2nd Grade Comprehensive/Balanced Literacy Curriculum Index

 

This index contains links to ideas and strategies to integrate literacy instruction through all areas of the curricular content for the indicated grade. It is always under construction. Items are tied to specific Utah State Core Curriculum components for that grade. Clearly, to provide ideas and strategies for any grade's entire curriculum would be nearly impossible. Therefore, what is contained in the linked web pages, is a list of ideas for a cross section of the curriculum. The teacher or teacher candidate using this web site should view the information as such and realize that they can be adapted to fit any of the particular curricular components. This document will be dynamic--new ideas will be added as subsequent classes complete assignments to create these curriculum helps. The classes contributing to this site to date are:

Curriculum Areas:

Arts

Language Arts/Writing

Math

Reading/Literature

Science

Social Studies

Arts

a.Strategies for Assessing Background Knowledge

1. General Interest Inventory

2. Interest Inventory for Music

b. Vocabulary Elements

1. Student dictionary

2. Word Wall

3. Spelling Words

c. Textbook Evaluations

d. Literature Helps

1. Leveled Book List

2. Book Report Ideas

e. Enhancing the Environment

1. Combined Environemental Print and Bulletin Board

2. Other Useful Environmental Print

3. Interactive Bulletin Boards

f. Literacy Lesson Strategies

1. Decoding Strategies

2. Fluency Strategies

3. Comprehension Strategies

g. Authentic and Meaningful Writing Assignments

h. Centers

Music Center

i. Venues for Students to Share their Work

PaintBrush & Easel Venue

j. Technology Resources/Uses

k. Manipulatives and other materials for Enhancing Literacy

l. Authentic Assessments

Students contributing to this section of the site are: Alicia Alder, Stephanie Eves, Stacie Stilson

Language Arts/Writing

a.Strategies for Assessing Background Knowledge

1. General Interest Inventory

2. Making Words Inventory

b. Vocabulary Elements

1. Student dictionary

2. Word Wall

3. Spelling Words

c. Textbook Evaluations

d. Literature Helps

1. Leveled Book List

2. Book Report Ideas

e. Enhancing the Environment

1. Useful Environmental Print

2. Interactive Bulletin Boards

f. Literacy Lesson Strategies

1. Decoding Strategies

2. Fluency Strategies

3. Comprehension Strategies

g. Authentic and Meaningful Writing Assignments

h. Centers

Food Pyramid Center

i. Venues for Students to Share their Work

Venue 1

j. Technology Resources/Uses

1. 2 ideas

k. Manipulatives and other materials for Enhancing Literacy

l. Authentic Assessments

2 ideas

Students contributing to this section of the site are: Jennifer, Baird, Tamara Haight, Erica Neeleman, Jennifer Ballantyne, Megan Katris-Hill

Math

a.Strategies for Assessing Background Knowledge

1. General Math Interset Inventory

2. Inventory of Specific Topic Knowledge

b. Vocabulary Elements

1. Math Dictionary Notebook

2. Word Wall

3. Spelling Words

c. Textbook Evaluations

d. Literature Helps

1. Leveled Book List

2. Book Report Ideas

2 ideas

2 more ideas

e. Enhancing the Environment

1. Useful Environmental Print

2. Interactive Bulletin Boards

Idea #1

f. Literacy Lesson Strategies

1. Decoding Strategies

2. Fluency Strategies

3. Comprehension Strategies

g. Authentic and Meaningful Writing Assignments

h. Centers

#1

i. Venues for Students to Share their Work

#1

j. Technology Resources/Uses

k. Manipulatives and other materials for Enhancing Literacy

Math Manipulative Ideas

More Manipulative Ideas

l. Authentic Assessments

Math Jeopardy

Pack For Trip

Students contributing to this section of the site are: McKenna Clark, Michelle Farmer, Karrie Smith

Reading/Literature

a.Strategies for Assessing Background Knowledge

1. General Interest Inventory

2. Making Words Inventory

b. Vocabulary Elements

1. Student dictionary

2. Word Wall

3. Spelling Words

c. Textbook Evaluations

d. Literature Helps

1. Leveled Book List

2. Book Report Ideas

e. Enhancing the Environment

1. Useful Environmental Print

2. Interactive Bulletin Boards

f. Literacy Lesson Strategies

1. Decoding Strategies

2. Fluency Strategies

3. Comprehension Strategies

g. Authentic and Meaningful Writing Assignments

h. Centers

Food Pyramid Center

i. Venues for Students to Share their Work

Venue 1

j. Technology Resources/Uses

2 ideas

k. Manipulatives and other materials for Enhancing Literacy

l. Authentic Assessments

2 ideas

Students contributing to this section of the site are: Jennifer, Baird, Tamara Haight, Erica Neeleman, Jennifer Ballantyne, Megan Katris-Hill

Science

a.Strategies for Assessing Background Knowledge

1. General Interest Inventory

2. Weather Questions

b. Vocabulary Elements

1. Student dictionary

2. Word Wall

3. Spelling Words

c. Textbook Evaluations

d. Literature Helps

1. Leveled Book List

2. Book Report Idea

e. Enhancing the Environment

1. Useful Environmental Print

2. Interactive Bulletin Boards

3. Combined Bulletin Board and Environmental Print regarding Weather

f. Literacy Lesson Strategies

1. Decoding Strategies

2. Fluency Strategies

3. Comprehension Strategies

a. Inferencing/Predicting

b. Generating and Answering Questions

c. Summarizing

d. Visualizing

g. Authentic and Meaningful Writing Assignments

h. Centers

Condensation Center

i. Venues for Students to Share their Work

j. Technology Resources

k. Manipulatives and other materials for Enhancing Literacy

l. Authentic Assessments

Students contributing to this section of the site are: Amber Fish, Debra Neslen, Shantel Stout

Social Studies

a.Strategies for Assessing Background Knowledge

1. General Social Studies Interest Inventory

2. Interest Inventory for Countries and Cultures

b. Vocabulary Elements

1. Student dictionary

2. Word Wall

3. Spelling Words

c. Textbook Evaluations

d. Literature Helps

1. Leveled Book List

2. Book Report Ideas

Idea #1 - Brochure

e. Enhancing the Environment

1. Useful Environmental Print

2. Interactive Bulletin Boards

#1

f. Literacy Lesson Strategies

1. Decoding Strategies

a. Another Decoding Strategy

2. Fluency Strategies

3. Comprehension Strategies

4. More Comprehension Strategies

g. Authentic and Meaningful Writing Assignments

More writing assignments

h. Centers

i. Venues for Students to Share their Work

j. Technology Resources

k. Manipulatives and other materials for Enhancing Literacy

l. Authentic Assessments

Students contributing to this section of the site are: Samantha Brooks, Natalie Miller, Stefanie Silva