2nd+Grade ELA+&+SS+Curriculum+Resources


 * NEW* 2013 Curriculum Maps
 * **[[file:Grade 2 Year at a Glance.doc|Course Planning Guide - Year at a Glance and Trimester as a Glance]]**
 * **[[file:2nd grade Unit 1.doc|2013 Second Grade Unit 1]]**
 * **[[file:2nd grade Unit 2.doc|2013 Second Grade Unit 2]]**
 * **[[file:2nd grade Unit 3.doc|2013 Second Grade Unit 3]]**
 * **[[file:2013 Second Grade rev Unit 4.doc|2013 Second Grade Unit 4]]**
 * **[[file:2013 Second Grade _ Unit 5.doc|2013 Second Grade Unit 5]]**
 * **[[file:2013 Second Grade  Unit 6.doc|2013 Second Grade Unit 6]]**


 * ** [[file:Performance Tasks2nd.docx|Performance Tasks]] **
 * ** [[file:Using_a_Timeline 2013 Aug 2.pdf|Using a Timeline]] **
 * ** [[file:BradyNeedsaBudget.pdf|Brad Needs a Budget]] **
 * ** [[file:HowPlasticisRecycled.pdf|How Plastic is Recycled]] **
 * ** [[file:Grade 1-3 SS Alignment.docx|Grade 1-3 Social Studies Alignment Document]] **
 * ** [[file:Evaluating Text Complexity Rubric.docx|Evaluating Text Complexity]] **
 * ** [[file:Reading Level Correlation Chart.docx|Reading Correlation Chart]] **


 * 2012-2013 Curriculum Maps**


 * Thompson ELA & SS Curriculum Maps
 * [[file:tsdcurriculum-instruction/2nd Grade (Unit 1) SS-RWC with assessments.pdf|2nd Grade (Unit 1) SS-RWC with assessments.pdf]]
 * [[file:tsdcurriculum-instruction/2nd Grade (Unit 2) SS-RWC with assessments.pdf|2nd Grade (Unit 2) SS-RWC with assessments.pdf]]
 * [[file:tsdcurriculum-instruction/2nd grade (Unit 3) SS-RWC with assessments.pdf|2nd grade (Unit 3) SS-RWC with assessments.pdf]]
 * [[file:tsdcurriculum-instruction/2nd Grade (Unit 4) SS-RWC with assessments.pdf|2nd Grade (Unit 4) SS-RWC with assessments.pdf]]
 * [[file:tsdcurriculum-instruction/2nd Grade (Unit 5) SS-RWC with assessments.pdf|2nd Grade (Unit 5) SS-RWC with assessments.pdf]]
 * [[file:tsdcurriculum-instruction/2nd Grade (Unit 6) SS-RWC with assessments.pdf|2nd Grade (Unit 6) SS-RWC with assessments.pdf]]
 * Common Core Suggested Text Lists **
 * [[file:p-12-ela-text-list.xlsx|Engage NY - P-12 ELA Text List]]
 * [[file:ELA Text Exemplars.pdf|CCSS Text Exemplars]]
 * [[file:ELA Text Exemplars.pdf|CCSS Text Exemplars]]

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 * Unit 1 - Personal Narrative and Citizenship - Compiled By: Janet Kincaid, Karen Kuxhausen
 * ====District Text Materials====
 * Scholastic Snapshots
 * //The Job of Government// - By Susie Schiff
 * //Every Vote Counts// - By Diane O'Connell
 * //We Vote// - By Cynthia Martin
 * //Rules and Laws// - By Ann-Marie Kishel
 * Wright Group
 * //Local Government at Work//
 * ====Authentic Short Text====
 * [[file:Cesar Chavez Story1.pdf|The Cesar Chavez Story]] - Lexile 410
 * [[file:SUSANNA.pdf|"Susanna's Promise"]] - Lexile 450
 * [[file:Celebrating Citizenship.pdf|"Celebrating Citizenship!"]] - Lexile 650
 * ====Videos====
 * [|BrainPop Jr.]
 * [|US Symbols]
 * [|President]
 * [|Community Helpers]
 * [|Rural, Suburban, and Urban]
 * [|School]
 * [|Rights and Responsibilities]
 * [|Local and State Government]
 * [|Friends]
 * [|Bullying]
 * [|Discovery Education]
 * "Citizenship and Community"
 * "Community Rules and Laws"
 * "Minding Your Manners at School"
 * "US Symbols"
 * "Let's Get Along: Nice Things Kids Can Do"
 * ====Other Websites and Resources====

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 * Unit 2 - Expository and Geography Tools and My Community - Compiled By: Ami Custer, Greig McAlpin
 * ====District Text Materials====
 * National Geographic Texts
 * I Live in the Rockies
 * Mapping North America
 * Places to Visit
 * The River's Journey
 * ====Authentic Short Text====
 * Text for **Performance Task 2** - [|Me on the Map]
 * [[file:Equator.pdf|"Equator"]] - Lexile 780
 * [[file:Globe article.pdf|"Globe"]] - Lexile 740
 * [[file:How to writing 520L.pdf|How To: Writing]] - Lexile 520
 * [[file:National Parks Map.pdf|"National Parks Map"]]
 * [[file:Reading the Directions.pdf|"Reading the Directions"]]
 * [[file:Street Map.pdf|"Street Map"]]
 * [[file:The Last Days of Columbus's Trip.pdf|"The Last Days of Columbus's Trip"]]
 * [[file:Weather Watch Map.pdf|"Weather Watch Map"]]
 * [[file:Writing good directions 560L.pdf|"Writing Directions"]]
 * "Maps & Globes" - By Jack Knowlton
 * "As the Crow Flies" - By Gail Hartman
 * "Follow that Map" - By Scot Richie
 * "The Secret Shortcut" - By Mark Teague
 * "Mapping Penny's World" - By Loreen Leedy
 * "Me on the Map" - By Joan Sweeney
 * "There's a Map on My Lap" - By Tish Rabe
 * ====Videos====
 * [|BrainPop Jr.]
 * [|Urban, Suburban, and Rural Places]
 * [|Geography]
 * [|How-To Essay]
 * [|Sending a Letter]
 * [|Worldbook Online]
 * [|How to Find Directions]
 * [|Map Skills]
 * [|FunSchool]
 * [|My World]
 * [|Play Kids Games]
 * [|Mapping the World]
 * ====Other Websites and Resources====
 * //Galimoto// - By Karen Lyn Williams
 * //How to Make an Apple Pie & See the World// - By Marjorie Priceman
 * //Snowballs// - By Lois Ehlert
 * //Jolly Postman// - By Alan Ahlberg
 * //Jolly Christmas Postman// - By Alan Ahlberg
 * //Dear Mr. Blueberry// - By Simon James
 * //Yours Truly, Goldilocks// - By Alma Flor Ada
 * //Dear Peter Rabbit// - By Alma Flor Ada
 * //With love, Little Red Hen// - By Alma Flor Ada
 * //I Wanna Iguana// - By Karen Kaufman Orloff
 * //A Letter to Amy// - By Ezra Jack Keats
 * Being a Writer Kit
 * First Year Letters
 * Dear Baby

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 * Unit 3 - Narrative and my Community's Past - Compiled By: Sherri Rifle, Laney Howard
 * ====District Text Materials====
 * __Welcome to the United States__ - By Mahmoud Sharif
 * __Our Town National Geographic__ - By Faridah Yusof
 * __Thomas Jefferson: An American Founder__ - By Greg Morrison
 * __Florence Nightingale: Lady with the Lamp__ - By Jeph Waid
 * __Anne Sullivan: A Kind Teacher__ - By Diane O'Connell
 * __Famous Faces Carved in Stone__ - By Fredrick Nelson
 * __Jane Adams and the House that Helped__ - By Barbara Kanrinen
 * ====Authentic Short Text====
 * ====Videos====
 * ====Other Websites and Resources====
 * //Loveland- Big Thompson Valley Centennial// - By Loveland- Big Thompson Valley Centennial Commission
 * //Our Towns: Loveland and Berthoud A History for Third Graders// - By Florence B. Brown
 * //A Walking Tour of Historical Commercial Buildings in Loveland// - By Loveland Museum Gallery
 * //Local Color Featuring Sculpture of Loveland Colorado// - By Arden Blatter
 * //Loveland a Bicentennial Pictorial History// - Loveland Board of Realtors
 * //We Remember Our Past// - By Teri Tilwick
 * __Exploring Loveland's Hidden Past, The People and Places of Early Colorado__ - By Jeff and Cindy Fenels
 * [|History of Colorado]
 * [|Loveland Chamber of Commerce]
 * [|Loveland Historical Society]
 * [|Lake Loveland]
 * [|Loveland Colorado History Part #1]
 * [|Loveland Colorado History Part #2]
 * [|Loveland Colorado Historical Places]
 * [|Loveland History - Marianna Medina]
 * [|Fort Collins Public Library]
 * [|Fort Collins Discovery Museum]
 * Loveland Museum/Gallery
 * Timberlane Farm Museum
 * Loveland Family History Center
 * Thompson School District Media Services

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 * Unit 4 - Expository Opinion/Fact and My Community's Environment - Compiled By: Debra Lucero, Jessica Endres
 * ====District Text Materials====
 * __Goods and Services__
 * __Lady of Liberty__
 * __Choices about Money__
 * __Taking Care of Earth__
 * __When We Recycle__
 * __Earth Day__
 * __Anne Sullivan- A Kind Teacher__
 * //Our Global Community//
 * //Looking at Communities//
 * //Kinds of Communities//
 * //All About Communities//
 * //Super Solvers - The Paper Crane//
 * //Animal World - When the Monkey Came Back//
 * //National Geographic - Water Power//
 * ====Authentic Short Text====
 * [[file:Stories in our world Anthology.pdf|"Stories in Our World Anthology"]]
 * "[[file:Neighborhood.pdf|Neighborhood and Community"]]
 * [[file:Energy.pdf|"Energy"]]
 * [[file:Thomas Edison.pdf|"Thomas Edison"]]
 * [[file:MLK.pdf|"Martin Luther King Jr."]]
 * [[file:Rosa.pdf|"Rosa Parks"]]
 * [[file:Road.pdf|"Road"]]
 * [[file:Steve Jobs.pdf|"Steve Jobs"]]
 * [[file:Light Bulb.pdf|"Light Bulb"]]
 * ====Videos====
 * [|BrainPop Jr.]
 * [|Rural, Suburban, Urban]
 * [|Natural Resources]
 * [|Energy Sources]
 * [|Goods and Services]
 * [|Discovery Education]
 * "What are Resources?"
 * "Kinds of Resources"
 * ====Other Websites and Resources====
 * New Bridge Big Book and Guided Reading
 * At the Market
 * New Bridge Discovery Links
 * Community
 * From the Earth
 * Recycle It

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 * Unit 5 - Poetry and My Community's Resources - Compiled By: Amy Pett, Barb Midgett
 * ====District Text Materials====
 * __Goods and Services__
 * __When We Recycle__
 * __Taking Care of Earth__
 * __Earth Day__
 * ====Authentic Short Text====
 * [[file:Social Studies Poems.pdf|Social Studies Poems]]
 * ====Videos====
 * [|BrainPop Jr.]
 * [|Goods and Services]
 * [|Natural Resources]
 * [|Energy Sources]
 * [|Needs and Wants]
 * [|Poems]
 * [|Rhyming Words]
 * [|Discovery Education]
 * "Renewable Resources"
 * "Valuable Trash: Things Made from Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources"
 * "Learning about Natural Resources"
 * "Fossil Fuels"
 * "Goods and Services"
 * "Producers and Consumers"
 * "Economy In and Between Community"
 * ====Other Websites and Resources====

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 * Unit 6 - Non-Fiction and Research and Responsible Management of My Resources - Compiled By: Sarah Smith, Leatrice Tacha
 * ====District Text Materials====
 * __Making Meaning & Being a Writer__
 * //Mr. Belinsky's Bagels// - By Ellen Schwartz
 * //Author: A True Story// - By Helen Lester
 * //Beatrix Potter// - By Alexander Wallner
 * //Erandi's Braids// - By Antonio Hernandez
 * //A Chair for my Mother// - By Vera B. Williams
 * ====Authentic Short Text====
 * "Money to Do Chores" - Scholastic News - Lexile 600
 * "Time for Kids, Budget Batte Hopscotch, At the Grocery Store" - Lexile 600
 * "Banking On It" - Scholastic - Lexile 780
 * "American Girl, Money Matters"
 * "Making a Budget" - Scholastic Jr. - Lexile 850
 * "Chart Smart" - Scholastic
 * "Energy for the Future, Nonrenewable Energy Sources"
 * "Energy for the Future, Wind and Wave"
 * "Cleaner Fuels Cleaner Earth" - Scholastic - Lexile 810
 * "Weekly Reader, Catch the Brees"
 * "Living Green, Food for Thought" - Lexile 860
 * "Energy for the Future, Cleaning up Coal" - Lexile 930
 * ====Videos====
 * [|BrainPop]
 * [|Budgets]
 * [|Money]
 * [|Credit Cards]
 * [|Comparing Prices]
 * [|Supply & Demand]
 * [|Natural Resources]
 * [|Gas & Oil]
 * [|Fossil Fuels]
 * [|Research]
 * [|Reading a Newspaper]
 * [|Internet Search]
 * [|BrainPop Jr.]
 * [|Natural Resources]
 * [|Goods & Services]
 * [|Library]
 * [|World Book for Kids]
 * [|Conservation]
 * [|Natural Resources]
 * [|Bank]
 * [|Internet]
 * [|Logging]
 * [|Quarrying]
 * [|Trade]
 * [|Research]
 * [|Discovery Education]
 * "Water Smart: Water as a Natural Resource"
 * "Treasures of the Deep: Our Ocean Resources"
 * "Economics: The Production, Distribution, and Consumption of Goods and Services"
 * Resources
 * Producing
 * Consuming
 * Money
 * "Learning About Natural Resources"
 * "Understanding Economics"
 * "How our Economy Works: All About Earning and Spending Money"
 * "If You Made a Million"
 * "The Difference Between Wants and Needs"
 * "Life Skills 101: Problems and Choice"
 * "Life Skills 101: Media Wise"
 * "Internet Research Techniques"
 * "TLC Elementary School: Reading Strategies"
 * "Information Please! Your Library in Action"
 * "Elementary Video Adventures: Money: Kids and Cash"
 * ====Other Websites and Resources====
 * Proquest:
 * __Culturgrams - Kids Edition:__
 * United States of America: Money & Economy
 * __SIRS Discoverer__
 * Our Good Earth - Lexile 680
 * [|PBS Kids]
 * Get Money Goals
 * Spending and Saving
 * Needs vs Wants
 * [|Budget for Kids]
 * [|How to Help Kids Create a Budget]
 * [|Renewable Resources]
 * [|Goals for Success]
 * Teachers Pay Teachers
 * Scarcity
 * Supply-Demand
 * Natural Resources
 * Consumers
 * Goods and Services


 * **Additional Curriculum Resources**
 * Beginning writer rubric - [[file:tsdcurriculum-instruction/5 point writing rubric.docx|5 point writing rubric.docx]]
 * Multimedia rubric - [[file:tsdcurriculum-instruction/elem_multimedia_rubric.doc|elem_multimedia_rubric.doc]]
 * Poster rubric - [[file:tsdcurriculum-instruction/posterrubric.doc|posterrubric.doc]]
 * Artifact Suitcase rubric - [[file:tsdcurriculum-instruction/elem_suitcase _rubric--TSD.doc|elem_suitcase _rubric--TSD.doc]]
 * Cartoon rubric - [[file:tsdcurriculum-instruction/elem_cartoon_rubric.doc|elem_cartoon_rubric.doc]]
 * Puppet Show rubric - [[file:tsdcurriculum-instruction/puppetshowrubric.doc|puppetshowrubric.doc]]
 * Skit rubric - [[file:tsdcurriculum-instruction/skitrubric.doc|skitrubric.doc]]
 * Nonfiction writing rubric - [[file:tsdcurriculum-instruction/nonfiction writing rubric.pdf|nonfiction writing rubric.pdf]]
 * Writing rubric - [[file:tsdcurriculum-instruction/2nd Grade Writing Rubric.doc|2nd Grade Writing Rubric.doc]]
 * Newspaper article rubric - [[file:tsdcurriculum-instruction/newspaperarticlerubric.doc|newspaperarticlerubric.doc]]
 * [[file:tsdcurriculum-instruction/2nd grade reflection tool.doc|2nd grade reflection tool.doc]]
 * [[file:tsdcurriculum-instruction/Second Grade Social Studies Overall Terminolgy.docx|Second Grade Social Studies Overall Terminolgy.docx]]
 * [[file:tsdcurriculum-instruction/Vocabulary Terms by Unit for 2nd Grade Social Studies.docx|Vocabulary Terms by Unit for 2nd Grade Social Studies.docx]]