Exploring Habitats

Lesson 16
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ELA

Unit 2

2nd Grade

Lesson 16 of 25

Objective


Create a visual representation of a water habitat that shows how plants and animals depend on their surroundings and other living things to meet their needs.

Readings and Materials


  • Book: Water Habitats by Bobbie Kalman and Molly Aloian  — entire text

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Target Task


Writing Prompt

Create a visual representation of a water habitat. Make sure your visual shows how plants and animals depend on their surroundings and other living things to meet their needs.

Vocabulary


Review all vocabulary related to water habitats.

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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.
  • 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.
  • SL.2.2 — Recount or describe key ideas or details from a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.
  • SL.2.5 — Create audio recordings of stories or poems; add drawings or other visual displays to stories or recounts of experiences when appropriate to clarify ideas, thoughts, and feelings.
  • SL.2.6 — Produce complete sentences when appropriate to task and situation in order to provide requested detail or clarification.

Supporting Standards

RI.2.5
RI.2.7
RI.2.10
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