Rooted in Reading 2nd Grade December (1st Edition)

Calling all 2nd Grade Teachers who are ready to TRANSFORM their ELA block!  Rooted in Reading for 2nd Grade gives you everything you need to facilitate a love of reading in your classroom.  We’ve got lesson plans, activities, crafts, and printables that focus around a read-aloud story each week.  The teacher READS the book throughout the week and models how to think deeply, ask questions, monitor comprehension, and so much more.  Each week we focus on different comprehension skills and strategies that will take your little learners on a reading journey like never before.  All lesson plans and activities are aligned with the Common Core Standards and TEKS.  This can be used as a stand-alone curriculum OR as a supplemental curriculum.  You can do ALL of what we include or pick and choose the activities that work best for you and your students! Want to know more? Check out below!

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

Books needed for December:
Who’s That Knocking on Christmas Eve by Jan Brett
Night Tree by Eve Bunting
How To Catch Santa by Jean Reagan
The Legend of the Poinsettia by Tomie dePaola

What is included in the DECEMBER unit? 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:
Asking Questions
Comparing and Contrasting
Main Idea
Textual Evidence
Cause and Effect
Making Connections
Story Elements

● Comprehension Printables/Interactive Notebooks:
Making Connections Flap-Ups
Asking Questions Flap-Ups
Comparing Christmas and Hanukkah Flap-Ups
Text Clues Flap-Ups
Text Evidence Flap-Ups
Illustration Clues Flap-Ups
Comparing and Contrasting Traditions
Main Idea Christmas Tree
Cause and Effect Flap-Ups
Story Elements of a Folktale

● Nonfiction Readers
A Couple Winter Celebrations
Polar Bears
Evergreen Trees
Las Posadas

●  Anchor Charts
Questions for Santa
Use Text Evidence to Compare Hanukkah and Christmas
Polar Bear Facts
Those Tricky Trolls Description Chart
Evergreen Tree Facts
Let’s Compare Traditions Chart: Similarities and Differences
Cause and Effect
Las Posadas Anchor Chart

● Vocabulary
Vocabulary Word and Definition Cards
Vocabulary Four Square
Spin and Cover
Vocabulary Flap-Ups
Vocabulary Quiz
Vocabulary Printables

● Directed Drawings (with writing pages)
Santa
Poinsettia
Forest Landscape
Polar Bear

● Crafts (with writing pages)
Santa
Candle
Christmas Trees
Polar Bear
Las Posadas Suitcase

●  Grammar:  Transition Words and Letter Writing
Writing a letter to Santa
How Does Santa Get Ready for Christmas Booklet
How to Make a Peanut Butter and Jelly Pocket Chart and Printable
How to Make Smores Pocket Chart and Printable
How to Brush Teeth Pocket Chart and Printable

●Grammar: Prepositions
Preposition Flap-Ups
Find the Preposition Sentence Cards
Answer Me with Prepositions
Polar Bear Prepositions Booklet
Prepositions Assessment

● Grammar: Contractions
Contractions Flap-Ups
Contraction Christmas Trees
Contraction Booklet
Replace the Words Scoot
Contractions Assessment

● Grammar: Verb Tenses
Verb Riddles
Make Me Future Tense Flap-Ups
Which Word is a Verb Scoot
Make Me Past Tense Flap-Ups
Vibrant Verb Snowmen

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
ROOTED IN READING MAY