Standard Course of Study :: English Language Arts

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Arachnid anatomy!: This lesson is part of a science unit entitled “Spiders: Fact and Fiction.” During this lesson, learning will focus on specific body anatomy, functions and distinguishing characteristics of spiders.; Format: lesson plan (grade 2 English Language Arts and Science); By Susan Sharples.

Character Education - Honesty: This lesson will focus on two character education traits - honesty and friendship. During this lesson the students will conduct a character analysis and link prior knowledge to help understand the story.

Summary of story:
Horace the main character tells a fib when he finds a toy truck and claims it as his own. His conscience bothers him but the toy is too irrestible to admit the truth. He experiences turmoil from holding on to his terrible secret. He lies to his teacher, mother, and even the doctor (he pretends to be sick). Walter is the owner of the truck and he knows Horace has it. Walter writes Horace a get-well letter. Read the story to find out how the story ends.; Format: lesson plan (grade 2 English Language Arts); By LaTina Robinson.

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, healthy and unhealthy foods, and creating a database.; Format: lesson plan (grade 2–4 Healthful Living Education, English Language Arts, Computer Technology Skills, and Science); By BJ Larson and Paula Sharpe.

Dino-Rhythms: Students will read rhythm notations written on dinosaur shapes, discover how to play two digit number patterns, create their own rhythm patterns and play rhythms on unpitched percussion instruments.; Format: lesson plan (grade 2 English Language Arts and Music Education); By Amy Snyder.

Economic Resources Using Thinking Maps: This lesson uses several literature selections in order to identify and classify natural, human, and capital resources. Students will work together in small groups to gather information and individually complete a Thinking Map. The assessment includes completing a Tree Map individually and sharing group information with the rest of the class. This lesson will take two days.; Format: lesson plan (grade 2 English Language Arts and Social Studies); By Robin Campbell.

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); By Gail Goodling, Susan Lovett, and Sue Versenyi.

M & M cafe: Students will be divided into small groups and be required to come up with two balanced meals and one unbalanced meal using breakfast, lunch and dinner.; Format: lesson plan (grade 2 English Language Arts, Healthful Living Education, and Mathematics); By Barbara Money.

Visit to Ackland Art Museum (African Masks Exhibit): This lesson will focus on the different African masks at the Ackland Art Museum. Students will discuss the different moods and facial expressions of the masks.; Format: lesson plan (grade 2 English Language Arts and Social Studies); By Debra Johnson-Morse.

Ancient flood stories: In this lesson, students will discuss ancient flood stories, including the story of Noah's Ark. They will also discuss the evidence of a flood that's been found in the Black Sea. Students will then write stories about what it might have been like immediately before and during this flood. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 2 English Language Arts); Provider: National Geographic

Animal study: From fiction to facts: Describes how to use selected fiction and nonfiction literature and careful questioning techniques to help students identify factual information about animals. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 2 Information Skills and English Language Arts); Provider: IRA/NCTE

Animals of the Chinese zodiac: Students learn about the 12 animals of the Chinese zodiac. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 1–2 English Language Arts and Social Studies); Provider: National Endowment for the Humanities

Comparing fiction and nonfiction with "Little Red Riding Hood" text sets: In this lesson, students explore similarities and differences among various versions of “Little Red Riding Hood.” (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 English Language Arts); Provider: IRA/NCTE

Creating class rules: A beginning to creating community: Students are led through a discussion designed to establish goals and needs for the classroom. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 English Language Arts and Social Studies); Provider: IRA/NCTE

Diagram it! Identifying, comparing, and writing about nonfiction texts: Students explore a variety of nonfiction books and compare them to fiction. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 English Language Arts); Provider: IRA/NCTE

Dog gone job!: Students watch a video of a workers at a kennel and talk about the types of jobs that they saw. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 English Language Arts and Social Studies); Provider: National Council on Economic Education

Fairy tales around the world: This lesson introduces literary structures through fairy tales. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 2 English Language Arts); Provider: National Endowment for the Humanities

If you were a pioneer on the Oregon Trail: Students compare imagined travel experiences of their own with the actual experiences of 19th-century pioneers. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 2 English Language Arts, Visual Arts Education, and Social Studies); Provider: National Endowment for the Humanities

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. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 English Language Arts); Provider: IRA/NCTE

Life on the rivers of Asia: In this Xpeditions lesson, students examine the influence of rivers on the populations of Asia. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 2 Social Studies and English Language Arts); Provider: National Geographic

Listen, look, and learn: An information-gathering process: This lesson models an information-gathering process for primary learners as they listen to and look at resources, seeking information pertinent to the questions on the information wheel. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 1–2 English Language Arts); Provider: IRA/NCTE