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Grade 2 Literacy Connections: Finding Your Power

Resources to support grade 2 Literacy Units

Central Idea

Unit 5: Finding Your Power

Explore the themes of heroes and problem solving through books in the Zapato Power series, and continue to build on discussions of friendship from previous units.

Essential Questions:

  • Can people of different ages be friends? Why or why not?
  • What is more important: brain power or superpower? Why?

Core Texts

Suggested Fiction Texts with Aligned Themes and Topics

The ES Library currently holds a copy of the indicated books

Additional Texts by the Author  
Sofia Martinez (series) by Jacqueline Jules (390L) 1
Fiction Texts with Aligned Themes and Topics  
Alvin Ho (series) by Lenore Look (600L) 1
Captain Awesome (series) by Stan Kirby (650L) 1
Dragons in a Bag (series) by Zetta Elliott (740L) ** 0
Eerie Elementary (series) by Jack Chabert, Sam Ricks (600L) 1
EllRay Jakes (series) by Sally Warner (840L) ** 1
Even Superheroes Have Bad Days by Shelly Becker (640L) 0
Kung Pow Chicken (series) by Cyndi Marko (550L) 0
Lunch Lady (series) by Jarrett J. Krosoczka 0
Mia Mayhem (series) by Kara West (550L) 0
The Adventures of Sparrowboy by Brian Pinkney (540L) 0
The Carver Chronicles (Series) by Karen English (710L) ** 1
The Gumazing Gum Girl! (series) by Rhode Montijo (580L) 0
The Princess in Black (series) by Shannon Hale, Dean Hale (500L) 1
Warren & Dragon (series) by Ariel Bernstein (640L) 0
Yasmin the Superhero by Saadia Faruqi (480L) * 0
Non-Fiction Texts with Aligned Themes and Topics  
Death of a loved one  
Always and Forever by Alan Durant (570L) 1
Missing Mommy: A Book about Bereavement by Rebecca Cobb 0
The Heart and the Bottle by Oliver Jeffers 1
Military Families  
H is for Honor: A Military Family Alphabet by Devin Scillian, Victor Juhasz 0
Hero Dad by Melinda Hardin (550L) 0
I Miss You!: A Military Kid’s Book About Deployment by Beth Andrews 0
Lily Hates Goodbyes by Jerilyn Marler 0

Digital Resources

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Non-Fiction Resources

Fiction Resources