Learning Resource Type

Classroom Resource

Animals of Africa

Subject Area

English Language Arts
Science

Grade(s)

2

Overview

The teacher will present an informational text from the website, ReadWorks. The students and teacher can interact with this non-fiction text by annotating the text digitally. The students will answer the questions associated with the article as an assessment. This learning activity can be used to introduce students to the varying habitats of living things, serve as reinforcement after students have already learned this concept, or be used as an assessment at the conclusion of a lesson. This resource also provides an eBook of the article with corresponding illustrations. 

    Science (2015) Grade(s): 2

    SC15.2.7

    Obtain information from literature and other media to illustrate that there are many different kinds of living things and that they exist in different places on land and in water (e.g., woodland, tundra, desert, rainforest, ocean, river).

    Unpacked Content

    UP:SC15.2.7

    Vocabulary

    • Literature
    • Media
    • Diversity
    • Habitats
    • Woodland
    • Tundra
    • Desert
    • Rainforest
    • Ocean
    • River

    Knowledge

    Students know:
    • Plants and animals are diverse within different habitats.

    Skills

    Students are able to:
    • Obtain information from literature and other media.
    • Illustrate the different kinds of living things and the different habitats in which they can be found.

    Understanding

    Students understand that:
    • There are many different kinds of living things in any area, and they exist in different places on land and in water.

    Scientific and Engineering Practices

    Obtaining, Evaluating, and Communicating Information

    Crosscutting Concepts

    Patterns
    English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 2

    ELA21.2.R3

    Expand background knowledge and build vocabulary through discussion, reading, and writing.

    Unpacked Content

    UP:ELA21.2.R3

    Vocabulary

    • Background knowledge
    • Vocabulary
    • Discussion

    Knowledge

    Students know:
    • Relating experiences through discussions, writing, and reading will help build background knowledge and improve vocabulary.

    Skills

    Students are able to:
    • Connect new concepts to prior experiences to increase background knowledge through discussions, reading, and writing.
    • Construct the meaning of words through discussions, reading, and writing.

    Understanding

    Students understand that:
    • Background knowledge can increase by relating experiences to new ideas, topics, and words while participating in discussions, reading, and writing.
    • Vocabulary will increase by constructing the meaning of words while participating in discussions, reading, and writing.
    English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 2

    ELA21.2.24

    Identify the main idea and supporting details of literary and informational texts.

    Unpacked Content

    UP:ELA21.2.24

    Vocabulary

    • Main idea
    • Supporting details
    • Literary text
    • Informational text

    Knowledge

    Students know:
    • The main idea is the most important idea presented in the text.
    • The supporting details explain the main idea or provide more information about the main idea.

    Skills

    Students are able to:
    • Identify the main idea in literary and informational text.
    • Identify the supporting details in literary and informational text.

    Understanding

    Students understand that:
    • Literary and informational texts have a main idea, or most important message, and supporting details, which provide more information about the main idea.
    • A text usually just has one main idea, but multiple supporting details.
    Link to Resource

    CR Resource Type

    Learning Activity

    Resource Provider

    ReadWorks.org
    Accessibility

    Accessibility

    Audio resources: includes a transcript or subtitles
    Text Resources: Content is organized under headings and subheadings
    License

    License Type

    Custom
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