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Want 2nd grade book companions that cover your whole ELA block? My Yearlong Mentor Text Curriculum for 2nd grade gives you 45 weeks of book companions, each one with grammar, vocabulary, reading, and writing for a popular picture book: 40 picture books plus 5 bonus units.
Every part of the week connects back to the same book. The grammar lesson comes from a sentence in the book, the vocabulary words come from its pages, the reading activities are built on its story or content, and the writing prompt ties to its theme. Students go deep with one book instead of jumping between worksheets that don’t connect!
The books are not included. Most are in school and public libraries, and many are available as online read-alouds.
Bonus units
When every subject points back to the same book, students don’t have to start over each time the subject changes. They already know the story, so their energy goes into the skill: the grammar in a sentence, the meaning of a word, a lesson learned, or a written response.
The grammar piece is my mentor sentence routine, so grammar is taught in context instead of with fix-the-sentence drills. Students study a sentence a published author wrote, then use the same skill in a sentence of their own.
New to mentor sentences? My Mentor Sentences for K-2 page walks through how they work in the primary grades.
No. It’s written for 2nd grade readers and skills, with its own book list. For older grades, take a look at Volume 1 for grades 3-5.
It covers grammar, vocabulary, and reading comprehension for the whole year, with a writing prompt every week. The prompts are meant to go alongside your writing curriculum, not replace it. Homeschool families can use it, too!
Each part is also sold on its own:
The free 2nd Grade At-A-Glance lists every book and skill in this curriculum.
This purchase is for one teacher. Please don’t share the files with other teachers. Thank you!
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Love this resource!!!
Switched grades and was so happy this resource was still available! Great practice of skills
Really well created
This is exactly what I was looking for and I didn't have to waste precious family time creating my own product, it lined up perfectly with the standards
Exceptional resource!
I have the 1st grade and also the 4th grade bundle. So, when I was moved to second grade, I had to get the 2nd grade! ALL of Ms. Ivey's resources are very well crafted, engaging and just plain EXCEPTIONAL! The kids love them and trust me, it will make your life so much easier too! You will see so much growth from your students!!
This has everything! It is so amazing. Thank you!
This is a great product. It is exactly what I needed.
Another awesome product. Thank you so much for creating fantastic curriculum!
Utilizing sentence-based activities to teach grammar concepts can be a highly effective and engaging approach for students. These hands-on exercises encourage learners to actively analyze the structure and mechanics of language, leading to a deeper understanding of grammatical principles that can be readily applied in their own writing and communication.
My students had a great time using this resource they loved me using the mentor text and really had fun with this resource.
I love Jivey's resources. I used this for many years with 2nd grade and am implementing it in 3rd grade. My kids love mentor sentences, especially the imitation sentence.
I love the book choices and the standards taught from these stories. I teach third grade but I bought the second grade one because the 3-5 bundle is too difficult. I do feel the need to introduce/ review different parts of speech because my kids don't remember them. And in the routine, there isn't time allocated to do more specific teaching. So sometimes I skip a week just to talk about prepositions, for example. Other than that, I do love the routine and very engaged grammar/reading conversations I have with my students.
This resource is invaluable! It has saved me so much time, and my students love all of the activities and books.
This resource leaves a lot to be desired. I'm paying $100 for a resource, so I want it to be zero-prep, all done for me for the whole reading block (except for small groups). There is no interactive read aloud with stopping points as you go through the book, so I stop and ask questions myself. There are only 3 graphic organizers for each story (but 4 teaching days in the week), so I have to add an additional one. There are only 3 vocabulary activities (but 4 teaching days in the week), so I have to add an additional one. There is no nonfiction in this resource, so you have to find materials to supplement it when you do nonfiction. There is no independent seat work for students to practice the skill being taught. And there is no assessment to assess the skills at the end. I use the blank templates for the graphic organizers, but that's it, so I wish they were sold separately. I didn't realize how much was lacking until I purchased the resource. Very disappointed.
I have been looking at this resource for over a year. I'm so excited to use it this year with my kiddos and see how much they grow!
Love, Love, Love!! Using this instead of a basal and it has changed our way of teaching! Students are engaged and love all of the wonderful activities to go with the stories! I especially love the modified sentences! Thank you!
My students love these! So easy to use. If you have to have a sub, the lesson plans make it so easy to leave for a sub. Thank you for such a great product.
Using this mentor texts resource rather than the tradition basal reader has transformed my classroom. This is engaging and includes so much!
My students enjoyed this resource. It's a great idea to look at great sentences rather than ones that need fixing. It gives the students an example of good work.
