Post on 24-Feb-2016
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2nd Grade Journeys
2.1:
• Henry and Mudge by Cynthia Rylant• My Family by George Ancona• Henry and Mudge Under the Yellow Moon by Cynthia
Rylant• Diary of a Spider by Doreen Cronin• Teacher’s Pets by Dayle Ann Dodds
BIG IDEA: There are different kinds of communities.
2.2:
• Animals Building Homes by Wendy Perkins• The Ugly Vegetables by Judy Williams• Super Storms by Seymour Simon• How Chipmunk Got His Stripes by Joseph & James
Bruchac• Jellies by Twig C. George
BIG IDEA: Nature can teach us many things.
2.3:
• Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type by Doreen Cronin
• Violet’s Music by Angela Johnson• Schools Around the World by Margaret C. Hall• Helen Keller by Jane Sutcliffe• Officer Buckle and Gloria by Peggy Rathmann
BIG IDEA: We learn from each other.
2.4:
• Mr. Tanen’s Tie Trouble by Maryann Cocca-Leffler• Luke Goes to Bat by Rachel Isadora• My Name is Gabriela by Monica Brown• The Signmaker’s Assistant by Tedd Arnold• Dex: The Heart of a Hero by Caralyn Buehner
BIG IDEA: We can all make a difference.
2.5:
• Penguin Chick by Langston Hughes• Gloria Who Might Be My Best Friend by Anna Cameron• The Goat in the Rug by Charles L. Blood and Martin Link• Half-Chicken by Alma Flor Ada• How Groundhog’s Garden Grew by Lynne Cherry
BIG IDEA: Living things change over time.
2.6:
• The Mysterious Tadpole by Steven Kellogg• The Dog That Dug for Dinosaurs by Shirley Raye Redmond• Working in Space by Patricia Whitehouse• Two of Everything by Lily Toy Hong• Now & Ben by Gene Barretta
BIG IDEA: A surprise can change your life.