Department of Curriculum & Instruction 10/10

2nd Grade Leveled Readers The following titles represent the text levels in the Below Grade Level, On Grade Level, Above Grade Level, Vocabulary Reader, and ELL/Language Support leveled sets. Teachers may find taking running records on the bold print titles helpful. However, running records may be taken as needed on any text selection. For example, a running record should be taken if there is evidence of a small group placement being too easy or too hard. This is a guide that is to be used for reference, not a list of required titles to be assessed via Running Records.

Instructional Text Levels: “On Grade Level” July/September

October/November December-February March-May

I-J J-K K-L L-M LS = Language Support Title VR= Vocabulary Reader (Vocabulary readers may be used with any level. See TE for differentiated instruction with the Vocabulary Reader titles) Quarter: See LA pacing guide

Lesson Below Grade Level Bold print represents the highest levels in this set

On Grade Level Bold print represents titles that keep pace with ‘on-level’ reading

Above Grade Level Bold print represents titles that keep pace with ‘above-level’ reading

1 H Ben and Sooty H Billy, the Pet Bird LS

I Pet Rabbits VR L Lucy and Billy

M A Pet That Fits

2 F Who Is in Your Family VR I Let’s Make Music

J Happy Birthday Everyone J Birthdays Around the World LS

N How to Make a Family Tree

3 I Chipmunks Do What Chipmunks Do

K How the Leaves Got their Colors I The Colors of Leaves LS I Fall Harvest VR

L Annie’s Pictures

4 H Cub Saves the Day J Fly to the Rescue J Along Came a Spider VR J Flora the Fly Saves the Spiders LS

N Ferdinand Saves the Day

5 H Caty the Caterpillar H Fun Pets VR

J Foster’s Farm J Foster’s Famous Farm LS

L Where is Gus-Gus?

6 I A Busy Beaver I Amazing Nests VR

L Busy Bees L Bees at Work LS

O The Lives of Ants

7 G Grandma’s Surprise J The Community Garden (or) J Luz and the Garden LS J The Three Sisters VR

O Cross-Country Cousins

8 G A Snowy Day I Let it Rain VR

L What is in the Wind? L The Wind LS

N Lessons About Lightning

9 I Camel’s Hump K How Coyote Stole Fire K How People Got Fire LS J Native American Folktales VR

N Uncle Rabbit

Department of Curriculum & Instruction 10/10

Quarter: See LA pacing guide

Lesson Below Grade Level Bold print represents the highest levels in this set

On Grade Level Bold print represents titles that keep pace with ‘on-level’ reading

Above Grade Level Bold print represents titles that keep pace with ‘above-level’ reading

10 H Animals at the Aquarium I Coral Reefs VR

K Life in Tide Pools K Tide Pools LS

O Bottlenose Dolphins

11 H Zoo Party K Pay Attention! K From Typewriters to Computers VR J The Smiths and Their Animals LS

N E-Mails from the Teacher

12 G A Real Band I Bongos, Maracas, and Xylophones

J What Can Rosa Paint? J Rosa the Painter LS

O A Thousand Words

13 J Guide Dog School I One Room Schools VR

K What School Was Like Long Ago LS M School Long Ago

N A School in a Garden

14 J Anne Sullivan J Special Tools VR

M Alexander Graham Bell M Inventor of the Telephone LS

O The Adventures of Erik

15 G Firedog! I Police in the Community VR

J Good Citizen J The Best Student LS

M A Well-Trained Dog

16 I Our Library J Raising Funds VR

K The Bake Sale (or) K Ms. Hawkins and the Bake Sale LS

M The Town Auction

17 G The Winning Hit J The Brooklyn Dodgers VR

K Take Me Out to the Ballpark K The Summer of Baseball Parks LS

M The New Field

18 K Beatrix Potter K All About Chile VR

M The Life of Jack Prelutsky M Jack Prelutsky LS

P The Life of Langston Hughes

19 I Aldo and Abby J Signs Are Everywhere VR

K Finding the Party (or) K Sam Finds the Party LS

L Too Many Signs!

20 I Two Heroes I Everyday Hero VR

J Superheroes to the Rescue J Superheroes Save the Day LS

L The Mysterious Superhero

21 J Penguins

L Antarctic Animals VR (blank RR sheet) O Going to the South Pole LS P Exploring Antarctica

P McMurdo Station

22 I The Kite Contest I Friendship Rules! VR J Elena’s Wish LS

K Every Kind of Wish N Sand Castle Contest

23 J From Sheep to Sweater K Weaving VR

M Wool M How We Use Wool LS

Q Textiles form Around the World

24 J Favorite Fables J Clever Animals VR J The Trick LS

M Coyote and Rabbit N Bee’s Beautiful Garden

Department of Curriculum & Instruction 10/10

Quarter: See LA pacing guide

Lesson Below Grade Level *Bold print represents the highest levels in this set

On Grade Level Bold print represents titles that keep pace with ‘on-level’ reading

Above Grade Level Bold print represents titles that keep pace with ‘above-level’ reading

25 H The Giant Forest I Grow a Bean Plant VR

L Rabbit’s Garden Troubles L Rabbit’s Garden LS

J Tag-Along Tim

26 I The Loch Ness Monster VR J Larry the Singing Chicken K Jason and the Space Creature LS

L Planet Zogo N Katy’s Inventions

27 L The Mysterious Bone L Sue Hendrickson: Fossil Hunter LS I Dinosaur Fossils VR

M Sue Hendrickson O Sir Hans Sloane

28 I Staying Healthy in Space L Ready for Liftoff VR

M Trouble in Space (or) M Trouble on a Trip on the Moon LS

O The Red Planet

29 I Brer Rabbit at the Well K The Smart Mouse LS L Take a Trip to China VR L Mouse and Crocodile

P Wali Dad’s Gift

30 M America’s First Firefighters M Firefighters in America LS M Making a Newspaper M Philadelphia, 1756 VR

Q From Trails to Highways

Suggested Text to Assess for “On Grade Level “ Reporting End of 2nd Quarter Reading Level K

Lesson 13 What School Was Like Long Ago

End of 4th Quarter Reading Level M

Lesson 28 Trouble in Space (or) Trouble on a Trip to the Moon