2nd Grade Journeys

BIG IDEA: There are different kinds of communities. 2.1: BIG IDEA: There are different kinds of communities. 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: Nature can teach us many things. 2.2: BIG IDEA: Nature can teach us many things. 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: We learn from each other. 2.3: BIG IDEA: We learn from each other. 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 can all make a difference. 2.4: BIG IDEA: We can all make a difference. 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: Living things change over time. 2.5: BIG IDEA: Living things change over time. 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: A surprise can change your life. 2.6: BIG IDEA: A surprise can change your life. 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