second Grade: 

ThinkCentral Website: This website is provided by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. It offers  numerous resources that connect directly to the lessons being taught in the classroom using Journeys.First, sign-in as a student using the log-in information provided. Then, it will bring you to the student's page and click on "my library". Finally, to access the resources provided you must click on "Reading" in the left column. 

Here are a few helpful resources on Think Central:
Student eBook: This is an electronic version your child's textbook. The "contents" tab on the left will help you navigate through the book. There are several  other tools available within the left column. 
Grammar Snap Videos: Journeys provides short grammar videos for most skills. They are organized by grade level and lesson.
Journey Reader's Notebook: This is your child's workbook. 
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**Teachers: In addition to Journeys, here are some resources that align to the units of study that may provide support.


Raz-Kids: Log into this site using the teacher username. This site provides interactive and leveled eBooks. 
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EPIC: This website is a digital library for kids 12 & under. It's free for educators!! Woo Hoo! ​

Storyline Online:  This free website,  provided  by  the Screen Actors Guild Foundation, is an  on-line streaming video program featuring SAG members reading children's  books aloud! ​

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Unit 1: "Neighborhood Visit"
Take a Peek into Unit  1 

Lessons and Skills:
Lesson 1:
Anchor Story: Henry and Mudge 
Paired Selection: All in the Family 
Target Skills: Sequence of Events and Author's Word Choice
Target Strategy: Infer/Predict
Vocabulary Strategy: ​Alphabetical Order 
Grammar: Subjects and Predicates 
Target Vocabulary:   
Instructional Videos and/or  Student Activities:
Grammar Snap Video: Complete Sentences 
Alphabetize Us:  Alphabetize is a fun educational game for children to practice putting words in alphabetical order. Kids can enter words one at a time by typing them or all at once by copy and pasting. Alphabetize will only use ten words at a time. 
​ABC Order Game: Room Recces 
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Lesson 2:
Anchor Story: My Family
Paired Selection: Family Poetry
Target Skills: Compare and Contrast &  Genre:Informational Text
Target Strategy: Question
Vocabulary Strategy: Using a Glossary 
Grammar: Simple Sentences 
Target Vocabulary:   
Instructional Videos and/or  Student Activities:

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Lesson 3:
Anchor Story: Dogs
Paired Selection: Helping Paws 
Target Skills: Author's Purpose and  Compare & Contrast 
Target Strategy: Analyze/Evaluate 
Vocabulary Strategy: Multiple-Meaning Words 
Grammar: Types of Sentences 
Target Vocabulary:   
Instructional Videos and/or  Student Activities:
Grammar Snap Video: Kinds of Sentences: Telling and Asking 
Grammar Snap Video: Kinds of Sentences: Command and Exclamatory 

Lesson 4:
Anchor Story: Diary of a Spider
Paired Selection: A Swallow and a Spider
Target Skills: Cause and Effect and Figurative Language 
Target Strategy: Summarize 
Vocabulary Strategy: Context Clues 
Grammar: What is a noun?
Target Vocabulary:   
Instructional Videos and/or  Student Activities:
​Grammar Snap Video: Nouns 
​Nouns and Verbs Games: Practice learning nouns and verbs in a fun and yummy way! Help the monkey collect 10 scoops of ice cream before the monster! To collect scoops of ice cream you must correctly identify the nouns and/or verbs in the sentences.​
Context Clues Quiz:  Quia:  Try to figure out what the bold word means and choose a correct word that means the same from the drop down menu with the arrow.
Brain Pop Jr.  Video (Teachers): Cause and Effect 

Lesson 5:
Anchor Story: Teacher's Pets 
Paired Selection: See Westburg by Bus! 
Target Skills: Story Structure and Author's Word Choice 
Target Strategy: Visualize 
Vocabulary Strategy: Base Words and Endings -ed , -ing
Grammar: Singular and Plural Nouns 
Target Vocabulary:   
Instructional Videos and/or  Student Activities:
Singular and Plural Noun Game: Match the singular nouns with the correct plural nouns. Words include both regular and irregular nouns.
Concentration Singular and Plural Game: ​Match the singular nouns with the correct plural nouns. Words include both regular and irregular nouns. 


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​Unit 2: "Nature Watch"
Take a Peek into Unit 2 

Lessons and Skills:
Lesson 6:
Anchor Story: Animals Building Homes 
Paired Selection:  Whose Home is This?
Target Skills: Text & Graphic Features and Using Context 
Target Strategy: Question 
Vocabulary Strategy: Base Words and Prefixes un- , re-
Grammar: More Plural Nouns 
Target Vocabulary:   
Instructional Videos and/or  Student Activities:
Plural Noun Game:  Gulp the plurals is an intriguing game that let the students understand the concept of singular & plural nouns in a fun way. In this game, they have to compete with the computer chameleon and gobble as many insects as they can.
Text  and Graphic  Features  Activity:  Many sources of information, such as newspapers, use text features to highlight important information. In this silly article, kids practice identifying text features such as a headline, caption, photo, bold text and italicized text.

Lesson   7: 
Anchor Story: The Ugly Vegetables 
Paired Selection:  They Really Are GIANT!
Target Skills: Conclusions and Story Structure 
Target Strategy: Analyze/Evaluate 
Vocabulary Strategy: Homophones 
Grammar: Proper Nouns 
Target Vocabulary:    
Instructional Videos and/or  Student Activities:
​Grammar Snap Video: Common and Proper Nouns 
Proper Noun Game:  The game and practice exercise will help kids differentiate between common and proper noun words.

Lesson  8: 
Anchor Story: Super Storms 
Paired Selection:  Weather Poems: "Night Drumming for Rain" , "Who Has Seen the Weather"
Target Skills: Main Ideas & Details and Cause & Effect 
Target Strategy: Visualize 
Vocabulary Strategy: Compound Words 
Grammar: What is a Verb?
Target Vocabulary:   
Instructional Videos and/or  Student Activities:
​Main Idea Game:  Read the story in the storm cloud, then strike the tree that shows the main idea. 
Verb Game:   Move the mouse so the cursor hovers over a balloon.  A sentence will appear at the top of the page to give you a clue.  Click every balloon that has a verb in it.
Cause and Effect Game:  Drag each cause (scoop of ice cream) to its effect (cone).

Lesson  9: 
Anchor Story: How Chipmunk Go His Stripes 
Paired Selection:  Why Rabbits Have Short Tails 
Target Skills: Understanding Characters and Author's Word Choice 
Target Strategy: Summarize 
Vocabulary Strategy: Synonyms 
Grammar: Verbs in the Present 
Target Vocabulary:   
Instructional Videos and/or  Student Activities:



Lesson  10: 
Anchor Story: Jellies 
Paired Selection:  Splash Photography
Target Skills: Fact & Opinion and Author's Purpose 
Target Strategy: Monitor/Clarify 
Vocabulary Strategy: Base Words and Suffixes -er, -est 
Grammar: Verbs in the Present 
Target Vocabulary:   
Instructional Videos and/or  Student Activities:
​Grammar Snap Video: Verb Tenses 
Prefix and Suffix Game: Check out this great prefix & suffix game for kids. Learn how to add letters to the beginning or end of a word to modify its meaning.


Unit 3: "Tell Me About It"
Take  a Peek into Unit 3 

Lessons and Skills:
Lesson 11:
Anchor Story: Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type 
Paired Selection:  Talk About Smart Animals! 
Target Skills: Conclusions and Author's Word Choice 
Target Strategy: Infer/Predict 
Vocabulary Strategy: Prefixes  pre- and mis- 
Grammar:  Compound Sentences 
Target Vocabulary:   
Instructional Videos and/or  Student Activities: 
​Prefix and Suffix Game: Check out this great prefix & suffix game for kids. Learn how to add letters to the beginning or end of a word to modify its meaning.

Lesson   12: 
Anchor Story: A, Music! 
Paired Selection:  There's a Hole at the Bottom of the Sea
Target Skills: Text and Graphic Features & Fact and Opinion 
Target Strategy: Question 
Vocabulary Strategy: Idioms 
Grammar: Expanding/Rearranging Compound Sentences 
Target Vocabulary:   
Instructional Videos and/or  Student Activities:
​Fact and Opinion Game:  PBS Kids Game , Binky's Facts and Opinions 

Lesson  13: 
Anchor Story:  Schools Around the World 
Paired Selection:  An American School 
Target Skills: Main Idea and Details & Text and Graphic Features 
Target Strategy: Analyze/Evaluate 
Vocabulary Strategy: Using a Dictionary 
Grammar: Quotation Marks 
Target Vocabulary:   
Instructional Videos and/or  Student Activities:
Quotation Mark Game:  Quiz: Using Quotation Marks Correctly, be careful - one wrong answer and the game is over!

Lesson   14: 
Anchor Story: Helen Keller 
Paired Selection:  Talking Tools 
Target Skills: Author's Purpose and Genre: Biography 
Target Strategy: Summarize 
Vocabulary Strategy: Suffix -ly 
Grammar: Using Proper Nouns 
Target Vocabulary:   
Instructional Videos and/or  Student Activities:
​​Prefix and Suffix Game: Check out this great prefix & suffix game for kids. Learn how to add letters to the beginning or end of a word to modify its meaning.

Lesson  15: 
Anchor Story: Officer Buckle and Gloria 
Paired Selection:  Safety at Home 
Target Skills: Cause and Effect & Humor 
Target Strategy: Monitor/Clarify 
Vocabulary Strategy: Root Words 
Grammar:  Abbreviations 
Target Vocabulary:   
Instructional Videos and/or Student Activities:
Cause and Effect Game:    Cause and Effect Jeopardy Game #1
Brain Pop Jr.  Video (Teachers): Cause and Effect 

Unit 4:  "Heroes and Helpers" 
Take a Peek  into  Unit 4

Lessons and Skills:
Lesson 16:
Anchor Story:  Mr. Tanen's Tie Trouble 
Paired Selection:  The Jefferson Daily News 
Target Skills: Story Structure and Understanding Characters 
Target Strategy: Infer/Predict 
Vocabulary Strategy: Homographs 
Grammar:  Pronouns 
Target Vocabulary:   
Instructional Videos and/or  Student Activities:
Grammar Snap Video: Pronouns 


Lesson   17: 
Anchor Story: Luke Goes to Bat 
Paired Selection:  Jackie Robinson 
Target Skills: Sequence of Events and Formal & Informal Language 
Target Strategy: Visualize 
Vocabulary Strategy: Antonyms 
Grammar: Subject-Verb Agreement 
Target Vocabulary:   
Instructional Videos and/or  Student Activities:
Grammar Snap Video: Subject-Verb Agreement 
Brain Pop Jr. Video (Teachers): Sequence 

Lesson  18: 
Anchor Story: My Name is Gabriela 
Paired Selection:  Poems About Reading  and Writing 
Target Skills: Understanding Characters and Author's Word Choice 
Target Strategy: Analyze/Evaluate 
Vocabulary Strategy: Suffixes -y and -ful
Grammar: The Verb be 
Target Vocabulary:   
Instructional Videos and/or  Student Activities:
​​Prefix and Suffix Game: Check out this great prefix & suffix game for kids. Learn how to add letters to the beginning or end of a word to modify its meaning.

Lesson  19: 
Anchor Story: The Signmaker's Assistant 
Paired Selection:  The Trouble with Signs 
Target Skills: Text and Graphic  Features & Point of View 
Target Strategy: Question 
Vocabulary Strategy: Shades of Meaning 
Grammar: Commas in Dates and Places 
Target Vocabulary:   
Instructional Videos and/or  Student Activities:
 


Lesson   20: 
Anchor Story: Dex: The Heart of a Hero 
Paired Selection:  Heroes Then and Now 
Target Skills: Compare and Contrast & Figurative Language 
Target Strategy: Monitor/Clarify 
Vocabulary Strategy: Prefix over- 
Grammar:  Commas in a Series 
Target Vocabulary:   
Instructional Videos and/or  Student Activities:
Grammar Snap Video: Commas in a Series 
​​Prefix and Suffix Game: Check out this great prefix & suffix game for kids. Learn how to add letters to the beginning or end of a word to modify its meaning.

Unit 5:"Changes, Changes, Everywhere" 
Take a Peek into Unit  5

Lessons and Skills:
Lesson 21:
Anchor Story: Penguin Chick 
Paired Selection:  Emperor Penguins 
Target Skills: Main Ideas and Details & Cause and Effect 
Target Strategy: Infer/Predict 
Vocabulary Strategy: Dictionary Entry 
Grammar: What is an Adjective?
Target Vocabulary:   
Instructional Videos and/or  Student Activities:
​Grammar Snap Video: Adjectives 
Brain Pop Jr.  Video (Teachers): Cause and Effect 

Lesson   22: 
Anchor Story: Gloria Who Might Be My Best Friend
Paired Selection:  How to Make a Kite 
Target Skills: Understanding Characters and Figurative Language 
Target Strategy: Question 
Vocabulary Strategy: Figurative Language/Idioms 
Grammar: Using Adjectives 
Target Vocabulary:   
Instructional Videos and/or  Student Activities:
Idiom Game: Funbrain : Idioms add color to language. Help FunBrain.com's grand master, Salvabear Dali, finish his paintings by identifying the correct expression.

Lesson  23: 
Anchor Story: The Goat in the Rug 
Paired Selection:  Basket Weaving 
Target Skills: Conclusions and Sequence of Events 
Target Strategy: Summarize 
Vocabulary Strategy: Compound Words 
Grammar:  Irregular Verbs 
Target Vocabulary:   
Instructional Videos and/or  Student Activities:
Brain Pop Jr. Video (Teachers): Sequence 

Lesson   24: 
Anchor Story: Half-Chicken 
Paired Selection:  The Lion and the Mouse 
Target Skills: Cause and Effect & Point of View 
Target Strategy: Visualize 
Vocabulary Strategy: Antonyms 
Grammar: Irregular Action Verbs 
Target Vocabulary:   
Instructional Videos and/or  Student Activities:
Opposites Game:  Drag the words on the right to where they belong. 
Brain Pop Jr.  Video (Teachers): Cause and Effect 

Lesson  25: 
Anchor Story: From Seed to Plant 
Paired Selection:  Super Soil 
Target Skills: Text and Graphic  Features & Cause and Effect 
Target Strategy: Monitor/Clarify 
Vocabulary Strategy: Using Context 
Grammar: More Irregular  Action Verbs 
Target Vocabulary:   
Instructional Videos and/or  Student Activities:
Grammar Snap Video: Contractions 
Brain Pop Jr.  Video (Teachers): Cause and Effect