2nd Grade ELA by Edesa Forteza

The Ant and the Grasshopper (English) YouTube Video

eforteza1 — 2025-04-12 15:32:56 UTC

This YouTube video reads the story, The Ant and the Grasshopper, in English, following a book with pictures to help students visualize the text and encourage engagement

The Ant and the Grasshopper (Spanish)

eforteza1 — 2025-04-12 15:35:23 UTC

This is a Spanish version of the story to help students who are in the Emerging level of proficiency or to those who can't understand English.

Sequence of Events Graphic Organizer in Spanish

eforteza1 — 2025-04-12 15:38:32 UTC

This graphic organizer (translated in Spanish) can be used to help students participate in the discussion using their native language without compromising the content or the objective of the lesson.

FUN READ!

eforteza1 — 2025-04-12 15:44:53 UTC

This article explain five (5) amazing facts about Ants and their hardworking nature, helping students make connections of the story and reality.

5 Finger Retell

eforteza1 — 2025-04-12 15:48:31 UTC

This picture can help you focus your thoughts on how to retell a story.

Begin with describing where the story happened
Describe the characters
Tell the beginning of the story
The conflict
And the end.

TPT Free Activity Worksheets

eforteza1 — 2025-04-12 15:51:17 UTC

This is a free resource from TPT that can help students comprehend the story. It includes worksheets for students such as retelling the story, finding evidences, comparing characters and identifying the moral of the story. It will be useful for students who are still learning English as it has pictures and simple directions.

Fable Collection

eforteza1 — 2025-04-12 15:52:20 UTC

These are collections of different fables, myths and stories that you can use to practice looking for morals and recounting stories. The teacher can group the students into a small group and assign them a book to retell the story and to present the theme or moral.

Finding Evidence to Support Opinions

eforteza1 — 2025-04-12 15:54:13 UTC

This YouTube video shows how to help students find evidence to support their opinions by providing them with prompt questions and practice.

Reality Check: Discover People Who Became Successful Because of their Hard Work

eforteza1 — 2025-04-12 15:58:38 UTC

This blog post listed several people from different cultures, races, and countries who, through hard work, were able to succeed in life, become famous, and influence others.

This is also a good opportunity to incorporate the lesson into SEL, helping students apply the story's message to their own lives.

The Boy Who Cried Wolf

eforteza1 — 2025-04-19 15:33:09 UTC

Another fable to use with the students

YouTube: Stone Soup (English)

eforteza1 — 2025-04-25 15:58:45 UTC

Watch the story about how giving and team work help each other.

Google Translate

eforteza1 — 2025-04-25 16:01:14 UTC

Use this link to help you translate Spanish words to English. You can also change the setting into a different language.

Soup..Soup..Soup (All Around the World!)

eforteza1 — 2025-04-25 16:05:31 UTC

Check out this website that will teach you the different soup recipes around the world!