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Foundational Reading Lesson - Use Text Features to Gain Understanding, Grade 2

• Activity 1 / Assessment: Aquarium Sign Worksheet

  In an aquarium, we can find all kinds of sea life living in water filled tanks and we can watch them to become more familiar with some of their habits. Has your child ever been to an aquarium? Can they tell you some of the creatures they saw there, and which one was their favorite? Now, look at the aquarium sign in this worksheet. Point at each sea creature and help your child identify it.  Look below and read the questions to your kids, then ask them to circle the correct answer.

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• 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.

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