Ontario Grade 2 Language - FULL YEAR BUNDLE - NEW 2023 Curriculum

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FULL YEAR BUNDLE - Teaching made easy! This NO PREP bundle includes everything you need to teach the NEW 2023 Grade 2 Language Curriculum.

Grade 2 - New Ontario 2023 Language Curriculum – Foundations of Language Strand. This resource covers all expectations and learning goals in the Grade 2, 2023 Ontario Language Curriculum – Foundations of Language Strand.

There are 463 activity sheets that align perfectly to cover all expectations in the NEW Ontario 2023 Language Curriculum. Included are 30 weeks of activities that cover the curriculum strategically, allowing teachers to use spiral teaching to ensure they are covering the entire curriculum.

With the focus of the new curriculum on explicit teaching of vocabulary and Science of Reading methods, we have created 30 word lists for students to study. Your students will work with a different vowel sound each week as well as focus on a specific phoneme.

Included in this unit are the overall expectations:

B1: Oral and Non-Verbal Communication – over 10 activities/assignments to cover all specific expectations

B2: Language Foundations for Reading and Writing – included in the weekly activities, students will perform word work to improve their spelling, reading strategies, fluency, and vocabulary.

B3: Language Conventions for Reading and Writing – included in the weekly activities, students will learn about parts of speech, grammar, capitalization and punctuation.

We have also covered Strand A in Language - Literacy Connections and Applications. We have included curriculum connections for all our activities, so you can see exactly what you will be covering by completing each activity. We know this will help when writing report cards!

In addition, we have included a full-year long range plan that outlines what concepts from the curriculum you will be teaching each week, and what prefixes/suffixes/letter blends will be covered.

Some of the concepts covered:

Base Words
Common Suffixes (e.g., -ing, -ed, -er)
Common Prefixes (e.g., un-, re-, dis-)
Position-based Tendencies (e.g., I before E, Q and then U)
Bossy E (Magic E) Concept
Soft and Hard Sounds – C and G
Different Letter Sound: Y as a Vowel or Consonant
Decoding Monosyllabic Words
Word Families & Rhyming Words
Decoding Strategy: Using Context
Commonly Misspelled Words
Reading Accuracy: Words & Sentences
Pacing in Paragraph Reading & Reading Punctuation
Strategies for Expressive Reading Aloud
Types of Sentences - Interrogative, Imperative, Declarative, and Exclamatory
Using Different Punctuation
Parts of Speech Overview (e.g., Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives, Prepositions)
Personal Pronouns: Usage and Examples
Compound Sentences & Conjunctions (FANBOYS)
Capitalization Rules (e.g., Start of a Sentence, Proper Nouns)
Punctuation Rules (e.g., Apostrophes, Commas in Lists, Quotation Marks)
Fluency Readings – One For Each Week To Practice Reading Vocabulary Words
Fun Weekly Word Work – Wordsearch, Crossword, Coding, Hidden Word, Sudokus
Oral Communication – Simon Says, Story Recap, Active Listening Circles, Topic Jar
Oral Communication – Charades, Facial Expression Circle, Expression Says
Oral Communication – Vocabulary Relay, Grammar Police, Descriptive Storytelling
Weekly quizzes (30 different assessments)
Answer pages for all activities

Grade 2 - New Ontario 2023 Language Curriculum – Composition: Expressing Ideas and Creating Texts Strand. This resource covers all expectations and learning goals in the Grade 2, 2023 Ontario Language Curriculum – Composition: Expressing Ideas and Creating Texts Strand.

There are 318 activity sheets that are aligned to cover all expectations in the NEW Ontario 2023 Language Curriculum. Included are 10 blocks of content, each covering a different text form. Within each block, the overall and specific expectations are met.

This is a language program developed by a language teacher. We have included exemplars for students to formulate success criteria so they can improve their writing quality. Moreover, we’ve chunked the progressions involved with producing quality writing to ensure all students can progress.

Included in this unit are the overall expectations:

D1. Developing Ideas and Organizing Content: hands-on activities, group work, and many independent work opportunities to develop these skills

D2. Creating Texts – 13 different assignments with planning pages included to scaffold student learning

D3. Publishing, Presenting, and Reflecting – group work revision activities, success criteria, and rubrics as well as opportunities for students to present and reflect on their work.

In addition, we have included a full-year long range plan that outlines what concepts from the curriculum you will be teaching each week.

Some of the concepts covered:

Types of text forms – when to use each one (narratives, letters/emails, procedural writing, reports, etc.)
Experiment – writing with planning time versus writing without planning time (no brainstorming)
Personal voice in writing
How to write descriptive sentences
How to write a paragraph – topic sentence (hook), body, conclusion
Formal versus informal letter writing – voice in our writing
Purpose and audience in letter writing – effect on our voice
Writing personal narratives
Setting and character development
Narratives with a beginning, middle, and ending
Publishing personal narratives
Analyzing quality stories – building success criteria
Activity – Story Swap Revision Party
Opinion writing – being persuasive
Fact or fiction – which is more persuasive?
Researching – finding facts to support our opinion
Procedural writing – instructions
Writing instructions for simple tasks
Sequencing the order of instructions
Writing and publishing instructions
Report writing – a quick guide
Activity – Idea Factory
Writing reports – using the facts provided to organize a report
How to research effectively
Activity – Online Treasure Hunt
Types of poems – Haiku, Limerick, Rhyming, and Acrostic Poetry
Illustrating a poetry children’s book
Writing book reviews
Summarizing books for our book reviews
Printing practice: 16-page package
Answer pages for all activities

Grade 2 - New Ontario 2023 Language Curriculum – Reading Comprehension Strand. This resource covers all expectations and learning goals in the Grade 2, 2023 Ontario Language Curriculum – Reading Comprehension Strand.

There are 254 activity sheets that align to cover all expectations in the NEW Ontario 2023 Language Curriculum. These activities can be used on their own, or to compliment the Composition Strand. Students will learn each of the expectations as they progress through the different text forms that follow the same pattern as the Composition unit.

We’ve included a variety of activities, including independent reading responses, group activities, assignments, experiments, and hands-on activities to keep your students engaged.

Included in this unit are the overall expectations:

C1. Knowledge about Texts – taught using 10 different text forms, including letters, procedural writing, and reports.

C2. Comprehension Strategies – we’ve included a stand-alone independent reading comprehension package (BINGO and other responses), and these strategies are taught throughout the 254-page unit.

C3. Critical Thinking in Literacy – taught throughout the resource (biases, inferences, literary devices, etc.)

In addition, we have included a full-year long range plan that outlines what concepts from the curriculum you will be teaching each week/block.

Some of the concepts covered:

What is reading comprehension?
Before reading: comprehension strategies – activating prior knowledge and reasons for reading
During reading: comprehension strategies – questioning, making connections, inferences, predictions, visualizing
After reading: comprehension strategies – summarizing, making inferences, visualizing
Letter writing – emails, formal and informal letters, writing with voice
Cohesive ties – using linking words (conjunctions, pronouns, and transition words) in letter writing
Narratives – use of literary devices: similes and consonance
Perspective in narratives – first-person and third-person
Narratives – sequencing multiple plots in a story and explaining cause and effect
Indigenous storytelling – learning about different symbols, languages, and values
Cross-curricular connections – science and social studies (water, growth of animals, changing families, etc.)
Persuasive writing – using critical thinking skills to determine bias
Using facts or opinions in persuasive writing
Finding implicit and explicit evidence in persuasive texts
Making inferences about persuasive texts
What is procedural writing?
Text features and text patterns of procedural writing – instruction booklets, how-to-guides
Sequencing the steps in a how-to-guide
Using graphics to enhance procedural texts
Indigenous connection: how-to-guides for drawing Totem Poles, Igloos
Text features in reports – index, glossary, timelines, headings, table of contents, charts, icons, etc.
Reports on diversity, inclusion, and accessibility
Use of infographics, timelines, maps, diagrams, and pictures in reports
Literary devices used in poetry – similes and consonance
Assignment – examining poems written by Indigenous authors
Reading different styles (voices) in book reviews
Text features in comics, infographics, memes, and maps
How images, graphics, and visuals contribute to biographies
Text features in biographies – using a table of contents, icons, and indexes to understand a biography
Biographies – Albert Einstein, Terry Fox, Margaret Atwood, Stephen Hawking: Table of Contents, Glossary
Answer pages for all activities

This is a comprehensive bundle that will save you hours of planning! It has everything you need to feel confident that you are covering the NEW Ontario Language curriculum.