Welcome to the Grade 2 digital resources for Rising Voices: Celebrating Black and Latino Boys.
Grade 2
Strong & Resilient
Anchor Text 4
The Word Collector
A boy discovers words have the power to express feelings and connect people in surprising ways.
Anchor Text 1
Green Is a Chile Pepper/El chile es verde
Explore colors through the foods and traditions of Mexican culture in this English/Spanish story.
Genre/Text Type
Realistic Fiction/Picture Book
Well-Being Focus
Responsible Decision-Making
Strategy Focus
Key Ideas and Details
Teaching Resources
Writing Prompt
Provides a child-friendly, shareable version of the writing activity on the Teaching Card for the anchor text for this theme. (Writeable form)
Book Club Discussion Prompt
Presents a child-friendly version of the Book Club Discussion Prompt on the Teaching Card for the anchor text.
Graphic Organizer: Key Ideas and Details
This resource may be introduced with the Strategy Focus activity on the Teaching Card and may also be used with other texts from the Rising Voices Library as children continue to practice and apply the strategy. (Writeable form)
Lessons at a Glance
An overview of skills and activities addressed on the Teaching Cards for each read-aloud anchor text in the library.
Theme Chart: Strong & Resilient
Introduces a theme that provides a springboard for all students to connect to concepts that resonate with their lives, experiences, and interests. The theme provides a lens that guides readers to consider concepts and ideas that affirm and celebrate aspects of their identities. The theme can be used to make connections between Rising Voices books and other texts you have been exploring in your classroom.
Theme Video: Strong & Resilient
View the video introduction to this theme, which provides a lens that guides readers to consider concepts and ideas that affirm and celebrate aspects of their identities.
Standards Correlations
Teaching Card correlations for the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.