English Language Arts 2
Alberta · Grade 2 · English Language Arts — the complete curriculum-aligned outline, taught skill by skill by MapleMind's AI tutor.
Unit 1: Sounds in Words
Organizing idea: sounds carry meaning in spoken language. Hearing and playing with the sounds inside words — breaking words into sounds, blending sounds back together, and changing one sound to make a new word.
- Break apart and blend sounds
- Swap sounds to make new words
Unit 2: Letters and Sounds
Organizing idea: letters and letter combinations stand for sounds. Sounding out words with letter teams (like sh, ch, ai) and using word families and patterns to read and spell.
- Sound out letter teams
- Read and spell word families
Unit 3: Building Word Meaning
Organizing idea: words connect to meanings, and word parts help unlock them. Learning new words, and using little word parts (-s, -ed, -ing, un-, re-) to figure out what a word means.
- Use word parts to find meaning
- Connect new words to what they mean
Unit 4: Reading Smoothly
Organizing idea: fluent reading sounds smooth and makes sense. Reading at a comfortable, just-right speed with expression, and going back to fix a word when something does not sound right.
- Read smoothly with expression
- Notice and fix reading mistakes
Unit 5: Understanding What You Read
Organizing idea: readers use strategies to understand texts. Retelling what happened in order, and asking questions and making predictions before, during, and after reading.
- Retell what happened in order
- Ask questions and make predictions
Unit 6: Speaking and Listening
Organizing idea: good speakers and listeners adjust to communicate clearly. Being a careful listener who can respond, and speaking clearly in complete sentences so others understand.
- Listen carefully and respond
- Speak clearly in complete sentences
Unit 7: Writing Your Ideas
Organizing idea: writers use a process to plan, draft, and improve their ideas. Planning before you write, drafting complete sentences, and putting sentences together into a beginning paragraph.
- Plan an idea, then write sentences
- Put sentences into a paragraph
Unit 8: Spelling, Grammar, and Punctuation
Organizing idea: grammar, spelling, and punctuation make writing clear. Writing complete sentences with the right end marks, and spelling using patterns and word families — not just how a word sounds.
- Write complete sentences with end marks
- Spell using patterns, not just sounds
Unit 9: How Texts Are Put Together
Organizing idea: the way a text is organized helps carry its message. Noticing that a story and a how-to are built differently, and using text features like titles, headings, and pictures to find information.
- Notice how a text is organized
- Use titles, headings, and pictures
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