Unit Plan 1 (Grade 2 ELA): Launching Our Reading–Writing Community
Kick off second grade with joyful reading and writing routines! Build stamina, practice partner talk, and establish writer’s workshop habits while improving fluency, sentence skills, and revision confidence.
Focus: Routines, stamina, partner talk, writer’s workshop norms
Grade Level: 2
Subject Area: English Language Arts (Reading • Writing • Speaking/Listening • Language • Foundational Skills)
Total Unit Duration: 5 sessions (one week), 45–60 minutes per session
I. Introduction
Welcome to second grade readers and writers! This launch week builds a joyful, structured community with clear routines, reading stamina, partner talk moves, and writer’s workshop norms. Students practice choosing just-right books, reading with growing accuracy and expression, and sharing ideas respectfully. Writers learn how we plan → draft → revise with teacher/peer feedback. By Friday, the class will have common expectations, personal goals, and first samples of reading and writing work.
II. Objectives and Standards
Learning Objectives — Students will be able to…
- Follow core reading routines (book choice, stamina, independent/partner reading) and demonstrate grade-appropriate comprehension behaviors (RL.2.10).
- Use the writing process with adult guidance and support: plan a small piece, draft, and try at least one revision for clarity (W.2.5).
- Participate in partner and small-group conversations by listening, taking turns, asking/answering questions, and staying on topic (SL.2.1).
- Read familiar texts with accuracy, appropriate rate, and expression during short fluency practice (RF.2.4).
- Speak and write in complete sentences; use and identify simple nouns/verbs/adjectives/adverbs in context (L.2.1).
Standards Alignment — CCSS Grade 2
- RL.2.10, W.2.5, SL.2.1, RF.2.4, L.2.1
Success Criteria — student language
- I can choose a just-right book and read quietly for growing minutes.
- I can talk with a partner by listening, taking turns, and asking a question.
- I can start a piece of writing and revise one part to make it clearer.
- I can read a familiar passage smoothly and use my voice to show meaning.
- I can use complete sentences when I speak and write.