Exploring Habitats

Lesson 8
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ELA

Unit 2

2nd Grade

Lesson 8 of 25

Objective


Explain how plants and animals in the desert survive by asking and answering how questions about key details in a text.

Readings and Materials


  • Book: A Desert Habitat by Bobbie Kalman and Kelley Macaulay  — pp. 18-end

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Target Task


Writing Prompt

How do plants and animals in the desert survive? Name two different ways.

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Key Questions


  • How do different plants and animals in the desert get energy?

  • What does the word “burrow” mean? How do you know?

  • Model fluent reading of text features. Say: “The heading on this page says Homes Above the Ground. I know headings tell us what the section will be mostly about, so I know that I will learn more about the kinds of homes that are above the ground on these two pages.” (After reading) What did we learn in this section?

  • How do desert animals stay safe?

Vocabulary


burrow

n.

cool, underground homes in the desert

nest

n.

a home above the ground

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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.2.4 — Determine the meaning of words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 2 topic or subject area.

Supporting Standards

L.2.1.f
L.2.4
L.2.5
L.2.6
RI.2.5
RI.2.10
SL.2.1
SL.2.2
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