Pupils listen to story and respond with illustrations and comments.

Young scholars listen to examples of Japanese folktales and identify universal themes. Students construct a 'kamishibai' - a traditional Japanese storytelling prop - and dramatize a folktale through puppetry.

Learners examine the differences between fiction and non-fiction books in the library by discussing kangaroos. They distinguish between facts about kangaroos, and using their imaginations and imagining what they would do with pet kangaroos.

Students are read "Anansi the Spider" to begin their discussion on continents. Using a map, they locate the continent of Africa and the country of Ghana. They discover who the Ashanti people are and view examples of their artwork. They...

Second graders investigate the art of a number of Asian countries. They look at slides and sculptures, and make a Chinese hand scrolls.

Second graders participate fully in cooperative learning groups, assuming all the different job roles.

Students identify places that a child living in South Africa and they themselves might want to visit.

Students discover that different textured materials can absorb more heat than others. Students work with thermometers, clocks, and graphs.

Second gradersincrease their reading fluency and expressiveness through the use of various strategies. After reviewing decoding and rereading, 2nd graders complete an initial read of a novel text without expression. Each student reads a...

Students discover what it means to be a giver. For this service lesson, students create a story and art project to be shared with a local preschool or nursing home. They reflect on the impact of this experience on their own lives and...

Students will read historical realistic fiction, examine and recount the cultural similarities and diffferences between life and times of those characters in the story and their own life. Listen to music and learn a dance to accompany...

Students brainstorm objects that belong to themselves, classmates, the teacher, and the school. They discuss and rank what happens when personal property is damaged.

Students express their feelings about their neighbors and how to be kind to others. Teacher and students discuss the meaning of philanthropy and how they can be kind to others. After reading a particular trade book, students are assessed...

Second graders are read a story in which they begin to examine Native American legends. Using different legends, they discuss how they affected the future people of native peoples. They write a short story on the information they gathered.

Students identify at least ten different dinosaurs and name them. Students explain the difference between plant-eating dinosaurs and meat-eating dinosaurs. Students explain how scientists know about dinosaurs.

Students listen to the teacher read a book and participate with guided questions. They discuss patterns and how they repeat, by looking at quilts. They design their own quilt block to create a class quilt.

Second graders explore how to use measurement in everyday life.

Second graders create puppets out of pipe cleaners and, in groups, put on a puppet show based on a section of a story they have read from their readers.

Students review the 2 Finger Rule for selecting an appropriate book and then check out a book they can read. They practice cross checking to make sure they understand what they are reading and then read quietly in a comfortable spot for...

Students are introduced to the geography of the continent of Africa. They conduct Internet research, explore maps and identify animal species and a variety of human cultures for a sampling of African countries. Students create graphs,...

Students review how to exit the school building during a fire drill. They discuss the World Trade Center escape routes and why there was difficulty getting out on September 11, 2001. They compare fire escape routes of the World Trade...

Students copy a memorized nursery rhyme on to writing paper. They illustrate their writing and the finished piece is posted for conferences or Back-to-School night.

Students explore patterns in words and how to make new words by adding or changing the sequence of letters

Second graders depict the illusion of depth in an artwork, using overlapping shapes, relative size and placement of fabric on a mural. They identify with the elements of art in objects in nature, the environment, and Ringgold's mural.