Long Range Plan

Science Literacy
September -Practice kakyosin (5 senses Oral storytelling & retelling
& 6th Indigenous spiritual
sense) Treaty 7 Authors
Sit Spot in Nature
*Review Alphabet and sounds
Nature walks (Lively Letters)
4 Sacred Medicines *Calendar?
*Reading strategies:
Read to Self; 
Gr. 2 Topic E: Small Crawling Read with Someone 
and Flying Animals  *Reading assessments: F&P;
- Investigate, with guidance, Letter/ Sound
the nature of things, *Bears
demonstrating an *Real world vs. imaginary
understanding of the heroes: Terry Fox vs. Marvel/
procedures followed.  DC
- Recognize pattern and *Insects: sight words/ labelled
order in objects and events diagrams (intro)
studied; and, with guidance,
record procedures and
observations, using pictures
and words; and make
predictions and
generalizations, based on
observations. 
-  Describe the general
structure and life habits of
small crawling and flying
animals; e.g., insects, spiders,
worms, slugs; and apply this
knowledge to interpret local
species that have been
observed.

October *Guided Reading / Daily 5

Centers
*Journals
*Comprehension strategies 
*nouns & verbs & adjectives
 *retelling *beginning,
middle, and end (BME/
Retelling Rope)

November Gr. 2 Topic D: Hot and Cold *Guided Reading / Daily 5

Temperatures  Centers
2–1 Investigate, with *Reading & Comprehension
guidance, the nature of strategy:
things, demonstrating an Story Telling: oral and written
understanding of the
procedures followed.  Cree people believe we begin
2–2 Recognize pattern and storytelling at the first
order in objects and events snowfall, gathered in the tipi
studied; and, with guidance,
record procedures and
observations, using pictures
and words; and make
predictions and
generalizations, based on
observations. 
2–9 Recognize the effects of
heating and cooling, and
identify methods for heating
and cooling

Kakyosin: seasonal changes

in our outdoor classroom &
sit spots

December *Guided Reading / Daily 5

Centers
*Reading & Comprehension
strategies
*Friendly letter writing (Santa)
*Reader’s Theatre
Oral Story Telling: An elder?