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Grade 2 Literacy Connections: Exploring Habitats

Resources to support grade 2 Literacy Units

Central Idea

Unit 2: Exploring Habitats 

Explore various habitats (forest, desert, rainforest, wetland and water), and learn about the plants and animals that live in them and how they survive.

Essential Questions:

  • How do plants and animals depend on their habitats for survival?
  • Where do animals and plants find water in different habitats? Why is water important?

Core Texts

Suggested Fiction Texts with Aligned Themes and Topics

The ES Library currently holds a copy of the indicated books

Fiction Texts with Aligned Themes and Topics
Along the Tapajós by Fernando Vilela (730L)
Beyond the Pond by Joseph Kuefler (660L)
In the Woods by David Elliott
On Duck Pond by Jane Yolen (680L)
Orangutan: A Day in the Rainforest Canopy by Rita Goldner
Over and Under the Pond by Kate Messner (660L)
Over and Under the Rainforest by Kate Messner (810L) **
The Brilliant Deep by Kate Messner (830L) **
The Home Builders by Varsha Bajaj (660L)
The Salamander Room by Anne Mazer (440L)
Woodland Dreams by Karen Jameson
Informational Texts to Build Content Knowledge
A Grassland Habitat by Bobbie Kalman (450L)
Desert Giant by Barbara Bash (980L) **
Deserts by Gail Gibbons (710L) **
Habitats: Arctic Tundra by Michael H. Forman (830L) **
Habitats: City Park by Wendy Davis (840L) **
In the Forest (National Geographic Kids) by Shira Evans (450L)
Land Habitats by Bobbie Kalman (500L)
Ocean Animals (Look & Find Out) by Alice B. McGinty (480L)
Rain Forests (Explore My World) by Marfe Ferguson Delano (660L)

Digital Resources

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Non-Fiction Resources

Fiction Resources