AlbertaGrade 2
AB Grade 2 English Curriculum
Lessons and practice for every Grade 2 English topic. Aligned to what Alberta schools teach. Help your child build strong reading, writing, and communication skills.
AB Grade 2 English Curriculum | StudyPugHelp
LO_ID | Learning Outcome-Skills & Procedures | StudyPug Topic |
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ELA.2.A1.1 | Social communication and learning community establishment: Listen to and build on the ideas and opinions of others by expressing and expanding own ideas |
ELA.2.A1.2 | Active listening and non-verbal communication: Use non-verbal cues to demonstrate listening to others during partner small or large group activities |
ELA.2.A1.3 | Interactive communication and discussion skills: Experiment with language to initiate and maintain extended conversations/discussions with others and ask for clarification when unsure of what was heard |
ELA.2.D1.1 | Cultural protocols and respectful communication: Adjust communication style (formal or informal) to share ideas for different audiences such as Elder friend teacher or parent |
ELA.2.A2.2 | Phonics foundations and letter recognition: Use upper and lowercase letters appropriately in writing words using appropriate formation size orientation placement and spacing |
ELA.2.B2.3 | Prediction strategies and text engagement: Use prior knowledge to make predictions about a new text continue to make predictions about what might happen next and confirm predictions while engaging in text |
ELA.2.A2.1 | Phoneme identification and sound manipulation: Consolidate knowledge of phonemes identify and manipulate medial vowel sounds blend and segment sounds in more complex words |
ELA.2.A1.4 | Inquiry-based learning and response formulation: Ask specific questions to expand personal knowledge and respond to questions to clarify/extend understandings |
ELA.2.C3.3 | Proper noun identification and capitalization: Use a capital letter when writing names the pronoun I familiar proper nouns and at the beginning of sentences |
ELA.2.C1.1 | Narrative writing and personal expression: Generate and contribute ideas to a topic based on personal experience background knowledge and prior learning |
ELA.2.A2.4 | Morphological awareness and spelling strategies: Understand and use small meaningful parts of a word (morphemes) in reading and writing to determine word meaning and spelling accuracy |
ELA.2.C2.2 | Sentence construction and grammar basics: Produce simple and compound sentences use connecting words experiment with sentences that start in different ways |
ELA.2.B2.6 | Story comprehension and sequencing skills: Recall information from texts and select important information to demonstrate new understanding |
ELA.2.B3.3 | Literary analysis and character comprehension: Recognize others can have different viewpoints based on the same experience |
ELA.2.B2.2 | Visual literacy and text feature comprehension: Use images photographs and other text features from multimodal forms of fiction and nonfiction to construct meaning |
ELA.2.C1.2 | Information literacy and source evaluation: Discuss new information gathered from more than one relevant source including modelled and mentor text and personal experiences |
ELA.2.C3.4 | Basic sentence structure and end punctuation: Know and use some punctuation conventions such as periods exclamation marks question marks and apostrophes to communicate meaning clearly for others |
ELA.2.B3.2 | Critical thinking and text evaluation: Recognize and decide whether ideas sources and/or characters should or should not be trusted with guidance |
ELA.2.A2.5 | Phonological patterns and creative expression: Understand and use a range of vocabulary including some academic specific language in reading and writing across subject areas |
ELA.2.C2.1 | Text organization and logical sequencing: Recognize and experiment with organizational patterns group related ideas and details together in a logical sequence to match the text form chosen |
ELA.2.C2.5 | Writing process and text improvement: Notice when writing does not make sense and understand that writers can reorganize their ideas by adding or removing text in response to feedback to improve clarity |
ELA.2.C3.1 | Technology integration and text creation: Form letters/words with accurate formation size placement and spacing to ensure legibility use word processing to create text and images |
ELA.2.A2.3 | Basic phonics patterns and decoding: Consolidate knowledge of letters and sounds to recognize decode/encode mono- and multi-syllabic words in isolation and in various texts with increasing accuracy |
ELA.2.D1.3 | Public speaking and audience engagement: Present ideas and information in an organized logical sequence to an audience |
ELA.2.D1.2 | Multimodal communication and creativity: Choose artifacts to enhance message use visual aids/digital tools to share ideas |
ELA.2.D2.2 | Metacognitive awareness and learning evaluation: Use tools such as a simple rubric or checklist journal or traffic light system to self-assess own understanding/learning |
ELA.2.A2.6 | Automatic word recognition and reading fluency: Recognize high frequency words quickly and accurately notice and use punctuation to demonstrate appropriate phrasing pausing intonation and rate to support comprehension |
ELA.2.B3.4 | Critical thinking and text analysis: Express a personal response by sharing an opinion about text and give reasons use text evidence with guidance |
ELA.2.A1.5 | Advanced grammar and sentence variety: Use complex sentences with attention to new vocabulary and grammar to expand and communicate thoughts and ideas |
ELA.2.B2.7 | Subject-specific vocabulary acquisition: Acquire understand and use topic and subject specific vocabulary to communicate new understandings |
ELA.2.A1.6 | Personal expression and writing identity: Contribute their voice in different contexts conveying a sense of having something meaningful to say |
ELA.2.B2.4 | Connection strategies and meaning construction: Make connections to texts by drawing on personal experiences knowledge of topics and the world to construct meaning |
ELA.2.C1.3 | Pre-writing strategies and idea development: Use strategies such as brainstorming listing asking questions word webbing story boards and drawings to plan for text creation |
ELA.2.B3.1 | Cultural awareness and inclusive literature: Recognize when they see themselves and others represented in texts and when they do not |
ELA.2.D2.3 | Collaborative learning and improvement: Listen to timely and specific feedback on how to improve a skill or task reflect on learning and think about next steps with guidance |
ELA.2.C1.5 | Technology integration and communication: Create short multimodal texts such as oral storytelling posters and charts written stories or informational reports and videos use digital tools to draft ideas effectively and creatively with support |
ELA.2.B1.3 | Independent reading and personal preferences: Select a variety of multimodal texts based on interests curiosities and learning new information to build background knowledge |
ELA.2.C3.2 | Advanced phonics patterns and spelling rules: Use knowledge of letter sounds word parts (morphemes) and sound/word wall to spell familiar and unfamiliar words use digital spell check |
ELA.2.D2.4 | Self-directed learning and goal setting: Set specific learning goals related to listening speaking reading writing viewing or representing with guidance |
ELA.2.B1.1 | Independent reading and sustained attention: Activate prior knowledge including knowledge gained from field trips experts Elders texts and diverse experiences to understand new topics |
ELA.2.B2.1 | Literary comprehension and story analysis: Recognize ideas or information can be represented using different forms/genres and structures of oral literary and informational text |
ELA.2.C2.3 | Vocabulary expansion and descriptive writing: Use specific word choice such as precise nouns adjectives and verbs in text creation to enhance meaning for the audience |
ELA.2.B2.5 | Comprehension strategies and problem-solving: Use strategies to confirm understanding such as visualizing rereading/relistening reading on and asking questions |
ELA.2.C1.4 | Communication formats and audience awareness: Experiment with different types of writing including narrative informational descriptive and persuasive and genres to inform text creation for different purposes and audiences |
ELA.2.B1.2 | Text discussion and collaborative learning: Formulate basic questions about personal interests to guide group investigations |
ELA.2.D2.1 | Metacognitive reading and problem-solving: Develop self-monitoring skills and adjust their approach begin to think aloud wondering How can I figure this out What do I already know |
ELA.2.C2.4 | Imaginative writing and narrative development: Demonstrate personal voice in texts using descriptive words print elements and expressive drawings to communicate thoughts feelings and opinions about a topic with others |
ELA.2.D2.5 | Progress reflection and achievement recognition: Monitor and track progress with guidance and reflect on accomplishments of new learning |
ELA.2.B1.4 | Reading motivation and continued learning: Examine gathered information to decide what information to share or omit |
ELA.2.C3.5 | Text finalization and presentation: Develop final text and understand the purpose and effect of different modes of communication with guidance integrate more than one mode text images sound or video to communicate message for a specific purpose and audience |