Reading Comprehension: Paired Text grade 2 is an easy-to-use resource that includes 8 paired text units with everything you need to practice reading comprehension skills. Evan-Moor is known for providing high-quality reading comprehension resources.
Use Evan-Moor’s grade 2 paired text units to provide students with opportunities to compare multiple viewpoints and to integrate information. Each unit contains two thematically related selections that are focused around an essential question.
Each selection includes:
- vocabulary development in context
- an oral close reading discussion
- comprehension questions
- a writing prompt
The unit assessment includes discussion of the topic, texts, and essential question, as well as a pre-writing graphic organizer and culminating writing prompt.
Additional features:
- student objectives
- topic introductions
- lesson plans
Grade 2 paired text science units include:
Parts of a Plant:
“Apple Tree Swing” Level I “Parts of an Apple” Level I
Simple Machines Help Us:
“Jack’s Wheels” Level H “Six Simple Machines” Level J
Understanding Magnets: “What Will a Magnet Attract?” Level L
“Magnificent Magnets” Level K
Grade 2 paired text social studies units include:
We Help Each Other: “Stone Soup” Level H
“Mexican Wedding Cakes” Level L
National Memorials: “Mount Rushmore” Level J
“Colossal Crazy Horse” Level L
People Can Change the World: “Chavez and the Grape Boycott” Level M
“King and the Bus Boycott” Level M
The First Railroad: “Railroad Songs” Level K
“Tracks Across America” Level M
Community Art: “Farm Art” Level M
“Wall of Welcome” Level M
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Reading comprehension practice boosts second-grade students’ competencies across the curriculum. Includes 8 paired text units with science, social studies, and civics topics. Each unit has an essential question and vocabulary, reading, and writing activities that help students examine texts and engage in discussions. Also includes unit assessments.
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