RI.2

RI.2.1

Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text.

88 Lesson(s)

Va-Va-Vibrations!!

1st Grade Science » Unit: Unit 1: Sound Waves

Michele Beitel

Environment: Urban

Big Idea:

Students will be creating instruments that will allow them to observe, explore and investigate the patterns of sound waves (pitch and volume). They will plan out a design for their instrument and then create it using classroom materials.

Standards:

SL.1.1 SL.1.2 RI.2.1 1-PS4-1 SP1 SP3 SP4

Favorites (37)

Resources (32)

Reflections (1)

BIG Questions About Informational Text!

2nd Grade ELA » Unit: Questioning - Get to the Heart of the Text!!

Andrea Praught

Oswego, IL

Environment: Suburban

Big Idea:

Stick all of the question words up there!!

Standards:

RI.2.1

Favorites (12)

Resources (32)

Reflections (1)

What Will I Tell?

2nd Grade ELA » Unit: I Am A Biographer

Miki Frace

Ocean Park, WA

Environment: Rural

Big Idea:

Biographers have a particular job; telling others about an individual. What do they tell?

Standards:

SL.1.2 RI.2.1 RI.2.2 SL.2.1 SL.2.2

Favorites (12)

Resources (14)

Reflections (1)

Text Features Support Answers to the Questions! (Lesson 1 of 2)

2nd Grade ELA » Unit: Questioning - Get to the Heart of the Text!!

Andrea Praught

Oswego, IL

Environment: Suburban

Big Idea:

Solve the puzzle about the text features that help find the answers in informational text!

Standards:

RI.2.1 RI.2.5

Favorites (11)

Resources (33)

Reflections (3)

Focus On Biography: Text Features Help Answer Close Reading Questions (Day 3 of 5)

2nd Grade ELA » Unit: Focus on Biography

Miki Frace

Ocean Park, WA

Environment: Rural

Big Idea:

How do biographers organize information about people who “turn(ed) this world upside down”? Martin Luther King, Jr. as a child

Standards:

RI.2.1 RI.2.5 RI.2.7 SL.2.4

Favorites (5)

Resources (19)

Reflections (1)

Focus on Biography: Martin Luther King, Jr (Day 1 of 5)

2nd Grade ELA » Unit: Focus on Biography

Miki Frace

Ocean Park, WA

Environment: Rural

Big Idea:

Our National Holiday honoring Martin Luther King, Jr provides a fabulous reason to explore genre of “life writing” – biography.

Standards:

RI.2.1 RI.2.2 RI.2.6

Favorites (19)

Resources (12)

Reflections (1)

BEEing a Bee!

2nd Grade Science » Unit: Pollination and Seed Dispersal

Jeri Faber

Ringwood, IL

Environment: Rural

Big Idea:

A bee is instrumental in pollination! The children will create a simple model of a bee and then mimic its function in plant pollination.

Standards:

RI.2.1 RI.2.7 2-LS2-2 SP2

Favorites (13)

Resources (20)

Reflections (1)

Ask Some Questions & Use Those Helpful Text Features!

2nd Grade ELA » Unit: Informational Text - Use Story Elements To Help Us Comprehend

Andrea Praught

Oswego, IL

Environment: Suburban

Big Idea:

Ask some great questions and find the answers with informational text features!

Standards:

RI.2.1 RI.2.5

Favorites (5)

Resources (25)

Reflections (1)

A Milkweed Community

2nd Grade Science » Unit: Pollination and Seed Dispersal

Jeri Faber

Ringwood, IL

Environment: Rural

Big Idea:

A milkweed plant supports a variety plants and animals. It's like it own little community. How do they depend on each other? Let's find out!

Standards:

RI.2.1 SL.2.1 2-LS2-2 2-LS4-1 SP4

Favorites (9)

Resources (25)

Reflections (1)

How Do Seeds Travel?

2nd Grade ELA » Unit: The Tiny Seed

Maricela Rodriguez

Los Angeles, CA

Environment: Urban

Big Idea:

Different forces help seeds move from one place to another. People are one source. Come find out how we help seeds move from place to place.

Standards:

RL.2.1 RI.2.1 W.2.2 SL.2.1 SL.2.1b

Favorites (9)

Resources (35)

Reflections (1)

What Is the Arctic Tundra? Day 1 of 3

2nd Grade ELA » Unit: Habitats: Exploring the Regions Of Our World

Maricela Rodriguez

Los Angeles, CA

Environment: Urban

Big Idea:

The Arctic tundra, a place of unusual beauty, is the setting for a heartwarming tale of a boy and a wolf.

Standards:

RL.2.1 RL.2.2 RL.2.3 RL.2.10 RI.2.1 RI.2.10 SL.2.1 SL.2.1b

Favorites (3)

Resources (42)

Reflections (1)

Animal Rights

2nd Grade ELA » Unit: FINDS Research

Dr. Miranti Murphy

Hollywood, FL

Environment: Suburban

Big Idea:

Using the FINDS research process, students will gather relevant information from multiple sources.

Standards:

RI.2.1 RI.2.2 RI.2.8 W.2.6 W.2.8 SL.2.1 SL.2.2

Favorites (3)

Resources (9)

Asked and Answered - Use Inferences and Text

2nd Grade ELA » Unit: Inference-What Do You Already Know and How Does the Text Help You?

Andrea Praught

Oswego, IL

Environment: Suburban

Big Idea:

Questions and answers help us understand better. Are the answers in the text or do we need to make an inference? In this lesson, we turn to a famous genius to find out ...

Standards:

RL.2.3 RI.2.1

Favorites (7)

Resources (33)

Reflections (1)

I Need Answers – Questioning Using informational text features

2nd Grade ELA » Unit: Informational Text - Use Story Elements To Help Us Comprehend

Andrea Praught

Oswego, IL

Environment: Suburban

Big Idea:

Find answers with informational text and show them on the iPad!

Standards:

RI.2.1 RI.2.5

Favorites (8)

Resources (25)

Reflections (1)

Why Did the Dinosaurs Disappear? Day 1 of 2

2nd Grade ELA » Unit: Dinosaurs

Maricela Rodriguez

Los Angeles, CA

Environment: Urban

Big Idea:

Many ideas exist that explain the disappearance of the dinosaurs. Students sift through these theories while learning to hone in on key details and text evidence.

Standards:

RI.2.1 RI.2.3 RI.2.10 SL.2.1 SL.2.1b

Favorites (3)

Resources (42)

Reflections (1)

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Reading: Informational Text

RI.2

RI.2.1

Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text.

Va-Va-Vibrations!!

Students will be creating instruments that will allow them to observe, explore and investigate the patterns of sound waves (pitch and volume). They will plan out a design for their instrument and then create it using classroom materials.

BIG Questions About Informational Text!

Stick all of the question words up there!!

What Will I Tell?

Biographers have a particular job; telling others about an individual. What do they tell?

Text Features Support Answers to the Questions! (Lesson 1 of 2)

Solve the puzzle about the text features that help find the answers in informational text!

Focus On Biography: Text Features Help Answer Close Reading Questions (Day 3 of 5)

How do biographers organize information about people who “turn(ed) this world upside down”? Martin Luther King, Jr. as a child

Focus on Biography: Martin Luther King, Jr (Day 1 of 5)

Our National Holiday honoring Martin Luther King, Jr provides a fabulous reason to explore genre of “life writing” – biography.

BEEing a Bee!

A bee is instrumental in pollination! The children will create a simple model of a bee and then mimic its function in plant pollination.

Ask Some Questions & Use Those Helpful Text Features!

Ask some great questions and find the answers with informational text features!

A Milkweed Community

A milkweed plant supports a variety plants and animals. It's like it own little community. How do they depend on each other? Let's find out!

How Do Seeds Travel?

Different forces help seeds move from one place to another. People are one source. Come find out how we help seeds move from place to place.

What Is the Arctic Tundra? Day 1 of 3

The Arctic tundra, a place of unusual beauty, is the setting for a heartwarming tale of a boy and a wolf.

Animal Rights

Using the FINDS research process, students will gather relevant information from multiple sources.

Asked and Answered - Use Inferences and Text

Questions and answers help us understand better. Are the answers in the text or do we need to make an inference? In this lesson, we turn to a famous genius to find out ...

I Need Answers – Questioning Using informational text features

Find answers with informational text and show them on the iPad!

Why Did the Dinosaurs Disappear? Day 1 of 2

Many ideas exist that explain the disappearance of the dinosaurs. Students sift through these theories while learning to hone in on key details and text evidence.

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