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

English Language Arts — Grade 2

Goal 2: The learner will develop and apply strategies and skills to comprehend text that is read, heard, and viewed.

Objective 2.06. Recall main ideas, facts and details from a text.

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

Using K-W-L to confirm what you know
Students will learn to use a K-W-L to activate their prior knowledge and help them set a purpose for reading and recording what they learned. They will also extend their K-W-L chart to confirm the accuracy of their prior knowledge and of what they learn.
Format: lesson plan (grade 2 English Language Arts and Science)
By Kathleen Neff.
"Twas the Night Before Christmas": Retelling through thinking maps
After reading and discussing “Twas the Night Before Christmas,” students will work together to create a Flow Map. Each student will then use the map they created individually to retell the story in his/her own words.
Format: lesson plan (grade 2 English Language Arts)
By Amy Rhyne, Paulette Keys, and Sarah Carson.
Tarantulas
Students will read Tarantula by Jenny Feely. Then they will summarize what they have learned about tarantulas by writing descriptive words or phrases on a graphic organizer. Finally, using the Kid Pix Studio Deluxe (or other similar drawing program), students will write sentences about tarantulas and make an illustration.
Format: lesson plan (grade 1–2 Computer/Technology Skills and English Language Arts)
By Jody Shaughnessy.
Splitting bears
Students will learn sequencing (beginning, middle, end) by using a bear pattern.
Format: lesson plan (grade 2 English Language Arts and Information Skills)
By Kendra Sisk.
Cloudy with a chance of... what?
Students will enjoy reading about a town where no one ever goes hungry because the sky provides food while learning about weather and healthy and unhealthy foods.
Format: lesson plan (grade 2–3 English Language Arts, Healthful Living, and Science)
By BJ Larson and Paula Sharpe.
The Red-eyed Tree Frog and PowerPoint
Students will read The Red-eyed Tree Frog by Joy Cowley then plan and put together a PowerPoint slideshow which retells the story.
Format: lesson plan (grade 2 Computer/Technology Skills, English Language Arts, Information Skills, and Science)
By Jody Shaughnessy.
The Legend of the Blue Bonnet
Students will create their own version/retelling of The Legend of the Blue Bonnet by Tomie dePaola
Format: lesson plan (grade 2 English Language Arts)
By Shari Peacock.

Resources on the web

Under the deep blue sea
In this lesson, students have the opportunity to explore oceans and ocean life. Through creative writing and research projects, students will learn about the ocean and the creatures that live there. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 English Language Arts and Social Studies)
Provided by: EDSITEment
A trip to Wonderland: The nursery "Alice"
This lesson, found on the EDSITEment website, is part of a unit that explores elements of wonder, distortion, fantasy, and whimsy in The Nursery “Alice,” Lewis Carroll's adaptation for younger readers of his beloved classic Alice's... (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 English Language Arts)
Provided by: EDSITEment
Shhh! Bear's sleeping: Learning about nonfiction and fiction using read-alouds
The teacher introduces students to many different genres of literature in this lesson that explores the differences between fiction and nonfiction. After reading “Big Paws,” the teacher engages students in a discussion about bears and creates... (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 English Language Arts and Science)
Provided by: ReadWriteThink
Reading informational texts using the 3-2-1 strategy
After teacher modeling, students read a magazine article independently and use the 3-2-1 strategy to comprehend what they read. As an introduction to this lesson, the teacher engages students in a brainstorming activity that challenges them to list things... (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 1–2 English Language Arts)
Provided by: ReadWriteThink
Readers theatre with Jan Brett
In this ReadWriteThink lesson, first- or second-grade students interact with the book Hedgie's Surprise by Jan Brett and create a Readers Theatre experience that is performed for other groups of students. Students make predictions about the... (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 English Language Arts)
Provided by: ReadWriteThink
Junie B. Jones introduces literacy mystery boxes
In this lesson from ReadWriteThink, the teacher reads aloud the Junie B. Jones selection Junie B., First Grader (at last!). Students discuss the text with a partner, and then individually record key events from the story. Each student also... (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 English Language Arts)
Provided by: ReadWriteThink
Integrating language arts using "If You Give a Mouse a Cookie"
This lesson from ReadWriteThink uses Laura Joffe Numeroff's If You Give a Mouse a Cookie to combine word-skill work with prediction and sequencing practice. Students learn about cause-effect relationships during a shared reading of the book.... (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K–1 English Language Arts)
Provided by: ReadWriteThink
From “Little House” to my house: Exploring history and family roles
In this lesson, students learn about historical fiction, memoirs, pioneer life in the United States, and family roles by reading a picture book adaptation of Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder. After a read-aloud,... (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 English Language Arts)
Provided by: ReadWriteThink
Fact or fiction: Learning about worms using diary of a worm
This ReadWriteThink lesson focuses on the book Diary of a Worm, by Doreen Cronin. During a series of read-aloud sessions students focus attention on different features of the text. In this way, students develop strategies for differentiating... (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 English Language Arts)
Provided by: ReadWriteThink
Catching the bug for reading through interactive read-alouds
This lesson, from ReadWriteThink, uses an interactive read-aloud of Miss Bindergarten Stays Home From Kindergarten by Joseph Slate to help students learn reading strategies and how to prevent the spread of germs in their classroom. Students... (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 English Language Arts and Healthful Living)
Provided by: ReadWriteThink