Expand second grade students' knowledge base and prepare them for Next Generation Assessments by incorporating these engaging, rigorous practice exercises into their daily learning. Higher-level questions, multi-step problems, and higher-order thinking skills required on these tests will take a lot of practice before students can become comfortable with them. By implementing this resource into instruction, students will expand their skill set and be given the necessary tools to excel on these assessments.
Featuring TIME for Kids content, this resource offers ten high-interest informational texts, four engaging literature passages, three poems, and three reader's theater scripts; 16 as standalone exercise texts and two sets of paired exercise texts. Each text incorporates: questions for key ideas and details, craft and structure, integration of knowledge and ideas, and one or two constructed response questions based on technology-enhanced questions on the real tests. Not only will students enjoy preparing for assessments through these exercises, educators will feel fulfilled knowing they're setting their students up for 21st century success.
Smithsonian STEAM Readers: Grade 2 Kit (Spanish)
Grade: 2
Price: $799.99
Created in collaboration with Smithsonian, this Spanish kit builds literacy skills and uses real-world examples to show how the engineering design process is used to solve real-world problems. It features hands-on STEAM challenges and STEAM career advice.
Salir del cascarón (Hatching a Chick) (Spanish Version)
Grade: 2
Price: $9.99
Spend a day in the life of a bird keeper and learn how they are hatching new plans to help endangered birds with this Spanish STEAM reader that features a hands-on STEAM challenge and uses real-world examples to teach problem solving.
Huesos en exhibición (Bones on Display) (Spanish Version)
Grade: 2
Price: $9.99
Take a virtual tour of the National Museum of Natural History with this Spanish STEAM reader! Learn about the challenges involved with designing fossil exhibits and how studying fossils helps scientists learn about prehistoric species.
La creación de hábitats (Creating a Habitat) (Spanish Version)
Grade: 2
Price: $9.99
Take a virtual tour of Smithsonian National Zoo's Small Mammal House with this Spanish STEAM reader! Along the way, learn about the factors that zookeepers must take into consideration when designing enclosures for zoo animals.
Salir del cascarón (Hatching a Chick) 6-Pack
Grade: 2
Price: $43.99
Spend a day in the life of a bird keeper and learn how they are hatching new plans to help endangered birds with this Spanish STEAM reader that features a hands-on STEAM challenge and uses real-world examples to teach problem solving.
La creación de hábitats (Creating a Habitat) 6-Pack
Grade: 2
Price: $43.99
Take a virtual tour of Smithsonian National Zoo's Small Mammal House with this Spanish STEAM 6-Pack. Along the way, learn about the factors that zookeepers must take into consideration when designing enclosures for zoo animals.
Hacer mapas (Making Maps) 6-Pack
Grade: 2
Price: $43.99
Most people use maps every day. But imagine a time when a map of a place didn't exist. Navigate through history as you learn the art, science, history, and importance of making maps with this innovative Spanish STEAM reader.
Casos extremos de luz solar (Living in Sunlight Extremes) 6-Pack
Grade: 2
Price: $43.99
Learn how the sun never seems to rise or set in places such as Alaska, Norway, Iceland, Sweden, and Canada with this Spanish STEAM reader that features a hands-on STEAM challenge and uses real-world examples to teach problem solving.
Máquinas creativas (Creative Machines) 6-Pack
Grade: 2
Price: $43.99
Learn how Rube Goldberg machines take simple tasks and make them complex--and fun! This Spanish STEAM 6-Pack builds literacy skills and features a hands-on STEAM challenge that uses real-world examples to teach problem solving.
Enfrentar los incendios forestales (Dealing with Wildfires) 6-Pack
Grade: 2
Price: $43.99
This Spanish STEAM 6-Pack teaches students about the causes of wildfires, how firefighters put them out, how to prevent wildfires, and the aftereffects of wildfires on both people and the environment.
Imitar la naturaleza (Mimicking Nature) 6-Pack
Grade: 2
Price: $43.99
Have you ever wondered where inventors get some of their ideas? This answer may surprise you: sometimes the inspiration comes from plants! Learn how some tiny plants have made a huge difference in the world.
Smithsonian STEAM Readers Grade 2 Add-on Pack (Spanish Version)
Grade: 2
Price: $137.99
This Add-on Pack includes one copy of each of the 15 titles in the Smithsonian STEAM Readers Grade 2 Kit (Spanish Version).
Creating Social and Emotional Learning Environments
Grade: K-12
Price: $29.99
This resource defines social and emotional learning and digs into the real work of incorporating SEL in K-12 schools. It makes the connection between research and practical application through real-life examples and testimonials of SEL in the classroom.
Using Primary Sources in the Classroom, 2nd Edition
Grade: K-12
Price: $39.99
Turn your classrooms into primary source learning environments! With more than 100 digital primary sources, fun activities, and model lesson plans, this resource contains everything needed to successfully teach with primary sources.
Document-Based Assessment Activities, 2nd Edition
Grade: K-12
Price: $49.99
Today's students need opportunities to evaluate sources and use evidence to support their conclusions. This K-12 resource provides both instructional support for teachers as well as a myriad of differentiated learning opportunities for students.
Get the Picture: Visual Literacy in Content-Area Instruction
Grade: K-3
Price: $45.99
This resource equips teachers with innovative strategies to develop students' visual literacy skills, teach students to analyze visual texts, comprehend both explicit and implicit messages, and engage in meaningful discussion.
