Text Features - Lesson for Grade 2, Chapter - Key Ideas and Details/ Craft and Structure
In the "Text Features" lesson, tailored specifically for Grade 2 students under the unit 'Reading Informational Texts,' learners will engage deeply with the structure and elements that make up informational texts. This lesson falls within the broader topics of Key Ideas and Details and Craft and Structure, emphasizing the importance of understanding how informational texts are organized and how to effectively navigate through them to enhance comprehension and retention of information.
Activities such as the 'Using Subheadings Worksheet' will introduce students to the concept of subheadings as tools to predict and locate information within a text, helping them to organize their thoughts and understand the structure of the text more effectively. The 'How to Use an Index Worksheet' will further their skills in quickly finding information, an essential skill in research and academic work. Additionally, the lesson will cover 'Content-Specific Word Meaning,' where students learn the importance of context in understanding the meaning of words, particularly in informational texts. Finally, 'Using Text Features in an Informational Text' will consolidate their learning by applying these skills in real-world contexts.
.jpg)
-
Activity 1 / Using Subheadings Worksheet
When writing, writers have to pay attention to and follow a lot of rules which guide their work. The rules are well known to every writer and reader, and make their work a whole lot easier to organize. Subheadings in a story, text or any publication are usually in bold font at the top centre of the page. The text in this worksheet has a subheading. Read the text to your kids and help them circle the answer to the question below.
-
Activity 2 / How Use Index Worksheet
First, ask your kids if they know what an index is in a book. Hand them a book and then ask them to point at the index. An index is a list of words with page numbers. Every writer knows that a book or a collection of works must have an index. A book index helps readers know where to find chapters or information they are looking for in a book. Look at the index in this worksheet with your kids, read the questions below the picture, and circle the correct number.
-
Activity 3 / Content-Specific Word Meaning and Using Text Features in an Informational Text - Quiz
In this assessment, students will use context to define content-specific words and use text features to find information in an informational text.
