IXL skill plan | 2nd grade plan for Core Knowledge Language Arts

1	Unit 1
Fairy Tales and Tall Tales
Unit 1: Knowledge		Reading comprehension 1. Which could happen in real life? 2. Read along with fantasy 3. Choose the picture that matches the setting or character Vocabulary 4. Determine the meaning of a word with pre-, re-, or mis- Grammar 5. Is the noun singular or plural?
Unit 1: Knowledge
Reading comprehension 1. Which could happen in real life? 2. Read along with fantasy 3. Choose the picture that matches the setting or character Vocabulary 4. Determine the meaning of a word with pre-, re-, or mis- Grammar 5. Is the noun singular or plural?

Unit 1: Skills		Reading foundations 1. Complete the word with the correct short vowel 2. Complete the words with silent letters 3. Complete the word to match the picture: -ss, -ll, -ff, -zz, -ck 4. Spell words with final consonant patterns: ng, nk 5. Complete the word with the correct digraph: ch, sh, th, ph, wh 6. Spell words with qu and x 7. Sort soft and hard g words and soft and hard c words 8. How many syllables does the word have? 9. Sort by the number of syllables 10. Form compound words with pictures 11. Choose the sight word that you hear 12. Spell the short a word 13. Spell the short e word 14. Spell the short i word 15. Spell the short o word 16. Spell the short u word Reading comprehension 17. Order events in a story Grammar 18. Is the sentence a statement, question, command, or exclamation? 19. Choose the right end mark 20. Capitalizing the names of people and pets 21. Complete the word with the ending that you hear 22. Form and use the regular past tense 23. Who, what, when, where, or why? 24. Unscramble the words to make a complete sentence
Unit 1: Skills
Reading foundations 1. Complete the word with the correct short vowel 2. Complete the words with silent letters 3. Complete the word to match the picture: -ss, -ll, -ff, -zz, -ck 4. Spell words with final consonant patterns: ng, nk 5. Complete the word with the correct digraph: ch, sh, th, ph, wh 6. Spell words with qu and x 7. Sort soft and hard g words and soft and hard c words 8. How many syllables does the word have? 9. Sort by the number of syllables 10. Form compound words with pictures 11. Choose the sight word that you hear 12. Spell the short a word 13. Spell the short e word 14. Spell the short i word 15. Spell the short o word 16. Spell the short u word Reading comprehension 17. Order events in a story Grammar 18. Is the sentence a statement, question, command, or exclamation? 19. Choose the right end mark 20. Capitalizing the names of people and pets 21. Complete the word with the ending that you hear 22. Form and use the regular past tense 23. Who, what, when, where, or why? 24. Unscramble the words to make a complete sentence

2	Unit 2
Early Asian Civilizations
Unit 2: Knowledge		Reading comprehension 1. Read along about art, music, and traditions 2. Similes with pictures 3. Complete the poem with a word that rhymes Vocabulary 4. Multiple-meaning words with pictures 5. Shades of meaning with pictures 6. Identify base words, prefixes, and suffixes Writing 7. Put the sentences in order 8. Select the detail that does not support the topic sentence Language 9. Identify the irregular past tense I 10. Identify the irregular past tense II
Unit 2: Knowledge
Reading comprehension 1. Read along about art, music, and traditions 2. Similes with pictures 3. Complete the poem with a word that rhymes Vocabulary 4. Multiple-meaning words with pictures 5. Shades of meaning with pictures 6. Identify base words, prefixes, and suffixes Writing 7. Put the sentences in order 8. Select the detail that does not support the topic sentence Language 9. Identify the irregular past tense I 10. Identify the irregular past tense II

Unit 2: Skills		Foundational skills 1. Sort short and long vowel words 2. Use spelling patterns to sort long and short vowel words 3. Choose the words with a given long vowel 4. Complete the silent e words 5. Choose the diphthong word that matches the picture 6. Choose the r-control word that matches the picture 7. Complete the sentence with the correct sight word Reading comprehension 8. Read along with realistic fiction Vocabulary 9. Choose the antonym Writing 10. Choose topic sentences for narrative paragraphs 11. Insert dialogue into a story 12. Punctuating dialogue 13. Identify time-order words Language 14. Match the contractions 15. Form pronoun-verb contractions
Unit 2: Skills
Foundational skills 1. Sort short and long vowel words 2. Use spelling patterns to sort long and short vowel words 3. Choose the words with a given long vowel 4. Complete the silent e words 5. Choose the diphthong word that matches the picture 6. Choose the r-control word that matches the picture 7. Complete the sentence with the correct sight word Reading comprehension 8. Read along with realistic fiction Vocabulary 9. Choose the antonym Writing 10. Choose topic sentences for narrative paragraphs 11. Insert dialogue into a story 12. Punctuating dialogue 13. Identify time-order words Language 14. Match the contractions 15. Form pronoun-verb contractions

3	Unit 3
The Ancient Greek Civilization
Unit 3: Knowledge		Reading comprehension 1. Read along with historical fiction 2. Compare and contrast in informational passages Vocabulary 3. Find the words with related meanings Writing 4. Use sense words 5. Choose the sensory details that match the picture 6. Complete the fact and opinion sentences Language 7. Does the adjective tell you what kind or how many? 8. Identify the adjective that describes the noun 9. Is the sentence a statement, question, command, or exclamation? 10. Commas with a series
Unit 3: Knowledge
Reading comprehension 1. Read along with historical fiction 2. Compare and contrast in informational passages Vocabulary 3. Find the words with related meanings Writing 4. Use sense words 5. Choose the sensory details that match the picture 6. Complete the fact and opinion sentences Language 7. Does the adjective tell you what kind or how many? 8. Identify the adjective that describes the noun 9. Is the sentence a statement, question, command, or exclamation? 10. Commas with a series

Unit 3: Skills		Foundational skills 1. Spell the long a word: silent e, ai, ay 2. Spell the long i word: silent e, ie, y 3. Spell the long o word: silent e, oa, ow 4. Spell the long u word: silent e, ue, oo, ew Reading comprehension 5. Which book title goes with the picture? Vocabulary 6. Choose the synonym 7. Which sentence uses an antonym? Language 8. Select the nouns 9. Which word is a noun? 10. Sort common and proper nouns 11. Form regular plurals with -s and -es 12. Identify action verbs
Unit 3: Skills
Foundational skills 1. Spell the long a word: silent e, ai, ay 2. Spell the long i word: silent e, ie, y 3. Spell the long o word: silent e, oa, ow 4. Spell the long u word: silent e, ue, oo, ew Reading comprehension 5. Which book title goes with the picture? Vocabulary 6. Choose the synonym 7. Which sentence uses an antonym? Language 8. Select the nouns 9. Which word is a noun? 10. Sort common and proper nouns 11. Form regular plurals with -s and -es 12. Identify action verbs

4	Unit 4
Greek Myths
Unit 4: Knowledge		Reading comprehension 1. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters 2. Determine the themes of myths, fables, and folktales Vocabulary 3. Homophones with pictures Writing 4. Add descriptive details to sentences Language 5. Use time-order words
Unit 4: Knowledge
Reading comprehension 1. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters 2. Determine the themes of myths, fables, and folktales Vocabulary 3. Homophones with pictures Writing 4. Add descriptive details to sentences Language 5. Use time-order words

Unit 4: Skills		Foundational skills 1. Complete the word with the correct r-controlled vowel: ar, er, ir, or, ur 2. Complete the word with the correct r-controlled vowel: er, ir, ur 3. Spell the long e word: ee, ea 4. Complete the word with the correct vowel team 5. Choose the vowel team sentence that matches the picture 6. Complete the word with the correct diphthong: oi, oy, ou, ow Reading comprehension 7. Read long vowel stories Vocabulary 8. Find antonyms in context 9. Find synonyms in context Writing 10. Choose the text that matches the writer's purpose 11. Complete the opinion passage with an example 12. Greetings and closings of letters Language 13. Use regular plurals with -s and -es 14. Form and use irregular plurals 15. Identify plurals, singular possessives, and plural possessives 16. Form the singular or plural possessive 17. Identify common and proper nouns 18. To be: use the correct form 19. Capitalizing titles
Unit 4: Skills
Foundational skills 1. Complete the word with the correct r-controlled vowel: ar, er, ir, or, ur 2. Complete the word with the correct r-controlled vowel: er, ir, ur 3. Spell the long e word: ee, ea 4. Complete the word with the correct vowel team 5. Choose the vowel team sentence that matches the picture 6. Complete the word with the correct diphthong: oi, oy, ou, ow Reading comprehension 7. Read long vowel stories Vocabulary 8. Find antonyms in context 9. Find synonyms in context Writing 10. Choose the text that matches the writer's purpose 11. Complete the opinion passage with an example 12. Greetings and closings of letters Language 13. Use regular plurals with -s and -es 14. Form and use irregular plurals 15. Identify plurals, singular possessives, and plural possessives 16. Form the singular or plural possessive 17. Identify common and proper nouns 18. To be: use the correct form 19. Capitalizing titles

5	Unit 5
The War of 1812
Unit 5: Knowledge		Reading comprehension 1. Match each effect to its cause 2. Read along about famous people Vocabulary 3. Determine the meaning of a word with -ful or -less Writing 4. Complete the opinion passage with a reason 5. Choose topic sentences for expository paragraphs
Unit 5: Knowledge
Reading comprehension 1. Match each effect to its cause 2. Read along about famous people Vocabulary 3. Determine the meaning of a word with -ful or -less Writing 4. Complete the opinion passage with a reason 5. Choose topic sentences for expository paragraphs

Unit 5: Skills		Foundational skills 1. Is the syllable open or closed? 2. Put two syllables together to create a word: easier 3. Put two syllables together to create a word: harder 4. Complete the consonant-l-e words 5. Choose the correct spelling of the consonant-l-e word 6. Spell the consonant-l-e word 7. Choose the diphthong sentence that matches the picture 8. Which word has a different vowel sound? 9. Complete words with variant vowels 10. Order alphabetically based on the first letter Reading comprehension 11. Read animal fantasy Vocabulary 12. Identify homophones 13. Use the correct homophone Language 14. Form contractions with "not" 15. Identify the subject of a sentence 16. Identify the predicate of a sentence 17. Is it a complete sentence or a fragment? 18. Identify adjectives 19. Place sentences with irregular verbs on a timeline 20. Is the sentence in the past, present, or future tense? 21. Place sentences on a timeline 22. Match the -ed and -ing sentences to the pictures
Unit 5: Skills
Foundational skills 1. Is the syllable open or closed? 2. Put two syllables together to create a word: easier 3. Put two syllables together to create a word: harder 4. Complete the consonant-l-e words 5. Choose the correct spelling of the consonant-l-e word 6. Spell the consonant-l-e word 7. Choose the diphthong sentence that matches the picture 8. Which word has a different vowel sound? 9. Complete words with variant vowels 10. Order alphabetically based on the first letter Reading comprehension 11. Read animal fantasy Vocabulary 12. Identify homophones 13. Use the correct homophone Language 14. Form contractions with "not" 15. Identify the subject of a sentence 16. Identify the predicate of a sentence 17. Is it a complete sentence or a fragment? 18. Identify adjectives 19. Place sentences with irregular verbs on a timeline 20. Is the sentence in the past, present, or future tense? 21. Place sentences on a timeline 22. Match the -ed and -ing sentences to the pictures

6	Unit 6
Cycles in Nature
Unit 6: Knowledge		Reading comprehension 1. Read along about science and nature 2. Compare and contrast in informational passages Vocabulary 3. Form compound words 4. Use academic vocabulary in context Writing 5. Put the sentences in order
Unit 6: Knowledge
Reading comprehension 1. Read along about science and nature 2. Compare and contrast in informational passages Vocabulary 3. Form compound words 4. Use academic vocabulary in context Writing 5. Put the sentences in order

Unit 6: Skills		Foundational skills 1. Choose the r-control sentence that matches the picture 2. Spell the digraph word: ch, sh, th, ph, wh 3. Spell words with ch, sh, th, ph, wh, ng, nk, qu, and x 4. Spell words with open and closed syllables 5. Complete the two-syllable words 6. Complete the sentence with a two-syllable word 7. Pick the soft g or soft c word that matches the picture 8. Choose the soft g or soft c sentence that matches the picture 9. Spell the soft g or soft c word Reading comprehension 10. Use text features 11. Read science fiction Vocabulary 12. Use guide words Writing 13. Organize information by topic 14. Select the detail that does not support the topic sentence Language 15. Does the adverb tell you how, when, or where? 16. Choose between adjectives and adverbs 17. Is the word an adjective or adverb? 18. Is it a complete sentence or a run-on? 19. Is it a complete sentence, a fragment, or a run-on? 20. Combine sentences: subjects 21. Combine sentences: predicates
Unit 6: Skills
Foundational skills 1. Choose the r-control sentence that matches the picture 2. Spell the digraph word: ch, sh, th, ph, wh 3. Spell words with ch, sh, th, ph, wh, ng, nk, qu, and x 4. Spell words with open and closed syllables 5. Complete the two-syllable words 6. Complete the sentence with a two-syllable word 7. Pick the soft g or soft c word that matches the picture 8. Choose the soft g or soft c sentence that matches the picture 9. Spell the soft g or soft c word Reading comprehension 10. Use text features 11. Read science fiction Vocabulary 12. Use guide words Writing 13. Organize information by topic 14. Select the detail that does not support the topic sentence Language 15. Does the adverb tell you how, when, or where? 16. Choose between adjectives and adverbs 17. Is the word an adjective or adverb? 18. Is it a complete sentence or a run-on? 19. Is it a complete sentence, a fragment, or a run-on? 20. Combine sentences: subjects 21. Combine sentences: predicates

7	Unit 7
Westward Expansion
Unit 7: Knowledge		Reading comprehension 1. Read along about business and technology 2. Use key details to determine the main idea 3. Read graphic organizers 4. Match each cause to its effect Vocabulary 5. Describe the difference between related words 6. Sort words with shared prefixes and suffixes by meaning 7. Use the prefixes pre-, re-, and mis- Writing 8. Use linking words to complete a passage Language 9. Unscramble the words to make a complete sentence
Unit 7: Knowledge
Reading comprehension 1. Read along about business and technology 2. Use key details to determine the main idea 3. Read graphic organizers 4. Match each cause to its effect Vocabulary 5. Describe the difference between related words 6. Sort words with shared prefixes and suffixes by meaning 7. Use the prefixes pre-, re-, and mis- Writing 8. Use linking words to complete a passage Language 9. Unscramble the words to make a complete sentence

8	Unit 8
Insects
Unit 8: Knowledge		Reading comprehension 1. Read about animals Vocabulary 2. Multiple-meaning words with pictures Writing 3. Choose topic sentences for narrative paragraphs 4. Show character emotions and traits Language 5. Identify adverbs 6. Create varied sentences based on models
Unit 8: Knowledge
Reading comprehension 1. Read about animals Vocabulary 2. Multiple-meaning words with pictures Writing 3. Choose topic sentences for narrative paragraphs 4. Show character emotions and traits Language 5. Identify adverbs 6. Create varied sentences based on models

9	Unit 9
The U.S. Civil War
Unit 9: Knowledge		Reading comprehension 1. Read about famous places 2. Read poetry 3. Distinguish points of view Language 4. Combine sentences: subjects and predicates 5. Use conjunctions 6. Capitalizing the names of places and geographic features
Unit 9: Knowledge
Reading comprehension 1. Read about famous places 2. Read poetry 3. Distinguish points of view Language 4. Combine sentences: subjects and predicates 5. Use conjunctions 6. Capitalizing the names of places and geographic features

10	Unit 10
The Human Body
Unit 10: Knowledge		Reading comprehension 1. Read about sports and hobbies 2. Determine the topic and purpose of informational passages Vocabulary 3. Sort words into categories 4. Which word is not like the others? 5. Form and use compound words
Unit 10: Knowledge
Reading comprehension 1. Read about sports and hobbies 2. Determine the topic and purpose of informational passages Vocabulary 3. Sort words into categories 4. Which word is not like the others? 5. Form and use compound words

11	Unit 11
Immigration
Unit 11: Knowledge		Reading comprehension 1. Read realistic fiction 2. Make predictions about a story 3. Compare and contrast in informational passages Vocabulary 4. Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words Writing 5. Greetings and closings of letters 6. Rewrite sentences using introductory elements Language 7. Use adjectives to compare 8. Capitalization: review
Unit 11: Knowledge
Reading comprehension 1. Read realistic fiction 2. Make predictions about a story 3. Compare and contrast in informational passages Vocabulary 4. Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words Writing 5. Greetings and closings of letters 6. Rewrite sentences using introductory elements Language 7. Use adjectives to compare 8. Capitalization: review

12	Unit 12
Fighting for a Cause
Unit 12: Knowledge		Reading comprehension 1. Read about famous people 2. Draw inferences from a text Vocabulary 3. Choose the picture that matches the idiomatic expression 4. Use context to identify the meaning of a word Writing 5. Complete the opinion passage with an example 6. Complete the opinion passage with a reason 7. Complete the opinion-reason-example table Language 8. Is the sentence a statement, question, command, or exclamation?
Unit 12: Knowledge
Reading comprehension 1. Read about famous people 2. Draw inferences from a text Vocabulary 3. Choose the picture that matches the idiomatic expression 4. Use context to identify the meaning of a word Writing 5. Complete the opinion passage with an example 6. Complete the opinion passage with a reason 7. Complete the opinion-reason-example table Language 8. Is the sentence a statement, question, command, or exclamation?

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