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K–12 teaching and learning · from the UNC School of Education

Information Skills — Grade 2

Goal 1: The learner will EXPLORE sources and formats for reading, listening, and viewing purposes.

Objective 1.06. Demonstrate familiarity with a variety of types of books and resources (print, non-print, electronic).

Additional related resources

We’re in the process of aligning our content for students to the Standard Course of Study. As we do, you’ll find it here.

General resources

Aligned lesson plans

Features of print
In this lesson, the teacher introduces the concept of gathering information from chapter headings, bold type and other organizational features of print (such as tables of contents) in non-fiction texts in print and online.
Format: lesson plan (grade 1–2 English Language Arts and Information Skills)
By Gail Goodling, Susan Lovett, and Sue Versenyi.

Resources on the web

"Adopt" a geographic news story
In this lesson, from Xpeditions, students will be introduced to some stories from National Geographic News and then invited to discuss the reasons why it is a good idea to follow the news. The class will “adopt” a geographic news story, design... (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Information Skills and Social Studies)
Provided by: Xpeditions