Informational Text Detectives: Main Idea and Text Features – 2nd Grade

Description

Overview

These two connected 45-minute second-grade Language Arts lessons use the informational-text worksheet supplied to students. Lesson 1 teaches students to identify the main idea of a section by noticing what the facts are mostly about. Lesson 2 builds on that work by teaching students to use text features to find and explain facts quickly. No separate reading passage is included in this plan; use the exact worksheet passage provided.

What Students Will Learn

• Identify main idea in a section of informational text.
• Use text features to locate and explain facts.

What Is Included

• Teacher Guide
• Student Workbook
• Lesson 1: Finding the Main Idea of a Section
• Reading: Beavers at Work
• Write Main Ideas and Details
• Vocabulary Check
• Lesson 2: Using Text Features to Find and Explain Facts
• Write About Text Features
• Choose the Best Text Feature Word
• Read Text Features in Action

Lesson Overview

• Lesson 1: Finding the Main Idea of a Section (45 minutes)
• Lesson 2: Using Text Features to Find and Explain Facts (45 minutes)

Designed For

2nd Grade students studying Informational Text and Text Features in Language Arts.

File Format

One downloadable ZIP containing two printable PDF files. The Teacher Guide contains 22 pages and the Student Workbook contains 7 pages.