English Language Arts — Grade 2

Vessels in Greek art: Museum pre-visit

This lesson will focus on what vessels are, where we can find them in our everyday world, and the concept that vessels are containers that hold something. This lesson is the first lesson of two.

Format: lesson plan (grade 2 English Language Arts)

By Katie O'Connor.

Moravian migration: Before a visit to Bethabara

Students investigate NCECHO site to "read all about" the 1753 Moravian settlement of Bethabara within our social studies curriculum topic on Life Long Ago. The Historic Bethabara Park website has historic background in narrative and diary form. After reading and discussing this information in teams with the teacher, student teams present information to classmates in some visual product in one of five categories. Students also will visit the photos on NCECHO and answer analytical questions to increase understanding of the past as compared to today.

Format: lesson plan (grade 2 English Language Arts and Social Studies)

The key to a map

The students will use a map of the classroom to strengthen their map reading skills. They will work in groups and use a prepared map of the classroom to find hidden messages.

Format: lesson plan (grade 2 English Language Arts and Social Studies)

By Melissa Lasher.

Resources on the web

Guess what's in the bag: A language-based activity

This ReadWriteThink lesson gives students opportunities to interact and play with language. Students will use their imagination to describe hidden objects, listen to clues, and tap prior knowledge while playing the game &;What's in the Bag.” This... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 English Language Arts)

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Creating class rules: A beginning to creating community

In this lesson from ReadWriteThink, students are led through a discussion designed to establish goals and needs for the classroom. Their ideas are charted on two lists: “Why Are We Here?” and “What We Need.” These two charts become... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 English Language Arts and Social Studies)

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Book buddy biographies: Intermediate and primary students working together

This lesson from ReadWriteThink has students create a personalized biography for their reading buddy, and each child is the author, illustrator, and editor. Book Buddies is a program which pairs up a child from a primary class and a child from an intermediate... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 English Language Arts)

Provided by: ReadWriteThink