IXL skill plan | 2nd grade plan for Reading Street

Skill plan for Reading Street - 2nd grade

IXL provides skill alignments with recommended IXL skills for each unit. Find the IXL skills that are right for you below!

Unit

Print skill plan

1	Unit 1 Exploration
Week 1: The Twin Club		Phonics 1. Complete the word with the correct short vowel 2. Read sight words Comprehension 3. Complete the poem with a word that rhymes Writing and Conventions 4. Unscramble the words to make a complete sentence Vocabulary 5. Order alphabetically based on the first letter
Week 1: The Twin Club
Phonics 1. Complete the word with the correct short vowel 2. Read sight words Comprehension 3. Complete the poem with a word that rhymes Writing and Conventions 4. Unscramble the words to make a complete sentence Vocabulary 5. Order alphabetically based on the first letter

Week 2: Exploring Space with an Astronaut		Phonics 1. Complete the silent e words 2. Spell the silent e word 3. Complete the sentence with the correct sight word Comprehension 4. Determine the topic and purpose of informational passages Writing and Conventions 5. Identify the subject of a sentence Vocabulary 6. Select the best preposition to match the picture 7. Select the best preposition to complete the sentence
Week 2: Exploring Space with an Astronaut
Phonics 1. Complete the silent e words 2. Spell the silent e word 3. Complete the sentence with the correct sight word Comprehension 4. Determine the topic and purpose of informational passages Writing and Conventions 5. Identify the subject of a sentence Vocabulary 6. Select the best preposition to match the picture 7. Select the best preposition to complete the sentence

Week 3: Henry and Mudge and the Starry Night		Phonics 1. Spell the word with a consonant blend 2. Complete the word with a three-letter consonant blend 3. Complete the sentence with a three-letter consonant blend word Reading strategies 4. Read along with realistic fiction Comprehension 5. Choose the picture that matches the setting or character Writing and Conventions 6. Identify the predicate of a sentence Vocabulary 7. Choose the synonym
Week 3: Henry and Mudge and the Starry Night
Phonics 1. Spell the word with a consonant blend 2. Complete the word with a three-letter consonant blend 3. Complete the sentence with a three-letter consonant blend word Reading strategies 4. Read along with realistic fiction Comprehension 5. Choose the picture that matches the setting or character Writing and Conventions 6. Identify the predicate of a sentence Vocabulary 7. Choose the synonym

Week 4: A Walk in the Desert		Phonics 1. Complete the word with the ending that you hear 2. Match the -ed and -ing sentences to the pictures Reading strategies 3. Read along about science and nature Comprehension 4. Use text features Writing and Conventions 5. Put the sentences in order Vocabulary 6. Order alphabetically based on the first two letters
Week 4: A Walk in the Desert
Phonics 1. Complete the word with the ending that you hear 2. Match the -ed and -ing sentences to the pictures Reading strategies 3. Read along about science and nature Comprehension 4. Use text features Writing and Conventions 5. Put the sentences in order Vocabulary 6. Order alphabetically based on the first two letters

Week 5: The Strongest One		Phonics 1. Complete the word with the correct digraph: ch, sh, th, ph, wh 2. Spell the digraph word: ch, sh, th, ph, wh 3. Spell words with qu and x Comprehension 4. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters Writing and Conventions 5. Is the sentence a statement, question, command, or exclamation? Vocabulary 6. Find synonyms in context
Week 5: The Strongest One
Phonics 1. Complete the word with the correct digraph: ch, sh, th, ph, wh 2. Spell the digraph word: ch, sh, th, ph, wh 3. Spell words with qu and x Comprehension 4. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters Writing and Conventions 5. Is the sentence a statement, question, command, or exclamation? Vocabulary 6. Find synonyms in context

2	Unit 2 Working Together
Week 1: Tara and Tiree, Fearless Friends		Phonics 1. Choose the r-control word that matches the picture 2. Complete the word with the correct r-controlled vowel: ar, er, ir, or, ur 3. Spell the sight word Comprehension 4. Match each effect to its cause Writing and Conventions 5. Select the nouns 6. Which word is a noun? 7. Identify nouns 8. Choose topic sentences for narrative paragraphs Vocabulary 9. Which sentence has the same meaning?
Week 1: Tara and Tiree, Fearless Friends
Phonics 1. Choose the r-control word that matches the picture 2. Complete the word with the correct r-controlled vowel: ar, er, ir, or, ur 3. Spell the sight word Comprehension 4. Match each effect to its cause Writing and Conventions 5. Select the nouns 6. Which word is a noun? 7. Identify nouns 8. Choose topic sentences for narrative paragraphs Vocabulary 9. Which sentence has the same meaning?

Week 2: Abraham Lincoln		Phonics 1. Match the contractions 2. Use contractions in a sentence 3. Read sight words Reading strategies 4. Read along about famous people Comprehension 5. Determine the topic and purpose of informational passages Writing and Conventions 6. Identify common and proper nouns 7. Sort common and proper nouns 8. Capitalizing the names of people and pets 9. Capitalizing the names of places and geographic features Vocabulary 10. Use guide words
Week 2: Abraham Lincoln
Phonics 1. Match the contractions 2. Use contractions in a sentence 3. Read sight words Reading strategies 4. Read along about famous people Comprehension 5. Determine the topic and purpose of informational passages Writing and Conventions 6. Identify common and proper nouns 7. Sort common and proper nouns 8. Capitalizing the names of people and pets 9. Capitalizing the names of places and geographic features Vocabulary 10. Use guide words

Week 3: Scarcity		Phonics 1. Complete the word with the correct r-controlled vowel: er, ir, ur 2. Choose the r-control sentence that matches the picture Reading strategies 3. Read along about business and technology Writing and Conventions 4. Is the noun singular or plural? Vocabulary 5. Identify time-order words
Week 3: Scarcity
Phonics 1. Complete the word with the correct r-controlled vowel: er, ir, ur 2. Choose the r-control sentence that matches the picture Reading strategies 3. Read along about business and technology Writing and Conventions 4. Is the noun singular or plural? Vocabulary 5. Identify time-order words

Week 4: The Breman Town Musicians		Phonics 1. Form regular plurals with -s and -es 2. Use regular plurals with -s and -es Comprehension 3. Match each cause to its effect Writing and Conventions 4. Order events in a story 5. Use singular and plural nouns Vocabulary 6. Identify homophones 7. Use the correct homophone
Week 4: The Breman Town Musicians
Phonics 1. Form regular plurals with -s and -es 2. Use regular plurals with -s and -es Comprehension 3. Match each cause to its effect Writing and Conventions 4. Order events in a story 5. Use singular and plural nouns Vocabulary 6. Identify homophones 7. Use the correct homophone

Week 5: One Good Turn Deserves Another		Phonics 1. Spell the long a word: silent e, ai, ay 2. Match the short a and long a words to pictures 3. Use spelling patterns to sort long and short vowel words Comprehension 4. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters 5. Determine the themes of myths, fables, and folktales Writing and Conventions 6. Identify plurals, singular possessives, and plural possessives 7. Form the singular or plural possessive 8. Identify and correct errors with plural and possessive nouns Vocabulary 9. Use context to identify the meaning of a word
Week 5: One Good Turn Deserves Another
Phonics 1. Spell the long a word: silent e, ai, ay 2. Match the short a and long a words to pictures 3. Use spelling patterns to sort long and short vowel words Comprehension 4. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters 5. Determine the themes of myths, fables, and folktales Writing and Conventions 6. Identify plurals, singular possessives, and plural possessives 7. Form the singular or plural possessive 8. Identify and correct errors with plural and possessive nouns Vocabulary 9. Use context to identify the meaning of a word

3	Unit 3 Creative Ideas
Week 1: Pearl and Wagner: Two Good Friends		Phonics 1. Spell the long e word: ee, ea 2. Match the short e and long e words to pictures Reading strategies 3. Read along with fantasy Comprehension 4. Choose the text that matches the writer's purpose Writing and Conventions 5. Use action verbs 6. Identify action verbs Vocabulary 7. Choose the antonym 8. Which sentence uses an antonym?
Week 1: Pearl and Wagner: Two Good Friends
Phonics 1. Spell the long e word: ee, ea 2. Match the short e and long e words to pictures Reading strategies 3. Read along with fantasy Comprehension 4. Choose the text that matches the writer's purpose Writing and Conventions 5. Use action verbs 6. Identify action verbs Vocabulary 7. Choose the antonym 8. Which sentence uses an antonym?

Week 2: Dear Juno		Phonics 1. Spell the long o word: silent e, oa, ow 2. Choose the short o or long o word that matches the picture Reading strategies 3. Read along with historical fiction Writing and Conventions 4. Greetings and closings of letters 5. One or more than one? 6. Use the correct subject or verb Vocabulary 7. Identify base words, prefixes, and suffixes
Week 2: Dear Juno
Phonics 1. Spell the long o word: silent e, oa, ow 2. Choose the short o or long o word that matches the picture Reading strategies 3. Read along with historical fiction Writing and Conventions 4. Greetings and closings of letters 5. One or more than one? 6. Use the correct subject or verb Vocabulary 7. Identify base words, prefixes, and suffixes

Week 3: Anansi Goes Fishing		Phonics 1. Form compound words with pictures 2. Form and use compound words Comprehension 3. Order events in a story Writing and Conventions 4. Complete the poem with a word that rhymes 5. Is the sentence in the past, present, or future tense? Vocabulary 6. Find antonyms in context
Week 3: Anansi Goes Fishing
Phonics 1. Form compound words with pictures 2. Form and use compound words Comprehension 3. Order events in a story Writing and Conventions 4. Complete the poem with a word that rhymes 5. Is the sentence in the past, present, or future tense? Vocabulary 6. Find antonyms in context

Week 4: Rosa and Blanca		Phonics 1. Spell the long i word: silent e, ie, y 2. Choose the short i or long i word that matches the picture Comprehension 3. Read realistic fiction Writing and Conventions 4. Add descriptive details to sentences 5. Choose the sensory details that match the picture 6. Identify the irregular past tense I 7. Identify the irregular past tense II Vocabulary 8. Use context to identify the meaning of a word
Week 4: Rosa and Blanca
Phonics 1. Spell the long i word: silent e, ie, y 2. Choose the short i or long i word that matches the picture Comprehension 3. Read realistic fiction Writing and Conventions 4. Add descriptive details to sentences 5. Choose the sensory details that match the picture 6. Identify the irregular past tense I 7. Identify the irregular past tense II Vocabulary 8. Use context to identify the meaning of a word

Week 5: A Weed Is a Flower		Phonics 1. Identify comparative and superlative adjectives 2. Complete the sentence with the correct sight word 3. Spell the sight word Reading strategies 4. Read about famous people Comprehension 5. Complete the fact and opinion sentences 6. Identify the purpose of a text Writing and Conventions 7. Choose topic sentences for expository paragraphs 8. Select the detail that does not support the topic sentence Vocabulary 9. Choose the synonym 10. Find synonyms in context
Week 5: A Weed Is a Flower
Phonics 1. Identify comparative and superlative adjectives 2. Complete the sentence with the correct sight word 3. Spell the sight word Reading strategies 4. Read about famous people Comprehension 5. Complete the fact and opinion sentences 6. Identify the purpose of a text Writing and Conventions 7. Choose topic sentences for expository paragraphs 8. Select the detail that does not support the topic sentence Vocabulary 9. Choose the synonym 10. Find synonyms in context

4	Unit 4 Our Changing World
Week 1: A Froggy Tale		Phonics 1. Choose the correct spelling of the consonant-l-e word 2. Complete the consonant-l-e words 3. Spell the consonant-l-e word Comprehension 4. Determine the themes of myths, fables, and folktales Vocabulary 5. Multiple-meaning words with pictures Writing and Conventions 6. Complete the opinion passage with an example 7. Complete the opinion passage with a reason 8. Identify adjectives
Week 1: A Froggy Tale
Phonics 1. Choose the correct spelling of the consonant-l-e word 2. Complete the consonant-l-e words 3. Spell the consonant-l-e word Comprehension 4. Determine the themes of myths, fables, and folktales Vocabulary 5. Multiple-meaning words with pictures Writing and Conventions 6. Complete the opinion passage with an example 7. Complete the opinion passage with a reason 8. Identify adjectives

Week 2: Life Cycle of a Pumpkin		Phonics 1. Complete words with variant vowels 2. Which word has a different vowel sound? Reading strategies 3. Read along about science and nature Comprehension 4. Put the sentences in order Vocabulary 5. Which sentence uses an antonym? 6. Find antonyms in context Writing and Conventions 7. Choose topic sentences for expository paragraphs 8. Identify articles 9. Use the correct article: a or an
Week 2: Life Cycle of a Pumpkin
Phonics 1. Complete words with variant vowels 2. Which word has a different vowel sound? Reading strategies 3. Read along about science and nature Comprehension 4. Put the sentences in order Vocabulary 5. Which sentence uses an antonym? 6. Find antonyms in context Writing and Conventions 7. Choose topic sentences for expository paragraphs 8. Identify articles 9. Use the correct article: a or an

Week 3: Soil		Phonics 1. Complete the word with the correct diphthong: oi, oy, ou, ow 2. Choose the diphthong word that matches the picture 3. Choose the diphthong sentence that matches the picture Reading strategies 4. Read about animals Comprehension 5. Complete the fact and opinion sentences Vocabulary 6. Determine the meaning of a word with -ful or -less Writing and Conventions 7. Select the detail that does not support the topic sentence 8. Use sense words
Week 3: Soil
Phonics 1. Complete the word with the correct diphthong: oi, oy, ou, ow 2. Choose the diphthong word that matches the picture 3. Choose the diphthong sentence that matches the picture Reading strategies 4. Read about animals Comprehension 5. Complete the fact and opinion sentences Vocabulary 6. Determine the meaning of a word with -ful or -less Writing and Conventions 7. Select the detail that does not support the topic sentence 8. Use sense words

Week 4: The Night the Moon Fell		Phonics 1. Complete the two-syllable words 2. Complete the sentence with a two-syllable word: easier 3. Spell words with open and closed syllables Comprehension 4. Read science fiction Vocabulary 5. Homophones with pictures Writing and Conventions 6. Identify adverbs 7. Use time-order words
Week 4: The Night the Moon Fell
Phonics 1. Complete the two-syllable words 2. Complete the sentence with a two-syllable word: easier 3. Spell words with open and closed syllables Comprehension 4. Read science fiction Vocabulary 5. Homophones with pictures Writing and Conventions 6. Identify adverbs 7. Use time-order words

Week 5: The First Tortilla		Phonics 1. Choose the short u or long u word that matches the picture 2. Spell the long u word: silent e, ue, oo, ew Reading strategies 3. Read along with fantasy Comprehension 4. Order events in a story Vocabulary 5. Determine the meaning of a word with pre-, re-, or mis- 6. Use the prefixes pre-, re-, and mis- Writing and Conventions 7. Greetings and closings of letters 8. Does the adverb tell you how, when, or where?
Week 5: The First Tortilla
Phonics 1. Choose the short u or long u word that matches the picture 2. Spell the long u word: silent e, ue, oo, ew Reading strategies 3. Read along with fantasy Comprehension 4. Order events in a story Vocabulary 5. Determine the meaning of a word with pre-, re-, or mis- 6. Use the prefixes pre-, re-, and mis- Writing and Conventions 7. Greetings and closings of letters 8. Does the adverb tell you how, when, or where?

5	Unit 5 Responsibility
Week 1: Fire Fighter!		Phonics 1. Determine the meaning of a word with -ful or -less Comprehension 2. Complete the fact and opinion sentences Vocabulary 3. Shades of meaning with pictures 4. Describe the difference between related words Writing and Conventions 5. Revise the sentence using a stronger verb 6. Identify personal pronouns
Week 1: Fire Fighter!
Phonics 1. Determine the meaning of a word with -ful or -less Comprehension 2. Complete the fact and opinion sentences Vocabulary 3. Shades of meaning with pictures 4. Describe the difference between related words Writing and Conventions 5. Revise the sentence using a stronger verb 6. Identify personal pronouns

Week 2: Carl the Complainer		Phonics 1. Determine the meaning of a word with pre-, re-, or mis- 2. Use the prefixes pre-, re-, and mis- Comprehension 3. Match each effect to its cause 4. Match each cause to its effect Vocabulary 5. Order alphabetically based on the first three letters 6. Use dictionary entries 7. Use guide words Writing and Conventions 8. Identify time-order words 9. Use time-order words
Week 2: Carl the Complainer
Phonics 1. Determine the meaning of a word with pre-, re-, or mis- 2. Use the prefixes pre-, re-, and mis- Comprehension 3. Match each effect to its cause 4. Match each cause to its effect Vocabulary 5. Order alphabetically based on the first three letters 6. Use dictionary entries 7. Use guide words Writing and Conventions 8. Identify time-order words 9. Use time-order words

Week 3: Bad Dog, Dodger!		Phonics 1. Complete the words with silent letters Comprehension 2. Read along with realistic fiction Vocabulary 3. Sort words into categories 4. Which word is not like the others? Writing and Conventions 5. Choose the correct personal pronoun
Week 3: Bad Dog, Dodger!
Phonics 1. Complete the words with silent letters Comprehension 2. Read along with realistic fiction Vocabulary 3. Sort words into categories 4. Which word is not like the others? Writing and Conventions 5. Choose the correct personal pronoun

Week 4: Horris and Morris but mostly Dolores		Phonics 1. Spell words with qu and x 2. Spell words with ch, sh, th, ph, wh, ng, nk, qu, and x Comprehension 3. Choose the picture that matches the setting or character 4. Read animal fantasy Vocabulary 5. Form compound words 6. Form and use compound words Writing and Conventions 7. Choose between subject and object personal pronouns
Week 4: Horris and Morris but mostly Dolores
Phonics 1. Spell words with qu and x 2. Spell words with ch, sh, th, ph, wh, ng, nk, qu, and x Comprehension 3. Choose the picture that matches the setting or character 4. Read animal fantasy Vocabulary 5. Form compound words 6. Form and use compound words Writing and Conventions 7. Choose between subject and object personal pronouns

Week 5: The Signmaker's Assistant		Phonics 1. Complete the vowel team words 2. Complete the word with the correct vowel team Comprehension 3. Which book title goes with the picture? 4. Use key details to determine the main idea Vocabulary 5. Prefixes and suffixes: review Writing and Conventions 6. Use contractions in a sentence 7. Match the contractions
Week 5: The Signmaker's Assistant
Phonics 1. Complete the vowel team words 2. Complete the word with the correct vowel team Comprehension 3. Which book title goes with the picture? 4. Use key details to determine the main idea Vocabulary 5. Prefixes and suffixes: review Writing and Conventions 6. Use contractions in a sentence 7. Match the contractions

6	Unit 6 Traditions
Week 1: Just Like Josh Gibson		Phonics 1. Complete the word with the ending that you hear 2. Match the -ed and -ing sentences to the pictures Reading strategies 3. Read about sports and hobbies Comprehension 4. Compare and contrast in informational passages 5. Read along with historical fiction Vocabulary 6. Use the correct homophone 7. Homophones with pictures Writing and Conventions 8. Capitalizing days, months, and holidays 9. Insert dialogue into a story
Week 1: Just Like Josh Gibson
Phonics 1. Complete the word with the ending that you hear 2. Match the -ed and -ing sentences to the pictures Reading strategies 3. Read about sports and hobbies Comprehension 4. Compare and contrast in informational passages 5. Read along with historical fiction Vocabulary 6. Use the correct homophone 7. Homophones with pictures Writing and Conventions 8. Capitalizing days, months, and holidays 9. Insert dialogue into a story

Week 2: Red, White, and Blue: The Story of the American Flag		Phonics 1. Abbreviate days of the week 2. Abbreviate months of the year Comprehension 3. Identify the purpose of a text Vocabulary 4. Multiple-meaning words with pictures Writing and Conventions 5. Choose the sensory details that match the picture 6. Add descriptive details to sentences
Week 2: Red, White, and Blue: The Story of the American Flag
Phonics 1. Abbreviate days of the week 2. Abbreviate months of the year Comprehension 3. Identify the purpose of a text Vocabulary 4. Multiple-meaning words with pictures Writing and Conventions 5. Choose the sensory details that match the picture 6. Add descriptive details to sentences

Week 3: A Birthday Basket for Tia		Reading strategies 1. Read along about art, music, and traditions Comprehension 2. Read along with realistic fiction Writing and Conventions 3. Greetings and closings of letters 4. Select the best preposition to match the picture 5. Select the best preposition to complete the sentence
Week 3: A Birthday Basket for Tia
Reading strategies 1. Read along about art, music, and traditions Comprehension 2. Read along with realistic fiction Writing and Conventions 3. Greetings and closings of letters 4. Select the best preposition to match the picture 5. Select the best preposition to complete the sentence

Week 4: Cowboys		Phonics 1. Determine the meaning of a word with -ful or -less Comprehension 2. Put the sentences in order 3. Compare and contrast in informational passages 4. Read about sports and hobbies Vocabulary 5. Use context to identify the meaning of a word Writing and Conventions 6. Commas with a series 7. Commas with dates 8. Commas with the names of places 9. Commas: review
Week 4: Cowboys
Phonics 1. Determine the meaning of a word with -ful or -less Comprehension 2. Put the sentences in order 3. Compare and contrast in informational passages 4. Read about sports and hobbies Vocabulary 5. Use context to identify the meaning of a word Writing and Conventions 6. Commas with a series 7. Commas with dates 8. Commas with the names of places 9. Commas: review

Week 5: Grace for President		Phonics 1. Determine the meaning of a word with pre-, re-, or mis- 2. Prefixes and suffixes: review Reading strategies 3. Read about famous places Comprehension 4. Use key details to determine the main idea Vocabulary 5. Use guide words 6. Use dictionary entries Writing and Conventions 7. Use conjunctions 8. Choose the text that matches the writer's purpose
Week 5: Grace for President
Phonics 1. Determine the meaning of a word with pre-, re-, or mis- 2. Prefixes and suffixes: review Reading strategies 3. Read about famous places Comprehension 4. Use key details to determine the main idea Vocabulary 5. Use guide words 6. Use dictionary entries Writing and Conventions 7. Use conjunctions 8. Choose the text that matches the writer's purpose

This document includes the IXL® skill alignments to Pearson Education, Inc.'s Reading Street curriculum. IXL provides skill alignments as a service to teachers, students, and parents. The skill alignments are provided by IXL and are not affiliated with, sponsored by, reviewed, approved or endorsed by Pearson Education, Inc. or any other third party. IXL® and IXL Learning® are registered trademarks of IXL Learning, Inc. All other intellectual property rights (e.g., unregistered and registered trademarks and copyrights) are the property of their respective owners.