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English · Grade 2

Review and Extend Sound-Spelling Patterns

Grade 2 opens with a quick check of Steps 1–11 and then Step 12 of the PlayOwl sequence: r-controlled vowels (ar, or/ore, er/ir/ur), tch and dge after short vowels (match, badge), and soft c and soft g before e, i and y (city, giant). Children read and spell these patterns and read a decodable story, Marge and the Hedge.

  • 4 lessons
  • About 85 minutes
  • Step 12 check: 7 questions
  • Ways to answer: fill in the blanks, choose an answer, highlight a text, label a picture, put in order and sort into groups
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What learners will discover

  • Read and spell words with Steps 1–11 patterns: short and long vowels, digraphs, blends, vowel teams and endings.
  • Read and spell r-controlled vowels: ar (car), or and ore (fork, more), and er, ir, ur (her, bird, fur).
  • Read and spell tch and dge right after a short vowel (match, badge), and ch and ge elsewhere (lunch, cage).
  • Read soft c and soft g: c says /s/ and g often says /j/ before e, i or y (city, cent, gem, giant).

Lessons

  1. Quick review: Steps 1–11 4 steps2 practiceabout 18 min
  2. r-controlled vowels 5 steps2 practiceabout 22 min
  3. tch and dge 4 steps2 practiceabout 20 min
  4. Soft c and soft g 6 steps2 practiceabout 25 min
  5. Step 12 check 7 questions at the end

Keep exploring

Games to practice with

  • Memory LanternsFlip glowing lanterns to find pairs that belong together.
  • Word WorkshopBuild the word for each picture, one sound at a time.
  • Sentence TheatreYour words direct the show: change a word and the stage changes too.

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Guides for grown-ups