2nd Grade Full ELA Curriculum: Reading, Writing, and Phonics: Private 1:1

🌟Join me as we we discover the wonders of the world through reading, writing and phonics in an ongoing private class that covers the full Grade 2 ELA curriculum.

🌟Explore fascinating topics such as beautiful art, general knowledge about basic geography principles and look forward to having interesting discussions.

🌟Dive into exciting stories and poems, and decrypt the magical code of phonics!

🌟By the end of the year learners will confidently achieve excellent grade 2 skills in writing, reading, spelling and grammar!

🌟Each learner will receive personalized feedback and continuous support in class and out. Beginners will be guided step-by-step and advanced students will be challenged so everyone feels included and engaged.

🌟This is an inclusive classroom environment and learners are welcome to participate in any way they feel most comfortable. All learners are unique and bring their strengths into the classroom.

🌟Students are welcome to join at any time during the year. Lessons are modular. Learners will be provided with everything they need to thrive in class.



🌟 Lessons will typically entail a warm-up, pre-teaching, class discussion then practice. If learners are required to bring materials to the lesson, I will let the class know on the class notice board ahead of time.



I have been teaching academic literacy for almost twenty years. Over the years I have had the opportunity to teach across the grade spectrum from kindergarten to university students. I believe that an inclusive and supportive classroom environment is important for learning that makes a difference.

The curriculum outline is as follows:

Writing

- Letter writing
- Sentence writing

- Descriptive writing

- Comparative writing

- Story writing
- Introduction to essay writing


Reading

- Non-fiction articles

- Biographies

- Myths

- Fables

- Realistic fiction
- Poetry

- Drama


Phonics
- Syllable identification and decoding practice

- Open and closed syllables

- Prefixes, suffixes and root words

- Silent letters

- Phonograms (consonant and vowel digraphs and trigraphs)

- Glued sounds

- Soft G and C

- Silent E

- inflectional endings

Week 1: Welcome! 
Reading: Reading Logic
Phonics: QU
Writing: Writing Sentences and Getting Know You! 
Reading Circle

Week 2
Reading: Non-fiction Reading Comprehension: Biography 
Phonics: Open and Closed Syllables
Writing: Write with Description and a Touch of ZING
Grammar: Nouns in a Sentence
Reading Circle 

Week 3
Reading: Non-fiction Reading Comprehension: Our Amazing World 
Phonics: Understanding Syllables; KN
Writing: Writing "Thank You” Notes 
Grammar: Introduction to Predicates
Reading Circle

Week 4
Reading: Non-fiction Reading Comprehension: Our Amazing World 
Phonics: OR can say ER
Writing: Write with Description and a Touch of ZING 
Grammar: Introduction to Adjectives
Reading Circle

Week 5 
Reading: Audio Description Comprehension 
Phonics: Sight Words
Writing: Write with Description and a Touch of ZING 
Grammar: Adjectives
Reading Circle

Week 6
Reading: Reading Practice with Poetry
Phonics: OO
Writing: Write your own Story! Story Logic
Reading Circle

Week 7
Reading: Audio Description Comprehension
Phonics: EAR; Softy E
Writing: Write your own Story! Building a Character
Reading Circle

Week 8
Reading: Non-fiction Reading Comprehension: Our Amazing World 
Phonics: Phonics Labyrinth
Writing: Writing Creatively with your 5 senses! 
Grammar: Common and Proper Nouns 
Reading Circle

Week 9
Reading: Nature Journal Reading Comprehension 
Phonics: EY
Writing: Writing “Thank you” Notes
Grammar: Introduction to Predicates
Reading Circle

Week 10
Reading: Telling and Creating Stories 
Phonics: Softy E
Writing: Using Complete Sentences to Write Answers
Grammar: Introduction to Sentences
Reading Circle

Week 11
Reading: Non-fiction Reading Comprehension: Our Amazing World 
Phonics: S says Z
Writing: Writing my First Essay! 
Grammar: Transition Words 
Reading Circle

Week 12
Reading: Non-fiction Reading Comprehension: Our Amazing World
Phonics: PH
Writing: Writing my First Poem! Rhyme
Reading Circle

Week 13
Reading: Non-fiction Reading Comprehension
Phonics: TCH
Writing: Let’s Write a Story Together
Grammar: Adjective and Adverbs
Reading Circle

Week 14
Reading: Audio Descriptive Comprehension
Phonics: O can say U
Writing: Write with Description and a Touch of ZING; 
Grammar: Contractions
Reading Circle

Week 15
Reading: Non-fiction Reading Comprehension: Our Amazing World 
Phonics: UI and UE
Writing: Writing my First Poem! 
Grammar: The Subject of a Sentence
Reading Circle

Week 16
Reading: Reading Comprehension: Biography 
Phonics: Phonics Labyrinth
Writing and grammar: Writing Logic 
Grammar: Verbs and Transition Words
Reading Circle

Week 17
Reading: Reading a Play
Phonics: IR and ER
Writing: Writing my First Poem! 
Grammar: Prefixes and Suffixes
Reading Circle

Week 18
Reading: Non-fiction Reading Comprehension: Our Amazing World
Phonics: Phonics Games
Writing: Writing about Me! 
Grammar: Personal Narrative using Conjunctions; Transition Words
Reading Circle

Week 19
Reading: Non-fiction Reading Comprehension: Procedures 
Phonics: Sight Words
Writing: Write with Description and a Touch of ZING
Grammar: Sentence Diagramming
Reading Circle

Week 20
Reading: Fiction and Non-fiction Reading Comprehension: Our Amazing World	
Writing: Writing: Describing a Process
Grammar: Sentence Diagramming
Science: The Moon
Reading Circle

Week 21
Reading: Realistic Fiction and Summarizing 
Phonics: DGE
Writing: Writing my First Essay! Let’s Persuade our Readers!
Grammar: Sentence Structure
Reading Circle 

Week 22
Reading: Non-fiction Reading Comprehension: Our Amazing World 
Phonics: MB
Writing: Comparison Writing 
Grammar: Commas in a Series
Reading Circle

Week 23
Reading: Audio Description Comprehension
Phonics: EIGH
Writing: Creative writing: Let’s Create Characters
Grammar: Adjectives
Reading Circle

Week 24
Reading: Non-fiction Reading Comprehension: Our Amazing World 
Phonics: IE
Writing: Creative Writing: Let’s Write a Story! 
Grammar: Sentence Diagramming
Reading Circle

Week 25
Reading: Non-fiction Reading Comprehension: Biography 
Phonics: Silent Letters
Writing: Let’s write a “Thank you” Letter
Grammar: Verb Tenses
Reading Circle

Week 26
Reading: Non-fiction Reading Comprehension: Our Amazing World 
Phonics: OUR and OUGH
Writing: Write with Description and a Touch of ZING; 
Grammar: Subject/Verb Agreement
Reading Circle

Week 27
Reading: Non-fiction Reading Comprehension: Our Amazing World
Phonics: Phonics Labyrinth
Writing: Let’s Write a Story! 
Grammar: Root Words
Reading Circle

Week 28
Reading: Non-fiction Reading Comprehension: Biography
Phonics: TI can say SH
Writing: Let’s Write a Letter! 
Grammar: Commas in Dates and Greetings
Reading Circle

Week 29
Reading: Non-fiction Reading Comprehension: Our Amazing World 
Phonics: AIR
Writing: Write with Description and a Touch of ZING
Grammar: Synonyms and Antonyms
Reading Circle

Week 30
Reading: Oral Narration: Storytelling 
Phonics: CI says SH
Writing: Writers Workshop: Writing about Me!
Reading Circle

Week 31
Reading: Nature Journal Reading Comprehension 
Phonics: GN, ION, and AUGH
Grammar: Possessive Nouns; Compound Words
Reading Circle

Week 32
Reading: Non-fiction Reading Comprehension: Our Amazing World 
Phonics: Phonics Labyrinth
Writing: Let’s Write a Story! 
Grammar: Adjectives
Reading Circle

Week 33
Reading: Nature Journal Reading Comprehension 
Phonics: OR and IR
Writing: Preparing for a Presentation; Presentation structure
Reading Circle

Week 34
Reading: Non-fiction Reading Comprehension: Our Amazing World 
Phonics: Sight Words
Writing: Giving a Presentation 
Grammar: Possessive Pronouns
Reading Circle

Week 35
Reading: Reading Logic with Fables
Phonics: AL; CH can say K
Writing: Let’s Write a Descriptive Essay! Essay Structure
Reading Circle

Week 36
Reading: American Folklore 
Phonics: AR and IR
Writing: Let’s Write a Story! 
Grammar: Suffixes -ment, -ness
Reading Circle

Week 37
Reading: Non-fiction Reading Comprehension: Biography 
Phonics: EI
Writing: Write a Comparative Essay 
Grammar: Irregular Plural Nouns
Reading Circle

Week 38
Reading: Introduction to Different types of Literature
Phonics: Y in the Middle of a Word
Writing: Let’s write a letter! Letter Form and Structure
Reading Circle

Week 39
Reading: Myths and Summarizing
Phonics: Phonics Labyrinth
Writing: Let’s Write Comparative Sentences 
Grammar: Comparative and Superlative
Reading Circle

Week 40
Reading: Audio Description Comprehension
Writing: Let’s Write a Poem! 
Grammar: Irregular Past Tense
Reading Circle