Books & Class Work

Second Grade

English Language Arts

Week 1 Language Arts - Focus Book

Sea Life reveals a whole world of animals and plant life that lives under water. Which sea animal or plant was your favorite?

Find worksheets here to accompany the reading.

Family Literacy Activity / Actividades de lectoescritura para la familia

Extra reading: Snakes ; Things With Wings

Week 2 Language Arts - Focus Book

Eating Right is a nonfiction text about the best habits to form when trying to eat right. After reading, think of the foods you've eaten that day, how many of them were healthy?

Find worksheets here to accompany the reading.

Family Literacy Activity / Actividades de lectoescritura para la familia

Eating Right

Week 3 Language Arts - Focus Book

Earthquakes! is a nonfiction text about the natural phenomenon that affects the world. Have you ever felt an earthquake? What do you remember?

Find worksheets here to accompany the reading.

Family Literacy Activity / Actividades de lectoescritura para la familia

Extra reading: Earth ; Volcanoes!

Week 4 Language Arts - Focus Book

Looking For Shapes combines math and reading as this book explores all the shapes that show up every day. After reading see how many shapes you can find around the neighborhood.

Find worksheets here to accompany the reading.

Family Literacy Activity / Actividades de lectoescritura para la familia

Extra reading: Day At The Zoo / Our Trip To The City


Week 5 Language Arts - Focus Book

Make It: Chocolate shows the process behind making the very popular treat: chocolate. Before reading, make a guess how chocolate is made and read to see if you're right!

Find worksheets here to accompany the reading.

Family Literacy Activity / Actividades de lectoescritura para la familia

Extra reading: Build It: Skyscrapers / Craft It: Hand-Blown Glass


Science

Book #1 Science

Water Cycle explores all stages of the water cycle. When you're done reading, practice summarizing the whole water cycle!

Resources for practice can be found here.

Book #2 Science

Rocks And Minerals is about the different kinds of rocks and minerals and how they are formed with natural processes. After reading see how many different kinds of rocks you can find around the neighborhood.

Resources for practice can be found here.

Book #3 Science

Our Ever-Changing Environment leads a discovery of how everything around us changes all the time! Read to find out all the different ways our environment adapts and transforms.

Resources for practice can be found here.