Key Ideas and Details
ELA.RL.2.3: Describe how characters in a story respond to major events and challenges.
Activity | Pages |
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Unit 1 - What's in the Box? | 10-13 |
Unit 8 - A New World | 45-48 |
Unit 10 - Winter Fun | 55-58 |
Unit 15 - Ann's Pets | 80-83 |
Unit 18 - The Accident | 95-98 |
Key Ideas and Details
ELA.RL.2.1: Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text.
Activity | Pages |
---|---|
Unit 1 - What's in the Box? | 10-13 |
Unit 2 - Counting Down the Days | 15-18 |
Unit 3 - Up in the Sky | 20-23 |
Unit 4 - Vacation Cruise | 25-28 |
Unit 5 - The School Project | 30-33 |
Unit 6 - Robot Pet | 35-38 |
Unit 7 - Dinosaurs Roar | 40-43 |
Unit 8 - A New World | 45-48 |
Unit 9 - Below the Sea | 50-53 |
Unit 10 - Winter Fun | 55-58 |
Unit 11 - The Playful Giants | 60-63 |
Unit 12 - A Magical Place | 65-68 |
Unit 13 - Opening Night | 70-73 |
Unit 14 - What Goes Up Must Come Down | 75-78 |
Unit 15 - Ann's Pets | 80-83 |
Unit 16 - Boy in the Suit | 85-88 |
Unit 17 - Open Wide! | 90-93 |
Unit 18 - The Accident | 95-98 |
Unit 19 - Creepy Crawly | 100-103 |
Unit 20 - The Bravest of All | 105-108 |
Unit 21 - A Family Feast | 110-113 |
Unit 22 - Don't Rock the Boat | 115-118 |
Unit 23 - Taking a Closer Look | 120-123 |
Unit 24 - A Night to Remember | 125-128 |
Unit 25 - The Best Book Ever | 130-133 |
Unit 26 - Pigs with a Purpose | 135-138 |
Craft and Structure
ELA.RL.2.5: Describe the overall structure of a story, including describing how the beginning introduces the story and the ending concludes the action.
Activity | Pages |
---|---|
Unit 3 - Up in the Sky | 20-23 |
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
ELA.RL.2.7: Use information gained from the illustrations and words in a print or digital text to demonstrate understanding of its characters, setting, or plot.
Activity | Pages |
---|---|
Unit 1 - What's in the Box? | 10-13 |
Unit 2 - Counting Down the Days | 15-18 |
Unit 3 - Up in the Sky | 20-23 |
Unit 4 - Vacation Cruise | 25-28 |
Unit 5 - The School Project | 30-33 |
Unit 6 - Robot Pet | 35-38 |
Unit 7 - Dinosaurs Roar | 40-43 |
Unit 8 - A New World | 45-48 |
Unit 9 - Below the Sea | 50-53 |
Unit 10 - Winter Fun | 55-58 |
Unit 11 - The Playful Giants | 60-63 |
Unit 12 - A Magical Place | 65-68 |
Unit 13 - Opening Night | 70-73 |
Unit 14 - What Goes Up Must Come Down | 75-78 |
Unit 15 - Ann's Pets | 80-83 |
Unit 16 - Boy in the Suit | 85-88 |
Unit 17 - Open Wide! | 90-93 |
Unit 18 - The Accident | 95-98 |
Unit 19 - Creepy Crawly | 100-103 |
Unit 20 - The Bravest of All | 105-108 |
Unit 21 - A Family Feast | 110-113 |
Unit 22 - Don't Rock the Boat | 115-118 |
Unit 23 - Taking a Closer Look | 120-123 |
Unit 24 - A Night to Remember | 125-128 |
Unit 25 - The Best Book Ever | 130-133 |
Unit 26 - Pigs with a Purpose | 135-138 |
Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity
ELA.RL.2.10: By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories and poetry, in the grades 2–3 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.
Activity | Pages |
---|---|
Unit 1 - What's in the Box? | 10-13 |
Unit 2 - Counting Down the Days | 15-18 |
Unit 3 - Up in the Sky | 20-23 |
Unit 4 - Vacation Cruise | 25-28 |
Unit 5 - The School Project | 30-33 |
Unit 6 - Robot Pet | 35-38 |
Unit 7 - Dinosaurs Roar | 40-43 |
Unit 8 - A New World | 45-48 |
Unit 9 - Below the Sea | 50-53 |
Unit 10 - Winter Fun | 55-58 |
Unit 11 - The Playful Giants | 60-63 |
Unit 12 - A Magical Place | 65-68 |
Unit 13 - Opening Night | 70-73 |
Unit 14 - What Goes Up Must Come Down | 75-78 |
Unit 15 - Ann's Pets | 80-83 |
Unit 16 - Boy in the Suit | 85-88 |
Unit 17 - Open Wide! | 90-93 |
Unit 18 - The Accident | 95-98 |
Unit 19 - Creepy Crawly | 100-103 |
Unit 20 - The Bravest of All | 105-108 |
Unit 21 - A Family Feast | 110-113 |
Unit 22 - Don't Rock the Boat | 115-118 |
Unit 23 - Taking a Closer Look | 120-123 |
Unit 24 - A Night to Remember | 125-128 |
Unit 25 - The Best Book Ever | 130-133 |
Unit 26 - Pigs with a Purpose | 135-138 |
Key Ideas and Details
ELA.RI.2.1: Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text.
Activity | Pages |
---|---|
Unit 1 - The Perfect Pet? | 11-13 |
Unit 2 - Clowns | 16-18 |
Unit 3 - What's in the Sky? | 21-23 |
Unit 4 - The Mystery of the Bermuda Triangle | 26-28 |
Unit 5 - Castles | 31-33 |
Unit 6 - Robots | 36-38 |
Unit 7 - Animatronics | 41-43 |
Unit 8 - Ellis Island | 46-48 |
Unit 9 - Jellyfish | 51-53 |
Unit 10 - The First Month | 56-58 |
Unit 11 - The Mighty Elephant | 61-63 |
Unit 12 - A Man with a Dream | 66-68 |
Unit 13 - Are the Aliens Here? | 71-73 |
Unit 14 - The History of Kites | 76-78 |
Unit 15 - Making Peter Rabbit | 81-83 |
Unit 16 - Bears | 86-88 |
Unit 17 - Getting the Perfect Smile | 91-93 |
Unit 18 - Bones: Just Doing Their Job | 96-98 |
Unit 19 - Tarantulas | 101-103 |
Unit 20 - Dragons | 106-108 |
Unit 21 - Giving Thanks | 111-113 |
Unit 22 - Out on the Open Waters | 116-118 |
Unit 23 - Microscopes | 121-123 |
Unit 24 - The History of the Olympic Games | 126-128 |
Unit 25 - A Wonderful Writer | 131-133 |
Unit 26 - Pigs for Pets? | 136-138 |
Key Ideas and Details
ELA.RI.2.2: Identify the main topic of a multi-paragraph text as well as the focus of specific paragraphs within the text.
Activity | Pages |
---|---|
Unit 7 - Animatronics | 41-43 |
Craft and Structure
ELA.RI.2.4: Determine the meaning of words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 2 topic or subject area.
Activity | Pages |
---|---|
Unit 3 - What's in the Sky? | 21-23 |
Unit 4 - The Mystery of the Bermuda Triangle | 26-28 |
Unit 7 - Animatronics | 41-43 |
Unit 8 - Ellis Island | 46-48 |
Unit 10 - The First Month | 56-58 |
Unit 11 - The Mighty Elephant | 61-63 |
Unit 19 - Creepy Crawly | 100-103 |
Unit 21 - Giving Thanks | 111-113 |
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
ELA.RI.2.9: Compare and contrast the most important points presented by two texts on the same topic.
Activity | Pages |
---|---|
Unit 1 - What's in the Box? | 10-13 |
Unit 1 - The Perfect Pet? | 11-13 |
Unit 2 - Counting Down the Days | 15-18 |
Unit 2 - Clowns | 16-18 |
Unit 3 - Up in the Sky | 20-23 |
Unit 3 - What's in the Sky? | 21-23 |
Unit 4 - Vacation Cruise | 25-28 |
Unit 4 - The Mystery of the Bermuda Triangle | 26-28 |
Unit 5 - The School Project | 30-33 |
Unit 5 - Castles | 31-33 |
Unit 6 - Robot Pet | 35-38 |
Unit 6 - Robots | 36-38 |
Unit 7 - Dinosaurs Roar | 40-43 |
Unit 7 - Animatronics | 41-43 |
Unit 8 - A New World | 45-48 |
Unit 8 - Ellis Island | 46-48 |
Unit 9 - Below the Sea | 50-53 |
Unit 9 - Jellyfish | 51-53 |
Unit 10 - Winter Fun | 55-58 |
Unit 10 - The First Month | 56-58 |
Unit 11 - The Playful Giants | 60-63 |
Unit 11 - The Mighty Elephant | 61-63 |
Unit 12 - A Magical Place | 65-68 |
Unit 12 - A Man with a Dream | 66-68 |
Unit 13 - Opening Night | 70-73 |
Unit 13 - Are the Aliens Here? | 71-73 |
Unit 14 - What Goes Up Must Come Down | 75-78 |
Unit 14 - The History of Kites | 76-78 |
Unit 15 - Ann's Pets | 80-83 |
Unit 15 - Making Peter Rabbit | 81-83 |
Unit 16 - Boy in the Suit | 85-88 |
Unit 16 - Bears | 86-88 |
Unit 17 - Open Wide! | 90-93 |
Unit 17 - Getting the Perfect Smile | 91-93 |
Unit 18 - The Accident | 95-98 |
Unit 18 - Bones: Just Doing Their Job | 96-98 |
Unit 19 - Creepy Crawly | 100-103 |
Unit 19 - Tarantulas | 101-103 |
Unit 20 - The Bravest of All | 105-108 |
Unit 20 - Dragons | 106-108 |
Unit 21 - A Family Feast | 110-113 |
Unit 21 - Giving Thanks | 111-113 |
Unit 22 - Don't Rock the Boat | 115-118 |
Unit 22 - Out on the Open Waters | 116-118 |
Unit 23 - Taking a Closer Look | 120-123 |
Unit 23 - Microscopes | 121-123 |
Unit 24 - A Night to Remember | 125-128 |
Unit 24 - The History of the Olympic Games | 126-128 |
Unit 25 - The Best Book Ever | 130-133 |
Unit 25 - A Wonderful Writer | 131-133 |
Unit 26 - Pigs with a Purpose | 135-138 |
Unit 26 - Pigs for Pets? | 136-138 |
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
ELA.RI.2.7: Explain how specific images (e.g., a diagram showing how a machine works) contribute to and clarify a text.
Activity | Pages |
---|---|
Unit 18 - Bones: Just Doing Their Job | 96-98 |
Unit 19 - Tarantulas | 101-103 |
Unit 23 - Microscopes | 121-123 |
Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity
ELA.RI.2.10: By the end of year, read and comprehend informational texts, including history/social studies, science, and technical texts, in the grades 2–3 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.
Activity | Pages |
---|---|
Unit 1 - The Perfect Pet? | 11-13 |
Unit 2 - Clowns | 16-18 |
Unit 3 - What's in the Sky? | 21-23 |
Unit 4 - The Mystery of the Bermuda Triangle | 26-28 |
Unit 5 - Castles | 31-33 |
Unit 6 - Robots | 36-38 |
Unit 7 - Animatronics | 41-43 |
Unit 8 - Ellis Island | 46-48 |
Unit 9 - Jellyfish | 51-53 |
Unit 10 - The First Month | 56-58 |
Unit 11 - The Mighty Elephant | 61-63 |
Unit 12 - A Man with a Dream | 66-68 |
Unit 13 - Are the Aliens Here? | 71-73 |
Unit 14 - The History of Kites | 76-78 |
Unit 15 - Making Peter Rabbit | 81-83 |
Unit 16 - Bears | 86-88 |
Unit 17 - Getting the Perfect Smile | 91-93 |
Unit 18 - Bones: Just Doing Their Job | 96-98 |
Unit 19 - Tarantulas | 101-103 |
Unit 20 - Dragons | 106-108 |
Unit 21 - Giving Thanks | 111-113 |
Unit 22 - Out on the Open Waters | 116-118 |
Unit 23 - Microscopes | 121-123 |
Unit 24 - The History of the Olympic Games | 126-128 |
Unit 25 - A Wonderful Writer | 131-133 |
Unit 26 - Pigs for Pets? | 136-138 |
Text Types and Purposes
ELA.W.2.2: Write informative/explanatory texts in which they introduce a topic, use facts and definitions to develop points, and provide a concluding statement or section.
Activity | Page |
---|---|
Unit 1 - Time to Write! | 14 |
Unit 6 - Time to Write! | 39 |
Unit 21 - Time to Write! | 114 |
Text Types and Purposes
ELA.W.2.3: Write narratives in which they recount a well elaborated event or short sequence of events, include details to describe actions, thoughts, and feelings, use temporal words to signal event order, and provide a sense of closure.
Activity | Page |
---|---|
Unit 3 - Time to Write! | 24 |
Unit 4 - Time to Write! | 29 |
Unit 5 - Time to Write! | 34 |
Unit 7 - Time to Write! | 44 |
Unit 8 - Time to Write! | 49 |
Unit 9 - Time to Write! | 54 |
Unit 13 - Time to Write! | 74 |
Unit 15 - Time to Write! | 84 |
Unit 16 - Time to Write! | 89 |
Unit 22 - Time to Write! | 119 |
Research to Build and Present Knowledge
ELA.W.2.8: Recall information from experiences or gather information from provided sources to answer a question.
Activity | Page |
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Unit 10 - Time to Write! | 59 |
Research to Build and Present Knowledge
ELA.W.2.7: Participate in shared research and writing projects (e.g., read a number of books on a single topic to produce a report; record science observations).
Activity | Page |
---|---|
Unit 18 - Time to Write! | 99 |
Unit 23 - Time to Write! | 124 |
Unit 25 - Time to Write! | 134 |
Unit 26 - Time to Write! | 139 |
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