Rooted in Reading 2nd Grade March Comprehension, Vocabulary, & Grammar Activitie

2nd Grade Rooted in Reading March is a Reading Curriculum focused on strengthening reading comprehension. The teacher reads the book throughout the week and models how to think deeply, ask questions, and monitor comprehension. Students practice skills through interactive notebooks, reading passages, reading response printables, and assessments. Daily activities for vocabulary, grammar, and mentor sentences are also included. All lesson plans and activities are aligned with the Common Core Standards and TEKS. 

For more information, research, and teacher testimonies on Rooted in Reading click HERE.

Books needed for this teaching resource:

Library Lion by Michelle Knudson

Rosie Revere, Engineer by Andrea Beaty

That’s What Leprechauns Do by Eve Bunting

Me… Jane by Patrick McDonnell

What is included in this teaching resource? Look below!

● Daily Lesson Plans for 4 Weeks

● Book Question Cards

● Fiction Reading Passages

● Nonfiction Reading Passages

● Comprehension Assessments

● Daily Deep Dive with Mentor Sentences

● Comprehension Focuses:

Character Feelings

Illustrations Affecting the Mood

Rhyme and Rhythm

Character Actions

Structure of a Story

Story Elements

Describing Characters

● Comprehension Printables/Interactive Notebooks:

The Character's Feelings Flap-Ups

Character Feelings Printable

Illustrations and Mood Printable

Studying St. Patrick's Day Flap-Ups

Story Elements Printable

Describe Leprechauns Printable

Sequencing Story Cards

Character Description Flap-Ups

Describe Rosie Printable

The Pictures in Picture Book Printable

I Can Observe Printable

● Nonfiction Readers

Lions

Saint Patrick's Day

Amelia Earhart

Chimpanzees

●  Anchor Charts

Laughing with Leprechauns

What Can You Say About St. Patrick's Day

Compare Rosie Revere and Amelia Earhart

Describe the Characters

Rhyming with Rosie

Chimpanzees Can Have Are

Meet Jane Goodall

Those Lovable Lions

● Vocabulary

Vocabulary Word and Definition Cards

Vocabulary Flap-Ups

Vocabulary Writing Prompts

Vocabulary Match

Vocabulary Spin

Vocabulary Quiz

Vocabulary Printables

● Directed Drawings (with writing pages)

Leprechaun

Students reading a book

Jane Goodall

Rosie Revere

● Crafts (with writing pages)

Pot of Gold

Lion

Airplane

Chimpanzee

●  Grammar:  Articles

Article Match

Article Sort

Article Lion Paw

Article Flap-Book and Sort

Article Assessment

●Grammar: Comparative Adjectives

Comparative Adjective Flap-Book Sort

Comparative Adjectives Banana

Let's Compare Flap-ups

Looking Closely at Comparative Adjectives Binoculars

Comparative Adjectives Asssessment

● Grammar: Past Tense Verbs

Verb Flap-Ups

Past Tense Verb Scoot

Irregular Verbs Tools

The Verb Toolbox Booklet

Verb Tenses Assessment

● Grammar: Collective Nouns

Collective Nouns Flap-Books

Collective Noun Clover

Collective Noun Booklet

Collective Noun Match

Collective Noun Leprechaun

Disclaimer About Rooted in Reading Books: We try our best to ensure that the books we select for our Rooted in Reading program will be available to you; however, we cannot guarantee any book's availability at any given time.

We encourage you to check multiple places for the books including but not limited to: Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Scholastic, Thrift Books, BookOutlet.com, eBay, Abe Books, Half Price Books, Better World Books, and you can make a project on Donor's Choose or check them out from your public library.

More FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Ⓠ There is SO much included, how do I fit it all in?

Ⓐ:  Please do NOT feel like you have to do everything we put into the units.  We try to include everything that a teacher might want, but we realize it is A LOT!  We suggest combing through the units, looking at the expectations of your school/district/state, and deciding which activities would be best for your students.  We do NOT recommend printing class sets of everything, hoping to get to it all. Choose the things that you think YOUR students need, that will be most beneficial, and start there!  Several components can be used during stations, for morning work, or even as homework. Others you may choose to just set aside for another time or not use at all! That’s okay! We want this to work for you AND your students!

Ⓠ Do you have a year overview and planning guide?

Ⓐ:  Yes!  We sure do!  You can find the list of books for the year, the skills we are going to hit, and the standards (Common Core and TEKS) we will cover below!

2nd Grade Overview

Ⓠ What is included in the second grade units

Ⓐ:  Each book unit (so 4 a month)  include:  

⇢Daily Lesson Plans for Comprehension, Vocabulary, and Grammar

⇢Book Question Cards for Classroom Discussion

⇢Comprehension Focus Digital Posters

⇢Comprehension Printables and/or Interactive Notebook Templates

⇢Comprehension Assessment for the Weekly Read Aloud with Answer Key

⇢Fiction Passage with Questions

⇢Nonfiction Passage with Questions

⇢Anchor Chart Templates

⇢Nonfiction Reader

⇢Nonfiction Activities

⇢Vocabulary Cards and Definitions

⇢Vocabulary Activities

⇢Vocabulary Printables/Assessments

⇢Craft with Writing Pages

⇢Directed Drawing with Writing Pages

⇢Grammar Focus Digital Posters

⇢Grammar Printables/Activities

⇢Daily Deep Dive with Mentor Sentence

To find our other Rooted in Reading units click below:

THE BUNDLE

ROOTED IN READING AUGUST

ROOTED IN READING SEPTEMBER

ROOTED IN READING OCTOBER

ROOTED IN READING NOVEMBER

ROOTED IN READING DECEMBER

ROOTED IN READING JANUARY

ROOTED IN READING FEBRUARY

ROOTED IN READING MARCH

ROOTED IN READING APRIL

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