling/Writing- OW Words / Narrative Paragraph

Week 27
Reading- Tornadoes
Spelling/Writing- WH Words / Informational Paragraph

Week 28
Reading- Historical Fiction and Grammar
Spelling/Writing- TCH Words / Informational Paragraph

Week 29
Reading- The Arctic and Antarctic/ Dogs and Cats
Spelling/Writing- EE Words / Persuasive Paragraph

Week 30
Reading- Realistic Fiction and Grammar
Spelling/Writing- J Words / Persuasive Paragraph

Week 31
Reading- The S-Squad
Spelling/Writing- K or CK Words / Formal Paragraphs

Week 32
Reading-Topic/Purpose, Details, and Grammar
Spelling/Writing- LY Words / Formal Paragraphs

Week 33
Reading- The Ant and the Grasshopper
Spelling/Writing- STR Words / Formal Paragraphs

Week 34
Reading- Science Fiction and Grammar
Spelling/Writing- GE Words / Formal Paragraphs

Week 35
Reading- Poetry 2: Rhyme and Rhythm
Spelling/Writing- Contractions /Formal Paragraphs

.Week 36
Reading- Realistic Fiction, Lily’s New Hobby
Spelling/Writing- Final Quiz /Formal Paragraphs

Objectives

Students will:

-Fulfill literature reading standards RL.2.1-9, RI.2.1+2
-Fulfill Informative reading standards RI.2.3-9, RL.2.1
-Fulfill writing standards W.2.1

Miscellaneous

This class has 72 individual sessions.
Classes are stand-alone sessions, so students can enroll and withdraw at any time.