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2nd Grade Comprehensive/Balanced Literacy Curriculum
Index
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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:
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Curriculum Areas:
Arts
Language Arts/Writing
Math
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Reading/Literature
Science
Social Studies
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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