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Grade 2 Literacy

Lessons for 2nd Grade students from teachers in Spokane Schools.

Grade 2 Literacy #14: Half-Chicken & Comparing and Contrast

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6/11/2020 | 19m 14s | Students will compare and contrast the two stories to see how they are the same and differ (19m 14s)

Grade 2 Literacy #13: Half-Chicken & Main Events and Details

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6/10/2020 | 18m 54s | Students listen to the traditional tale and record main events and details (18m 54s)

Grade 2 Literacy #12: My Name is Gabriela & Text Evidence

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6/4/2020 | 17m 45s | Students will look for clues the author provides to help them better understand Gabriela. (17m 45s)

Grade 2 Literacy #11: My Name is Gabriela & Biography Import

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6/3/2020 | 17m 24s | Students listen to and read a biography and learn about the life of Gabriella Mistral (17m 24s)

Grade 2 Literacy #9: Penguin Chick & Main Ideas and Details

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5/27/2020 | 18m | Students will learn how to locate main ideas and details (18m)

Grade 2 Literacy #10: Penguin Chick & Main Ideas and Details

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5/28/2020 | 16m 40s | Analyze main ideas and details to determine how penguins and people are similar. (16m 40s)

Grade 2 Literacy #8: The Signmaker’s Assistant, Predictions

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5/19/2020 | 17m 26s | Learn to make inferences and predictions about the main character’s motives and actions. (17m 26s)

Grade 2 Literacy #7: The Signmaker’s Assistant, Key Details

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5/20/2020 | 18m 44s | Learn how to find key details in the story by asking 6 questions. (18m 44s)

Grade 2 Literacy #6: Mr. Tanen’s Tie Trouble, Q and A

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5/5/2020 | 18m 36s | What Mr. Tanen does to raise money for his school and what his actions tell us about him? (18m 36s)

Grade 2 Literacy #5: Mr. Tanen’s Tie Trouble & Key Details

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5/13/2020 | 19m 9s | Locate key details in the story by asking who, what, where, when, why and how questions. (19m 9s)

Grade 2 Literacy Lesson 4: From Seed to Plant & Text Feature

5/7/2020 | 18m 50s | How and why the author used text features to teach us about the life cycle of a plant? (18m 50s)

Grade 2 Literacy Lesson 3: From Seed to Plant & Life Cycles

5/6/2020 | 15m 20s | Students will learn about life cycle of a plant; write about how a seed becomes a plant (15m 20s)

Grade 2 Literacy: The Most Magnificent Thing, Perseverance

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4/24/2020 | 19m 15s | Learn about the character's perseverance, write about their own. (19m 15s)

Grade 2 Literacy: The Most Magnificent Thing, Feelings

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4/27/2020 | 19m 15s | Learn how the author uses illustrations and words to tell how the feelings change. (19m 15s)

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