Exploring Habitats

Lesson 1
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ELA

Unit 2

2nd Grade

Lesson 1 of 25

Objective


Identify questions about forest, desert, rainforest, and water habitats by asking and answering "what" questions about key details in a text.

Readings and Materials


  • Book: A Rainforest Habitat by Bobbie Kalman and Molly Aloian 

  • Book: A Desert Habitat by Bobbie Kalman and Kelley Macaulay 

  • Book: Water Habitats by Bobbie Kalman and Molly Aloian 

  • Book: A Forest Habitat (Introducing Habitats) by Bobbie Kalman and Kelley Macaulay 

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Target Task


Writing Prompt

What questions do you have about forest, desert, rainforest, and water habitats?

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Key Questions


  • What do you notice on the cover of the A Forest Habitat book?

  • What questions do you have about a forest habitat? What would you like to learn more about?

  • What do you notice on the cover of the Water Habitats book?

  • What questions do you have about a water habitat? What would you like to learn more about?

  • What do you notice on the cover of the A Desert Habitat book?

  • What questions do you have about a desert habitat?

  • What do you notice on the cover of the A Rainforest Habitat book?

  • What questions do you have about a rainforest habitat?

Vocabulary


habitat

n.

a place in nature where plants and animals live

living thing

n.

something that is alive

non-living thing

n.

something that is not alive

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Common Core Standards


  • RI.2.1 — Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text.
  • RI.2.7 — Explain how specific images (e.g., a diagram showing how a machine works) contribute to and clarify a text.
  • SL.2.1 — Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about grade 2 topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups.

Supporting Standards

RI.2.10
SL.2.1
SL.2.2
SL.2.6
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