The frog beyond the fairy tale character: Searching informational texts
http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=7
A lesson plan for grades K–2 Computer/Technology Skills and English Language Arts
In this lesson from ReadWriteThink, students consider their prior knowledge about frogs by predicting whether eight statements are true or false. Students verify their predictions through the guided use of the website The Somewhat Amusing World of Frogs. This lesson is best used for grades 1 and 2 and can be connected to the study of amphibians or to the reading of Arnold Lobel’s Frog and Toad series.
North Carolina Curriculum Alignment
Computer Technology Skills (2005)
Grade 1
- Goal 2: The learner will demonstrate knowledge and skills in the use of computer and other technologies.
- Objective 2.01: Use common computing devices and resources in class activities. Strand - Societal/Ethical Issues
Grade 2
- Goal 2: The learner will demonstrate knowledge and skills in the use of computer and other technologies.
- Objective 2.01: Recognize, discuss and use the features/functions of computing devices (e.g., creating, retrieving, saving, printing data). Strand - Societal/Ethical Issues
English Language Arts (2004)
Grade 1
- Goal 2: The learner will develop and apply strategies and skills to comprehend text that is read, heard, and viewed.
- Objective 2.02: Demonstrate familiarity with a variety of texts (storybooks, short chapter books, newspapers, telephone books, and everyday print such as signs and labels, poems, word plays using alliteration and rhyme, skits and short plays).
- Objective 2.03: Read and comprehend both fiction and nonfiction text appropriate for grade one using:
- prior knowledge.
- summary.
- questions.
- graphic organizers.
- Objective 2.04: Use preparation strategies to anticipate vocabulary of a text and to connect prior knowledge and experiences to a new text.
Grade 2
- Goal 2: The learner will develop and apply strategies and skills to comprehend text that is read, heard, and viewed.
- Objective 2.01: Read and comprehend both narrative and expository text appropriate for grade two by:
- determining purpose (reader's and author's).
- making predictions.
- asking questions.
- locating information for specific reasons/purposes.
- recognizing and applying text structure.
- comprehending and evaluating author's decisions and word choice.
- determining fact and opinion.
- recognizing and comprehending figurative language.
- making inferences and drawing conclusions.
- Objective 2.02: Use text for a variety of functions, including literary, informational, and practical.
- Objective 2.03: Read expository materials for answers to specific questions.
- Objective 2.01: Read and comprehend both narrative and expository text appropriate for grade two by:
Kindergarten
- Goal 2: The learner will develop and apply strategies and skills to comprehend text that is read, heard, and viewed.
- Objective 2.02: Demonstrate familiarity with a variety of types of books and selections (e.g., picture books, caption books, short informational texts, nursery rhymes, word plays/finger plays, puppet plays, reenactments of familiar stories).
- Objective 2.03: Use preparation strategies to activate prior knowledge and experience before and during the reading of a text.
