Grade 2
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Language
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Reading: Fluency
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Reading: Informational
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Reading: Literature
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Speaking & Listening
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Writing
CCSS ELA Standard: 2.RI.2
Identify the main topic of a multiparagraph text as well as the focus of specific paragraphs within the text.
Holiday Worksheets
Writing prompts, non-fiction analysis, and science topics related to Christmas and Hanukkah.
Main Idea and Details
Young students can use this big idea organizer to identify the main idea and support it with details.
Power and Traditions
We compare the power of traditions shared by millions with smaller traditions shared by perhaps just one family.
Indirect Power – Lighthouse vs Magnetism
Students explore the idea of indirect power – which can be both visible (a lighthouse) or invisible (magnetism).
Hero or Not A Hero?
Students will determine what makes a hero a hero.
Writing Sample: Moby Dick
A passage from Moby Dick to use as a mentor text, discussion starter, or writing prompt.
Writing Sample: Peter Pan
A passage from “Peter Pan” to use as a mentor text, discussion starter, or writing prompt.