We have developed this Common Core aligned complete Ecology Unit with CLOSE Reading passages, text dependent questions, and essential questions that contains everything needed to teach a rigorous unit on ecology. Original CLOSE Reading nonfiction passages were created to help teach your students about all aspects of ecology. CLOSE reading instructions and an anchor chart are included to help you incorporate this skill into your teaching. There are text dependent questions aligned with each passage, a set of vocabulary cards with definitions to accompany each nonfiction text, a research report, Common Core Essential Questions, performance tasks, and RAFTS. A variety of other graphic organizers and activities are included. This unit emphasizes "Depth of Knowledge" (D.O.K.) throughout. We do encourage you to supplement with any other books, videos, and websites that you already use; they will blend nicely with our CLOSE reading passages. You can use this unit in its entirety, or “pick and choose” the components to meet the needs of your students. This unit contains the following elements: • CLOSE reading nonfiction passages: 1. An Introduction to Ecology, page 1 2. Habitats, Biomes, and Ecosystems, page 2 3. Food Chains and Food Webs, pages 3 and 4 4. Producers, Consumers, and Decomposers page 5 5. Species, Populations, Communities page 6 • Vocabulary cards with definitions, one for each CLOSE reading passage topic-( provided for vocabulary support to scaffold for students who need more support). • CLOSE Reading Instructions (PowerPoint or handout) explaining the steps of CLOSE Reading. • Anchor Chart for student annotation and Discussion Topics for CLOSE Reading. • Student Bookmarks with annotation rules so they have a smaller version of the anchor chart at their desk while they read • “Text Dependent Questions” • Common Core Essential questions • Ecology Research Report • Cognitive Content Dictionary • KWL Chart • Venn Diagram • A Tree Map Graphic Organizer • CLOZE worksheets (a fill-in the blank) worksheet and answer sheet to assess vocabulary attainment and your students’ ability to utilize context clues. If you like this product, please check back soon as we will be posting new products in the near future. If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact us and we will promptly help you. You can send us a “Question” through our store or email us at theteacherteam@gmail.com Thank you! The Teacher Team

We have developed this Common Core aligned complete Earthquake Unit with CLOSE Reading passages, research report, text dependent questions, and essential questions that contains everything needed to teach a rigorous unit on earthquakes. Original CLOSE Reading nonfiction passages were created to help teach your students about earthquakes. CLOSE reading instructions and an anchor chart are included to help you incorporate this skill into your teaching. There are text dependent questions aligned with each passage, a set of vocabulary cards with definitions to accompany each nonfiction text, a research report, Common Core Essential Questions, performance tasks, and RAFTS. A variety of other graphic organizers and activities are included. This unit emphasizes "Depth of Knowledge" (D.O.K.) throughout. We do encourage you to supplement with any other books, videos, and websites that you already use; they will blend nicely with our CLOSE reading passages. You can use this unit in its entirety, or “pick and choose” the components to meet the needs of your students. This unit contains the following elements: • CLOSE reading nonfiction passages: • Close Reading passage number 1 is called “Introduction to Earthquakes" • Close reading passage 2 is “Plate Tectonics” • Close reading passage 3 is “Earthquake Faults” • Close reading passage 4, “Earthquake Magnitude and Measurement” • Vocabulary cards with definitions, one for each CLOSE reading passage topic-( provided for vocabulary support to scaffold for students who need more support). • CLOSE Reading Instructions (PowerPoint or handout) explaining the steps of CLOSE Reading. • Anchor Chart for student annotation and Discussion Topics for CLOSE Reading. • Student Bookmarks with annotation rules so they have a smaller version of the anchor chart at their desk while they read • “Text Dependent Questions” • Common Core Essential questions • Earthquake Research Report • Cognitive Content Dictionary • KWL Chart • Venn Diagram to compare and contrast similarities and differences. • A Tree Map Graphic Organizer • CLOZE worksheets (a fill-in the blank) worksheet and answer sheet to assess vocabulary attainment and your students’ ability to utilize context clues. If you like this product, please check back soon as we will be posting new products in the near future. If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact us and we will promptly help you. You can send us a “Question” through our store or email us at theteacherteam@gmail.com Thank you! The Teacher Team

We have developed this Common Core aligned, complete Weather Unit with CLOSE Reading passages, research report, text dependent questions, and essential questions that contains everything needed to teach a rigorous unit on the weather. Original CLOSE Reading nonfiction passages were created to help teach your students about weather. CLOSE reading instructions and an anchor chart are included to help you incorporate this skill into your teaching. There are text dependent questions aligned with each passage, a set of vocabulary cards with definitions to accompany each nonfiction text, a research report Common Core Essential Questions, performance tasks, and RAFTS. A variety of other graphic organizers and activities are included. This unit emphasizes "Depth of Knowledge" (D.O.K.) throughout. We do encourage you to supplement with any other books, videos, and websites that you already use; they will blend nicely with our CLOSE reading passages. You can use this unit in its entirety, or “pick and choose” the components to meet the needs of your students. This unit contains the following elements: • CLOSE reading nonfiction passages with illustrations: o Passage number one is “What is weather?” o Passage number two is ‘”The Water Cycle” o Passage number three is “Clouds” o Passage number four is “Types of Weather” o Passage number five is “Meteorology and Forecasting” • Vocabulary cards with definitions for each CLOSE reading passage • CLOSE Reading Instructions PowerPoint ( or handout) explaining the steps of CLOSE Reading • Anchor Charts for student annotation and Discussion Topics for CLOSE Reading • “Text Dependent Questions”, to be used after all passages are read; this is intended as a summative assessment, or practice in citing textual evidence and giving examples from the reading of nonfiction text • Common Core Essential questions (to be used after all passages are read, can be used as a summative assessment or a performance task) • Weather Research Report • Cognitive Content Dictionary • KWL Chart • Venn Diagram • A Tree Map Graphic Organizer • A CLOZE worksheet (a fill-in the blank) If you like this product, please check back soon as we will be posting new products in the near future. If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact us and we will promptly help you. You can send us a “Question” through our store or email us at theteacherteam@gmail.com Thank you! The Teacher Team

We have developed this Common Core aligned, complete Dinosaur Unit with CLOSE Reading passages, research report, text dependent questions, and essential questions that contains everything needed to teach a rigorous unit on the dinosaurs. Original CLOSE Reading nonfiction passages were created to help teach your students about dinosaurs. CLOSE reading instructions and an anchor chart are included to help you incorporate this skill into your teaching. There are text dependent questions aligned with each passage, a set of vocabulary cards with definitions to accompany each nonfiction text, a research report, Common Core Essential Questions, performance tasks, and RAFTS. A variety of other graphic organizers and activities are included. This unit emphasizes "Depth of Knowledge" (D.O.K.) throughout. We do encourage you to supplement with any other books, videos, and websites that you already use; they will blend nicely with our CLOSE reading passages. You can use this unit in its entirety, or “pick and choose” the components to meet the needs of your students. This unit contains the following elements: • CLOSE reading nonfiction passages with illustrations: o Passage number one is “What is a Dinosaur?” o Passage number two is ‘”Anatomy and Physical Characteristics” o Passage number three is “The Age of Dinosaurs” o Passage number four is “Dinosaur Diet and Habitats” o Passage number five is “Types of Dinosaurs” o Passage number six is “Dinosaur Extinction” • Vocabulary cards with definitions for each CLOSE reading passage with pictures • CLOSE Reading Instructions PowerPoint ( or handout) explaining the steps of CLOSE Reading • Anchor Charts for student annotation and Discussion Topics for CLOSE Reading • “Text Dependent Questions” • Common Core Essential questions • Dinosaur Research Report • Cognitive Content Dictionary • KWL Chart • Venn Diagram • A Tree Map Graphic Organizer ( a grammar component for students to analyze the words in the passages and their parts of speech) • A CLOZE worksheet (a fill-in the blank) worksheet and answer sheet If you like this product, please check back soon as we will be posting new products in the near future. If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact us and we will promptly help you. You can send us a “Question” through our store or email us at theteacherteam@gmail.com Thank you! The Teacher Team

Amphibians and Reptiles Research Reports Bundle This bundle combines 2 products into 1 for a great value! These research reports were developed to align with the new Common Core Anchor Standards, Reading and Foundation Skills for Informational Text and Writing for ELA History/ Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects; “Students will write informative / explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content.” These research reports were created in support of these standards to create, develop, write, edit, illustrate, present, and assess your students’ Reptile and Amphibian research report. These reports (or performance tasks) are also designed to not only have your students learn and explain the new information, but answer some higher level thinking questions (Common Core Essential Questions) to apply the knowledge they have learned. The research reports enclosed in this bundle are the following: Amphibians Research Report Reptiles Research Repot Each research report contains a title page, factual questions to be answered, Common Core Essential Questions, Rubric, Student Checklist, Illustration Templates, “How to Research”, Resource Page, Note-Taking Pages, and Teacher Notes. You can use these report templates in their entirety, or “pick and choose” the questions that you wish to use and tailor them to your students’ needs. Each product in this bundle can be purchased separately but purchased together are a great value If you like this product, please check back soon as we will be posting new products in the near future. If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact us and we will promptly help you. Our email address is theteacherteam@gmail.com. Thank you! The Teacher Team Copyright 2013 Carol Beaumont All Rights Reserved by Author

We have developed this comprehensive human body unit to contain everything needed to teach a rigorous unit on the human body. It is Common Core aligned and created to facilitate “Depth of Knowledge” (DOK) for your students. Seven original CLOSE Reading nonfiction passage were created for CLOSE reading to teach your students about the human body systems ( not familiar with CLOSE reading? It’s okay, we have instructions and anchor charts to help you incorporate it into your teaching). There are text dependent questions aligned with each passage, a set of vocabulary cards with definitions to accompany each nonfiction text, our best-selling research reports on the circulatory, digestive, and respiratory systems. A variety of other graphic organizers and activities are included. We do encourage you to supplement with any other books, videos, and websites that you already use; they will blend nicely with our CLOSE reading passages. You can use this unit in its entirety, or “pick and choose” the components to meet the needs of your students. This unit contains the following elements: • Seven CLOSE reading nonfiction passages: 1. Introduction to The Human Body 2. The Respiratory System 3. The Circulatory System 4. The Digestive System 5. The Nervous System 6. The Skeletal System 7. The Muscular System • Seven sets of vocabulary cards with definitions, one for each CLOSE reading passage to scaffold and support vocabulary • CLOSE Reading Instructions PowerPoint (or handout) explaining the steps of CLOSE Reading • Anchor Charts for student annotation and Discussion Topics for CLOSE Reading • Seven sets of “Text Dependent Questions”, one set for each CLOSE reading passage • The Human Body Research Reports • Common Core Essential Questions Cognitive Content Dictionary • A Venn Diagram to Compare and Contrast • KWL Chart • A Tree Map Graphic Organizer • CLOZE worksheets (a fill-in the blank) If you like this product, please check back soon as we will be posting new products in the near future. If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact us and we will promptly help you. You can send us a “Question” through our store or email us at theteacherteam@gmail.com Thank you! The Teacher Team

Greek Mythology Bundle This bundle combines 5 products into 1 for a great value! Text Dependent Questions, Writing Prompts, Character Analysis, Vocabulary Matching Worksheets and more! This complete lesson bundle contains everything needed to teach and assess the following Greek myths: • King Midas and the Golden Touch • Pandora's Box • Persephone and Demeter • The Story of Arachne • Athena and Poseidon Each myth is Common Core aligned and created to facilitate “Depth of Knowledge” (DOK) for your students. Each myth is originally written and is aligned to be used as a CLOSE Reading activity (not familiar with CLOSE reading? It’s okay, we have instructions and anchor charts to help you incorporate it into your teaching). You can use each unit in its entirety, or “pick and choose” the components to meet the needs of your students. Each unit contains the following elements: • A Reading Passage (originally written for upper elementary and middle school students; it is written with wide margins to facilitate annotation for CLOSE reading) • Allusion Poster • Character Analysis Activity • CLOSE Reading Anchor Chart (poster to hang to show the symbols used to annotate in close reading) • CLOSE Reading PowerPoint (Instructions on how to do teach CLOSE Reading if you are unfamiliar) • CLOSE Reading Annotation Bookmarks • CLOZE (fill in the blank) worksheet for students work on the skill of context clues, vocabulary development, comprehension attainment, or assessment • Writing Prompts, including Essential Questions (also can be used for assessment) • Tree Map Graphic Organizer (a Language Arts/ Grammar component to work on parts of speech) • Venn Diagram to Compare and Contrast • Vocabulary Words and Definitions Matching Activity Each product in this bundle can be purchased separately but purchased together are a great value. If you like this product, please check back soon as we will be posting new products in the near future. If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact us and we will promptly help you. Thank you! The Teacher Team Copyright 2016 The Teacher Team All Rights Reserved by Author Permission to copy for single classroom use only Electronic distribution limited to single classroom use only. Not for public display.

Journeys aligned Common Core 2014 Edition unit 6. This bundle contains a variety of activities from each lesson of Unit 6 to teach, re-teach, practice or assess the various lessons taught. Each activity is unique to each lesson. Included in this packet is the following: Lesson 26: The Dot Lesson 27: What Can You Do? Lesson 28: The Kite Lesson 29: Hi! Fly Guy A variety of spelling and vocabulary cards, graphic organizers, cloze worksheets, writing prompts, and task cards included.

Earthquakes, Volcanoes, and Planets Research Reports Bundle This bundle combines 3 products into 1 for a great value! These research reports were developed to align with the new Common Core Anchor Standards, Reading and Foundation Skills for Informational Text and Writing for ELA History/ Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects; “Students will write informative / explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content.” These research reports were created in support of these standards to create, develop, write, edit, illustrate, present, and assess your students’ research report. These reports (or performance tasks) are also designed to not only have your students learn and explain the new information, but answer some higher level thinking questions (Common Core Essential Questions) to apply the knowledge they have learned. The research reports enclosed in this bundle are the following: Earthquakes Research Report Volcanoes Research Report Planets Research Report Each research report contains a title page, factual questions to be answered, Common Core Essential Questions, Rubric, Student Checklist, Illustration Templates, “How to Research”, Resource Page, Note-Taking Pages, and Teacher Notes. You can use these report templates in their entirety, or “pick and choose” the questions that you wish to use and tailor them to your students’ needs. Each product in this bundle can be purchased separately but purchased together are a great value. If you like this product, please check back soon as we will be posting new products in the near future. If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact us and we will promptly help you. Thank you! The Teacher Team Copyright 2013 Carol Beaumont All Rights Reserved by Author Permission to copy for single classroom use only

Greek Mythology Bundle This bundle combines 5 products into 1 for a great value! Text Dependent Questions, Writing Prompts, Character Analysis, Vocabulary Matching Worksheets and more! This complete lesson bundle contains everything needed to teach and assess the following Greek myths: • King Midas and the Golden Touch • Pandora's Box • Persephone and Demeter • The Story of Arachne • Athena and Poseidon Each myth is Common Core aligned and created to facilitate “Depth of Knowledge” (DOK) for your students. Each myth is originally written and is aligned to be used as a CLOSE Reading activity (not familiar with CLOSE reading? It’s okay, we have instructions and anchor charts to help you incorporate it into your teaching). You can use each unit in its entirety, or “pick and choose” the components to meet the needs of your students. Each unit contains the following elements: • A Reading Passage (originally written for upper elementary and middle school students; it is written with wide margins to facilitate annotation for CLOSE reading) • Allusion Poster • Character Analysis Activity • CLOSE Reading Anchor Chart (poster to hang to show the symbols used to annotate in close reading) • CLOSE Reading PowerPoint (Instructions on how to do teach CLOSE Reading if you are unfamiliar) • CLOSE Reading Annotation Bookmarks • CLOZE (fill in the blank) worksheet for students work on the skill of context clues, vocabulary development, comprehension attainment, or assessment • Writing Prompts, including Essential Questions (also can be used for assessment) • Tree Map Graphic Organizer (a Language Arts/ Grammar component to work on parts of speech) • Venn Diagram to Compare and Contrast • Vocabulary Words and Definitions Matching Activity Each product in this bundle can be purchased separately but purchased together are a great value. If you like this product, please check back soon as we will be posting new products in the near future. If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact us and we will promptly help you. Thank you! The Teacher Team Copyright 2016 The Teacher Team All Rights Reserved by Author Permission to copy for single classroom use only Electronic distribution limited to single classroom use only. Not for public display.

A list of the unit lesson stories are listed below: Unit 1: Lesson 1: What is a Pal? Lesson 2: The Storm Lesson 3: Curious George at School Lesson 4: Lucia's Neighborhood Lesson 5: Gus Takes The Train Unit 2: Lesson 6: Jack and the Wolf Lesson 7: How Animals Communicate Lesson 8: A Musical Day Lesson 9: Dr. Seuss Lesson 10: A Cupcake Party Unit 3: Lesson 11: At Home in the Ocean Lesson 12: How Leopard Got His Spots Lesson 13: Seasons Lesson 14: The Big Race Lesson 15: Animal Groups Unit 4: Lesson 16: Let's Go to the Moon Lesson 17: The Big Trip Lesson 18: Where Does Food Come From? Lesson 19: Tomas Rivera Lesson 20: Little Rabbit's Tale Unit 5: Lesson 21: The Garden Lesson 22: Amazing Animals Lesson 23: Whistle for Willie Lesson 24: A Tree is a Plant Lesson 25: The New Friend Unit 6 Lesson 26: The Dot Lesson 27: What Can You Do? Lesson 28: The Kite Lesson 29: Hi! Fly Guy Lesson 30: Winners Never Quit

This resource contains supplemental resources aligned to the Journeys 2nd Grade Reading Language Arts Units 1-6 Full Year Bundle CC 2014 : This is the 2014, Common Core edition of Journeys for 2nd grade. This packaged bundle contains a variety of activities for each lesson in Units 1 through 6 from Common Core Journeys. Units 1, 2, and 3 are from Journeys 2nd grade, book 2.1, ISBN number 9780547885476. Units 4, 5 and 6 are from Journeys 2nd grade, book 2.2, ISBN number 9780547885483. *** note: You will need to obtain at least one copy of the Journeys book since our resource does not contain the stories. Your students will need to read the stories in order to complete these activities. This textbook can be purchased on Amazon if you need it.** These activities are designed to teach, re-teach, practice, or assess the lessons taught in these units. All of the lessons from units 1 through 6 are included in this bundle. The activities contained for each lesson and unit are:• Crossword Puzzles( Vocabulary Development) • Answer Keys for Crossword Puzzle (Vocabulary Development) • Word Banks for Crossword Puzzles (Vocabulary Development) • CLOZE (fill in the blank) worksheets (Vocabulary Development) • Writing Templates (Stationary) associated with each story and skill being taught such as “Personal Narrative, Persuasive Essays, Summaries, Poetry, etc. • Graphic Organizers associated with the story • Task Cards or grammar worksheets in some lessons • Common Core Essential Questions in some lessons