Grade 2 Literacy
Module 1: A Season of Change
Students delve into visually stunning, thought-provoking literature, playful poetry, and rich, informative text to uncover some of the mysteries of change: its fleeting yet timeless nature; its capacity to challenge and inspire; and the contradiction between changes that are fast and slow, big and small.
Core Texts
- Weather (L) by Eve Merriam
- The Little Yellow Leag (L) by Carin Berger
- A Color of His Own (L) by Leo Lionni
- How Do You Know It’s Fall? (I) by Lisa M. Herrington and Randy C. Bilk
- Why Do Leaves Change Color? (I) by Betsy Maestro and Loretta Krupinski
- Sky Tree (L) by Thomas Locker
- Une Baignade, Asnieres (Art) by Georges Seurat
- Paris Street, Rainy Day (Art) by Gustave Caillebotte
- Hunters in the Snow (Art) by Pieter Bruegel
- Autumn Landscape (Art) by Maurice de Vlaminck
L: Literary Text
I: Informative Text
Module 2: The American West
Core Texts
- The Buffalo Are Back (I) by Jean Craighead George
- Journey of a Pioneer (I) by Patricia J. Murphy
- Plains Indians (I) by Andrew Santella
- Johnny Appleseed (L) by Steven Kellogg
- John Henry: An American Legend (L) by Ezra Jack Keats
- John Henry (L) by Julius Lester
- The Legend of the Bluebonnet (L) by Tomie dePaola
- The Story of Johnny Appleseed (L) by Aliki
L: Literary Text
I: Informative Text
