Story Town
Story Town is a reading series that covers almost all aspects
needed for teaching and learning reading: phonics/spelling, reading
selections of different genres, comprehensions trategies,
vocabulary, fluency strategies, grammar, and even writing.
Second Grade Story Town consists of 6 themes, each theme has 5
lessons.
Theme 1 : Count on Me
Lesson 1: Arthur's Reading Race * Fiction
Reading with Your Fingers * Magazine Article
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Braille Alphabet Letters
Lesson 2: Frog and Toad All Year * Fiction
Life as a Frog * Nonfiction
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Lesson 3: Henry and Mudge * Realistic Fiction
Dogs * Poetry
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Lesson 4: Dogs * Nonfiction
Animals Have Special Jobs * Magazine Article
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Can a Dog Drive a Van?
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Love is in the Air
| Children and Animals
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Lesson 5: Neighborhood News * News Report
Friendliness * Nonfiction
Theme 2: Doing Our Best
Lesson 6: Winners Never Quit! * Autobiography
Two Races * Fable
1. The Hare and the Tortoise 2. Anansi and Cheetah
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Lesson 7: Gus and Grandpa and the Two-Wheeled Bike
* Realistic Fiction
No Helmet? Pay Up! * Magazine Article
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Lesson 8: The Great Ball Game * Pourquoi Tale
The Bat * Poetry
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Lesson 9: Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type * Fiction
Rock-a-Bye Cows * Magazine Article
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Lesson 10: A Trip to the Fire Station * Documentary
The Book * Fiction
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Theme 3: Changing Times
Lesson 11: Jamaica Louise James * Realistic Fiction
A Lazy Thought * Poetry
Lesson 12: At Play: Long Ago and Today * Realistic Fiction
A History of Games and Toys in the United States
* Nonfiction
Lesson 13: Big Bushy Mustache * Realistic Fiction
Changing * Poetry
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Lesson 14: Rain Forest Babies * Nonfiction
Baby Tapir Is Born * Website
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Lesson 15: A Birthday Mystery * Mystery
The Life Cycle of a Frog *Science Textbook
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Theme 4: Dream Big
Lesson 16: Mr. Putter and Tabby Write a Book * Realistic Fiction
Interview with Author Loreen Leedy * Interview
Lesson 17: Annie's Gifts * Realistic Fiction
Sarah Enters a Painting * Poetry
See if people can enter or get out of a photo!
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Lesson 18: Ah, Music! * Nonfiction
Come, My Little Children, Here Are Songs For You * Poetry
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Lesson 19: The Life of George Washington Carver * Biography
Nutty Facts About Peanuts * Magazine Article
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Lesson 20: What's My Job? *Game Show
North America * Social Studies Textbook
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| The Best Performance of The Star-Spangled Banner Ever!
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Scenery of Canada
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Theme 5: Better Together
Lesson 21: A Chair For My Mother * Realistic Fiction
Saving Money * Nonfiction
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Lesson 22: Serious Farm * Fantasy
Beyond Old MacDonald * Poetry
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Watch 20 fantastic parrot tricks in 2 minutes!
| Amazing Pool Game
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Lesson 23: The Bee * Nonfiction
California Bee Business * Nonfiction
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Lesson 24: Watching in the Wild * Nonfiction
Chimp Computer Whiz * Magazine Article
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Lesson 25: Town Hall * Interview
A Time For Patience * Fable
Theme 6: Seek and Find
Lesson 26: Where on Earth Is My Bagel * Fiction
South Korea * Nonfiction
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Lesson 27: My Name Is Gabriela * Biography
Gabriela Mistral: A Poet's Life in Photos * Photo Essay
Lesson 28: Let's Go Rock Collecting * Nonfiction
Pebbles * Poetry
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Lesson 29: The Lizard and The Sun * Folktale
Be Sun Safe * Magazine Article
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Lesson 30: Cross- Country Vacation * Travel Diary
Summer Safety * Functional Text
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images taken from the internet
