Awesome Insects

Lesson 12
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ELA

Alternate Unit 2

2nd Grade

Lesson 12 of 23

Objective


Describe a bee’s world by noticing key details in the text and using relevant vocabulary.

Readings and Materials


  • Book: Bees by Laura Marsh  pp. 16 – 23

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Target Task


Discussion & Writing Prompt

Describe a bee’s world. Use two to three of the following vocabulary words in your response: “solitary,” “social,” “hive,” and “honeycomb.”

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Key Questions


  • Describe solitary bees. What text features helped you learn more about them?

  • Describe social bees. What text features helped you learn more about them?

  • Model fluent reading: Watch me as I read these two pages. What do I do as a fluent reader?

    (Depending on student needs, model slowing down to decode a new word, reading with expression, or self-correcting after reading a word incorrectly.)

  • How did the text features on pages 22-23 help you understand the bee life cycle?

Vocabulary


solitary

adj.

alone

social

adj.

with others

hive

n.

an open space within a tree, structure, or box where social bees live together

honeycomb

n.

a sheet of six-sided cells made of beeswax

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Common Core Standards


  • RI.2.2 — Identify the main topic of a multiparagraph text as well as the focus of specific paragraphs within the text.
  • RI.2.4 — Determine the meaning of words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 2 topic or subject area.
  • RI.2.5 — Know and use various text features (e.g., captions, bold print, subheadings, glossaries, indexes, electronic menus, icons) to locate key facts or information in a text efficiently.
  • RF.2.3 — Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
  • RF.2.4 — Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.

Supporting Standards

L.2.1.a
L.2.1.f
RI.2.10
SL.2.1
SL.2.2

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