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Houghton Mifflin Reading Second Grade Resources
Teacher Read Aloud: Daddy, Could I Have an Elephant?
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Reading Selection: Julius
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Web Resources 
The Joy of Pigs: Watch video clip about pigs from PBS Nature site (requires Real Player).
Farms - Pigs: Information and facts about pigs.
Jazz: An interactive site from PBS Kids about jazz and famous jazz musicians.
Angela Johnson: Information about the author of "Julius" from Eduplace.
eWord Game: An interactive word game to reinforce the Key Vocabulary for "Julius."
Synonym Sam's Lab: Activity from Between the Lions at PBS Kids about synonyms.
Elephant Lives with Family: A short YouTube.com video from Uzoo about an elephant who lived with a family.
Houghton Mifflin Reading Audio and Video Resources
Discovery Education Streaming:
Search for Hogs
Search for Pigs (clip on Farm Animals: A First Look, segment on Pigs)
Search for Synonyms (songs on Similar Synonyms and Jazz Up: Synonym Shoo Bop)
Search for The Day Jimmy’s Boa Ate the Wash (clip on Pigs as Pets)
Search for Perfect the Pig (clip on Happy Just Being a Pig)
Search for Synonyms (songs on Similar Synonyms and Shake Something)
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Reading 
Preparing to Read/Key Vocabulary Graphic Organizer Inspiration V8 / Inspiration V7 / PDF
Comprehension Skill Lesson: Noting Details, page 51 Inspiration V8 / Inspiration V7 / PDF
Classroom Management Handbook, page CM 1-5, #1: Alaskan Animals
Alaska: Information about Alaska and the animals that live there from Enchanted Learning.
Classroom Management Handbook, page CM 1-8, #10: Postcard from Grandfather
Information and images of Alaska that students can download and use on their postcards using the site Alaska Kids: Official site from Alaska for kids.
Students can use postcard templates from a word processing program to create their postcards about traveling in Alaska. Add images from Internet to the picture side of the card.
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