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Houghton Mifflin Reading Second Grade Resources

 

Teacher Read Aloud: Seven Sillies

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Reading Selection: Dragon Gets By

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Web Resources Houghton Mifflin Second Grade Theme 1 Web Resources

My Pyramid.gov: Play the My Pyramid Blast Off Game where students select foods for each meal and activities for the day to see if they have achieved the correct balance of nutrition and exercise.

It’s My Life: Food Smarts What’s In It for You?: Site includes videos, interactive activities and lots of text-based information about the food pyramid and making good choices.

Nutrition and the Food Pyramid: See the pyramid created by a first grade class and read their nutrition riddles.

Dav Pilkey: Information about the author of "Dragon Gets By" from Eduplace.

eWord Game: An interactive word game to reinforce the Key Vocabulary for "Dragon Gets By."

Homophones: A short video of singer Brian McKnight singing a pop song about Homophones (from PBS Kids).

Houghton Mifflin Reading Audio and Video ResourcesHoughton Mifflin Second Grade Theme 1 Video Resources

Discovery Education Streaming:

Search for Health: Food and Nutrition (clips The Importance of Eating Healthy Foods and The Four Main Food Groups)

Search for Homophones (clip Mystery Word (Homophones) and song Jazz Up: Homophone Blues)

Learn 360:

Search for Nutrition (Grades PreK-2) (video files on Our Wonderful Body: Eat Well, Grow Well,  The Lunch Lady’s Guide To the New Food Pyramid and audio files The Vegetable Rock,  I’m Feeling Good About Myself, and 5 A Day)

Search for Homophones (clip on Word Power – Principle)

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Reading Houghton Mifflin Second Grade Theme 1 Reading Resources

Preparing to Read/Key Vocabulary Graphic Organizer Inspiration V8 / Inspiration V7 / PDF

Comprehension Skill Lesson, Cause and Effect, page 27 Inspiration V8 / Inspiration V7 / PDF

Word Work Houghton Mifflin Second Grade Theme 1 Word Work Resources

Expanding Your Vocabulary: Action Words, page 41J Inspiration V8 / Inspiration V7 / PDF