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Short Stories to Improve Reading

Click the buttons below to download our the Curriculum Map for Short Stories to Improve Grade 2 Reading Skills. There are two versions of the map. The outline and map are also both viewable on this page.

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Your independent reader will enjoy the stories and activities while extending literacy skills.

  • Each story uses Canadian content for all stories and activities.

  • Offers reading experiences in a variety of genres: fiction, non-fiction

  • Provides a variety of activities that are based on skills in the Canadian curriculum.

  • Extends the stories with real life applications.

Each includes a one page story, and three worksheets.

  • Part A: Word Power

  • Part B: Understanding the Story

  • Part C: Using Your Ideas

Story One: Our Country Canada

  • Skills:

    • Using Context Clues

    • Following Directions

    • Alphabetical Order

    • Subject/Verb Agreement

Story Two: The Canadian Moose

  • Skills:

    • Following Directions

    • Classifying Details

    • Spelling

    • Kinds of Nouns

Story Three: Sugar From the Trees 

  • Skills:

    • Following Directions

    • Sequential Ordering

    • Consonant Digraphs

Story Four: Swimming Home – Salmon

  • Skills:

    • Following Directions

    • Classifying Details

    • Consonant Blends

Story Five: Life in the Pack

  • Skills:

    • Following Directions

    • Recalling Details

    • Long/Short Vowels

    • Syllabication

Story Six: Our Canadian Flag

  • Skills:

    • Following Directions

    • Brainstorming

    • Rhyming

    • Vowel Digraphs

    • Consonant Digraphs

Story Seven: Pumpkins! Pumpkins!

  • Skills:

    • Sequential Ordering

    • Following Directions

    • Word Meanings

    • Subject/Verb Agreement

Story Eight: Saving Our Water

  • Skills:

    • Context Clues

    • Following Written Directions

    • Recalling Information

    • Classifying Information

    • Recognizing Common Nouns

Story Nine: The Northern Lights

  • Skills:

    • Following Directions

    • Ordering Words to Make Sentences

    • Recognizing Proper Nouns

Story Ten: Groundhog Day

  • Skills:

    • Following Directions

    • Recalling Details

    • Word Meanings

    • Double Vowels

Story Eleven: Canadian Money

  • Skills:

    • Using Context Clues

    • Following Directions

    • Word Meanings

    • Syllabication

Story Twelve: Fun in Canada (fun things in every season)

  • Skills:

    • Classifying Sentences

    • Following Directions

    • Spelling

Story Thirteen: The RCMP and the Musical Ride

  • Skills:

    • Classifying Sentences

    • Following Directions

    • Spelling

    • Word Meanings

    • Plural Nouns

    • Kinds of Nouns

 

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