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5. Dad called Uncle Richard to help the porcupine.

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LO 2.4.6 LO 5.2.1

What do you think?

  • Your answers may be different to your friends’. Say why you think the sentences are true or false.

True or false

6. Porcupines love human food.

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7. We should leave our picnic food for wild animals to eat.

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8. It is good to bring wild animals into our homes and look after them.

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9. Animals can easily look after themselves when you put them back in the wild.

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LO 2.4.7 LO 4.4.1 LO 5.2.1

How can we look after wild animals that have been hurt?

Pretend that you are looking after a young bird that has fallen out of its nest. Leave instructions for your mom to look after it while you are at school.

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LO 4.5.1 LO 4.5.2 LO 5.2.1

Assessment

Learning Outcome 2: SPEAKING : The learner is able to communicate confidently and effectively in spoken language in a wide range of situations.

Assessment Standard 2.4: We know this when the learner contributes to class and group discussions:

2.4.6 asks questions for clarity and information;

2.4.7 answers questions and gives reasons for answers;

Learning Outcome 3: READING AND VIEWING : The learner is able to read and view for information and enjoyment and respond critically to the aesthetic, cultural and emotional values in texts.

Assessment Standard 3.3: We know this when the learner recognises and makes meaning of letters and words in longer texts:

3.3.1 reads with increasing speed and fluency;

3.3.2 reads aloud and uses correct pronunciation and appropriate stress;

3.3.3 uses phonic and other word recognition and comprehension skills such as phonics, context clues, and making predictions in order to make sense of text;

Learning Outcome 4: WRITING : The learner is able to write different kinds of factual and imaginative texts for a wide range of purposes.

Assessment Standard 4.4: We know this when the learner ‘publishes’ (makes public) own writing:

4.4.1 shares work with others by reading it aloud and/or displaying it in the classroom;

4.1.2 shares ideas with classmates and teacher;

Assessment Standard 4.5: We know this when the learner builds vocabulary and starts to spell words so that they can be read and understood by others:

4.5.1 experiments with words drawn from own language experiences;

4.5.2 spells common words correctly;

Learning Outcome 5: THINKING AND REASONING : The learner is able to use language to think and reason, and access, process and use information for learning.

Assessment Standard 5.2: We know this when the learner uses language to think and reason:

5.2.1 understands and uses language for logic and reasoning, such as cause and effect.

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Source:  OpenStax, English home language grade 2. OpenStax CNX. Sep 22, 2009 Download for free at http://cnx.org/content/col11113/1.1
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