GRAMMAR SYLLABUS
This is the Grammar Section. Welcome!
Grammar at this stage is still learned inductively. Structures are always part of communicative activities which have meaning and interest to the children, but some rules will be presented in a formal way.
SECOND GRADE – AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER
GRAMMAR
STEP UP GRAMMAR:
Objectives – To speak, read, and write all the structures in dictation and by themselves
Where’s (name)? (name) is in the (school room).
Is there a (school room) in your school? Yes, there is.No, there isn’t.
Present continuous: am, is, are verb/ing
What is (name) doing? He(she) is ___ ing.
- Present simple
What do you (they) do on Fridays?
I, we (they) exercise in the playground.
What do you have on Mondays?
I (we) have art on Mondays. I like (don’t like) art.
What do they have on Tuesdays?
They have_________.
What’s for lunch? (Spaghetti.)
Like/don’t like
Do you like (spaghetti.)Yes, I do.I love it.
No, I don’t. I hate (spaghetti.)
Who’s (eating)? (Name)(is eating).
-Imperatives
Wash your hands.Put (__on the __) Make ___. Bake __. Eat __.
Please, don’t (run in the library.) Sorry.
Don’t (shout in the classroom)
MEGA FLASH- Unit 1
Objectives – To speak, read, and write all the structures in dictation and by themselves
To introduce and identify nouns as person, animal, place or thing using examples.
To introduce examples of common and proper nouns.
To identify different types of nouns.
To identify and practice using common nouns.
To identify and practice using proper nouns.
To practice days of the week and months of the year.
To write regular plural nouns.
To pronounce and write regular plural nouns that end in -es.
To recognize and spell irregular plural nouns.
To review common and proper nouns.
To review regular and irregular plural nouns.
GRAMMAR
A noun is a naming word.
It names a person, animal, place or thing.
Nouns that don’t begin with a capital letter are common nouns.
Proper nouns name a specific person, animal, place or thing.
(Discriminate common and proper nouns)
Singular means one.
Plural means more than one.
Most nouns form their plurals by adding -s or -es. They are regular plurals.
Some nouns have irregular plurals.
Man-men, woman-women, foot-feet, person-people, tooth-teeth, child-children, mice-mouse
(Regular and irregular plurals)
Key vocabulary:
Noun, word, person, animal, place, thing, bench, bus stop, fire station, fountain, police officer, police station, street, common noun, proper noun, book, bus driver, duck, firefighter, flag, feed, give, take, bring, week, weekend, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, month, January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December, singular, plural, regular, irregular.
SECOND GRADE – OCTOBER
GRAMMAR
Step Up: Present simple: go/goes, don’t/doesn’t go (What time do/does…? Do you …? Does he/she …? What do/does…?) Imperatives Adjectives: my, his, her What time is it?
MEGA FLASH (pages 18 to 47)
Objective – To speak, read, and write all the structures in dictation and by themselves
GRAMMAR, WRITING and CONVERSATION
Unit 2 Indefinite articles- Use of a/an
Subject Pronouns- Use of I, you, he, she, it, we, you, they
Use of Capital Letters and Periods
(Writing)Days of the Week (Writing) Months of the year (Writing) Review
Unit 3
Present tense, To be, affirmative and negative forms
Demonstrative Pronouns This/that These/those
November
GRAMMAR
Objective – To speak, read, and write all the structures in dictation and by
themselves
Step Up Grammar:
Present simple: have/has don’t/doesn’t have (Does he…? What does he …?)
Present continuous: I’m wearing…
Possessive ‘s
Can: Can I have? Whose…?
MEGA FLASH – UNIT 3 – Unit 4 (pages 49 to 52)
To practice the verb be in the negative form
To practice the verb be in singular and plural forms with adjectives
To practice the negative form of the verb be with adjectives
To practice the verb be in the affirmative and negative with adjectives
To introduce and practice using Who? To ask about a person
To practice using demonstrative pronouns to talk about singular and plural nouns
To practice using demonstrative pronouns with the question word Who?
To practice using pronouns and the verb be in contraction form
To ask questions with the verb be
To practice the verb be in question form
To practice There is and There are
KEY VOCABULARY
Negative, funny, uncle, cousins, aunt, baby brother, spring, summer, winter, fall,
music room, guitar, drum, lunchroom, computer room, principal, art room, science
room.
December- January
GRAMMAR
Objective – To speak, read, and write all the structures in dictation and by
themselves
Step Up Grammar:
Present continuous: I’m wearing…(Does he…? What does he …?)
Can/can’t (Can…? What…?)
Present simple eat/eats (Does it …?, What…? Where…?)
Adjectives: big, small, tall, short, real, make-believe
Megaflash plus – Unit 4
Objectives
To ask questions with the verb be
To practice the verb be in question form
To practice There is and There are
To practice asking questions using How many?
To practice making negative sentences with the word not
To practice making questions and negative sentences with There is and There are
To practice making questions with There is and There are
To practice writing negative statements and making questions
To practice negative contractions
To practice negative statements and contractions
To learn and practice prepositions of place
To review questions and prepositions
To review negative contractions
To review verb be questions, there is/there are, contractions, and prepositions of location.
February
GRAMMAR
Objective – To speak, read, and write all the structures in dictation and by
themselves
Step Up Grammar:
Present verb to be
Present continuous: am, is, are, isn’t/aren’t (What…doing?Is/are…?)
Can/can’t
Let’s…
What…like?What…?Where…?
MEGA FLASH – UNIT 5
OBJECTIVES:
To practice the present simple tense
To elicit and practice present simple tense verbs
To practice identifying and using present simple
To practice subject-verb agreement with present simple tense verbs ending with -s
and -es
To practice subject-verb agreement with present simple tense verbs ending with -es
To practice subject-verb agreement with present simple tense verbs ending with a
consonant and -y
To introduce and practice the present continuous tense
To practice the present continuous tense with one-syllable verbs ending with a vowel
then a consonant
To review verb usage
To review present tense verbs
KEY VOCABULARY- close, color, cut, look, open, paint, put, show, stand, talk, wash,
work, finish, kite, copy, watch, mix, cry, put away, sit, circle, string, first,
next, then, finally, mask, all verbs presented, basketball, cycling, diving,
gymnastics, ice-skating, ice hockey, running, skiing, soccer, swimming, tennis,
volleyball; Olympic sports; numbers 1 to 100; bronze, country, diver, gold, gymnast,
medal, runner, silver, swimmer,build, do, fly, kite, picnic, puzzle, raining,
snowball, snowing, snowman, sunny, windy, bike, book, go, have, picnic, play, read,
ride, throw, TV, watch; action verbs; weather conditions; chore, feed, homework,
set; chores; buttons, coins, rocks, shells.
SECOND GRADE - MARCH AND APRIL GRAMMAR Objective - To speak, read, and write all the structures in dictation and by themselves Step Up Grammar: Prepositions: next to, opposite, behind, between, on, under. POSSESSIVE "s" There is/are Where's…? Is there …? MEGA FLASH - UNIT 6 Objectives: To practice the simple past tense of the verb be To practice the simple past tense To practice using the past forms of the verb be To introduce and practice using the past form of the verb have To introduce and practice using the simple past tense of regular verbs with -ed To practice spelling different simple past tense verbs To introduce and practice irregular past tense verbs To practice regular and irregular past tense verbs Key vocabulary: was, were, tortoise, hare, rabbit, slow, race, smart, steady, chew, treat, forest, race, deer, excited, invite, squirrels, gather, wash, rain, decide, meet, wish, sunny, live, close, show, fairy tale, sip, drop, shop, cry, try, carry, bury, scurry, hurry, ate, sat, gave, ran, slept, drank, went, saw, ball, prince,
midnight, messenger, fit, castle, marry.
SECOND GRADE – MAY
GRAMMAR
Objective – To speak, read, and write all the structures in dictation and by themselves
Step Up Grammar:
Present simple: work/works
(Do/does…? What…? Who…? Where…?)
Imperatives: do/don’t
What time is it?
Quarter past/to, thirty
Adverbs: always
MEGA FLASH – pages 97 to 117
Objectives:
To practice adjective usage
To practice using adjectives that tell how nouns look or sound
To practice using adjectives that tell how nouns smell, taste, and feel
To practice using adjectives that describe colors
To practice using numbers as adjectives
To practice using adjectives to describe feelings
To practice using prepositions of location
To practice using There is/are with prepositions
To practice using different types of sentences
To learn different types of punctuation
To practice making and punctuating different types of sentences
To practice making questions and answers with do and does
Key vocabulary: kitten, parrot, puppy, spider, rabbit, snake, fish, cute, soft, loud, look, sound, smell, taste, feel, hamster, shark, aquarium, fur, thirsty, hungry, long, clean, salty, crunchy, smooth, smelly, sweet, dirty, tires, triangle, receive, lost, sleepy, afraid, lucky, scared, above, behind, in front of, picnic, ice cream sundae, daily specials, chocolate, spicy, huge, slow, steak, tomato.
SECOND GRADE – JUNE
GRAMMAR
Objective – To speak, read, and write all the structures in dictation and
by themselves
Step Up Grammar: Present simple (How…? When…? What…?)
Present continuous
Adverbs: always, sometimes, never, usually
Adjectives: Cold, hot, warm, cool
Object pronouns: her, him, me, them, us, you
