Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS):
2.2.C
demonstrate and apply spelling knowledge by:
spelling one-syllable and multisyllabic words with closed syllables; open syllables; VCe syllables; vowel teams, including digraphs and diphthongs; r-controlled syllables; and final stable syllables;
spelling words with silent letters such as knife and gnat;
spelling compound words, contractions, and common abbreviations;
spelling multisyllabic words with multiple sound-spelling patterns;
spelling words using knowledge of syllable division patterns, including words with double consonants in the middle of the word; and
spelling words with prefixes, including un-, re-, and dis-, and inflectional endings, including -s, -es, -ed, -ing, -er, and -est;
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS):
2.11.D
edit drafts using standard English conventions, including:
complete sentences with subject-verb agreement;
past, present, and future verb tense;
singular, plural, common, and proper nouns;
adjectives, including articles;
adverbs that convey time and adverbs that convey place;
prepositions and prepositional phrases;
pronouns, including subjective, objective, and possessive cases;
coordinating conjunctions to form compound subjects, predicates, and sentences;
capitalization of months, days of the week, and the salutation and conclusion of a letter;
end punctuation, apostrophes in contractions, and commas with items in a series and in dates; and
correct spelling of words with grade-appropriate orthographic patterns and rules and high-frequency words;
2nd Grade Writing - Abbreviations Lesson
Abbreviations
An abbreviation is a shortened form of a word or phrase. It is made from a group of letters taken from the original word or phrase. Many different words can be abbreviated.
Abbreviations of Months
January → Jan.
February → Feb.
March → Mar.
April → Apr.
August → Aug.
September → Sept.
October → Oct.
November → Nov.
December → Dec.
*Months that are usually not abbreviated: May, June, and July
It is important to abbreviate words correctly so that their meanings are still clear to readers. Abbreviating a word incorrectly could make a sentence or passage quite confusing.
2nd Grade Writing - Abbreviations Lesson