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This lesson will help students identify the author's point of view and purpose for writing an informational text.

examining authors purpose in a nonfiction text

Examining Author's Purpose in a Nonfiction Text

Students will read a short fictional story and discuss why the author included certain details and words. Use this lesson to help your students navigate parts of fictional text to determine the author's purpose!  

examining authors purpose in a fictional text

Examining Author's Purpose in a Fictional Text

Use this lesson to reinforce using sentence level context clues to decode challenging words in a nonfiction text. This can be used as a stand alone activity or a support the Using Context Clues to Understand Word Meanings lesson.

using sentence level context to decode text

Using Sentence Level Context to Decode Text

Teach your students about picture walks as a strategy to understand the author's purpose in a fictional text. This lesson can be used as a stand-alone lesson or as support for the Examining Author's Purpose in a Fictional Text lesson.

using picture walks to examine purpose

Using Picture Walks to Examine Purpose

What’s the deal with all of those text features? Use this handy lesson plan to help your second graders answer that very question. 

how many features

How Many Features?

This lesson will help your students use sentence level context clues to decode challenging words in a nonfiction text. Students will enjoy learning about maps and figuring out tricky words along the way!

using context clues to understand word meanings

Using Context Clues to Understand Word Meanings

ELs will get a chance to practice their listening and reading comprehension skills as they answer questions about the key details in a read-aloud text. Use as a stand-alone or pre-lesson for the Questions for Comprehension lesson plan.

finding the details and asking for answers

Finding the Details and Asking for Answers

Use this lesson to help students identify the elements of a fictional text while gaining more knowledge about parts of speech. Use as a stand alone activity or a support lesson for Fairy Tales: Identifying Story Elements.

elements of fairy tales

Elements of Fairy Tales

This engaging lesson teaches students about the famous author Faith Ringgold. Students will explore two pieces of literature, comparing and contrasting story elements, then write opinion pieces to illustrate which book they liked best.

author study faith ringgold

Author Study: Faith Ringgold

This exciting lesson plan will introduce your second grade students to two different versions of the well-loved Cinderella story while also teaching them about making inferences and comparing and contrasting stories.

they sound alike

They Sound Alike

Your students will learn academic vocabulary and use a graphic organizer to compare and contrast two short stories. Use this as a stand-alone lesson or as an introduction to the Comparing and Contrasting Short Stories lesson plan.

learn to compare and contrast

Learn to Compare and Contrast

Second grade students will step into the author’s shoes as they hunt for evidence to determine what a nonfiction author’s purpose might be.

why i write

Why I Write

Help your students' story telling abilities grow with this lesson that helps them recount what happened in a story and has them point out key details. 

what happened

What Happened?

This lesson provides teachers with an opportunity to teach students about reading stamina and assess student comprehension during independent reading.

increasing reading stamina and comprehension

Increasing Reading Stamina and Comprehension

Teach your second graders how to write a prediction and summarize book chapters in this exciting lesson!

summaries and predictions

Summaries and Predictions

Do you have students who are constantly asking what, who, where, why, how, and when? It's your turn to ask now! Have them read various stories and ask them to answer these questions in this lesson.

who when what where why and how

Who, When, What, Where, Why, and How?

Increase student comprehension by teaching your students strategies to figure out the meaning of unknown words. This lesson can be used as a stand alone activity or a support lesson for the Be a Nonfiction Detective lesson.

unknown words

Unknown Words

Mae Jemison was the first African American female astronaut to enter space! Use the Who Is Mae Jemison? lesson plan to get to know this prominent scientist and entrepreneur. Students will read about Mae and then answer questions about her.

who is mae jemison

Who Is Mae Jemison?

Students will learn how to identify story elements and create a short and sweet summary. They will fill out a graphic organizer and solidify their understanding by creating illustrations to show major plot points that they find themselves!

traditional literature story mapping

Traditional Literature: Story Mapping

Use this lesson to teach your students about Frederick Douglass and the impact that words had on his life. First, they will read a picture book that shares facts and beautiful illustrations to teach about his life. Then, they'll complete a graphic organizer with peers to record important details and events in his life. Students will then demonstrate understanding by creating a poster with images and key words that stand out when they think about Frederick Douglass.

frederick douglasss words

Frederick Douglass's Words

This lesson focuses on how punctuation affects reading fluency and comprehension using graphic organizers and sentence stems.  Use this lesson as a stand-alone activity or a support for the Punctuation and Prosody lesson plan.

building fluency with punctuation

Building Fluency with Punctuation

In this lesson, your students will practice their reading comprehension and vocabulary with the Pledge of Allegiance. They will reflect on the meaning of the pledge.

all about the pledge of allegiance

All About the Pledge of Allegiance

In this lesson, students will practice listening comprehension skills after reading “The Paper Bag Princess” together as a class. Afterward, students will role-play, make inferences, and use summarization to strengthen literacy skills.

the paper bag princess

The Paper Bag Princess

This winter-themed lesson plan, which incorporates the book *Tree of Cranes* by Allen Say, teaches students about Japanese traditions and customs. They will review the basic elements of a narrative story, and then write their own narratives about a special event or moment in their life.

tree of cranes

Tree of Cranes

This lesson will provide your ELs with support as they learn about nouns and practice retelling a story with a 5 W's graphic organizer. This lesson can be used as a stand alone activity or a support lesson.

using the 5 ws

Using the 5 W's

This lesson will have your students learn to compare and contrast using both a classic fairy tale and a fractured versions of a fairy tale. 

comparing and contrasting short stories

Comparing and Contrasting Short Stories

Students will learn about the holiday El Día de los Muertos through engaging activities and connecting to their own traditions.

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Learning About Día de los Muertos

Are your students hooking their readers? Use this creative and imaginative writing exercise that will bring student beginnings to life.

lets hook em

Let's Hook 'Em!

Explore a day in the life of a pencil! Your students will practice different points of view by thinking outside the box and writing as though they are something else.

point of view frenzy

Point of View Frenzy

Use this story map and your choice of short fiction passages to develop your students’ reading comprehension skills with this group reading lesson. 

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