Learning Resource Type

Classroom Resource

What Lives in the Desert?

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.

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

    ELA21.2.4

    Orally answer who, what, when, where, why, and how questions about a text or conversation, using complete sentences to provide key ideas and details.

    Unpacked Content

    UP:ELA21.2.4

    Vocabulary

    • Orally
    • Who, what, when where, why, and how questions
    • Complete sentences
    • Key ideas
    • Key details

    Knowledge

    Students know:
    • Key ideas and details should be included when answering questions.
    • Complete sentences, which contain a subject and a predicate, should be used when answering questions.
    • Who, when, and where questions will have a concrete, objective answer.
    • What, why, and how questions may have a more abstract, subjective answer.

    Skills

    Students are able to:
    • Orally answer questions about a text or conversation using complete sentences that provide information about key ideas and details.
    • Orally answer who, what, when, where, why, and how questions about a text or conversation with appropriate key ideas and details.

    Understanding

    Students understand that:
    • When answering who, what, when, where, why, and how questions they should provide key ideas and details from a text or conversation to demonstrate their comprehension.
    • Speaking in complete sentences helps them clearly communicate their message and their understanding.
    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
    Link to Resource

    CR Resource Type

    Learning Activity

    Resource Provider

    ReadWorks.org
    Accessibility

    Accessibility

    Audio resources: includes a transcript or subtitles
    License

    License Type

    Custom
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