Grade: 2
Unit: 2
Information Literacy SkillsTheme: Growth and Change
Theme Information Literacy
Skills
ResearchOpportunities
Week 1
Approaching: Plants You EatOn Level: Amazing PlantsBeyond: Power-Packed Plants!Main Selection The Tiny SeedVocabulary/Comprehension: Plant Power!Science Link: Plant Parts
Decodable Reader: Luke’s Tune/Growth and ChangeRead Aloud:
Plants Alive!
Comprehension Strategy: Summarize
Comprehension Skill:
Draw Conclusions FluencyWord AutomaticityEcho-ReadChoral ReadingRepeated Reading: punctuation
LiteratureInformational FictionLegendNonfiction Article Reference/
Research Skills
OrganizationProofread Graphic
OrganizersChart 154T, 183NWeb 157E, 183D Technology
GrammarNouns
Main Writing:How-to Poster Other:
Meet Author/Illustrator Eric Carle
Week 2
Approaching: Whale WatchOn Level: Save the TigersBeyond: Bald Eagle AlertMain Selection: A Harbor Seal Grows UpVocabulary/Comprehension:A Whale is Saved!Science Link: The PuppyDecodable Reader: The RescueRead Aloud: A Thousand Pails of Water
Animal Rescue
Comprehension Strategy: Summarize
Comprehension Skill:
Identify Sequence of Events FluencyWord AutomaticityEcho-Read: pronunciation Choral ReadingRepeated Reading
LiteratureNonfictionPoemNonfiction Narrative
Reference/Research Skills
Ideas Graphic
Organizers Chart 188KWeb 191E, 213DList 213NPoll 217A Technology
GrammarPlural NounsAntonyms Capitalization and commasSimiles
Main WritingHow-To Paragraph Other
Meet Author/Photographer Joan and Richard Hewitt
Week 3
Approaching: Hospital HelpersOn Level: Stay Healthy, Stay Happy!Beyond: It’s Easy to be Healthy!Main Selection: A Hospital VisitVocabulary/Comprehension:A Ride to HelpTest Strategy: Author and MeDecodable Reader: The Main Ways We Get FoodRead Aloud: A Special Trade
A Hospital Visit
Comprehension Strategy Summarize
Comprehension Skill:
Identify Sequence of Events
FluencyWord AutomaticityEcho-ReadChoral ReadingRepeated Reading
LiteratureNonfiction ArticleNarrative
Reference/Research Skills
Main WritingReport Other
Using a DictionaryGenerate questions: about hospitals Graphic
OrganizersChart 218K, 229EWeb 221E Technology LibraryCard CatalogAuthorTitleSubjectKeyword
GrammarProper NounsHomophonesAbbreviations
Week 4
Approaching: Little BatOn Level: Hermie the Hermit CrabBeyond: Pip the Penguin Main Selection: Farfallina & Marcel Vocabulary/Comprehension: Leo Grows UpScience Link: ButterfliesDecodable Reader: Monarchs Take FlightRead Aloud: The Ugly Duckling
How Animals Grow
Comprehension Strategy
Generate Questions Comprehension
Skill:Make Inferences FluencyWord AutomaticityEcho-Read: tempoChoral ReadingRepeated Reading
LiteratureFantasy Nonfiction Reference/
Research SkillsUsing a Thesaurus Graphic
OrganizersChart 230K, 257NWeb 233E, 257DVenn Diagram 263A Technology Text FeaturesIllustrations and Captions GrammarPossessive NounsSynonyms
Main WritingFriendly Letter Other
Meet Author/Illustrator Holly Keller
Week 5
Approaching: Tom’s TryoutsOn Level: Harry’s GameBeyond: The Laughter ClubMain Selection: There’s Nothing Like BaseballVocabulary/Comprehension:
Staying Fit
Comprehension Strategy
Generate Questions Comprehension
SkillMake Inferences FluencyWord AutomaticityEcho-Read
Main Writing
Explanation OtherMeet the Author/Illustrator Angela Johnson and Eric Velasquez
Brian Gets Fit on the Field Science Link: Lincoln School News: Students Stay Fit at SchoolDecodable Reader: Three Goats and a TrollRead Aloud: Max
Choral Reading: intonation Repeated Reading: punctuation
LiteratureRealistic FictionNewspaper ArticleFiction Reference/
Research SkillsUsing a Dictionary: multiple meaning words Graphic
OrganizersChart 264K, 285NWeb 267E, 285D, 291A Technology Text FeaturesGraph
GrammarPlurals and Possessives Apostrophes
Week 6
Approaching:On Level:Beyond: Main Selection:Vocabulary/Comprehension:
Science Link:
Review and Assess
Test StrategyAuthor and Me ComprehensionDraw ConclusionsSequenceMake Inferences Refe
rence / Research Skills
Technology Text FeaturesDiagramsLabelsUsing LibraryIllustrationsGraphs
Unit Theme: Growth and Change
Project: Research an animalStudent Questions: In what ways do you grow and change? What are some other living things that grow and change? How would your life be different if you didn’t grow and change?
Research Component
Activities Skills Materials
AppreciationStudent realizes the need for information after a viewing, reading, listening or other type of sensory experience.
Unit stories and discussion
PresearchStudents establish a focus by developing an overview of the topic and exploring relationships.
State the problem and Identify needed information
Create a Venn Diagram
Write a sentence to summarize topic.
SearchStudents plan and implement a search strategy by identifying information providers, selecting information resources and tools, and seeking relevant information.
Identify Resources for Finding Information
List sources for information
InterviewUse text features
InterpretationStudents interpret the
Use Venn Diagram to
Synthesis
information they have gathered to make new meaning. They assess the usefulness of their information and reflect on the information to develop personal meaning.
prioritize their findings
CommunicationStudents apply their information to construct and present their new knowledge.
Make presentation at Growth and Change Fair
SpeakingRepresenting with visuals, media, pictures and photos
EvaluationStudents think about and evaluate both their process and their product during research and at the conclusion of research.
Teacher Checklist, p.295 K
Task Skills Procedures/Products Know how to
use a mouse. Use the
mouse www.macmillanmh.com/
reading word processing program
Grade 2 Unit 2 Computer Literacy Lesson
Create documents with the help of the mouse and keyboard
Use a mouse and keyboard
Same as above
Save and name a document
Save a document to a file
Same as above
.
Top Related