Informational: Dolphins (Main Idea and Key Details)

2nd Grade • 1 Lesson Plan

$2.00

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Quick Facts

Subject: ELA, Informational

Type: 1 Lesson Plan

Skills:

Participate in close read of complex text by reading and rereading sections in order to determine the key details
Using the key details, students collaborate in groups to decide on the headings and title of the informational text

Materials Needed:

Chart paper, black marker (for teacher)
Pencils, crayons/colored pencils
Document camera or whiteboard for examples

Printable Resources: Required:

copies of informational text on dolphins (1 copy per student)

Optional:

printable "Exit Slips" as an optional assessment component (1 copy per student)

CCSS: RI.2.2

File Type: PDF Document

Lesson Plan Description

Building our students’ ability to collaborate, work well in groups and practice the skills of inferring and analyzing is critical build during the 2nd grade. In this 1 hour scripted lesson, your students will:

Collaborate in groups to determine key details of the text
Use sentence-level context as a clue to the meaning of a word
In teams determine headings and title for the text

**Purchasing both this 1 hour and the ELA Bundle: “Dolphins” Informational Bundle,” will result in duplicated content.