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Language Arts- 2nd Grade
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Language Arts-
2nd Grade Lesson Plan

Time4Learning is a new approach to home education with online learning materials take advantage of today's technology. It's a convenient, fun interactive learning resource that children like to use.

Families can use Time4Learning as a self running learning program for core curriculum or a supplement. The lessons are provided in the sequence below. The simple planning table illustrates how to schedule the lessons across a sample 25 week school calender.


2nd Grade Lesson Planning Guide

Language Arts
Math
Science
Social Studies
Activities
390
116
15
13
Per Week*
16
4-5
**
**

*This calculation assumes the curriculum is to be covered in 25 weeks
**Since the second grade science and social studies are not a full curriculum, we'd recommend using them as a unit doing three per week over a five week period.

Alternatively, parents can select the lessons in their own sequence using this curriculum guide as a planning tool. Click for instructions on how parents can select lessons using the Activity Finder.

If you are looking for a simple overview of Time4Learning's second grade curriculum, we recoomend looking at our overview of the second grade curriculum. This page provides indepth lesson-by-lesson information for the language arts activities and curriculum.

Time4Learning's educational content is provided primarily by CompassLearning Odyssey®.

 

Click here for a printable version of the lesson plans
as they were before our August 2007 updates.

 

 

Language Arts and Language Arts Extensions Lesson Plan
2nd Grade Curriculum
Total Activities: 390
Click here for a printable version.

 

Overview: In second grade, students complete their mastery of phonics, shift from building verbal to reading comprehension, begin to learn grammar and reading fluency, and start a pattern of vocabulary building.

The second grade materials start with eight units made up of 180 lessons that teach phonics, vocabulary, reading comprehension and fluency and which build familiarity with test-taking skills. These are newly developed exercises of extremely high quality. They use the popular finger puppet animated characters and they are really really fun. These are advanced phonics exercises with more complex vowel sounds (silent e, ai, ay etc) and complex consonant combinations (digraphs such as ch, wh). These units include vocabulary building sections teaching antonyms, synonyms, and homonyms.

The second half of the second grade materials are built around thematic units covering spiders, bees, worms, nutrition, hygiene, fitness, The Rainforest, the Arctic, deserts, directions, maps and globes, symbols and keys, heat, sound, light, hurricanes, tornadoes, volcanoes, conflict resolution, following the law, goods and services, and consumers and producers. These sections provide a choice of methods to read each story along with vocabulary and reading comprehension exercises. They are built around the Lolly and Geo (the Robot) characters and include extensive teaching guides with ideas for follow-up enrichment activities and further reading..

Chapter -"Phonics, Fluency, Comp: 1"-The student will engage in a series of instructional assessment activities that enhance reading, writing, and comprehension.

 
Lesson Code Lesson Title and Description LA Number
1

Long vowels with silent e; Story Elements-The student will demonstrate knowledge in the following areas: long vowels ending with silent e; high frequency words; fluency with modeled reading; vocabulary; reading a leveled text; story elements identifying main characters; and writing.

 

LA353
LA354
LA355
LA356
LA357
LA358
LA359

 
2

Long a with ai, ay; Sequence Events-The student will demonstrate knowledge in the following areas: the vowel digraphs ai and ay with the long a sound; high frequency words; fluency with reading rate; vocabulary; reading a leveled text; sequencing; and writing.

 

LA360
LA361
LA362
LA363
LA364
LA365
LA366

 
3

Long e with ea, ee, y; Story Elements-The student will demonstrate knowledge in the following areas: the vowel digraphs ea and ee with the long e sound, the vowel y with the long e sound; high frequency words; fluency focusing on periods; vocabulary; reading a leveled text; story elements identifying setting; and writing.

 

LA367
LA368
LA369
LA370
LA371
LA372
LA373

 

Chapter -"Phonics, Fluency, Comp: 2"-The student will engage in a series of instructional assessment activities that enhance reading, writing, and comprehension.

 
Lesson Code Lesson Title and Description LA Number
1

Long i with igh, y, ie; Details-The student will demonstrate knowledge in the following areas: the long vowel i as spelled with the letters igh, y, and ie; high frequency words; fluency focusing on question marks; vocabulary; reading a leveled text; details; and writing.

 

LA374
LA375
LA376
LA377
LA378
LA379
LA380

 
2

Long o with oa, ow; Main Idea-The student will demonstrate knowledge in the following areas: the vowel digraphs oa and ow with the long o sound; high frequency words; fluency focusing on speed and accuracy; vocabulary; reading a leveled text; main idea; and writing.

 

LA381
LA382
LA383
LA384
LA385
LA386
LA387

 
3

er, ir, ur; Details that Support Main Idea-The student will demonstrate knowledge in the following areas: r-controlled vowels er, ir, and ur; high frequency words; fluency with quotation marks; vocabulary; reading a leveled text; supporting details; and writing.

 

LA388
LA389
LA390
LA391
LA392
LA393
LA394

 

Chapter -"Phonics, Fluency, Comp: 3"-The student will engage in a series of instructional assessment activities that enhance reading, writing, and comprehension.

 
Lesson Code Lesson Title and Description LA Number
1

ar, or, ore; Story Elements-The student will demonstrate knowledge in the following areas: the r-controlled vowels ar, or, and ore; high frequency words; fluency focusing on exclamation marks; vocabulary; reading a leveled text; story elements identifying conflict; and writing.

 

LA395
LA396
LA397
LA398
LA399
LA400
LA401

 
2

sh, ch, th, wh; Predict Outcomes-The student will demonstrate knowledge in the following areas: the consonant digraphs sh, ch, th, wh; high frequency words; fluency reviewing periods and exclamation marks; vocabulary; reading a leveled text; predicting outcomes; and writing.

 

LA402
LA403
LA404
LA405
LA406
LA407
LA408

 
3

ow, ou, oi, oy; Context Clues-The student will demonstrate knowledge in the following areas: vowel diphthongs ow, ou, oi, and oy; high frequency words; fluency reviewing question marks and quotation marks; vocabulary; reading a leveled text; context clues; and writing.

 

LA409
LA410
LA411
LA412
LA413
LA414
LA415

 

4

str, spr; Sequence Events-The student will demonstrate knowledge in the following areas: the consonant clusters str and spr; high frequency words; fluency focusing on inflection; vocabulary; reading a leveled text; sequencing events in a narrative; and writing.

 

LA416
LA417
LA418
LA419
LA420
LA421
LA422

 

Chapter -"Phonics, Fluency, Comp: 4"-The student will engage in a series of instructional assessment activities that enhance reading, writing, and comprehension.

 
Lesson Code Lesson Title and Description LA Number
1

Inflectional Endings ing, ed; Story Elements-The student will demonstrate knowledge in the following areas: the inflectional endings ing and ed; high frequency words; fluency focusing on phrasing; vocabulary; reading a leveled text; story elements identifying characters, setting, and plot; and writing.

 

LA423
LA424
LA425
LA426
LA427
LA428
LA429

 
2

Plurals s, es; Summarizing-The student will demonstrate knowledge in the following areas: plurals s and es; high frequency words; fluency with commas; vocabulary; reading a leveled text; summarizing; and writing.

 

LA430
LA431
LA432
LA433
LA434
LA435
LA436

 

Chapter -"Phonics, Fluency, Comp: 5"-The student will engage in a series of instructional assessment activities that enhance reading, writing, and comprehension.

 
Lesson Code Lesson Title and Description LA Number
1

Double Consonants; Author's Purpose-The student will demonstrate knowledge in the following areas: the double consonants tt, pp, and ll; high frequency words; fluency focusing on reading with a sense of anticipation; vocabulary; reading a leveled text; Author's Purpose; and writing.

 

LA437
LA438
LA439
LA440
LA441
LA442
LA443

 
2

Vowel exception le; Inferences-The student will demonstrate knowledge in the following areas: the vowel exception le; high frequency words; fluency focusing on phrasing; vocabulary; reading a leveled text; making inferences; and writing.

 

LA444
LA445
LA446
LA447
LA448
LA449
LA450

 
3

Silent Consonants kn, wr; Author's Viewpoint-The student will demonstrate knowledge in the following areas: silent consonants kn and wr; high frequency words; fluency with rhythm of poetry; vocabulary; reading a leveled text; author's point of view; and writing.

 

LA451
LA452
LA453
LA454
LA455
LA456
LA457

 

Chapter -"Phonics, Fluency, Comp: 6"-The student will engage in a series of instructional assessment activities that enhance reading, writing, and comprehension.

 
Lesson Code Lesson Title and Description LA Number
1

Antonyms; Locate Info. in a Graph-The student will demonstrate knowledge in the following areas: antonyms; high frequency words; fluency reviewing expression with characterization; vocabulary; reading a leveled text; locating information on a graph; and writing.

 

LA458
LA459
LA460
LA461
LA462
LA463
LA464

 
2

Synonyms; Identify Cause and Effect-The student will demonstrate knowledge in the following areas: synonyms; high frequency words; fluency focusing on rhythm with poetry; vocabulary; reading a leveled text; cause and effect in expository text; and writing.

 

LA465
LA466
LA467
LA468
LA469
LA470
LA471

 
3

Homonyms; Context Clues-The student will demonstrate knowledge in the following areas: homonyms; high frequency words; fluency with inflection of tone; vocabulary; reading a leveled text; context clues; and writing.

 

LA472
LA473
LA474
LA475
LA476
LA477
LA478

 

Chapter -"Phonics, Fluency, Comp: 7"-The student will engage in a series of instructional assessment activities that enhance reading, writing, and comprehension.