Language Arts Standards - 2nd grade student performance skills

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Oral Language/Decoding

Expand oral language through vocabulary growth.
2.1.1 a

Understand, follow, and give oral directions.
2.1.1 c

Recognize the difference between formal and informal languages.
2.1.2 d

Understand punctuation (e.g., period, question mark, and exclamation mark)
2.1.3 d

Add, delete, and change targeted sounds to modify or change words.
2.1.4 b

Identify and produce rhyming words.
2.1.4 c

Use knowledge of letter-sound correspondence and meaning of parts of words (e.g., affixes, roots, compounds, and contractions) to decode grade appropriate words.
2.1.5 a

Use decoding strategies, such as sounding out words, comparing similar words, breaking words into smaller words, and looking for word parts (e.g., compound words, word families, blends, and digraphs).
2.1.5 b

Use known words to decode unknown words.
2.1.5 c

Apply knowledge of basic syllabication rules.
2.1.5 d

Demonstrate the automatic recognition of high frequency words.
2.1.6 d

Read a variety of texts with fluency, expression, accuracy, and confidence.
2.1.6 e

Manipulate word families, word wall, and word sorts.
2.1.7 d

Identify a purpose for reading.
2.1.8 a

Listens and responds to a variety of media (e.g., books, audio tapes, and videos).
2.1.2 c

Recognize that groups of sentences make a paragraph and paragraphs make a story.
2.1.3 b

Recognize and use parts of a book (e.g., title, author, illustrator, table of contents, and glossary).
2.1.3 c

Understand punctuation (e.g., period, question mark, and exclamation mark).
2.1.3 d

Recognize common abbreviations and contractions.
2.1.7 b

Determine the meaning of unfamiliar words (e.g., picture dictionary, picture clues, context clues, and structural analysis).
2.1.7 f

Add endings to base words to make new words (e.g., -ed, -ing, and –es).
2.1.7 g

Identify simple multiple-meaning words based on the appropriate meaning for the context.
2.1.7 h

Make predictions about text.
2.1.8 c

Use illustrations to preview text.
2.1.8 d

Create graphic organizers (e.g., KWL, webs, lists, story maps, and charts).
2.1.8 e

Predict and adjust outcomes during reading.
2.1.9 a.3

Recognize cause and effect.
2.1.9 b.4

Recognize the main idea in picture books and texts.
2.1.9 b.5

Use graphic organizers to aid in understanding material from informational texts.
2.1.10 d

Develop content specific vocabulary.
2.1.11 a

Use text features to locate information (e.g., charts, maps, and illustrations).
2.1.11 b

Understand the main idea in a visual message (e.g., pictures, cartoons, and posters).
2.1.13 b

Explore folk tales and fables.
2.1.13 c

Identify characters, plot, and setting in print and print text.
2.1.13 d

Identify types of stories (e.g., folk tales, fables, and fairy tales).
2.1.13 f

Determine whether the events in the reading selection are real or fantasy.
2.1.13 g

Determine the problem in a story and discover its solution.
2.1.13 i

Construct graphic organizers to establish understanding.
2.2.1 c

Select a focus for writing.
2.2.1 d

Write to acquire and exhibit knowledge (e.g., sentences, answers to questions).
2.2.2 a

Write to entertain and inform (e.g., stories, poems, riddles, friendly letters, two or three step directions, and journals).
2.2.2 b & c

Use a dictionary to spell words correctly and to verify spelling.
2.2.3 a

Write in complete coherent sentences.
2.2.3 b

Arrange events in logical and sequential order.
2.2.3 d

Apply elements of language (e.g., end marks, capitalization, and commas in a series).
2.2.4 a

Edit for complete sentences.
2.2.4 b

Use knowledge of letter sounds, word parts, word segmentation, and syllabication to monitor and correct spelling.
2.2.4 c

Identify words or phrases that could be added to clarify meaning of written stories.
2.2.4 e

Use technology to publish writing.
2.2.6 c

Describe setting, characters, and events in detail.
2.2.10 a

Incorporate photographs or illustrations in written works.
2.2.6 b

Summarize concepts presented in science (e.g., illustrations, sentences, and paragraphs).
2.2.8 a

Write in math journals, create math stories, and write explanations for problem solving.
Participate in shared writings about the arts and personal activities.
2.2.8 c

Write stories and poems.
2.2.9 a

Compose a note or questions for a favorite author.
2.2.10 d

Summarize a story.
2.2.10 e

Write for a variety of purposes (e.g., friendly notes, invitations, messages, poems, and journals).
2.2.11

Write stories with a logical sequence.
2.2.11 b

Write descriptive sentences.
2.2.11 d

Elements of Language

Use nouns appropriately (e.g., singular and plural, common and proper, and possessives).
2.3.1 a

Use verbs appropriately (e.g., past and present tense, agreement, action and linking, and irregular).
2.3.1 b

Use pronouns appropriately (e.g., pronoun case, subject and object agreement).
2.3.1 c

Use adjectives appropriately (e.g., descriptive, comparative, and superlative).
2.3.1 d

Capitalize the first word of a sentence, names, pronoun “I,” and proper nouns.
2.3.2 a

Use correct punctuation at the end of declarative sentences, exclamatory sentences, and questions.
2.3.2 b

Use commas correctly in a series of one-word items (e.g., apples, oranges, and pears).
2.3.2 c

Form contractions using apostrophes.
2.3.2 d

Spell words correctly as appropriate to grade level.
2.3.3 b

Spell basic short-vowel, long-vowel words and consonant blend patterns.
2.3.3 c

Spell regular and irregular plurals correctly (e.g., boy/boys, child/children).
2.3.3 d

Arrange words in alphabetical order to the second letter.
2.3.3 f

Use appropriate language structure in oral and written communication (e.g., subject-verb agreement, correct pronoun choice, and logical/appropriate correct word order).
2.3.4 a

Distinguish between complete and incomplete sentences.
2.3.4 b

Combine simple sentences into compound sentences.
2.3.4 d

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Construct graphic organizers to establish understanding. 2.2.1 c	Kinds of Concept Maps - examples of four major categories of concept maps Graphic Organizers - from Enchanted Learning Graphic Organizers from Education Place Index of Graphic Organizers - from Inspiration Instructions on how to use Excel to create a graphic organizer Tips on Making Your Own Concept Maps
Select a focus for writing. 2.2.1 d	Prompts with Pictures - Select from the story elements
Write to acquire and exhibit knowledge (e.g., sentences, answers to questions). 2.2.2 a	Making questions - Write sentence in question format.
Write to entertain and inform (e.g., stories, poems, riddles, friendly letters, two or three step directions, and journals). 2.2.2 b & c	Compare and Contrast WebQuest - Mother Goose has been told that all of her fairytales and rhymes are too old. She is looking for boys and girls to help her rewrite a few of her old stories into newer or modern ones. Friendly Letter - Outline to follow while writing a friendly letter Friendly Letter - Type a Friendly Letter template Make Your Own Story - choose a story, select pictures and then type five sentences Scrambled Stories - students select one of six stories, select from a list of words, and then see the story that they scrambled Scrambled Stories Teacher's Guide - suggestions on how to use the stories in grades K-6
Use a dictionary to spell words correctly and to verify spelling. 2.2.3 a	Dictionary - Little Explorers Picture Dictionary with links. Some of the links are pages to color, every entry has a link to a definition. The site also has a link to classroom activities that use Little Explorers.
Write in complete coherent sentences. 2.2.3 b	Molly Mix-up - Type in a sentence in each of the boxes and then let a friend put the words back in order to work out what the sentence was.
Arrange events in logical and sequential order. 2.2.3 d	I Can Wash Dishes - The pictures on this sheet are supposed to tell a story but are in the wrong order. Sequence of Events - [this page opens in a new window] arrange events in chronological order. (Author - Lois Davis) Sequencing Worksheet - Read each sentence. Use the numbers 1, 2, and 3 to show the sequence. Tale of Peter Rabbit – Click on Picture Order and then put the pictures in order to tell the story. (three pictures are presented at a time)
Apply elements of language (e.g., end marks, capitalization, and commas in a series). 2.2.4 a	Capitalization - type the correct capital letter of the words in a sentence Find the correct sentence - choose sentence with correct capitalization and punctuation Power Proofreading - Choose 2nd grade then select; E-mail to HME-TV Directors, Letter to Ms. Lily, or any one of the mixed practice exercises. Punctuation - find the correct punctuation mark to end the sentence Punctuation Paintball - Three levels are available: easy includes only capitals, periods, question marks and exclamation marks; medium adds commas; and hard adds quotation marks. When you see the registration page click on Maybe Later. Special Names - find the correct capitalization of proper nouns
Edit for complete sentences. 2.2.4 b	Build a Sentence - Drag scrambled words to create a sentence. Can you make sense of a sentence? - drag the words into the correct sentence order. Scrambled Sentences - Drag the words in the correct order to create a sentence.
Use knowledge of letter sounds, word parts, word segmentation, and syllabication to monitor and correct spelling. 2.2.4 c	Sound it out - click on the word that the cat says aloud (warning-British accent may confuse some students) SpellBound - child sees the word spelled correctly, then letters are mixed up and child must put them in order again Word Families - create new words from word endings
Identify words or phrases that could be added to clarify meaning of written stories. 2.2.4 e
Use technology to publish writing. 2.2.6 c	Make Your Own Book - There are many fabulous books that you can make all by yourself. Let your imagination run wild with some simple, step-by-step instructions, with illustrations, to show you how to make some very creative and very fun books!
Describe setting, characters, and events in detail. 2.2.10 a	Compare and Contrast WebQuest - Mother Goose has been told that all of her fairytales and rhymes are too old. She is looking for boys and girls to help her rewrite a few of her old stories into newer or modern ones.
Product
Incorporate photographs or illustrations in written works. 2.2.6 b
Summarize concepts presented in science (e.g., illustrations, sentences, and paragraphs). 2.2.8 a
Write in math journals, create math stories, and write explanations for problem solving. Participate in shared writings about the arts and personal activities. 2.2.8 c	Draw a Math Story: From the Concrete to the Symbolic - Use this lesson plan to instruct students on how to identify key mathematical vocabulary terms, model math story writing, and then gives an opportunity to write addition and subtraction stories
Write stories and poems. 2.2.9 a	Compare and Contrast WebQuest - Mother Goose has been told that all of her fairytales and rhymes are too old. She is looking for boys and girls to help her rewrite a few of her old stories into newer or modern ones.
Compose a note or questions for a favorite author. 2.2.10 d	Dear Author - create a note on this worksheet telling him/her what part you liked best in the story.
Summarize a story. 2.2.10 e	Stories - to read and summarize Summarize a story - using a story pyramid.
Write for a variety of purposes (e.g., friendly notes, invitations, messages, poems, and journals). 2.2.11	Note Writing - Lesson plan helping students create family notes everyday. Write an invitation - Worksheet that helps students create their own invitations.
Write stories with a logical sequence. 2.2.11 b	Monkey Business: Rain Forest Run Around - Click on the words to put them in correct order. (from Game Goo - Learning That Sticks!) Sequence the Story - drag the pictures in the correct order - (students can have the story read to them if necessary) Sequence of Events - [this page opens in a new window] arrange events in chronological order. (Author - Lois Davis) Sequencing - Number the pictures in the correct order
Write descriptive sentences. 2.2.11 d	Writing Descriptive Sentences - Lesson plan - students use adjectives to write descriptive sentences. This is a unit plan that takes 4 or 5 complete lesson periods.
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Reading
Oral Language/Decoding
Expand oral language through vocabulary growth. 2.1.1 a	Easy Reader Books - "Use these entertaining stories to practice sight words in engaging contexts. There are two versions of these stories available. The first is unedited and can be used to gain familiarity with the text. The “altered version” gives students the ability to fill in the blank with the correct sight words. Additionally, there are Flash Card and Bingo-type games that allow children to practice with the words in isolation or in groups." What's the Word? - a reading and vocabulary game from FunBrain - Select Alphabet (Easy), Animals, Fruit, Tools, Machines, or Shapes to begin the game. Classroom Reading Key Vocabulary Building Program - a reading vocabulary improvement program that has identified the specific reading words students need to master for each grade
Understand, follow, and give oral directions. 2.1.1 c	Can You Follow Directions? - Tina will give you directions. Click on the pictures in the correct order. Listen and Follow Directions - Spatial Concepts activity - This is a good whole class activity and then as a center activity.
Recognize the difference between formal and informal languages. 2.1.2 d	Hans Christian Andersen fairy tales - Andersen is recognized as a master of the use of informal language in his fairy tales. Choose chronological list to see stories to use with your class.
Understand punctuation (e.g., period, question mark, and exclamation mark) 2.1.3 d	Power Proofreading - Choose 2nd grade then select; Memo to Joy Goodhart, or any one of the mixed practice exercises. Find the correct sentence - choose sentence with correct capitalization and punctuation Punctuation - find the correct punctuation mark to end the sentence
Add, delete, and change targeted sounds to modify or change words. 2.1.4 b	Phonemic Segments - Deletion and Substitution - Lanolin's Greenhouse - Click on the object that matches the new word with beginning letter replacement. (The pronounciation of letter phonemes on this site is one of the best I have seen on the web) Phonemic Segments - Deletion and Substitution - Pumpkin Patch - Click on the object that matches the new phoneme without the beginning letter sound. Excellent practice for students that have a hard time hearing individual phonemic parts! (The pronounciation of letter phonemes on this site is one of the best I have seen on the web)
Identify and produce rhyming words. 2.1.4 c	Magnetic Nursery Rhymes - Put the poem back together again. Identify the words and drag them to recreate the nursery rhyme. Rhymes - from Little Animals Activity Centre - Digby Mole's Word games (choose level 1, 2, or 3) Rhyme Time - match the word with the image it rhymes with Rhyming Words - many choices to select from - Click on the word that rhymes with the picture.
Use knowledge of letter-sound correspondence and meaning of parts of words (e.g., affixes, roots, compounds, and contractions) to decode grade appropriate words. 2.1.5 a	Compound words are single words that are made up from two other words. Try some of your own compound words. Compound Words Drag & Drop - Hold the left mouse button down on a word and move it to make a compound word. Compound Words Page Compound Words worksheet - Print the sheet and then match two words to make a compound word. Compound Word Activity - Use two words from the list to make one compound word. You can mix and match any words. You may use the word once or more than once. Compound Words - Help Gus learn to read words with this interactive story that asks you for help in reading. Contraction Practice - interactive contraction practice Contractions - type the contraction beside the two words Fly By Contraction Practice - find the correct airplane to match with the contraction - click Go each time to get a new question Study Dog - Samples of the Study Dog program; Alaphabet trace, rhymes, vowel blends and spelling. Type the contraction - type contraction form of words
Use decoding strategies, such as sounding out words, comparing similar words, breaking words into smaller words, and looking for word parts (e.g., compound words, word families, blends, and digraphs). 2.1.5 b	Beginning Consonant Digraphs - select the correct digraph Compound Words - put the two words together to create a compound word. Consonant Blends - find the blend that matches the picture Ending Consonants - for all letters Ending Digraphs - select the correct digraph ending Final Consonant Digraphs - Identify the digraph that ends each word. Paw Park: Sassy Seals - Match beginning sounds - (from Game Goo - Learning That Sticks!) Phonics-Word Builder – Three dozen different combining sound activities are available in the following categories; abc’s, short vowels, long vowels, other vowels, beginning consonants and final consonants. Word parts are read individually, blended, and then followed by a sentence accompanied by an illustration. Ignore the registration screen that pops up, select Maybe Later to go directly to the activity. Practice with Initial Consonant Blends - matching exercise with initial consonant blends Vowel Digraphs - select correct digraph to match picture Word Family Sort - online activity Word Families - activities to help students decode words. Word Families - select the word family to practice and select the correct beginning consonant to match the pictures
Use known words to decode unknown words. 2.1.5 c	Sticky letters - create new words from letters using known words to help decode new words.
Apply knowledge of basic syllabication rules. 2.1.5 d	Reference Skills: Syllabication - printables from EdHelper Space Station - Build a space station by using word study skills - Divide the word in blue into syllables and enter it into the box with a '-' between the syllables. Example: fi-nal Syllable Factory - break words up into "chunks" (Warning: there are some words that have been separated wrongly. An acitivity for students might be to find the ones that are wrong vs the ones that are right!) Syllabication Rules - print these as large flash cards Syllable Quiz 11 - identify where two syllable words should be divided Syllable Quiz 21 - identify where two or three syllable words should be divided Syllable Rules for Students: Black line masters - Posters of simplified spelling rules to enlarge for classroom display or reduce to give to students.
Demonstrate the automatic recognition of high frequency words. 2.1.6 d	Easy Reader Books - "Use these entertaining stories to practice sight words in engaging contexts. There are two versions of these stories available. The first is unedited and can be used to gain familiarity with the text. The “altered version” gives students the ability to fill in the blank with the correct sight words. Additionally, there are Flash Card and Bingo-type games that allow children to practice with the words in isolation or in groups." High Frequency Words - six activities using sight words - drag correct word to complete the sentences Star Words - This activity provides practice at sight recognition and spelling of the 200 or so high frequency words Word Wall Dolch Flash Cards - Print these cards out to practice high frequency words. Word shape recognition is included.
Read a variety of texts with fluency, expression, accuracy, and confidence. 2.1.6 e	Stories Online - online reading resource links - uses Guided Reading levels as an indicator What's My Job? - [this page opens in a new window] Select the right job to go along with the sentence.
Manipulate word families, word wall, and word sorts. 2.1.7 d	Word Formation - Print out these worksheets and manipulate words.
Identify a purpose for reading. 2.1.8 a	Is This the Right Book for Me? - A lesson plan that helps students understand the purpose for reading.
Comprehension
Listens and responds to a variety of media (e.g., books, audio tapes, and videos). 2.1.2 c	Between the Lions - stories from PBS Kids Children's Storybooks Online Merpy.com Stories - animated stories to be read online Online Stories and Resources for Kids Sebastian Swan - [this page opens in a new window] read stories online and then answer questions Topsy-Turvy Tales - from the Elementary Library
Recognize that groups of sentences make a paragraph and paragraphs make a story. 2.1.3 b
Recognize and use parts of a book (e.g., title, author, illustrator, table of contents, and glossary). 2.1.3 c	Explore the parts of a book - Click on each of the pictures on this page to learn more about that part of the book. After exploring the parts of a book, go to Who Am I to see how much you know! Make Your Own Book - (a ThinkQuest site) There are many fabulous books that you can make all by yourself. Let your imagination run wild with some simple, step-by-step instructions, with illustrations, to show you how to make some very creative and very fun books! Make Your Own Book - (from Enchanted Learning) This activity teaches the student the structure of book and helps them organize their thoughts and writing. Using the Parts of a Book - a worksheet from Teach-nology Using an Index for Information - a worksheet from Teach-nology Using a Table of Contents - a worksheet from Teach-nology
Understand punctuation (e.g., period, question mark, and exclamation mark). 2.1.3 d	Sentence Clubhouse - select type of sentences and insert correct punctuation. Capitalization and punctuation - find the correct sentence in this quiz..
Recognize common abbreviations and contractions. 2.1.7 b	Power Proofreading - Choose 2nd grade then select; Memo to Gabby Filman, or any one of the mixed practice exercises.
Determine the meaning of unfamiliar words (e.g., picture dictionary, picture clues, context clues, and structural analysis). 2.1.7 f	Dolch List Practice - online activities to practice sight words Missing Letters - find the matching sight word and type in the missing letters High Frequency Words - six activities using sight words - drag correct word to complete the sentences Reading Comprehension stories - interactive quizzes online for 2 stories The Internet Picture Dictionary - browse by letter or category Little Explorers - English Picture Dictionary
Add endings to base words to make new words (e.g., -ed, -ing, and –es). 2.1.7 g	ED or ING - choose correct word Ending consonant practice - for all letters [click on the red dot] Ending Digraphs - select the correct digraph ending Root Words - root quiz Prefixes - quiz S or ES - choose correct spelling Suffixes - quiz Suffix practice - more practice on s/es and ed/ing [click on the red dot] Use the Wordmaker from Read-Write-Think - select an ending sound then make words with that ending sound. Word Families - create new words from word endings
Identify simple multiple-meaning words based on the appropriate meaning for the context. 2.1.7 h	Multiple Meaning Words - Write or tell two sentences for each word below. Be sure to use the word as a noun in one sentence and as a verb in the other sentence. Click on a word to check your answers. Homographs (multiple meaning words) - Two definitions are given for the same word. You have to guess which word is being described. (a Quia quiz) Multiple Meaning Practice Sheet #1 Multiple Meaning Practice Sheet #2 Multiple meaning Online Practice #1 Multiple meaning Online Practice #2 Teaching Materials - Multiple Meaning Words Bulletin Board \| Multiple Meaning Bulletin Board Word Cards #1 \| Multiple Meaning Bulletin Board Word Cards #2
Make predictions about text. 2.1.8 c	And Then... - Look at each picture, and then underline the sentence that tells what will probably happen next. (K-2) End the Story - Cut out the pictures on the bottom of the page. Decide which picture goes with each story. Paste the pictures on the page. Color the pictures. (K-2) Follow the Clues - a graphic organizer to help your students make predictions about a story (K-2 and 3-5 activities included) Making Predictions - Read the paragraph and make a prediction on what most likely will happen next. Making Predictions - Use the illustrations to predict text. Little Blue and Little Yellow - this lesson plan is designed to be used with the first of Leo Lionni’s picture books. Practice at predicting is one of the activities included. (K-2) Story Board - a graphic organizer to help your students make predictions about a story (K-2 and 3-5 activities included) Use Predictions to Help Kids Think Deeply about Books - Predicting involves more than trying to figure out what happens next. As kids find evidence to form hunches, they also ask questions, recall facts, reread, skim, infer, draw conclusions, and, ultimately, comprehend the text more fully. (K-2) Charting Predictions What Will Happen Next? - Look at each picture. Draw what you think will happen next (K-2)
Use illustrations to preview text. 2.1.8 d	What's My Job? - Select the right job to go along with the sentence. Making Predictions - Use the illustrations to predict text.
Create graphic organizers (e.g., KWL, webs, lists, story maps, and charts). 2.1.8 e	Graphic Organizers - from Enchanted Learning Graphic Organizers from Education Place Index of Graphic Organizers - from Inspiration Instructions on how to use Excel to create a graphic organizer
Predict and adjust outcomes during reading. 2.1.9 a.3
Recognize cause and effect. 2.1.9 b.4	Cause and Effect Book list - These books are great for studying cause and effect. Cause and Effect - Click the part of the sentence that identifies the cause.
Recognize the main idea in picture books and texts. 2.1.9 b.5	Get The Idea - [this page opens in a new window] read text to determine the main idea or essential message and identify relevant supporting details and facts (Author - Lois Davis) What's My Job? - Select the right job to go along with the sentence.
Use graphic organizers to aid in understanding material from informational texts. 2.1.10 d	Graphic Organizers - from Enchanted Learning Graphic Organizers from Education Place Index of Graphic Organizers - from Inspiration Instructions on how to use Excel to create a graphic organizer
Develop content specific vocabulary. 2.1.11 a	What's the Word - Build vocabulary by matching words with pictures. Crossword Puzzles for Young Children - [this page opens in a new window] Each week a new puzzle with Dolch words. Clues and hints included. Excellent first start for children learning to work crossword puzzles!
Use text features to locate information (e.g., charts, maps, and illustrations). 2.1.11 b
Understand the main idea in a visual message (e.g., pictures, cartoons, and posters). 2.1.13 b	Tell Your Own Neighborhood Story - Click on three pictures and then make your own story. What would happen first, next, and last?
Explore folk tales and fables. 2.1.13 c	Folk and Fairy Tales from Around the World - an index of folk tales from many countries
Identify characters, plot, and setting in print and print text. 2.1.13 d	Tale of Peter Rabbit – Click on What’s Going On and then answer questions about each picture.
Identify types of stories (e.g., folk tales, fables, and fairy tales). 2.1.13 f	Engaging Students in Read-Alouds Using Fractured Texas Tales- Students learn about fairy tales genre in this lesson.
Determine whether the events in the reading selection are real or fantasy. 2.1.13 g	Real or Make Believe - from Tina's world at Game Goo Real (non-fiction) or Fiction - Listen (or read) the selection and choose fiction or non-fiction.
Determine the problem in a story and discover its solution. 2.1.13 i	Title and Story Picture - Students read story then write a sentence and draw a pictures on this worksheet to determine problem in a story.
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Elements of Language
Use nouns appropriately (e.g., singular and plural, common and proper, and possessives). 2.3.1 a	Noun Dunk - Classify words as common nouns, proper nouns or not a noun. Score points for correct answers. Irregular Plurals - match the related words, singular to plural [concentration sytle game] Irregular Plurals - match related words, oes, os Power Proofreading - Choose 2nd grade then select; Ad for a Clubhouse Kit, TV Program Guide, Meet the Authors, Memo to the Staff, Nick's Mobile Parts, or any one of the mixed practice exercises. Plural Nouns - add s or es r-controlled Words 1 - Find the r-controlled words that match the pictures. r-controlled Words 2 - Find the r-controlled words that match the pictures.
Use verbs appropriately (e.g., past and present tense, agreement, action and linking, and irregular). 2.3.1 b	Correct Tense - type in the correct tense of the verb in the sentence Power Proofreading - Choose 2nd grade then select; Play-by-Play Sports, Moose on the Loose, On-the_Spot News, Mystery Hour, The Daddy Awards, Bubbles Toy Shop, Letter to Ross and Rosa, or any one of the mixed practice exercises. StarShip - Blast the Rocket - Listen to Star read out the present tense of a word. Then click on the correct spelling for the past tense of that word. Verb Endings - Drag and drop the verbs into the correct root columns
Use pronouns appropriately (e.g., pronoun case, subject and object agreement). 2.3.1 c	Power Proofreading - Choose 2nd grade then select; Cartoon Corner, or any one of the mixed practice exercises. Possessive Pronouns - Choose correct pronoun to complete sentence.
Use adjectives appropriately (e.g., descriptive, comparative, and superlative). 2.3.1 d	Regular Comparative and Superlative- select the correct answer
Capitalize the first word of a sentence, names, pronoun “I,” and proper nouns. 2.3.2 a	Power Proofreading - Choose 2nd grade then select; Talk of the Town, or any one of the mixed practice exercises.
Use correct punctuation at the end of declarative sentences, exclamatory sentences, and questions. 2.3.2 b	Power Proofreading - Choose 2nd grade then select; Our Forest Friends, On-the-Spot News, or any one of the mixed practice exercises.
Use commas correctly in a series of one-word items (e.g., apples, oranges, and pears). 2.3.2 c	Power Proofreading - Choose 2nd grade then select; Memo to Gabby Filman, Ms. Sharp on Tour, or any one of the mixed practice exercises.
Form contractions using apostrophes. 2.3.2 d	Contraction Practice - interactive contraction practice [click on a red dot] Contractions - type the contraction beside the two words Fly By Contraction Practice - find the correct airplane to match with the contraction Type the contraction - type contraction form of words
Spell words correctly as appropriate to grade level. 2.3.3 b	Alien Scavenger Hunt: Letter Bugs - Use the mouse to click on letters that make up the word you hear. From Game Goo (learning that sticks) Alien Scavenger Hunt: Space Trash - Use the mouse to click on letters that make up the word you hear. From Game Goo (learning that sticks) Fearless Frieda - Use the keyboard to spell the words Frieda says. Three letter words on level one, four letter words on level 2. - From Game Goo (learning that sticks) Fearless Frieda the Big Kahuna - Use the keyboard to spell the words Frieda says. Frieda starts with four letter words in this game. - From Game Goo (learning that sticks) Look, Cover & Spell - This spelling site has 30 pre-built lists of words, but you can create your own list. Double-click any word on the list and type a word appropriate for your grade level. Your student gets to see the word, then it is covered and they must type the correct spelling. Magnetic Nursery Rhymes - Put the poem back together again. Identify the words and drag them to recreate the nursery rhyme. Use this to practice spelling. SpellBound - child sees the word spelled correctly, then letters are mixed up and child must put them in order again Spell Check - TCAP format - select word that is spelled incorrectly Spell words - drag letters to create word Spelling - put the letters in order to create the word that is said aloud Spelling - click on the misspelled word and then correct it for different words and spelling activities check here
Spell basic short-vowel, long-vowel words and consonant blend patterns. 2.3.3 c	Beginning Consonant Digraphs - select the correct digraph Chick Stackers - Select your vowel to practice, thentry to stack five hens by clicking on words with the featured vowel in them Consonant Blends - find the blend that matches the picture Drag and Spell - Drag a vowel sound into the slot to spell the word correctly. Use the slow/fast slider to increase the challenge. Drag the vowels to finish the words before your time runs out. Ending consonant practice - for all letters [click on a red dot] Ending Digraphs - select the correct digraph ending Long and Short Vowel Match - match words by the vowel sounds that are the same Long Vowels Sounds e, u - Identify the long vowel sounds in each word. Long Vowels Sounds a, i, o - Identify the long vowel sounds in each word. Long Vowels - Show what you know about the different long vowel sounds. Long Vowel Words - Find the short and long vowel words that match the pictures. Magic Pencil - see, and hear, an animation of the following vowel phonemes; ow, oy, ar, deep u, air, or, aw, ir, ear, and schwa. Paw Park: Sassy Seals - Match beginning sounds - (from Game Goo - Learning That Sticks!) Poem Pack - Ten colorful, animated poems with voice over and activities. Each poem deals with a different long vowel sound. Print and Do - Make your own Scrapbook of words and collect a different page each week! Slither your way round Jake the snake or try your luck at Domino sounds and Silly sentences. Sandcastle Quiz - Build a sandcastle and get to know the common spelling patterns for the following vowels; ow/ou, oy/oi, ar/a/al, oo/u, air/are/ear, or/ore/oar/war, aw/au/augh/al, ir/ur/er, ear/eer/ere, or all phonemes. Short Vowel at Kids Lab [click on a red dot] Short A \| Short E \| Short I \| Short O \| Short U Short Vowel Practice - select correct spelling of word Short or Long Vowel Words - Find the words that match the pictures. Short Vowel Words - Find the short vowel words that match the pictures. Snap It - How well do you know your long vowel sounds? Your chance to beat the clock and collect the snaps. When you see a pair click Snap! But don't get Snap happy - if you get it wrong, you lose a point Vowel Digraphs - Identify the vowel digraph in each word. Vowel Practice - print worksheets to practice the following vowel phonemes; ow, oy, ar, deep u, air, or, aw, ir, ear, and schwa More Vowel Practice - activity sheets to print for your students to practice following vowel phonemes; ow, oy, ar, deep u, air, or, aw, ir, ear, and all phonemes.! Word Families - select the word family to practice and select the correct beginning consonant to match the pictures Write a Postcard - Help Salty Sam with his vowels. In the first sentence, click on the focus phonemes. When you have got them all right, the next sentence appears but this time there are gaps in the words. Drag the vowel phoneme with the correct spelling into the gap in the word.
Spell regular and irregular plurals correctly (e.g., boy/boys, child/children). 2.3.3 d	Irregular Plurals - match the related words, singular to plural [concentration style game] Irregular Plurals - match related words, oes, os Magnetic Nursery Rhymes - Put the poem back together again. Identify the words and drag them to recreate the nursery rhyme. Use this to practice spelling.
Arrange words in alphabetical order to the second letter. 2.3.3 f	ABC Order Practice - Put these words in alphabetical order. Find a Word - Drag and drop each word onto the correct dictionary page. Use the guide words to help you organize the words alphabetically. Looking Up a Word - drag each word into the right column in alphabetical order Magnetic Nursery Rhymes - Put the poem back together again. Identify the words and drag them to recreate the nursery rhyme. Use this to practice spelling.
Use appropriate language structure in oral and written communication (e.g., subject-verb agreement, correct pronoun choice, and logical/appropriate correct word order). 2.3.4 a	Build a Sentence - drag scrambled words to create a sentence Can you make sense of a sentence? - drag the words into the correct sentence order Parts of a Sentence - select naming part or telling part (subject/predicate) Sentence Clubhouse - Identify the type of sentence, then capitalize the sentence and put the end punctuation in place. Scrambled Sentences - drag the words in the correct order to create a sentence
Distinguish between complete and incomplete sentences. 2.3.4 b	Incomplete Sentences - a Skill Sheet
Combine simple sentences into compound sentences. 2.3.4 d