Building Classroom Community for Second Grade - ClassComm2

The Building Classroom Community Unit for Second Grade consists of eight read alouds. Each lesson is intended for multiple days so that from the beginning students are exposed to close reading and the value of multiple readings. We believe the first eight read alouds, or roughly the first two months of school, are critical to setting the tone of your classroom community, read aloud procedures, and expectations for engagement.

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Building Classroom Community for Second Grade (9 Books): $117.55

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Themes

Classroom Activities, Sharing & Giving, Identity/Self Esteem/Confidence, Responsibility, Overcoming Obstacles, Friendship, Education, Dreams & Aspirations, Conflict resolution, Childhood Experiences and Memories, Empathy/Compassion, Optimism/Enthusiasm, Respect/Citizenship, Self Control/Self Regulation, Collaboration, Kindness/Caring

Included formats shown below in BOLD

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Grandfather Counts

By Cheng

Illustrated by Zheng

Teacher's Guide

Guided Reading: N
Grade Level: 2
Interest Level: 1 - 3

AR Level: 0.5 - 3.6
Lexile Level: AD570L
DRA: 30

PB: $11.95
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First Day in Grapes

By Perez

Illustrated by Casilla

Teacher's Guide | Interviews

Guided Reading: Q
Grade Level: 2
Interest Level: 2 - 5

AR Level: 0.5 - 3.2
Lexile Level: AD570L
SRC: 2.9
DRA: 40

PB: $11.95
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Strong to the Hoop

By Coy

Illustrated by Jean-Bart

Teacher's Guide

Guided Reading: Q
Grade Level: 2
Interest Level: 1 - 4

AR Level: 0.5 - 2.5
Lexile Level: AD520L
SRC: 3.2
DRA: 40

PB: $11.95
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Willie Wins

By Gilles

Illustrated by Angel

Teacher's Guide

Guided Reading: O
Grade Level: 2
Interest Level: 1 - 4

AR Level: 0.5 - 3.2
Lexile Level: 590L
SRC: 3.0
DRA: 34

PB: $10.95
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Under the Lemon Moon

By Fine

Illustrated by Moreno

Teacher's Guide

Guided Reading: O
Grade Level: 2
Interest Level: 1 - 3

AR Level: 0.5 - 2.9
Lexile Level: 600L
SRC: 4.8
DRA: 34

PB: $11.95
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I Know the River Loves Me / Yo sé que el río me ama

By Gonzalez

Illustrated by Gonzalez

Teacher's Guide

Guided Reading: J
Spanish Guided Reading: K
Grade Level: 1
Interest Level: K - 3

Lexile Level: AD580L
SRC: 2.3
DRA: 18

PB: $11.95
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Every Month Is a New Year

By Singer

Illustrated by Roth

Teacher's Guide

Guided Reading: T
Grade Level: 4
Interest Level: 1 - 8

Lexile Level: NP
DRA: 44

HC: $21.95
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The Hula-Hoopin' Queen

By Godin

by Brantley-Newton

Teacher's Guide

Guided Reading: P
Grade Level: 2
Interest Level: 1 - 5

AR Level: 0.5 - 3.4
Lexile Level: AD600L
SRC: 2.4
DRA: 38

PB: $12.95
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Lend a Hand

By Frank

Illustrated by Ladd

Teacher's Guide

Guided Reading: M
Grade Level: 2
Interest Level: 1 - 5

AR Level: 0.5 - 4.4
Lexile Level: NP
DRA: 28

PB: $11.95