Ready to refresh your 2nd grade ELA block this spring? The April edition of Rooted in Reading for 2nd Grade includes four weeks of engaging, standards-aligned lessons focused on reading comprehension, grammar, vocabulary, and writing. This unit is designed to celebrate Poetry Month, incorporate Earth Day reading and research, and support students with meaningful spring literacy activities.

Each week centers around a powerful read-aloud that helps students build deep thinking, question-asking, and comprehension skills.

Whether you're looking for a full ELA curriculum or want to supplement your current plans, this resource offers flexible, teacher-friendly materials that can be adapted to fit your needs.

Spring Read-Aloud Titles Needed:

• Old Elm Speaks by Kristine George (Poetry Focus)
• Salt in His Shoes by Delores Jordan
• Miss Rumphius by Barbara Cooney
• Catching the Moon by Crystal Hubbard
  

Note: Our Poetry Week includes unique activities and follows a different structure from other weeks.

What’s Included: Weekly Resources (4 Weeks Total)

• Daily Lesson Plans for Reading, Grammar, and Vocabulary
• Book Question Cards
• Fiction and Nonfiction Passages
• Comprehension Assessments with Answer Keys
• Daily Deep Dive with Mentor Sentences
  

Comprehension Skills:

• Making Text-to-Self and Text-to-World Connections
• Identifying the Lesson or Moral
• Character Actions and Motivations
• Asking and Answering Questions
• Earth Day Research and Informational Texts
• Poetry Structure and Poetic Devices
• Understanding Flashbacks and Text Features
  

Comprehension Activities & Printables:

• Studying Poets Flap-Ups
• Analyzing Poetry Printables
• Earth Day Research Booklet (QR codes included)
• Character Traits, Motivation, and Text Evidence Activities
• Printables aligned to each weekly focus
  

Nonfiction Readers:

• Jackie Robinson
• Michael Jordan
• Earth Day
• Famous Poets
  

Anchor Charts:

• Picking Apart Poems
• Let’s Celebrate Earth Day
• Poet-tree: Poetic Devices
• Describe Miss Rumphius
• All About Jackie Robinson & Michael Jordan
• Catching the Moon Chart
  

Vocabulary Resources:

• Word and Definition Cards
• Vocabulary Flap-Ups
• Writing Prompts
• Vocabulary Games: Match, Spin
• Printables and Quizzes
  

Crafts and Directed Drawings (Each with Writing Pages):

• Directed Drawings: Jackie Robinson, Michael Jordan, Child with Plants, Beaver
  
• Crafts: Basketball Goal, Baseball, Earth Day Tree Booklet, Bird Nest (Poetry Analysis)
  

Grammar Focus Areas: Figurative vs Literal Language:

• Sorting Activities
• Flap Books
• Anchor Posters
• Two Peas in a Pod Figurative Language Activity
  

Prefixes and Suffixes:

• Four Square Graphic Organizers
• Flap Books and Pocket Sorts
• Themed Activities (e.g., Suffix Basketball, Pretty Prefixes Butterfly)
• Assessments
  

Poetic Devices (Poetry Month Focus):

• Journal Prompts: Alliteration, Simile, Personification, Onomatopoeia, Repetition
• Posters with Definitions and Examples
• Interactive Activities: Simile Match, Alliteration Tongue Twisters, Repetition Raindrops
• Poetic Devices Sort and Scoot
  

Flexible for Any Classroom

All materials are aligned with Common Core Standards and TEKS. Use the full curriculum each week, or pick and choose components that best suit your students’ needs. Activities can be used for whole-group instruction, literacy centers, independent work, morning work, or homework.

Book Availability Disclaimer:

We do our best to select widely available books, but availability may vary. We recommend checking retailers like Amazon, Scholastic, Barnes & Noble, Thrift Books, eBay, or your public library. You can also create a DonorsChoose project to collect titles for your classroom.