Welcome to Second Grade

THEME 1 Storytown Test Results

% of students at or above goal

COMPREHENSION

75%

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Looking for Leveled Books to Buy for Your Child?
DRA Level 6-8:
• It Looked Like Spilt Milk by Charles Shaw • Goodnight Gorilla by Peggy Rathman • Footprints in the Snow by Cynthia Benjamin • Go, Dog Go! by Phillip Eastman • The Foot Book by Dr. Seuss

DRA Level 10
• Just Like Daddy by Frank Asch • In the Tall, Tall Grass by Denise Fleming • Rosie’s Walk by Pat Hutchins • Teeny, Tiny Woman by Jane O’Connor • Johnny Lion’s Rubber Boots by Edith Thacher Hurd

DRA Level 12
• If You Give a Pig a Pancake, If You Give a Moose a Muffin, If You
Give a Pig a Party by Laura Numeroff • Brand New Pencils, Brand New Books By Diane DeGroat • I’m a Caterpillar by Jean Marzollo • More Spaghetti, I Say! By Rita Gelman

DRA Level 14
• Bear Snores On by Karma Wilson • A Kiss For Little Bear By Else Holmelund Minarik • Curious George by Margaret Rey • Fat Cat Sat on the Mat by Nurit Karlin

DRA Level 16
• Small Pig by Arnold Lobel • Color of His Own by Leo Lionni • Leo the Late Bloomer by Robert Kraus • Little Cloud by Eric Carle • No Matter What by Debi Gliori • The Little Engine That Could by Watty Piper

DRA Level 18-20
• Swimmy by Leo Lionni • Uncle Elephant, Mouse Tales, Mouse Soup by Arnold Lobel • Henry and Mudge by Cynthia Rylant • Young Cam Jansen by David Adler • Mr. Putter and Tabby by Cynthia Rylant • Owl at Home by Arnold Lobel • The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss

DRA Level 24-28
Picture Books-
• Fancy Nancy by Jane O’Connor • Lyle the Crocodile, Lovable Lyle by Bernard Waber • How I Became a Pirate by David Shannon • Fish is Fish, An Extraordinary Egg by Leo Lionni

DRA Level 24-28
Series Chapter Books:
• Nate the Great (24) • Frog and Toad (24) • Cam Jansen (28)
• Magic Tree House (28) • Amelia Bedelia (28) • Horrible Harry (28) • Rainbow Fairies (28) • Junie B. Jones (28+) • Ready Freddy (28+)

DRA 30-34:
• A to Z Mysteries • Flat Stanley (30+) • Jigsaw Jones

DRA 38:
• Geronimo Stilton • The Box Car Children

2011-2012 Storytown Pacing Guide

2011-2012 Math Expressions Pacing Guide

High Frequency Word Lists

Dolch Word List Cards

Activities for High Frequency Words and Sight Words

Unit 1: Understanding Addition & Subtraction

Unit 2: Measurement & Shapes

Unit 3: Solving Story Problems

Unit 4: Quadrilaterals

Unit 5: Addition to 200

Unit 6: Time

Unit 7: Tables & Graphs

Unit 8: Diagonals & Midpoints

Unit 9: Subtracting Two-Digit Numbers

Unit 10: Shapes & Patterns

Unit 11: 3-Digit Addition & Subtraction

Unit 12: Metric, Measurement & 3-D Shapes

Unit 14: Non-Standard & Standard Units of Measure

Unit 13: Multiplication & Fractions

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Reading	Writing	Math
Book Adventure Storyline KOL Jr. Stories Reading Workshop Literacy Center Brain Connection Readers' Theatre scripts Seussville StarFall Amelia Bedelia Alien Scavenger Hunt Between the Lions Clifford, the Big Red Dog Digby Mole's Word Games Mysterious Tadpole Story Bear Tumble Book Library (email your child's teacher for a login and password) BBC ReviseWise: Deduction Poetry Non-Fiction National Geographic Explorer Gail Gibbons Video Internet 4 Classrooms Beginning Literacy BBC Continuing Literacy BBC Sight Words Dolch Lists Dolch oral practice Fill-in-the-blank CLOZE PRACTICE/DRP Reading Lesson Bank Into the Book (strategies for reading) ACE - how to answer open ended questions Graphic Organizer/Planner for Constructed Response Summarizing - "Getting the Gist" Fluency Ideas using FRY INSTANT PHRASES Reader's Theatre Scripts	Story Starters Doodle Splash Starship English Wacky Web Tales Fridge Magnets Text Organizers for Text Types Tech to Know Ways to Teach Writing Etch a Sketch - a Graphic Writer's Notebook (mentor text and lessons)	Maths Zone Academic Skill Builders Math Fact Practice Internet 4 Classrooms Change Maker LINKS Learning Number Time Get Up and Go Up and Jump U.S. Mint Pocket Change Illuminations Math Dictionary Math Tools 2nd Grade Project Interactivate That Quiz Virtual Manipulatives Multiplication.com Atomic Clock CT State Math Standards Math Picture Glossary Estimation (Strand 11 on CMT) CMT Math Prep Practice for All Strands (Gr 4) CMT Math Prep Practice for All Strands (Gr 3) TESTPREPFUN.COMMath WorksheetsEstimation (strand 11)Dare to Compare (challenge)Math Frames

General	Research	Teachers
Enchanted Learning Internet 4 Classrooms DiscoveryStreaming	Google Yahooligans netTrekker Student Research	SMARTboard Sites MarcoPolo RubiStar (rubrics)

Math Expression Information for Parents UNIT 1 Math Routines (part 1) watch this short video clip to see what your child is doing daily in this unit UNIT 1 Math Routines (part 2) watch this short video clip to see what your child is doing daily in this unit Math Expression Activities for Students Addition, Subtraction, and Place Value Block Busters, Level S - use hundreds, tens, and ones to represent a number Lulus Lunch Counter, Level T - represent money in dollars-and-cents format Cross Town Number Line, Level V - fill in numbers on a number line Cross Town Number Line, Level W - skip count by 25s to find the missing numbers on a number line Harrisons Comparisons, Level I - determine which number is greater than- or less than- the other Harrisons Comparisons, Level D - compare numbers with the larger number showing more weight on a balance scale Harrison's Comparisons, Level H - choose the number name that is equal to the sum given Harrisons Comparisons, Level J - give the number in digits which equals the base-ten blocks shown Harrison's Comparisons, Level K - compare a number in digits to a number shown in base-ten blocks Harrison's Comparisons, Level L - compare the two sides of a scale, then choose < = or > to show the relationship between the digit and base-ten blocks Harrison's Comparisons, Level M - same as above but with numbers in the thousands instead of the hundreds Lulus Lunch Counter, Level N - use coins to represent the amount of money shown Lulus Lunch Counter, Level V - show a given amount of money in a second way using coins and dollars Lulus Lunch Counter, Level O - choose the correct money amounts to place on two groups of coins Tiny's Think Tank, Level A - game-show formatted questions on place value, addition and subtraction Spin-to-Win - two-player game, try to get the highest number by placing each digit one at a time Number Top-It - same as above but with cards in place of the spinner (from the makers of EDM) Base-Ten Blocks - virtual manipulatives Marathon Members - brain teaser word problem involving place value Round whole numbers Cross Town Number Line, Level U - round to the nearest ten using a number line Rounding - choose from the first four rounding topics in the list: nearest ten, hundred and thousand (AAA Math) Maths Zone: Rounding - Round numbers to the nearest ten or hundred (more practice rounding to 100) Fluently and accurately add and subtract whole numbers using the standard regrouping algorithms. Counting Critters, Level F - add cows to stands to match addition problems Carnival Stories, Level P - addition paint balls Carnival Stories, Level N - addition using the counting-on method; fill in the appropriate addend Carnival Stories, Level L - subtraction with fish Block Busters, Level V - use base-ten blocks to add two three-digit numbers Carnival Stories, Level O - subtraction paint balls Carnival Stories, Level I - subtraction with hamsters Carnival Stories, Level Q - subtraction of tens using paintballs on a grid Lulus Lunch Counter, Level S - subtraction with regrouping Block Busters, Level Q - subtraction with regrouping using base-ten blocks Block Busters, Level N - add three two-digit numbers using base-ten blocks for reference Block Busters, Level X - subtraction using hundred-blocks Lulus Lunch Counter, Level Q - subtract money to give the correct amount of change Carnival Stories, Level R - double-digit addition using paint balls Carnival Stories, Level M - decide whether to use addition or subtraction, then solve the problem Name that Number - given the answer, find addition and subtraction solutions from available cards (from EDM) Deep Sea Duel - play a partner; try to be the first person to choose two cards that add up to the target number Quick Fact Practice Tutpup - test your math fact skill against others from around the world Math Magician - customize your level of play Math Magician - customize your level of play Math Mayhem - test your math fact skill against others from around the world Arcademic Skill Builders - addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division games The ArithmAttack - customize your level of play Sheppard Software Math Fact Practice - addition, subtraction, multiplication, division That Quiz: Arithmetic - customize your level of play Estimate sums and differences to approximate solutions to problems and determine reasonableness of answers. Estimating - choose whole numbers (not decimals) from the list of estimating activities - Solve single- and multi-step word problems involving addition & subtraction of whole numbers & verify the solutions. Circus Fun - solve up to three-digit addition number stories Fruit Salad | Trip Chips - two brain teaser questions involving logical thinking Hoops - solve five word problems, then shoot hoops