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Traditional Literature: Story Mapping
Traditional Literature: Story Mapping
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Traditional Literature: Story Mapping
Second Grade
Reading
Students will learn how to identify story elements and create a short and sweet summary. They will fill out a graphic organizer and solidify their understanding by creating illustrations to show major plot points that they find themselves!
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Traditional Literature: Story Mapping
Traditional Literature: Story Mapping
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Traditional Literature: Story Mapping
Students will learn how to identify story elements and create a short and sweet summary. They will fill out a graphic organizer and solidify their understanding by creating illustrations to show major plot points that they find themselves!
Second Grade
Reading
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Fairy Tales: Character Traits
Fairy Tales: Character Traits
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Fairy Tales: Character Traits
Second Grade
Vocabulary
In this literary lesson, students use fairy tales to practice identifying character traits. Students are challenged to justify their reasoning using text based support.
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Fairy Tales: Character Traits
Fairy Tales: Character Traits
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Fairy Tales: Character Traits
In this literary lesson, students use fairy tales to practice identifying character traits. Students are challenged to justify their reasoning using text based support.
Second Grade
Vocabulary
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Fact or Opinion: Part 1
Fact or Opinion: Part 1
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Fact or Opinion: Part 1
Second Grade
Vocabulary
Cats are the best! Pizza is better! My teacher rules! In Fact or Opinion: Part 1, your students will combine reading and writing to learn about the differences between facts and opinions and how those differences are communicated.
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Fact or Opinion: Part 1
Fact or Opinion: Part 1
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Fact or Opinion: Part 1
Cats are the best! Pizza is better! My teacher rules! In Fact or Opinion: Part 1, your students will combine reading and writing to learn about the differences between facts and opinions and how those differences are communicated.
Second Grade
Vocabulary
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Story Mapping Group Work
Story Mapping Group Work
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Story Mapping Group Work
Second Grade
Reading
Use this story map and your choice of short fiction passages to develop your students’ reading comprehension skills with this group reading lesson.
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Story Mapping Group Work
Story Mapping Group Work
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Story Mapping Group Work
Use this story map and your choice of short fiction passages to develop your students’ reading comprehension skills with this group reading lesson.
Second Grade
Reading
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Human Dictionary
Human Dictionary
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Human Dictionary
Second Grade
Grammar and Mechanics
When reading, we all encounter unknown words at times. But how do we figure them out? In this lesson, students learn how to become a “human dictionary” by using a variety of strategies to figure out the meaning of unknown words.
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Human Dictionary
Human Dictionary
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Human Dictionary
When reading, we all encounter unknown words at times. But how do we figure them out? In this lesson, students learn how to become a “human dictionary” by using a variety of strategies to figure out the meaning of unknown words.
Second Grade
Grammar and Mechanics
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Vocabulary Flash Cards
Vocabulary Flash Cards
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Vocabulary Flash Cards
Second Grade
Vocabulary
Making flash cards is something done by students of all ages. Help your kids develop good study habits with this lesson plan, which will teach them how to use flash cards and a dictionary to learn new vocabulary.
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Vocabulary Flash Cards
Vocabulary Flash Cards
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Vocabulary Flash Cards
Making flash cards is something done by students of all ages. Help your kids develop good study habits with this lesson plan, which will teach them how to use flash cards and a dictionary to learn new vocabulary.
Second Grade
Vocabulary
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Summaries and Predictions
Summaries and Predictions
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Summaries and Predictions
Second Grade
Reading
Teach your second graders how to write a prediction and summarize book chapters in this exciting lesson!
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Summaries and Predictions
Summaries and Predictions
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Summaries and Predictions
Teach your second graders how to write a prediction and summarize book chapters in this exciting lesson!
Second Grade
Reading
Lesson Plan
Fairy Tales: Identifying Story Elements
Fairy Tales: Identifying Story Elements
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Fairy Tales: Identifying Story Elements
Second Grade
Reading
Story elements help to bring beloved fairy tales to life in this literacy lesson. Your students will learn to identify the title, author, setting, characters, problem, and solution in a fiction text.
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Fairy Tales: Identifying Story Elements
Fairy Tales: Identifying Story Elements
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Fairy Tales: Identifying Story Elements
Story elements help to bring beloved fairy tales to life in this literacy lesson. Your students will learn to identify the title, author, setting, characters, problem, and solution in a fiction text.
Second Grade
Reading
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Elements of Traditional Literature
Elements of Traditional Literature
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Elements of Traditional Literature
Second Grade
Reading
Teach your class about the genre of traditional literature, made up of stories from around the world that have been told for generations. In this lesson, students will read fairy tales and compare story elements in each piece of literature.
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Elements of Traditional Literature
Elements of Traditional Literature
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Elements of Traditional Literature
Teach your class about the genre of traditional literature, made up of stories from around the world that have been told for generations. In this lesson, students will read fairy tales and compare story elements in each piece of literature.
Second Grade
Reading
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Read and Retell a Classic Story
Read and Retell a Classic Story
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Read and Retell a Classic Story
First Grade
Vocabulary
Your students will enjoy reading the classic story “The Ugly Duckling,” written about a very lovable duck! This reading lesson also includes a fun partner activity to help your students practice comprehension.
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Read and Retell a Classic Story
Read and Retell a Classic Story
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Read and Retell a Classic Story
Your students will enjoy reading the classic story “The Ugly Duckling,” written about a very lovable duck! This reading lesson also includes a fun partner activity to help your students practice comprehension.
First Grade
Vocabulary
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Elapseable
Elapseable
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Elapseable
Second Grade
Vocabulary
It's time to learn about time. In this hands-on lesson, students manipulate clock hands and jump across timelines in order to calculate the "distance" between different times and events.
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Elapseable
Elapseable
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Elapseable
It's time to learn about time. In this hands-on lesson, students manipulate clock hands and jump across timelines in order to calculate the "distance" between different times and events.
Second Grade
Vocabulary
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How Big is the Playground?
How Big is the Playground?
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How Big is the Playground?
Second Grade
Vocabulary
Get out the measuring tape and head outside! In this lesson, students gather measurement data and build a model of the school playground.
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How Big is the Playground?
How Big is the Playground?
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How Big is the Playground?
Get out the measuring tape and head outside! In this lesson, students gather measurement data and build a model of the school playground.
Second Grade
Vocabulary
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Inferring With Pictures
Inferring With Pictures
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Inferring With Pictures
Second Grade
Vocabulary
In this lesson, the class will review what it means to make an inference. After you model how to make an inference in a painting using your schema, your students will work in groups to analyze additional paintings to make more inferences.
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Inferring With Pictures
Inferring With Pictures
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Inferring With Pictures
In this lesson, the class will review what it means to make an inference. After you model how to make an inference in a painting using your schema, your students will work in groups to analyze additional paintings to make more inferences.
Second Grade
Vocabulary
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The Elements of Fiction: Creating a Story Map
The Elements of Fiction: Creating a Story Map
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The Elements of Fiction: Creating a Story Map
Second Grade
Writing
Give your students a chance to hone their reading comprehension skills as they learn about the characters, setting, and plot of their favorite fiction books by creating a story map.
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The Elements of Fiction: Creating a Story Map
The Elements of Fiction: Creating a Story Map
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The Elements of Fiction: Creating a Story Map
Give your students a chance to hone their reading comprehension skills as they learn about the characters, setting, and plot of their favorite fiction books by creating a story map.
Second Grade
Writing
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Using Context Clues to Understand Word Meanings
Using Context Clues to Understand Word Meanings
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Using Context Clues to Understand Word Meanings
Second Grade
Reading
This lesson will help your students use sentence level context clues to decode challenging words in a nonfiction text. Students will enjoy learning about maps and figuring out tricky words along the way!
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Using Context Clues to Understand Word Meanings
Using Context Clues to Understand Word Meanings
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Using Context Clues to Understand Word Meanings
This lesson will help your students use sentence level context clues to decode challenging words in a nonfiction text. Students will enjoy learning about maps and figuring out tricky words along the way!
Second Grade
Reading
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Examining Author's Purpose in a Fictional Text
Examining Author's Purpose in a Fictional Text
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Examining Author's Purpose in a Fictional Text
Second Grade
Reading
Students will read a short fictional story and discuss why the author included certain details and words. Use this lesson to help your students navigate parts of fictional text to determine the author's purpose!
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Examining Author's Purpose in a Fictional Text
Examining Author's Purpose in a Fictional Text
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Examining Author's Purpose in a Fictional Text
Students will read a short fictional story and discuss why the author included certain details and words. Use this lesson to help your students navigate parts of fictional text to determine the author's purpose!
Second Grade
Reading
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Examining Author's Purpose in a Nonfiction Text
Examining Author's Purpose in a Nonfiction Text
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Examining Author's Purpose in a Nonfiction Text
Second Grade
Reading
This lesson will help students identify the author's point of view and purpose for writing an informational text.
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Examining Author's Purpose in a Nonfiction Text
Examining Author's Purpose in a Nonfiction Text
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Examining Author's Purpose in a Nonfiction Text
This lesson will help students identify the author's point of view and purpose for writing an informational text.
Second Grade
Reading
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Cookie Fractions Fun!
Cookie Fractions Fun!
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Cookie Fractions Fun!
Second Grade
Fractions
This tasty lesson will teach second graders about fractions using cookies.
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Cookie Fractions Fun!
Cookie Fractions Fun!
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Cookie Fractions Fun!
This tasty lesson will teach second graders about fractions using cookies.
Second Grade
Fractions
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Punctuation & Prosody
Punctuation & Prosody
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Punctuation & Prosody
Second Grade
Writing
Are your second graders struggling with reading comprehension? Help them understand how prosody can help their understanding of the text with this reading lesson plan.
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Punctuation & Prosody
Punctuation & Prosody
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Punctuation & Prosody
Are your second graders struggling with reading comprehension? Help them understand how prosody can help their understanding of the text with this reading lesson plan.
Second Grade
Writing
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Main Idea and Details in Nonfiction Text
Main Idea and Details in Nonfiction Text
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Main Idea and Details in Nonfiction Text
Second Grade
Writing
Use this lesson to help your students learn how to find the main idea and details in a nonfiction text using a graphic organizer for support.
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Main Idea and Details in Nonfiction Text
Main Idea and Details in Nonfiction Text
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Main Idea and Details in Nonfiction Text
Use this lesson to help your students learn how to find the main idea and details in a nonfiction text using a graphic organizer for support.
Second Grade
Writing
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Adding it All Up
Adding it All Up
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Adding it All Up
First Grade
Vocabulary
In this lesson, students will learn how to add a one-digit number to a two-digit number. This will help students build upon the skills needed for regrouping larger numbers.
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Adding it All Up
Adding it All Up
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Adding it All Up
In this lesson, students will learn how to add a one-digit number to a two-digit number. This will help students build upon the skills needed for regrouping larger numbers.
First Grade
Vocabulary
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How Many Features?
How Many Features?
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How Many Features?
Second Grade
Reading
What’s the deal with all of those text features? Use this handy lesson plan to help your second graders answer that very question.
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How Many Features?
How Many Features?
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How Many Features?
What’s the deal with all of those text features? Use this handy lesson plan to help your second graders answer that very question.
Second Grade
Reading
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Who, When, What, Where, Why, and How?
Who, When, What, Where, Why, and How?
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Who, When, What, Where, Why, and How?
First Grade
Reading
Do you have students who are constantly asking what, who, where, why, how, and when? It's your turn to ask now! Have them read various stories and ask them to answer these questions in this lesson.
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Who, When, What, Where, Why, and How?
Who, When, What, Where, Why, and How?
Lesson Plan
Who, When, What, Where, Why, and How?
Do you have students who are constantly asking what, who, where, why, how, and when? It's your turn to ask now! Have them read various stories and ask them to answer these questions in this lesson.
First Grade
Reading
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What Happened?
What Happened?
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What Happened?
First Grade
Reading
Help your students' story telling abilities grow with this lesson that helps them recount what happened in a story and has them point out key details.
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What Happened?
What Happened?
Lesson Plan
What Happened?
Help your students' story telling abilities grow with this lesson that helps them recount what happened in a story and has them point out key details.
First Grade
Reading
Lesson Plan
Let's Compare and Contrast Nonfiction Texts!
Let's Compare and Contrast Nonfiction Texts!
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Let's Compare and Contrast Nonfiction Texts!
Second Grade
Vocabulary
This lesson provides students with the opportunity to compare and contrast two athletes who have been instrumental in changing the world of women's sports.
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Let's Compare and Contrast Nonfiction Texts!
Let's Compare and Contrast Nonfiction Texts!
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Let's Compare and Contrast Nonfiction Texts!
This lesson provides students with the opportunity to compare and contrast two athletes who have been instrumental in changing the world of women's sports.
Second Grade
Vocabulary
Lesson Plan
Comparing and Contrasting Short Stories
Comparing and Contrasting Short Stories
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Comparing and Contrasting Short Stories
Second Grade
Reading
This lesson will have your students learn to compare and contrast using both a classic fairy tale and a fractured versions of a fairy tale.
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Comparing and Contrasting Short Stories
Comparing and Contrasting Short Stories
Lesson Plan
Comparing and Contrasting Short Stories
This lesson will have your students learn to compare and contrast using both a classic fairy tale and a fractured versions of a fairy tale.
Second Grade
Reading
Lesson Plan
Understanding Academic Vocabulary in a Nonfiction Text
Understanding Academic Vocabulary in a Nonfiction Text
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Understanding Academic Vocabulary in a Nonfiction Text
Second Grade
Grammar and Mechanics
This lesson will provide students with an opportunity to become more comfortable with identifying and defining academic vocabulary words in a nonfiction text about a chicken's life cycle to support comprehension.
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Understanding Academic Vocabulary in a Nonfiction Text
Understanding Academic Vocabulary in a Nonfiction Text
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Understanding Academic Vocabulary in a Nonfiction Text
This lesson will provide students with an opportunity to become more comfortable with identifying and defining academic vocabulary words in a nonfiction text about a chicken's life cycle to support comprehension.
Second Grade
Grammar and Mechanics
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Increasing Reading Stamina and Comprehension
Increasing Reading Stamina and Comprehension
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Increasing Reading Stamina and Comprehension
Second Grade
Reading
This lesson provides teachers with an opportunity to teach students about reading stamina and assess student comprehension during independent reading.
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Increasing Reading Stamina and Comprehension
Increasing Reading Stamina and Comprehension
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Increasing Reading Stamina and Comprehension
This lesson provides teachers with an opportunity to teach students about reading stamina and assess student comprehension during independent reading.
Second Grade
Reading
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Mini Dictionaries!
Mini Dictionaries!
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Mini Dictionaries!
First Grade
Alphabet
Smaller dictionaries that are totally relevant to the material being read? In this lesson, students will learn that these miraculously really do exist and go by the name of glossaries!
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Mini Dictionaries!
Mini Dictionaries!
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Mini Dictionaries!
Smaller dictionaries that are totally relevant to the material being read? In this lesson, students will learn that these miraculously really do exist and go by the name of glossaries!
First Grade
Alphabet
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Create a Nonfiction Text Summary
Create a Nonfiction Text Summary
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Create a Nonfiction Text Summary
Second Grade
Writing
Give your students a chance to hone their reading comprehension skills by creating nonfiction text summaries in this introductory lesson.
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Create a Nonfiction Text Summary
Create a Nonfiction Text Summary
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Create a Nonfiction Text Summary
Give your students a chance to hone their reading comprehension skills by creating nonfiction text summaries in this introductory lesson.
Second Grade
Writing
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About 2nd Grade English Language Support English Language Arts Lesson Plans

Easily access 2nd grade English Language Arts lesson plans on Education.com, including activities, worksheets, and printable resources focused on foundational skills such as phonics, grammar, reading comprehension, vocabulary, and writing. These materials help students develop strong literacy and communication abilities through engaging lessons tailored to second-grade learning standards.

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