Indiana Academic Standards 2nd Grade ELA Activities

READING

READING: Foundations

Phonics

2.RF.4.2 Use knowledge of the six major syllable patterns (CVC, CVr, V, VV, VCe, Cle) to decode two-syllable words, independent of context.

2.RF.4.3 Apply knowledge of short and long vowels (including vowel teams) when reading regularly spelled one-syllable words.

2.RF.4.4 Recognize and read common and irregularly spelled high-frequency words and abbreviations by sight (e.g., through, tough; Jan., Fri.).

2.RF.4.5 Know and use common word families when reading unfamiliar words (e.g., -ale, -est, -ine, -ock).

2.RF.4.6 Read multi-syllabic words composed of roots, prefixes, and suffixes; read contractions, possessives (e.g., kitten’s, sisters’), and compound words.

READING: Literature

Learning Outcome

2.RL.1 Read and comprehend a variety of literature within a range of complexity appropriate for grades 2-3. By the end of grade 2, students interact with texts proficiently and independently at the low end of the range and with scaffolding as needed at the high end.

Key Ideas and Textual Support

2.RL.2.2 Recount the beginning, middle, and ending of stories, including fables and folktales from diverse cultures, and determine their central message, lesson, or moral.

2.RL.2.3 Describe how characters in a story respond to major events and how characters affect the plot.

2.RL.2.4 Make predictions about the content of text using prior knowledge of text features, explaining whether they were confirmed or not confirmed and why.

Structural Elements and Organization

2.RL.3.1 Describe the overall structure of a story, including describing how the beginning introduces the story and the ending concludes the action.

Synthesis and Connection of Ideas

2.RL.4.1 Use information gained from the illustrations and words in a print or digital text to demonstrate understanding of its characters, setting, or plot.

READING: Nonfiction

Learning Outcome

2.RN.1 Read and comprehend a variety of nonfiction within a range of complexity appropriate for grades 2-3. By the end of grade 2, students interact with texts proficiently and independently at the low end of the range and with scaffolding as needed at the high end.

Key Ideas and Textual Support

2.RN.2.2 Identify the main idea of a multiparagraph text and the topic of each paragraph.

2.RN.2.3 Describe the connection between a series of historical events, scientific ideas or concepts, and steps in a process or procedure in a text.

Structural Elements and Organization

2.RN.3.1 Use various text features (e.g., table of contents, index, headings, captions) to locate key facts or information and explain how they contribute to and clarify a text.

2.RN.3.3 Identify what the author wants to answer, explain, or describe in the text.

Synthesis and Connection of Ideas

2.RN.4.1 Describe how an author uses facts to support specific points in a text.

READING: Vocabulary

Learning Outcome

2.RV.1 Use words, phrases, and strategies acquired through conversations, reading and being read to, and responding to literature and nonfiction texts to build and apply vocabulary.

Vocabulary Building

2.RV.2.1 Use context clues (e.g., words and sentence clues) and text features (e.g., table of contents, headings) to determine the meanings of unknown words.

2.RV.2.2 Identify relationships among words, including common synonyms and antonyms, and simple multiple-meaning words (e.g., change, duck).

2.RV.2.4 Use a known root word as a clue to the meaning of an unknown word with the same root, and identify when a common affix is added to a known word.

2.RV.2.5 Consult reference materials, both print and digital (e.g., dictionary), to determine or clarify the meanings of words and phrases.

Vocabulary in Literature and Nonfiction Texts

2.RV.3.2 Determine the meanings of words and phrases in a nonfiction text relevant to a second grade topic or subject area.

WRITING

WRITING

The Writing Process

2.W.4 Apply the writing process to–

Generate a draft by developing, selecting and organizing ideas relevant to topic, purpose, and genre; revise writing, using appropriate reference materials, by adding details (e.g., organization, sentence structure, word choice); edit writing for format and conventions (e.g., spelling, capitalization, usage, punctuation); and provide feedback to other writers.

Conventions of Standard English: Grammar and Usage/ Capitalization, Punctuation, and Spelling

2.W.6.1 Demonstrate command of English grammar and usage, focusing on:

2.W.6.1a Nouns/Pronouns – Writing sentences that include common, proper, possessive, and collective nouns, irregular plural nouns, and personal and possessive pronouns.

2.W.6.1b Verbs – Writing sentences that use the past tense of frequently occurring irregular verbs; Understanding the functions of different types of verbs (e.g., action, linking) in sentences.

2.W.6.1c Adjectives/Adverbs – Writing sentences that use adjectives and adverbs.

2.W.6.2 Demonstrate command of capitalization, punctuation, and spelling, focusing on:

2.W.6.2a Capitalization – Capitalizing greetings, months and days of the week, titles and initials in names, and proper nouns, including holidays and geographic names.

2.W.6.2b Punctuation – Correctly using a period, question mark, or exclamation mark at the end of a sentence; Using an apostrophe to form contractions and singular possessive nouns; Using commas in greetings and closings of letters, dates, and to separate items in a series.

2.W.6.2c Spelling – Correctly spelling words with short and long vowel sounds, r-controlled vowels, and consonant-blend patterns; Generalizing learned spelling patterns (e.g., word families) when writing words; Correctly spelling common irregularly-spelled grade-appropriate high frequency words.