IXL skill plan | 2nd grade plan for Schoolwide Reading Fundamentals

Skill plan for Schoolwide Reading Fundamentals - 2nd grade

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1	Unit 1 Launching
Weeks 1 & 2		1. Which book title goes with the picture? 2. Identify the purpose of a text 3. Read along about science and nature
Weeks 1 & 2
1. Which book title goes with the picture? 2. Identify the purpose of a text 3. Read along about science and nature

Weeks 3 & 4		1. Order events in a story 2. Read along with realistic fiction 3. Read along about famous people
Weeks 3 & 4
1. Order events in a story 2. Read along with realistic fiction 3. Read along about famous people

2	Unit 2 Fiction
Week 1		1. Which could happen in real life? 2. Choose the picture that matches the setting or character 3. Read along with fantasy 4. Determine the themes of myths, fables, and folktales
Week 1
1. Which could happen in real life? 2. Choose the picture that matches the setting or character 3. Read along with fantasy 4. Determine the themes of myths, fables, and folktales

Week 2		1. Who is the narrator? 2. Identify time-order words 3. Read along with historical fiction
Week 2
1. Who is the narrator? 2. Identify time-order words 3. Read along with historical fiction

Week 3		Reading comprehension 1. Distinguish points of view 2. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters 3. Read animal fantasy Vocabulary 4. Find synonyms in context
Week 3
Reading comprehension 1. Distinguish points of view 2. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters 3. Read animal fantasy Vocabulary 4. Find synonyms in context

Week 4		1. What will happen next? 2. Choose the picture that matches the idiomatic expression 3. Similes with pictures
Week 4
1. What will happen next? 2. Choose the picture that matches the idiomatic expression 3. Similes with pictures

3	Unit 3 Nonfiction
Week 1		1. Which book title goes with the picture? 2. Use text features 3. Read along about art, music, and traditions
Week 1
1. Which book title goes with the picture? 2. Use text features 3. Read along about art, music, and traditions

Week 2		Reading comprehension 1. Read along about business and technology 2. Identify the purpose of a text Vocabulary 3. Describe the difference between related words 4. Use context to identify the meaning of a word
Week 2
Reading comprehension 1. Read along about business and technology 2. Identify the purpose of a text Vocabulary 3. Describe the difference between related words 4. Use context to identify the meaning of a word

Week 3		1. Use key details to determine the main idea 2. Read about animals 3. Compare and contrast in informational passages 4. Match problems with their solutions
Week 3
1. Use key details to determine the main idea 2. Read about animals 3. Compare and contrast in informational passages 4. Match problems with their solutions

Week 4		1. Read about sports and hobbies 2. Match each cause to its effect 3. Determine the topic and purpose of informational passages
Week 4
1. Read about sports and hobbies 2. Match each cause to its effect 3. Determine the topic and purpose of informational passages

4	Unit 4 Poetry
Week 1		Reading comprehension 1. Read poetry 2. Choose the sensory details that match the picture Vocabulary 3. Shades of meaning with pictures
Week 1
Reading comprehension 1. Read poetry 2. Choose the sensory details that match the picture Vocabulary 3. Shades of meaning with pictures

Week 2		Reading comprehension 1. Complete the poem with a word that rhymes 2. Similes and metaphors with pictures Vocabulary 3. Find the words with related meanings 4. Use context to identify the meaning of a word
Week 2
Reading comprehension 1. Complete the poem with a word that rhymes 2. Similes and metaphors with pictures Vocabulary 3. Find the words with related meanings 4. Use context to identify the meaning of a word

Week 3		Reading comprehension 1. Choose the picture that matches the setting or character Vocabulary 2. Order related words based on meaning 3. Find synonyms in context 4. Find antonyms in context
Week 3
Reading comprehension 1. Choose the picture that matches the setting or character Vocabulary 2. Order related words based on meaning 3. Find synonyms in context 4. Find antonyms in context

Week 4		1. Determine the themes of myths, fables, and folktales 2. Determine the meaning of similes
Week 4
1. Determine the themes of myths, fables, and folktales 2. Determine the meaning of similes

5	Unit 5 Characteristics of Good Citizenship
Week 1		Reading comprehension 1. Read along about famous people 2. Use text features 3. Read graphic organizers Vocabulary 4. Order alphabetically based on the first two letters
Week 1
Reading comprehension 1. Read along about famous people 2. Use text features 3. Read graphic organizers Vocabulary 4. Order alphabetically based on the first two letters

Week 2		1. Read along with historical fiction 2. Read about famous people 3. Compare and contrast characters 4. Sort words into categories
Week 2
1. Read along with historical fiction 2. Read about famous people 3. Compare and contrast characters 4. Sort words into categories

Week 3		1. Compare mythological illustrations 2. Read poetry 3. Compare and contrast in informational passages 4. Draw inferences from a text
Week 3
1. Compare mythological illustrations 2. Read poetry 3. Compare and contrast in informational passages 4. Draw inferences from a text

Week 4		Reading comprehension 1. Use key details to determine the main idea Writing 2. Organize information by topic 3. Greetings and closings of letters
Week 4
Reading comprehension 1. Use key details to determine the main idea Writing 2. Organize information by topic 3. Greetings and closings of letters

Week 5
Week 5

6	Unit 6 Communities: Urban, Suburban, and Rural
Week 1		Reading comprehension 1. Read about animals 2. Use key details to determine the main idea Vocabulary 3. Choose the synonym
Week 1
Reading comprehension 1. Read about animals 2. Use key details to determine the main idea Vocabulary 3. Choose the synonym

Week 2		Reading comprehension 1. Read science fiction 2. Read about famous places 3. Determine the topic and purpose of informational passages Vocabulary 4. Order alphabetically based on the first two letters
Week 2
Reading comprehension 1. Read science fiction 2. Read about famous places 3. Determine the topic and purpose of informational passages Vocabulary 4. Order alphabetically based on the first two letters

Week 3		1. Read realistic fiction 2. Draw inferences from a text 3. Compare mythological illustrations
Week 3
1. Read realistic fiction 2. Draw inferences from a text 3. Compare mythological illustrations

Week 4		1. Organize information by topic 2. Complete the fact and opinion sentences 3. Complete the opinion passage with an example 4. Complete the opinion passage with a reason
Week 4
1. Organize information by topic 2. Complete the fact and opinion sentences 3. Complete the opinion passage with an example 4. Complete the opinion passage with a reason

Week 5
Week 5

7	Unit 7 Earth's Systems: Processes That Shape the Earth
Week 1		Reading comprehension 1. Read along about science and nature 2. Use text features Vocabulary 3. Use academic vocabulary in context
Week 1
Reading comprehension 1. Read along about science and nature 2. Use text features Vocabulary 3. Use academic vocabulary in context

Week 2		1. Read realistic fiction 2. Read about famous places 3. Read graphic organizers 4. Determine the meaning of similes
Week 2
1. Read realistic fiction 2. Read about famous places 3. Read graphic organizers 4. Determine the meaning of similes

Week 3		Reading comprehension 1. Read about sports and hobbies 2. Organize information by topic Vocabulary 3. Which word is not like the others?
Week 3
Reading comprehension 1. Read about sports and hobbies 2. Organize information by topic Vocabulary 3. Which word is not like the others?

Week 4		1. Identify the purpose of a text 2. Identify an author's statement of opinion 3. Complete the opinion-reason-example table 4. Revise the sentence using a stronger verb
Week 4
1. Identify the purpose of a text 2. Identify an author's statement of opinion 3. Complete the opinion-reason-example table 4. Revise the sentence using a stronger verb

8	Unit 8 Patterns in the Natural World
Week 1		Reading comprehension 1. Read along about business and technology 2. Read science fiction 3. Choose the sensory details that match the picture Vocabulary 4. Use academic vocabulary in context 5. Choose the synonym
Week 1
Reading comprehension 1. Read along about business and technology 2. Read science fiction 3. Choose the sensory details that match the picture Vocabulary 4. Use academic vocabulary in context 5. Choose the synonym

Week 2		Reading comprehension 1. Match each effect to its cause 2. Match each cause to its effect Vocabulary 3. Which word is not like the others?
Week 2
Reading comprehension 1. Match each effect to its cause 2. Match each cause to its effect Vocabulary 3. Which word is not like the others?

Week 3		1. Read about sports and hobbies 2. Identify time-order words 3. Put the sentences in order
Week 3
1. Read about sports and hobbies 2. Identify time-order words 3. Put the sentences in order

Week 4		1. Greetings and closings of letters 2. Choose topic sentences for expository paragraphs 3. Select the detail that does not support the topic sentence
Week 4
1. Greetings and closings of letters 2. Choose topic sentences for expository paragraphs 3. Select the detail that does not support the topic sentence

Week 5
Week 5

FS	Foundational Skills
Phase 10 - Word-Solving with Vowel Teams
Week 1		1. Sort short and long vowel words 2. Match the short a and long a words to pictures 3. Match the short e and long e words to pictures 4. Choose the short i or long i word that matches the picture 5. Choose the short o or long o word that matches the picture 6. Choose the short u or long u word that matches the picture 7. Use spelling patterns to sort long and short vowel words
Week 1
1. Sort short and long vowel words 2. Match the short a and long a words to pictures 3. Match the short e and long e words to pictures 4. Choose the short i or long i word that matches the picture 5. Choose the short o or long o word that matches the picture 6. Choose the short u or long u word that matches the picture 7. Use spelling patterns to sort long and short vowel words

Week 2		Long vowels 1. Spell the long o word: silent e, oa, ow 2. Spell the long u word: silent e, ue, oo, ew Diphthongs 3. Choose the diphthong word that matches the picture 4. Complete the word with the correct diphthong: oi, oy, ou, ow Writing 5. Is the sentence a statement, question, command, or exclamation?
Week 2
Long vowels 1. Spell the long o word: silent e, oa, ow 2. Spell the long u word: silent e, ue, oo, ew Diphthongs 3. Choose the diphthong word that matches the picture 4. Complete the word with the correct diphthong: oi, oy, ou, ow Writing 5. Is the sentence a statement, question, command, or exclamation?

Week 3
Week 3

Phase 11 - Recognizing Common Irregularly Spelled Words
Week 1		High-frequency words 1. Read sight words: always, been, done, off, school, walk, word 2. Read sight words: does, from, said, they, want Contractions 3. Form contractions with "not" 4. Use contractions with "not"
Week 1
High-frequency words 1. Read sight words: always, been, done, off, school, walk, word 2. Read sight words: does, from, said, they, want Contractions 3. Form contractions with "not" 4. Use contractions with "not"

Week 2		Contractions 1. Match the contractions 2. Form pronoun-verb contractions 3. Use pronoun-verb contractions 4. Use contractions in a sentence Homophones 5. Homophones with pictures 6. Identify homophones 7. Use the correct homophone
Week 2
Contractions 1. Match the contractions 2. Form pronoun-verb contractions 3. Use pronoun-verb contractions 4. Use contractions in a sentence Homophones 5. Homophones with pictures 6. Identify homophones 7. Use the correct homophone

Week 3
Week 3

Phase 12 - Tricky Spelling-Sound Patterns
Week 1		Rhyming words 1. Spell rhyming words to answer riddles Consonant blends and digraphs 2. Complete the word with the correct initial consonant blend 3. Complete the word with the correct digraph: ch, sh, th, ph, wh Silent letters 4. Complete the words with silent letters
Week 1
Rhyming words 1. Spell rhyming words to answer riddles Consonant blends and digraphs 2. Complete the word with the correct initial consonant blend 3. Complete the word with the correct digraph: ch, sh, th, ph, wh Silent letters 4. Complete the words with silent letters

Week 2		High-frequency words 1. Read sight words: find, great, learn, once, through, were Vowel teams 2. Complete the word with the correct vowel team 3. Choose the vowel team sentence that matches the picture Long vowels 4. Choose the words with a given long vowel
Week 2
High-frequency words 1. Read sight words: find, great, learn, once, through, were Vowel teams 2. Complete the word with the correct vowel team 3. Choose the vowel team sentence that matches the picture Long vowels 4. Choose the words with a given long vowel

Week 3		1. Spell words with qu and x 2. Complete the word to match the picture: -ss, -ll, -ff, -zz, -ck
Week 3
1. Spell words with qu and x 2. Complete the word to match the picture: -ss, -ll, -ff, -zz, -ck
Phase 13 - Reading Fluently with Accuracy and Expression
Week 1		High-frequency words 1. Read sight words: five, friend, give, most, only, thought Rhyming words 2. Complete the rhyme Silent e 3. Choose the silent e word that matches the picture 4. Complete the silent e words 5. Choose the silent e sentence that matches the picture Short and long vowels 6. Complete the sentence with the correct closed vowel exception word
Week 1
High-frequency words 1. Read sight words: five, friend, give, most, only, thought Rhyming words 2. Complete the rhyme Silent e 3. Choose the silent e word that matches the picture 4. Complete the silent e words 5. Choose the silent e sentence that matches the picture Short and long vowels 6. Complete the sentence with the correct closed vowel exception word

Week 2		Variant vowels and diphthongs 1. Which word has a different vowel sound? 2. Choose the diphthong sentence that matches the picture Long vowels 3. Spell the long a word: silent e, ai, ay 4. Spell the long e word: ee, ea 5. Spell the long i word: silent e, ie, y
Week 2
Variant vowels and diphthongs 1. Which word has a different vowel sound? 2. Choose the diphthong sentence that matches the picture Long vowels 3. Spell the long a word: silent e, ai, ay 4. Spell the long e word: ee, ea 5. Spell the long i word: silent e, ie, y

Week 3
Week 3

Phase 14 - Reading Multisyllabic Words
Week 1		Syllables 1. How many syllables does the word have? 2. Sort by the number of syllables Open and closed syllables 3. Is the syllable open or closed? 4. Spell words with open and closed syllables Two-syllable words 5. Put two syllables together to create a word: easier 6. Put two syllables together to create a word: harder 7. Complete the two-syllable words Consonant-l-e 8. Complete the consonant-l-e words 9. Choose the correct spelling of the consonant-l-e word Plural nouns 10. Form regular plurals with -s and -es Compound words 11. Form compound words with pictures 12. Form compound words
Week 1
Syllables 1. How many syllables does the word have? 2. Sort by the number of syllables Open and closed syllables 3. Is the syllable open or closed? 4. Spell words with open and closed syllables Two-syllable words 5. Put two syllables together to create a word: easier 6. Put two syllables together to create a word: harder 7. Complete the two-syllable words Consonant-l-e 8. Complete the consonant-l-e words 9. Choose the correct spelling of the consonant-l-e word Plural nouns 10. Form regular plurals with -s and -es Compound words 11. Form compound words with pictures 12. Form compound words

Week 2		Prefixes and suffixes 1. Determine the meaning of a word with pre-, re-, or mis- 2. Use the prefixes pre-, re-, and mis- 3. Determine the meaning of a word with -ful or -less Inflectional endings 4. Complete the word with the ending that you hear 5. Match the -ed and -ing sentences to the pictures Plural nouns 6. Use regular plurals with -s and -es Comparative and superlative adjectives 7. Identify comparative and superlative adjectives
Week 2
Prefixes and suffixes 1. Determine the meaning of a word with pre-, re-, or mis- 2. Use the prefixes pre-, re-, and mis- 3. Determine the meaning of a word with -ful or -less Inflectional endings 4. Complete the word with the ending that you hear 5. Match the -ed and -ing sentences to the pictures Plural nouns 6. Use regular plurals with -s and -es Comparative and superlative adjectives 7. Identify comparative and superlative adjectives

Week 3		Prefixes and suffixes 1. Identify base words, prefixes, and suffixes 2. Prefixes and suffixes: review Adverbs 3. Identify adverbs Plural nouns 4. Use singular and plural nouns Word-solving and reading 5. Complete the sentence with a two-syllable word 6. Complete the sentence with the correct sight word
Week 3
Prefixes and suffixes 1. Identify base words, prefixes, and suffixes 2. Prefixes and suffixes: review Adverbs 3. Identify adverbs Plural nouns 4. Use singular and plural nouns Word-solving and reading 5. Complete the sentence with a two-syllable word 6. Complete the sentence with the correct sight word

Week 4
Week 4

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