Lesson Plan
Super Survival Skills
Hone your students' close reading skills by using this interesting and fun lesson that teaches your class survival skills in an informational text.
Grade:
Subjects:
View aligned standards
Learning Objectives
Students will identify main topics and supporting details in an informational text and organize the details by using a graphic organizer.
Introduction
(25 minutes)- Explain to students that they will be learning how to organize main ideas and supporting details by reading about survival skills.
- Have students brainstorm with a partner some survival skills they know and to make a list on a sheet of paper.
- Have volunteers share a few items from their list until all ideas from the class are shared.
- Tell students that you would like them to watch a video on how to identify edible plants in the wild which is an important survival skill.
- Watch Foolproof Wild Edible Plants #1.