Grade 2
at a glance
resources & activities
Optimism
Fiction text: Frog and Toad are Friends by Arnold Loebel
Nonfiction text: Profile of Yash Gupta (Created a nonprofit to donate used eyeglasses to kids around the world.)
Video: CNN Hero: Yash Gupta by CNN (~2 min)
Writing: narrative
Grit
Fiction text: Marvelous Cornelius: Hurricane Katrina and the Spirit of New Orleans by Phil Bildner
Nonfiction text: Storm Run: The Story of the First Woman to Win the Iditarod Sled Dog Race by Libby Riddles
Video: Iditarod Winner Shares Her Victory Story by Princess Cruises (~3 min)
Writing: informative
Gratitude
Fiction text: I Am Thankful: A Positive Power Story by Suzy Capozzi
Nonfiction text: Profile of Isabella Nicola Cabrera (Born with a deformed arm, she expressed gratitude for a prosthetic arm to help her play violin.)
Video: George Mason students build 3D-printed prosthetic bow arm for 10-year-old violinist by the Washington Post (~2 min)
Writing: opinion
Curiosity
Fiction text: The Three Questions (Based on a story by Leo Tolstoy) by John J. Muth
Nonfiction text: Profile of Kelvin Doe (Self-taught engineer from Sierra Leone)
Writing: narrative
Courage
Fiction text: Standing on Her Shoulders: A Celebration of Women by Monica Clark-Robinson
Nonfiction text: I Am Ruby Bridges by Ruby Bridges
Writing: informative
Compassion
Fiction text: Hey, Little Ant by Phillip and Hannah Hoose
Nonfiction text: Profile of Nicholas Lowinger (founder of Gotta Have Sole, which provides homeless youth with brand new shoes)
Video: Who We Are: Gotta Have Sole Foundation by Gotta Have Sole Foundation, Inc. (~2 min)
Writing: opinion
Fairness
Fiction text: Grace for President by Kelly DiPucchio
Nonfiction text: Profile of Nkosi Johnson (South African children’s activist for the rights of children with HIV/AIDS)
Video: Gail Johnson Honors Adopted Son Nkosi by ABC News (~3 min)
Writing: narrative
Understanding
Biography text: The Doctor with an Eye for Eyes: The Story of Dr. Patricia Bath by Julia Finley Mosca
Nonfiction text: Profile of Easton LaChappelle (Founder of Unlimited Tomorrow, which empowers individuals with upper limb differences by making high-quality, low-cost bionic prosthetic arms easily accessible to everyone who needs them)
Video: Easton and Momo Meet by Microsoft (~7 min)
Writing: Opinion
humanity
Fiction text: Hey, Wall by Susan Verde
Nonfiction text: If the World Were a Village: A Book about the World's People by David Smith
Writing: informative