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English Language Arts — Grade 2
Goal 4: The learner will apply strategies and skills to create oral, written, and visual texts.
Objective 4.09. Use media and technology to enhance the presentation of information to an audience for a specific purpose.
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
- Find additional resources for teaching English Language Arts — Grade 2.
Aligned lesson plans
- "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.
- Hello, friend!: Writing a friendly letter
- Students will apply their knowledge of a friendly letter to compose a letter to send to their pen pals. Students will then type up their letters using the Kidspiration program.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 2 Computer/Technology Skills and English Language Arts)
- By Kelly Norton.
- 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
- 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
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