Lesson Plan
Animal Reports
Help your second graders hone their research skills using this animal-themed lesson! Students will enjoy choosing an animal, identifying questions, and researching their answers as they learn about writing informative essays.
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Learning Objectives
Students will be able to conduct shared research to plan an informative essay.
Introduction
(5 minutes)- Invite students to join you for the start of the lesson.
- Ask the class to think of their favorite animal. Then have 3-5 students share out their answers with the group.
- Say, “How can I find out more information about my favorite animal? Research! Who knows what research is?”
- Allow several students to share their definition of research. If needed, define research as an investigation of something in order to learn more about it.
- Tell the class that today they will get to work together to research their favorite animals. They will then use the information they learn to plan an informative essay about their animals.