Grade 2 English Lessons Book: Contents
This is the full Firefly Ed Grade 2 English book: 3 terms, 9 chapters, 108 lessons, 3 term reviews and 3 reference pages. It follows the IB Primary Years Programme, and every lesson links to the national curriculum for England (Year 2) and the US Common Core (Grade 2).
For the adult: the lessons are worksheets. Open a chapter, choose a lesson and work on paper next to the screen. Printable PDFs are free to download after you subscribe.
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How to Use This Book: how the book is organised, the parts of each lesson and how to plan the year.
Start Here: Placement Check: a 20-minute check that shows where to start.
Term 1 | Level 1
Chapter 1: Growing and Changing
Theme: Who we are | Phonics focus: long and short vowels, vowel teams review
| Lesson | Title | Strand |
|---|---|---|
| 1.1 | A Book About Growing Up: Blurb and Contents | Reading |
| 1.2 | When I Was Little | Reading |
| 1.3 | Then and Now Sentences | Writing |
| 1.4 | Four Kinds of Sentences | Writing |
| 1.5 | Introduce a Friend | Oral |
| 1.6 | Tell Me About This Photo | Oral |
| 1.7 | Baby to Grandparent: Life in Pictures | Visual |
| 1.8 | Read a Height Chart | Visual |
| 1.9 | Long or Short? Vowel Sounds | Phonics |
| 1.10 | Vowel Teams Review: ai, ay, ee, ea, oa, ow, igh | Phonics |
| 1.11 | Tricky Words: door, floor, poor, find, kind, behind | Phonics |
| 1.12 | Chapter 1 Review | Review |
Chapter 2: Rules, Routines and Jobs
Theme: How we organize ourselves | Phonics focus: -dge and -ge, soft c and g, silent letters kn, gn, wr
| Lesson | Title | Strand |
|---|---|---|
| 2.1 | Read the Class Rules | Reading |
| 2.2 | A Day in the Life of a Baker | Reading |
| 2.3 | How to Brush Your Teeth | Writing |
| 2.4 | Write a Job Profile | Writing |
| 2.5 | Three-Step Instructions | Oral |
| 2.6 | Let’s Agree: A Family Job Rota | Oral |
| 2.7 | Read a Class Job Chart | Visual |
| 2.8 | Draw a Flow Chart | Visual |
| 2.9 | -dge and -ge | Phonics |
| 2.10 | c and g Before e, i and y | Phonics |
| 2.11 | Silent Letters: kn, gn, wr | Phonics |
| 2.12 | Chapter 2 Review | Review |
Chapter 3: Tales From Around the World
Theme: How we express ourselves | Phonics focus: -le, -el, -al, -il and -ey endings
| Lesson | Title | Strand |
|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | Read a Fable: The Lion and the Mouse | Reading |
| 3.2 | The Clever Hare: A Tale From India | Reading |
| 3.3 | Plan a Story: Beginning, Middle and End | Writing |
| 3.4 | Past Tense: Retell a Tale | Writing |
| 3.5 | Retell a Tale With Expression | Oral |
| 3.6 | Hot Seat: Speak as a Character | Oral |
| 3.7 | Read a Comic Strip | Visual |
| 3.8 | Picture the Setting | Visual |
| 3.9 | -le Endings | Phonics |
| 3.10 | -el, -al and -il Endings | Phonics |
| 3.11 | ey and y Endings, and Tricky Words | Phonics |
| 3.12 | Chapter 3 Review | Review |
Term 1 Review: a four-page review of Chapters 1 to 3.
Term 2 | Level 2
Chapter 4: Plants and Growing
Theme: How the world works | Phonics focus: adding -ing, -ed, -er and -est: drop the e, double the letter, y to i
| Lesson | Title | Strand |
|---|---|---|
| 4.1 | From Seed to Plant: Headings and a Glossary | Reading |
| 4.2 | Mia’s Sunflower Diary | Reading |
| 4.3 | Write a Plant Fact File | Writing |
| 4.4 | Explain Why: What Plants Need | Writing |
| 4.5 | Present a Plant Fact Talk | Oral |
| 4.6 | Plant Riddles: Describe and Guess | Oral |
| 4.7 | Read a Life Cycle Diagram | Visual |
| 4.8 | Draw a Labelled Plant Diagram | Visual |
| 4.9 | Adding Endings to Words Ending in e | Phonics |
| 4.10 | Doubling the Last Letter | Phonics |
| 4.11 | y to i, and Tricky Words | Phonics |
| 4.12 | Chapter 4 Review | Review |
Chapter 5: Homes Around the World
Theme: Where we are in place and time | Phonics focus: a as in ball and father, o as in mother, after w and qu
| Lesson | Title | Strand |
|---|---|---|
| 5.1 | Homes Around the World: Compare Two Texts | Reading |
| 5.2 | A Letter From a New Home | Reading |
| 5.3 | Write a Letter About My Home | Writing |
| 5.4 | Describe a Room Using My Senses | Writing |
| 5.5 | Would You Rather? Houseboat or Treehouse | Oral |
| 5.6 | Listen and Take Notes | Oral |
| 5.7 | Read a Floor Plan | Visual |
| 5.8 | Read a Map With a Key and a Compass | Visual |
| 5.9 | Two Sounds of a: ball and father | Phonics |
| 5.10 | o as in mother | Phonics |
| 5.11 | After w and qu: want, word, warm | Phonics |
| 5.12 | Chapter 5 Review | Review |
Chapter 6: Toys and Games Then and Now
Theme: Where we are in place and time | Phonics focus: s as in treasure, suffixes -ment, -ness, -ful, -less and -ly
| Lesson | Title | Strand |
|---|---|---|
| 6.1 | Toys Long Ago | Reading |
| 6.2 | Grandma’s Spinning Top | Reading |
| 6.3 | Then and Now: Write a Comparison | Writing |
| 6.4 | Write a Review of a Game | Writing |
| 6.5 | Teach a Game: Explain the Rules | Oral |
| 6.6 | Old Toys or New Toys? A Friendly Debate | Oral |
| 6.7 | Read a Timeline | Visual |
| 6.8 | Then and Now: Compare Two Pictures | Visual |
| 6.9 | s as in treasure, and Tricky Words | Phonics |
| 6.10 | Suffixes -ment and -ness | Phonics |
| 6.11 | Suffixes -ful, -less and -ly | Phonics |
| 6.12 | Chapter 6 Review | Review |
Term 2 Review: a four-page review of Chapters 4 to 6.
Term 3 | Level 3
Chapter 7: Day, Night and the Sky
Theme: How the world works | Phonics focus: contractions, apostrophes for owning, and -tion words
| Lesson | Title | Strand |
|---|---|---|
| 7.1 | Why Do We Have Day and Night? | Reading |
| 7.2 | Moon Poems: Similes and Sounds | Reading |
| 7.3 | Write an Explanation: How Shadows Change | Writing |
| 7.4 | Write a Night Sky Poem | Writing |
| 7.5 | Perform a Poem Together | Oral |
| 7.6 | Explain It: How and Why Questions | Oral |
| 7.7 | Read a Moon Chart | Visual |
| 7.8 | Star Patterns: Invent a Constellation | Visual |
| 7.9 | Contractions and Tricky Words | Phonics |
| 7.10 | Apostrophes for Owning | Phonics |
| 7.11 | -tion Words | Phonics |
| 7.12 | Chapter 7 Review | Review |
Chapter 8: Keeping Healthy
Theme: Who we are | Phonics focus: homophones, and the tricky words any, many, clothes, busy, people, water, again, half and money
| Lesson | Title | Strand |
|---|---|---|
| 8.1 | Eat Well: Text and Diagram | Reading |
| 8.2 | Sami’s Sports Day | Reading |
| 8.3 | Persuade Me: Play Outside | Writing |
| 8.4 | Write a Recipe for a Healthy Snack | Writing |
| 8.5 | Ask the Doctor: Questions to Clarify | Oral |
| 8.6 | Present a Healthy Habit | Oral |
| 8.7 | Read a Bar Chart: Our Favourite Fruits | Visual |
| 8.8 | What Does This Poster Want You to Do? | Visual |
| 8.9 | Homophones: there, their, they’re | Phonics |
| 8.10 | More Homophones | Phonics |
| 8.11 | Tricky Words: any, many, busy, people | Phonics |
| 8.12 | Chapter 8 Review | Review |
Chapter 9: Caring for Our Planet
Theme: Sharing the planet | Phonics focus: prefixes un-, re- and dis-, three-syllable words, and a review of the year’s tricky words
| Lesson | Title | Strand |
|---|---|---|
| 9.1 | Where Does Our Rubbish Go? | Reading |
| 9.2 | The Turtle and the Plastic Bag | Reading |
| 9.3 | Write a Letter to Save Our Park | Writing |
| 9.4 | Write a Report: An Animal in Danger | Writing |
| 9.5 | Make a Speech for Earth Day | Oral |
| 9.6 | Group Plan: Make Our Home Greener | Oral |
| 9.7 | Read an Infographic: Water We Use | Visual |
| 9.8 | Make an Infographic | Visual |
| 9.9 | Prefixes un-, re- and dis- | Phonics |
| 9.10 | Three-Syllable Words | Phonics |
| 9.11 | Tricky Words: Year Review | Phonics |
| 9.12 | Chapter 9 Review | Review |
Term 3 Review: End of Year: a four-page review of Chapters 7 to 9.
Reference Pages
Tricky Word List: all 62 tricky words in the book, with boxes to tick for reading and spelling.
Phonics Sound Chart: every sound, spelling rule and word pattern, with examples and lesson links.
My Progress Chart: tick each lesson and review as you finish it.
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