2nd Grade
Unit 1 Resources
You may use these resources to select texts to use with the ELAR lessons, or use additional campus resources.
Available Resources for text selection:
Grade-appropriate books for read-aloud (Highlighted texts are available in your campus book
collections)
Possible paired selections (Daily Lesson 1) and Expository Text (Daily Lessons 2-3 and 5-8) :
(Highlighted texts are available in your book collections)
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Look to the North: A Wolf Pup Diary by Jean Craighead George
Wolves by Seymour Simon
Owl Moon by Jane Yolen
All About Owls by Jim Arnosky
Frog and Toad are Friends by Arnold Lobel
Frogs by Gail Gibbons
Martha Blah Blah by Susan Meddaugh
How to Talk to Your Dog by Jean Craighead George
Possible books for multiple meaning words (Daily Lesson 4):
 Amelia Bedelia by Peggy Parish
 Thank You, Amelia Bedelia by Peggy Parish
 Amelia Bedelia and the Surprise Shower by Peggy Parish
Possible websites for Expository Text (Daily Lesson 5):
 www.timeforkids.com
 www.dogonews.com
 www.scholastic.com/news
Possible books for author study (Daily Lessons 13-20):
 Arthur’s New Puppy, by Marc Brown
 Arthur’s Family Vacation, by Marc Brown
 Arthur and the True Francine, by Marc Brown
 D.W. Rides Again, by Marc Brown
 Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse, by Kevin Henkes
 Julius, The Baby of the World, by Kevin Henkes
 Chester’s Way by Kevin Henkes
 Owen, by Kevin Henkes
 Hedgie Blasts Off, by Jan Brett
 Daisy Comes Home, by Jan Brett
 Hedgie’s Surprise by Jan Brett
 Stephanie’s Ponytail, by Robert Munsch
 Andrew’s Loose Tooth, by Robert Munsch
 Smelly Socks, by Robert Munsch
 Strega Nona, by Tomie dePaola
 The Baby Sister, by Tomie dePaola
 Bill and Pete, by Tomie dePaola
Houghton-Mifflin Harcourt Resources:
Expository:
Schools Around the World, Unit 3, Lesson 13
They Really Are GIANT! Unit 2, Lesson 7
Meet Norbert Wu, Unit 2, Lesson 10
From Frogs to Eggs, Unit 6, Lesson 26
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2nd Grade
Unit 1 Resources
Fiction:
Teacher’s Pets, Unit 1, Lesson 5
Violet’s Music, Unit 3, Lesson 12
Luke Goes to Bat, Unit 4, Lesson 17
Author Study:
Henry and Mudge, by Cynthia Rylant, Unit 1, Lesson 1
Henry and Mudge Under the Yellow Moon, by Cynthia Rylant, Unit 1, Lesson 3
Diary of a Spider, by Doreen Cronin, Unit 1, Lesson 4
Click, Clack, Moo: Cows that Type, by Dorren Cronin, Unit 2, Lesson 11
The Mysterious Tadpole, by Steven Kellogg, Unit 6, Lesson 26
Possible Websites for Editing Checklists (Writing):
http://www2.rccsd.org/MSmith/Writers'Workshop.htm
http://pinterest.com/search/?q=editing+checklist
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