1. 2nd Grade Journeys

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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