LEVEL 2 GUIDE

After each daily reading students will complete a formative assessment. They will complete copy work after each daily reading. This means they copy a passage, letter by letter, under your example. Write the passage on the line above, leaving space on the next line for your child to copy. This way they can learn spelling, grammar, and punctuation directly from what they’re reading. They’ll pick a passage they like from the reading and copy 2-4 sentences per assignment. After copying the passage, have them read it out loud. They’ll also provide oral narrations of their daily reading, retelling the reading in their own words, using visual aids if desired. Listen without interrupting, and ask one or two follow-up questions for extra detail. Finally, they will select 2 vocabulary words daily from what they read. Have them write down the vocabulary word, look up and write down the definition, and then use the word to write a sentence (either from the book or a sentence they make up).

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At the end of the book students will complete a summative assessment. Summative assessments for level 2 are completed as family discussions. You ask the questions, and your child answers them. There are no wrong answers with summative assessments. This is a time for your child to discuss what they took from the reading.

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Book 11: The Blue Fairy Book by Andrew Lang

​📕Recommended print edition: Living Book Press | Illustrated Edition

Summative assessment discussion prompt: If you could step into one of the stories, which one would you choose and why? Which story would you not like to step into?

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Book 12: 50 Famous Stories Retold by James Baldwin

​📕Recommended print edition: Living Book Press | Illustrated Edition

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Summative assessment discussion prompt: Which story stood out to you the most, and what did you learn from it?

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Book 13: Ways of the Wood Folk by William J. Long

​📕Recommended print edition: Living Book Press | Illustrated Edition
📗Recommended print edition: Living Book Press | Photographic Edition

Summative assessment discussion prompt: How did the author describe the different animals and their behaviors? Which animal did you find most fascinating?

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Book 14: The King of the Golden River by John Ruskin

​📕Recommended print edition: Living Book Press | Illustrated Edition

Summative assessment discussion prompt: What lessons about kindness and generosity did you learn from the story?

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Book 15: The Burgess Animal Book for Children by Thornton W. Burgess

​📕Recommended print edition: Living Book Press | Illustrated Edition

Summative assessment discussion prompt: How do the animals in the book interact with each other and their environment?

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Book 16: The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame

​📕Recommended print edition: Available on Amazon | Robert Ingpen Illustrated Edition
📗Recommended print edition: Available on Amazon | Original Illustrations 
📘Recommended print edition: Available on Amazon | Inga Moore Illustrations 

Summative assessment discussion prompt: If you could join the characters on one of their adventures, which one would it be, and what would you want to do?

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Book 17: The Princess and the Goblin by George MacDonald

​📕Recommended print edition: Living Book Press | Illustrated Edition

Summative assessment discussion prompt: If you were in Irene’s place, how would you have handled the situations she faced?

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Book 18: The Little Duke by Charlotte Yonge

​📕Recommended print edition: Living Book Press | Illustrated Edition

Summative assessment discussion prompt: How did the Little Duke face challenges, and what can we learn from his actions?

Book 19: The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett

​📕Recommended print edition: Living Book Press | Illustrated Edition
📗Recommended print edition: Available on Amazon | Tasha Tudor Illustrations 

Summative assessment discussion prompt: What role did the garden play in transforming the characters, and what lessons about nature and healing did you learn?

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Book 20: The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood by Howard Pyle

​📕Recommended print edition: Living Book Press | Illustrated Edition

Summative assessment discussion prompt: What qualities make Robin Hood a good leader, and how does he inspire others?