2nd Grade Common Core Units: Unit 6--Taking Care of Ourselves

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Below you will find the books for Unit 6 from the Common Core Curriculum Map....I'm a little behind with my units, but oh well!  If you want to add these books to your Amazon cart or wish list just click on the cover of the book and it'll zing you right over!!

Informational Books

What Happens to a Hamburger by Paul Showers and Edward Miller

Good Enough to Eat:  A Kid's Guide to Food and Nutrition by Lizzy Rockwell

The Nervous System by Joelle Riley

The Skeleton Inside You by Philip Balestrino and True Kelley

Informational Books to Read Aloud

Muscles:  Our Muscular System by Seymour Simon

The Mighty Muscular and Skeletal Systems:  How Do My Muscles and Bones Work by John Burstein

Bones:  Our Skeletal System by Seymour Simon

Eat Your Vegetables! Drink Your Milk! by Alvin Silverstein, Virginia Silverstein, and Laura Silverstein Nunn

The Food Pyramid by Christine Taylor-Butler

I did not link this to Amazon because it said this book costs $899!!!  No way!!

Showdown at the Food Pyramid by Rex Barron

Guts:  Our Digestive System by Seymour Simon

The Digestive System by Christine Taylor-Butler

The Digestive System by Kristin Petrie

The Astounding Nervous System:  How Does My Brain Work? by John Burstein

Have a good one friends!

Common Core Texts for 2nd Grade: Unit 6--Taking Care of Ourselves

Literary Texts

Yoko by Rosemary Wells

Tar Beach by Faith Ringgold

In the Night Kitchen by Maurice Sendak

Gregory the Terrible Eater by Michell Sharmat, Jose Aruego, and Ariane Dewey

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs by Judi and Ron Barrett

Dim Sum for Everyone by Grace Lin

Thunder Cake by Patricia Polacco

How My Parents Learned to eat by Ina R. Friedman and Allen Say

Everybody serves Soup by Norah Dooley and Peter J. Thornton

Everybody Brings noodles by Norah Dooley and Peter J. Thornton

Stories to Read Aloud

The Magic School Bus Insdie the Human Body by Joanna Cole and Bruce degan

Something's Happening on Calabash Street by Judith Ross

Strega Nona by Tomie de Paola

Chato's Kitchen by Gary Soto and Susan Guevara

Too Many Tamales by Gary Soto and Ed Martinez

Everybody Cooks Rice by Norah Dooley and Peter Thornton

Everybody Bakes Bread by Norah Dooley and Peter Thornton

My Mom Loves Me More Than Sushi by Filomena Gomes and Ashley Spires

The Sweetest Pig by Chris Van Allsburg

Informational Books

What Happens to a Hamburger by Paul Showers and Edward Miller

The Digestive System by Rebecca L. Johnston

Good Enough to Eat:  A Kid's Guide to Food and Nutrition by Lizzy Rockwell

The Nervous System by Joelle Riley

The Skeleton Inside You by Philip Balestrino and True Kelley

Informational Books to Read Aloud

Muscles:  Our Muscular System by Seymour Simon

Muscles by Kids Discover Magazine

The Mighty Muscular and Skeletal Systems:  How Do My Muscles and Bones Work by John Burstein

Bones;  Our Skeletal System by Seymour Simon

Bones by Kids Discover Magazine

Nutrition by Kids Discover Magazine

Healthy Eating Series by Susan Martineau and Hel James

Eat Your Vegetables!  Drink Your Milk! by Alvin Silverstein, Virginia Silverstein, and Laura Silverstein Nunn

The Food Pyramid by Christine Taylor-Butler

Showdown at the Food Pyramid by Rex Barron

Guts:  Our Digestive System by Seymour Simon

Break It Down:  The digestive system by Steve Parker

Digestive System by Cheryl Jakab

The Digestive System by Christine Taylor-Butler

The Digestive System by Kristin Petrie

Brains by Kids Discover Magazine

The Astounding Nervous System:  How Does My Brain Work? by John Burstein

The Nervous System by Christine Taylor-Butler

Common Core Texts for 2nd Grade: Unit 4--Journey to Freedom

As January comes, I will be kicking off a unit on the Civil Rights and uncommon friends and work up to Martin Luther King, Jr.  Here are the books that are suggested for this unit.  Just click on the cover of the book for more information!

Suggested Works from the Common Core Curriculum Map 

The Other Side (1950s) by Jacqueline Woodson and E.B. Lewis

Freedom summer (1964) by Deborah Wiles and Jerome Lagarrigue

Stories for Read Alouds

Freedom on the Menu:  The Greensboro Sit-Ins (1960) by Carole Boston Weatherford and Jerome Lagarrigue

Dear Mr. Rosenwald (1920) by Carole Boston Weatherford

Finding Lincoln (1951) by Ann Malaspina and Colin Bootman

A Sweet Smell of Roses (1963) by Angela Johnson and Eric Velasquez

2nd Grade Common Core Units: Unit 5--Hand Me Down Tales from Around the World

Unit 5 from 

is all about Hand-Me Down Tales from Across the World.  Below you will find the books reccomended for this unit.  I am really excited about this unit coming up because it will be a time to incorporate lots of map skills and even map out the settings and locations for the various books that we will be using!

I hope that you find this useful!

Informational Texts

Shoes, Shoes, Shoes by Ann Morris

On the Go by Ann Morris and Ken Heyman

Loving by Ann Morris and K

Bread, Bread, Bread by Ann Morris and Ken Heyman

Houses and Homes by Ann Morris and Ken Heyman

Informational Books for Read Aloud

If the World Were a Village:  A Book About the World's People by David Smith and Shelagh Armstrong

Hungry Planet: What the World Eats by Peter Menzel and Faith D'Alusisio

How I Learned Geography by Uri Shulevitz

How the Camel Got His Hump in Just So Stories by Rudy

If you can think of any other books or stories that are 'hand me down tales' leave them in the comment area! I would love to see what other teachers are using!

2nd Grade Common Core Recommended Books: Unit 3--Building Bridges

Your time for Unit 3 may have come or gone, but I figured I would send the links for the books to Amazon anyway!  These days it is easier and easier to shop through Amazon as there are no crowds, lack of money for gas, and I can just sit back and browse without getting jabbed with an elbow!  So, without further ado, here are the informational books that can be used as read alouds for Unit 3 from the Common Core Curriculum Map K-5 book.

Just click on the pictures below to go shop while sitting in your pajamas!!!

Bridges Are to Cross by Philemon Sturges and Giles Laroche

Bridges:  Amazing Structures to design, Build, and Test by Carol A Johmann, Elizabeth Rieth, and Michael P. Kline

Owen and Mzee:  The True Story of a Remarkable Freindship by Isabella Hatkoff, Craig Hatkoff, Paula Kahumbu, and Peter Greste

Owen and Mzee:  The Language of Freindship by Isabella Hatkoff, Craig Hatkoff, Paula Kahumbu, and Peter Greste

Tarra and Bella:  The Elephant and Dog Who Became Best Friends by Carol Buckley

Common Core Texts for 2nd Grade: Unit 3--Building Bridges with Unlikely Friends

As most of you know I have been following this book closely with the hopes that I am lining up my curriculum as closely as possibly with other teachers in other Common Core States.  We are a bit behind at my school in starting the units so we are just now starting Unit 3--Building Bridges.  So, all of the books below are a part of this unit.  They are already linked to Amazon, so if you want one, just click!

Stories

Henry and Mudge:  The First Book by Cynthia Rylant

The Fire Cat by Esther Holden Averill

Read Alouds

The Cricket in Times Square by George Selden and Garth Williams

Charlotte's Web by E.B. White and Garth Williams

Zen shorts by Jon Muth

Pop's Bridge by Eve Bunting and C.F. Payne

Mackinac Bridge:  The Story of the Five-Mile Poem by Gloria Whelan and Gijsbert van Frankenhuy

One Green Apple by Even Bunting and Ted Lewin

Snow in Jerusalem by Deborah da Costa, Ying-Hwa Hu, and Cornelius Van Wright

The Day of Ahmed's Secret by Florence P. Heide, Judith H. Gililand and Ted Lewin

My Father's Shop by Satomi Ichikawa

Silent Music by James Rumford

The Little Painter of Sabana Grande by Patricia Maloney Mrkun and Robert Casilla