Standard Course of Study :: English Language Arts — Grade 2

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Word study with "Henry and Mudge": Applying aspects of the small-group differentiated reading model to a systematic word study of the past tense marker –ed, this lesson helps students identify both base words and suffixes. After introducing students to Henry and... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 2 English Language Arts); Provided by: ReadWriteThink

Using a predictable text to teach high-frequency words: In this lesson from ReadWriteThink, students develop fluency as they participate in a choral reading of the predictable text. After reading the story, students construct sentences using the words found in the predictable text. Students then have the opportunity... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 English Language Arts); Provided by: ReadWriteThink

Learning vocabulary down by the bay: This lesson from ReadWriteThink uses a popular children's song that contains several high-frequency vocabulary words to assist students in recognizing, reading, writing, and using the words in several contexts. Students sing the song repeatedly, while following... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 English Language Arts); Provided by: ReadWriteThink

Active Reading Using The Enormous Watermelon: The teacher engages students in an activity to show them how to identify the main character in a text. While reading rebus versions of nursery rhymes online several times, students search for the main character. Following this activity, students identify... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 English Language Arts); Provided by: ReadWriteThink

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