Updated 8-25-14
Library Curriculum Connections At-A-Glance
Check the Planner for Unit Plans and Critical Lists for Vocabulary, etc
Grade 2 Unit 1 ELA Theme: Friends and Family : Think about what makes a good friend. Unit 1: Theme Related Library Resources
Literature Selection
Start Smart
Genre
Fiction/
Folktale
Welcome to Second
Grade
Written by Pat Mora
Illustrated by Ed
Martinez
WK THEME
Friends at School
Mr. Putter & Tabby
Pour the Tea
by Cynthia Rylant
Illustrated by Arthur
Howard
WK THEME
Pet Friends
Digital Camera
Keyboard skills
(see TERMS)
McGraw-Hill
Treasures
TE p. 151 I, J
MEDIA LITERACY
TV (Author’s Purpose)
Why do we watch?
DVDs
CD-ROM
WK THEME
Welcome and Review
David’s New Friends
Technology/
Media
Main
Selection
Literary Text/
Fiction
Paired
Selection
Informational
Text/
Expository
Main
Selection
Literary Text/
Fiction
Paired
Selection
Literary Text/
Poetry
TERMS
Window, Title bar, Toolbar
Menu bar, Pull-down menu
Digital camera—writing
captions for pictures
ELA Oral Language identify
characteristics of a haiku
and memoir
Word Study use a
dictionary to find work
meanings
IC LESSON Constitution
Day: Floating Lesson (2nd
Grade TEKS includes
Constitution Day ) PebbleGo
Social Studies and
Biography have articles on
Constitution and James
Madison
Comprehension
Strategies and
Skills
Strategy
Analyze Story
Structure
Skill
Character,
Setting,
Plot
Text Features/
Literary Elements/
Study Skills
LTs
ELA Reading LTs
I Can..describe the
features of a
fable…of a folk tale..
of realistic fiction…of
a legend.
Writing
Write Source
Write Source
Writing/GrammarMechanics:
Introduction to The 5
steps Writing Process
Descriptive Writing
*In the Future writing
Pretend you are a
grownup. Think about
your life. Draw a picture
or write a story about
being grown-up
Skills: capitalize proper
nouns, sentence types,
Genre
Fiction
Strategy
Analyze Story
Structure
Skill
Character and
Setting
Photos and Captions
Genre
Fiction
Strategy
Analyze Story
Structure
Skill
Plot
Character and
Setting
Rhyme, Rhythmic
Patterns
ELA Reading LTs
I Can..identify moral
or lesson of a
folktale..use photos
and captions to
understand
informational text.
ELA Reading LTsI Can…analyze story
structure…determine
the beginning,
middle, end of a
story
Write Source
Writing/GrammarMechanics:
Writing Process
Descriptive Writing
- Skills: Ending
punctuation, Verbs ,
Capitalize Proper Nouns
Review: Using the Right
Words
Write Source
Writing/GrammarMechanics:
The Writing Process/
Descriptive Writing;
Understanding the
Texas Traits (Evaluating
with a Rubric) - Skills:
Complete sentences,
Subject-Verb
agreement, Capitals,
Ending punctuation,
Sentence types
Review: Commas
IC 1st OI: Citizenship & Health
IC
Overview
Guiding
Questions
*What is a
good citizen?
*How do good
citizens help
our earth?
*Why is it
important for
good citizens
to
communicate?
1st OI
OI: Citizenship & Health
Citizenship and Health 4 weeks
MIND MISSIONS / The Good Citizens
are Coming
Teambuilding, Brainstorming
-Revere’s Reveal
Paul Revere (timeline)
-Citizenship Ceremony
good citizens
SOCIAL STUDIES
Celebrations
Freedom Week
Constitution Day, 9-17 (2nd gr TEKS)
What is the Constitution?, James
Madison, patriotic songs
Citizenship/ Character Traits
SEE planner for list
Community service
School and city history
role models
HEALTH / SCIENCE / ENGINEERING
Improving a product: identify
process, product research,
communicate results
Health Museum Project
(museums and communication)
Safety – home, recreational activities
Nutrition
Dental health
Germs, disease, hygiene
Literature Selection
Family Farm: Then
and Now
Time For Kids
Informational
Genre
Main
Selection
Informational
Text/
Expository
WK THEME
Family Friends
Meet Rosina
Written by George
Ancona
WK THEME
Special Friends
My Name Is Yoon
Written by Helen
Recorvits
Illustrated by Gabi
Swiatkowska
WK THEME
Friends From Far Away
Technology/
Media
IC LESSON Community
Citizens
School and city history
(books), school names:
*Plano, Texas: A Local
History (2nd Ed) *Plano, Texas:
The Early Years Friends of the
Public Library, 1986)
IC LESSON Citizen Role
Model -Wordle
Main
Selection
Informational
Text/
Expository
Paired
Selection
Literary Text/
Poetry
Main
Selection
Literary Text/
Fiction
Paired
Selection
Informational
Text/
Expository
IC LESSON Engineering—
Improving Play Dough
the paperback book
referenced in this classroom
lesson is included in the
curriculum teaching units
sent to campus grade
levels:
Michelle’s MVP Award
(Engineering is Elementary /
Martin, Boston Museum of
Science)
IC LESSON
Health Museum Project
(Five Lessons)
Students create ‘museum’
exhibits to communicate
important info about
staying healthy. Topics:
safety, teeth, germs
exercise, nutrition.
Various museum websites
including the Health
Museum in Houston site
are linked in the Planner.
Book resource listed in
Planner (The Skinny on
Skin)
Comprehension
Strategies and
Skills
Genre
Expository
Strategy
Summarize
Skill
Main Idea and
Details
Text Structure:
NF vs. Fiction
Text Features/
Literary Elements/
Study Skills
LTs
Using Parts of a
Book
ELA Reading LT-I Can…identify the
theme of a folk
tale…summarize a
story / expository
text...identify
characteristics of NF
and Fic,
Genre
Expository
Strategy
Summarize
Skill
Identify Main
Idea and Details
Rhyme
Genre
Fiction
Strategy
Summarize
Skill
Make and
Confirm
Predictions
Plot
Bar Graphs
The Magic School Bus Inside
Ralphie, A Book About Germs,
by Beth Nadler, Scholastic Inc.,
New York, 1995
McGraw–Hill Texas Treasures, TE Grade 2; Plano ISD Elementary ELA Planner, IC Planner
ELA Reading LT
I Can..identify: the
moral lesson of a
fairy tale / a
fable…the main idea
of a story
…characteristics of
the genre of
poetry…compare
two stories
ELA Reading LTsI Can..summarize the
plot’s main
events…make
predictions…identify
characteristics of
fiction narrative
Writing
Write Source
Write Source
Writing/GrammarMechanics:
The Writing Process
Writing Paragraphs:
(Topic Sentences, Body
Sentences, Closing
Sentences, Indention)
- Skills: Complete
Sentences with subjectverb agreement,
Sentence types, Ending
Punctuation, CapitalsProper Nouns
Write Source
Writing/GrammarMechanics:
Descriptive Writing;
Descriptive Paragraph
(Model, Prewriting,
Drafting, Revising,
Editing)
- Skills: Adjectives,
Nouns, Capital letters,
ending punctuation
Review: Quotation
marks
Descriptive Writing
Writing Across the
Curriculum
Write Source
Writing/GrammarMechanics: (Write
Source)
Descriptive Writing;
Sci/math shape riddle,
Practical writing--emails
- Skills: Pronouns,
Capitals, Letter writing
Review: unit skills,
capital letters
IC
Overview
1st OI: Citizenship and Health
2nd OI: 8 Weeks—Social Studies
Coming up-2nd OI: 8 weeks
SOCIAL STUDIES
maps
globes
landforms
settlement patterns
Characteristics of communities
SCIENCE
Earth & Space
rocks
Natural sources of water
Natural vs. manmade resources