Irish Curriculum · 2nd Class English

2nd Class English Lesson Plan & Curriculum Map

A full-year 2nd Class English lesson plan aligned to the Primary Language Curriculum in Ireland. Week-by-week lessons for 1, 2 or 3 days a week from September to August, covering expressing opinions and retelling, reading fluency and comprehension, paragraph writing, simple stories, punctuation, adjectives, verbs and tense, narratives, recounts and simple reports, with summer consolidation and preparation for 3rd Class.

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September · Oral Language: Expressing Opinions & Retelling

2nd Class English — September Lesson Plan

Irish Curriculum · English Language Arts

Week	1 Day/Week	2 Day/Week	3 Day/Week
September 1st week (English)	Oral Language: Expressing Opinions & Retelling 1: Expressing Opinions with Reasons	Oral Language: Expressing Opinions & Retelling 1: Expressing Opinions with Reasons	Oral Language: Expressing Opinions & Retelling 1: Expressing Opinions with Reasons 2: Retelling Stories with Beginning–Middle–End
September 2nd week (English)	Oral Language: Expressing Opinions & Retelling 2: Retelling Stories with Beginning–Middle–End	Oral Language: Expressing Opinions & Retelling 2: Retelling Stories with Beginning–Middle–End 3: Using Descriptive Vocabulary	Oral Language: Expressing Opinions & Retelling 3: Using Descriptive Vocabulary 4: Building Confidence in Spoken Language
September 3rd week (English)	Oral Language: Expressing Opinions & Retelling 3: Using Descriptive Vocabulary	Oral Language: Expressing Opinions & Retelling 4: Building Confidence in Spoken Language	Oral Language: Expressing Opinions & Retelling 5: Review & Consolidation 6: Practice Activities & Check
September 4th week (English)	Oral Language: Expressing Opinions & Retelling 4: Building Confidence in Spoken Language 5: Review & Consolidation 6: Practice Activities & Check	Oral Language: Expressing Opinions & Retelling 5: Review & Consolidation 6: Practice Activities & Check	Oral Language: Expressing Opinions & Retelling Applied Practice Activity

October · Reading: Fluency & Comprehension

2nd Class English — October Lesson Plan

Irish Curriculum · English Language Arts

Week	1 Day/Week	2 Day/Week	3 Day/Week
October 1st week (English)	Reading: Fluency & Comprehension 1: Increasing Reading Fluency	Reading: Fluency & Comprehension 1: Increasing Reading Fluency	Reading: Fluency & Comprehension 1: Increasing Reading Fluency 2: Identifying the Main Idea
October 2nd week (English)	Reading: Fluency & Comprehension 2: Identifying the Main Idea	Reading: Fluency & Comprehension 2: Identifying the Main Idea 3: Making Simple Inferences	Reading: Fluency & Comprehension 3: Making Simple Inferences 4: Recognising Punctuation Cues While Reading
October 3rd week (English)	Reading: Fluency & Comprehension 3: Making Simple Inferences	Reading: Fluency & Comprehension 4: Recognising Punctuation Cues While Reading	Reading: Fluency & Comprehension 5: Review & Consolidation 6: Practice Activities & Check
October 4th week (English)	Reading: Fluency & Comprehension 4: Recognising Punctuation Cues While Reading 5: Review & Consolidation 6: Practice Activities & Check	Reading: Fluency & Comprehension 5: Review & Consolidation 6: Practice Activities & Check	Reading: Fluency & Comprehension Applied Practice Activity

November · Reading: Comprehension Practice

2nd Class English — November Lesson Plan

Irish Curriculum · English Language Arts

Week	1 Day/Week	2 Day/Week	3 Day/Week
November 1st week (English)	Reading: Comprehension Practice 1: Applying Inference Skills to New Texts	Reading: Comprehension Practice 1: Applying Inference Skills to New Texts	Reading: Comprehension Practice 1: Applying Inference Skills to New Texts 2: Identifying Main Idea Across Different Text Types
November 2nd week (English)	Reading: Comprehension Practice 2: Identifying Main Idea Across Different Text Types	Reading: Comprehension Practice 2: Identifying Main Idea Across Different Text Types 3: Reading with Expression Using Punctuation Cues	Reading: Comprehension Practice 3: Reading with Expression Using Punctuation Cues 4: Building Reading Stamina
November 3rd week (English)	Reading: Comprehension Practice 3: Reading with Expression Using Punctuation Cues	Reading: Comprehension Practice 4: Building Reading Stamina	Reading: Comprehension Practice 5: Review & Consolidation 6: Practice Activities & Check
November 4th week (English)	Reading: Comprehension Practice 4: Building Reading Stamina 5: Review & Consolidation 6: Practice Activities & Check	Reading: Comprehension Practice 5: Review & Consolidation 6: Practice Activities & Check	Reading: Comprehension Practice Applied Practice Activity

December · Writing: Paragraph Writing

2nd Class English — December Lesson Plan

Irish Curriculum · English Language Arts

Week	1 Day/Week	2 Day/Week	3 Day/Week
December 1st week (English)	Writing: Paragraph Writing 1: Writing a Short Paragraph with a Main Idea	Writing: Paragraph Writing 1: Writing a Short Paragraph with a Main Idea	Writing: Paragraph Writing 1: Writing a Short Paragraph with a Main Idea 2: Organising Ideas Within a Paragraph
December 2nd week (English)	Writing: Paragraph Writing 2: Organising Ideas Within a Paragraph	Writing: Paragraph Writing 2: Organising Ideas Within a Paragraph 3: Using Conjunctions: and, but	Writing: Paragraph Writing 3: Using Conjunctions: and, but 4: Using Conjunctions: because
December 3rd week (English)	Writing: Paragraph Writing 3: Using Conjunctions: and, but	Writing: Paragraph Writing 4: Using Conjunctions: because	Writing: Paragraph Writing 5: Review & Consolidation 6: Practice Activities & Check
December 4th week (English)	Writing: Paragraph Writing 4: Using Conjunctions: because 5: Review & Consolidation 6: Practice Activities & Check	Writing: Paragraph Writing 5: Review & Consolidation 6: Practice Activities & Check	Writing: Paragraph Writing Applied Practice Activity

The learning framework

Anatomy of a focused lesson

Each session moves from a clear focus to guided practice and a quick check for understanding.

10 minutes

Focus and activate

Start with a story, rhyme or picture prompt linked to the week’s 2nd Class topic.

25 minutes

Analyse and apply

Model the reading or writing skill together, then practise it with guided and independent tasks.

10 minutes

Check for understanding

Finish with a short check-in activity so the tutor knows exactly what to revisit next lesson.

Student learning toolkit

Resources for 2nd Class English

Concept lessons

Clear explanations of each 2nd Class reading, writing and language topic in the order it comes up in school.

Practice activities

Practice activities and quick checks matched to each week of the plan.

Review & consolidation

Regular review weeks that consolidate oral language, reading and writing.

Progress notes

Regular feedback for parents on reading, writing and next steps.

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