Grade 2: Language Arts

**Note: Read the Implementation Dates CAREFULLY. DRAFT Curriculum is also included alongside currently implemented curriculum.

Outlines what Alberta teachers are required to teach. Introductory material frames the outcomes.

ELA Implementation guides and Illustrative Examples include sample learning activities and strategies by grade. A great place to start.

LearnAlberta: Quality digital resources accessible to all Alberta students, parents and schools. U of L login provided in PS 1.

300+ animated, talking picture books and 40+ chapter books (some French and Spanish titles). Includes puzzles, games, and resources for teachers.

*Create Your Own one-year Account with Access Code on CurrLab password sheet. Vancouver based advocate for critical thinking and inquiry. Several guides and resources are alsofree on their site.

Sample rubrics and performance tasks (Search by Grade and Subject). Sign in with Microsoft (your Uleth credentials).

Fiction and non-fiction ebooks to share with your students. Access with currlab user name and password.

Comprehensive literacy program with read-aloud teaching plans, guided reading plans, assessment resources and more.

Great source to help you choose books for class read-alouds, novel studies, or student recommendations. Search by theme, grade level etc. (K-12)

Interactive eBooks, literacy games, multi-topic videos, nursery rhymes, and songs (K-2).

Lesson material organized by grade and subject. Find materials you can reuse and adapt.

Engaging digital magazines, organized by approximate readability. Include lesson support.

Rich resource for ELA strategies, lesson plans, PD etc. U.S. based but highly recommended.

Curated collection of interactive Web Links that align with AB Education Outcomes.

Films about Canadian issues. English and French content. Education Tab has teacher supports (K-12)

Printed list is also at Curr Lab Reference Desk.
Eagle Feather - An Honour by Ferguson Plain
A Prairie Boy's Summer by William Kurelek
Grand-Pré : Heart of Acadie by A. J. B. Johnston

Professional Learning, Booklists and other supports. Created by Currlab.

In connection with AB Ed. projects Guiding Voices: A Curriculum Development Tool… and Walking Together.