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Grade 2

• Communication & Collaboration

  • 2.CC
  • 2.CC.1
  • 2.CC.2
  • 2.CC.3
  • 2.CC.4
  • 2.CC.5
  • 2.CC.6
  • 2.CC.7

• Reading: Comprehension

  • 2.RC
  • 2.RC.1
  • 2.RC.2
  • 2.RC.3
  • 2.RC.4
  • 2.RC.5
  • 2.RC.6
  • 2.RC.7
  • 2.RC.8
  • 2.RC.9
  • 2.RC.10
  • 2.RC.11
  • 2.RC.12

• Reading: Foundations

  • 2.RF
  • 2.RF.1
  • 2.RF.2
  • 2.RF.3

• Writing

  • 2.W
  • 2.W.1
  • 2.W.2
  • 2.W.3
  • 2.W.4
  • 2.W.4.a
  • 2.W.4.b
  • 2.W.4.c
  • 2.W.4.d
  • 2.W.5
  • 2.W.5.a
  • 2.W.6
  • 2.W.6.a
  • 2.W.6.b
  • 2.W.6.c
  • 2.W.7
  • 2.W.7.a
  • 2.W.7.b
  • 2.W.7.b.I
  • 2.W.7.b.II
  • 2.W.7.c
  • 2.W.7.d
  • 2.W.8
  • 2.W.8.b
  • 2.W.8.b.I
  • 2.W.8.b.II
  • 2.W.8.c
  • 2.W.8.c.I
  • 2.W.8.c.II
  • 2.W.8.c.III

Indiana ELA Standard: 2.CC.2

Listen to others, take one’s turn in respectful ways, and speak one at a time about the topics and text under discussion.

Introducing Order and Chaos

Introduce Order by exploring “written” vs “unwritten” rules.

Gr 1-8

Power and Traditions

We compare the power of traditions shared by millions with smaller traditions shared by perhaps just one family.

Gr 1-8

Power Can Be Fast, Slow, Loud, or Quiet

Power may seem loud and fast, but it can also be slow and quiet.

Gr 1-8

Phrases to Join a Discussion

Want your classroom discussions to go a bit more smoothly? Train students to use a few simple phrases and it’ll make all the difference in the world.

Gr 1-8

Discussing An Important Decision from History

How would people with two different perspectives discuss a decision from history?

Gr 2-8

Four Player Chess

Tired of boring ol’ chess? Then you need to try FOUR PLAYER chess!

Gr 2-8

Think Like A Philosopher

What would Socrates have thought if he watched Frozen?

Gr 2-8

Virtue or Vice?

Aristotle noted that positive traits and negative traits are often the same thing, but just in different amounts. The right amount is a virtue, but too much or too little and it’s a vice.

Gr 1-6

Game: Order and Chaos

Imagine Tic-Tac-Toe if both players could play as both Xs and Os!

Gr 1-8

Col – A Strategy Game

The first person to run out of regions loses in this strategy game.

Gr 1-8

Dots and Boxes

Who can make the most boxes from dots in this strategy game?

Gr 1-8

Sprouts

Learn how to play the abstract, paper-and-pencil game Sprouts.

Gr 1-8

The Thinking Hats

So… do your students moan when forced to work in a group? Part of the problem is that lack the structure to work well with peers. Edward de Bono’s Thinking Hats are a perfect tool to help with this problem.

Gr 1-8

Depth and Complexity: 🚦 Rules

Is there a consequence for not doing something? You may have found a rule!

Gr 1-8

Reduce Anxiety: Change The Channel (Tool 2)

Reduce anxiety by learning to “change the channel.”

Gr 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

Reduce Anxiety: Square Breathing (Tool 1)

Reduce anxiety by breathing in a square pattern.

Gr 1-8

Asynchrony: Developing At Different Rates (For Students)

For students! In some areas, a student may be shockingly advanced, while in others… surprisingly average. This is asynchrony in action.

Gr 3-8

Creating A Classroom Motto

Starting with specific examples of fantastic classroom behavior, your class will end up with one sentence summing up their expectations. It’s a classroom motto!

Gr 1-8

Teaching Empathy With Faberge Eggs

The story of the Fabergé Eggs is heartbreaking. It’s also the perfect way to build empathy in your classroom.

Gr 1-8

Think Like An Economist

How would an economist read Goldilocks? How would they see a rainforest? How would they study the American Revolution?

Gr 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8