2nd grade-Animals in Winter

1. Animals in Winter
2nd grade Lesson
K.Smith 4th Grade Lesson Westward Expansion: Trail of Tears
Web Tools Clever, Pebble go, camera reader for QR codes, canva
Standards GSE:
ELAGSE2RI2: Identify the main topic of a multi-paragraph text as well as the focus of specific
paragraphs within the text.
ELAGSE2RI6: Identify the main purpose of a text, including what the author wants to answer, explain, or
describe.
ELAGSE2SL1: Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about grade 2 topics and
texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups
ELAGSE2SL2: Recount or describe key ideas or details from written texts read aloud or information
presented orally or through other media.
ELAGSE2W6: With guidance and support from adults, use a variety of tools to produce and publish
writing, including digital tools and collaboration with peers.
ELAGSE2W7: Participate in shared research and writing projects (e.g., read a number of books on a
single topic to produce a report;
ELAGSE2W8: Recall information from experiences or gather information from provided sources to
answer a question
AASL Standards:
Think
~Recalling prior and background knowledge as context for new meaning.
~Learners identify collaborative opportunities by: . Developing new understandings through
engagement in a learning group.
~Demonstrating their desire to broaden and deepen understanding.
~Developing new understandings through engagement in a learning group.
~Deciding to solve problems informed by group interaction
Create
~Using evidence to investigate questions.
~Devising and implementing a plan to fill knowledge gaps.
~Generating products that illustrate learning.
~Using a variety of communication tools and resources.
~Establishing connections with other learners to build on their own prior knowledge and create new
knowledge
Share
~Engaging in informed conversation and active debate.
~Soliciting and responding to feedback from others.
Grow
~Using reflection to guide informed decisions.
~Seeking interactions with a range of learners.
~Actively contributing to group discussions.
~Recognizing learning as a social responsibility.
Learning
Targets
Learning Targets:
*I can use keywords to determine the main topic of multiple paragraphs in a book.
*I can group information according to facts from a book.
*I can participate in collaborative conversations about an informational book.

2. *I can use digital tools and print to enhance my knowledge about a topic.
*I can use digital tools to create a written product based on my research
Success
Criteria
I will know I have it when:
I have successfully explained what animals do in winter based on the book
I have enhanced my knowledge using digital tools to research the topic.
I have shared my knowledge with others by creating a product based on what I learned.
Mini Lesson 1 Mini Lesson 2 Mini Lesson 3
Lesson Lesson Activator:
Teacher will read
aloud Animals in
Winter written by
Comprehension
strategy: Text
Structure
Based on the read
aloud students will
group the
information from the
book into 4 groups
To lead the group
discussion and
figure out the four
commonalities,
students will use
described animals in
the book and place
them into like groups
Once students try, I
will then give out the
4 power words from
the book (migrate,
hibernate, gather,
hunt)
Then, students will
check their grouping
and regroup any
Researching:
We will review the anchor
chart from day 1. TW tell
students the objective of the
day is to explore more
information about animals
that hibernate and migrate.
SW look at books about
animals that migrate and
hibernate. SW use the
camera on their ipads to
scan the QR code to watch
the videos about animals
that hibernate.
As a ticket out the door, SW
write a fact on a sticky note
and place it on the anchor
chart.
Application:
We will review the anchor
chart from the two previous
classes. Today SW apply
acquired knowledge.
SW join my class in Canva
SW partner to create a
product about one of the
groups from the anchor chart
(migration, hibernation,
animals that hunt or animals
that gather) explaining what
animals do in the winter.
The librarian will place books
about animals that migrate
and hibernate on a display
table to promote nonfiction
checkouts.

3. animals that need to
be corrected
Summarizer Each table group will
present a liked
group (migrate,
hibernate, gather,
hunt) to the class
SW partner share something
they learned from the
research day
SW present their Canva to
another partner pair
Assessment Informal As a ticket out the door, SW
write a fact on a sticky note
and place it on the
corresponding place on the
anchor chart.
Librarian will evaluate
circulation in this section
over the next month
I (the librarian) will pull these books for day 2 and for the display table to promote
nonfiction checkout: