This lesson plan introduces second grade students to using newspapers. It aims to teach students how to find key information in a newspaper like the title, publish date, sections, articles and authors. Students will watch a teacher-made video on newspaper features and do a scavenger hunt in groups to locate these items in a newspaper. The teacher will observe students during the activities and assess if students learned how to use newspapers.

1. Second Grade Resources Lesson Plan<br />By <br />Thajuana Pugh<br />Summary<br />This lesson is to teach second students how to use the newspaper. As the internet is becoming easier to get to every day many students don’t know how to use low tech items for information. This lesson will introduce students to using the newspaper to find information.<br />Learner Analysis<br />The target audience for this lesson is students in the second grade. The students are between the ages of seven and eight years old. There are three second grade classes for a total of 65 students. All of the students have some reading ability with the lower reading level being first grade to the highest level of third grade. There are no students that classify as special education students. All of the students are able to sit and watch a movie for several minutes.<br />Stage 1 – Desired ResultsContent Standards:1.1.4 Find, evaluate and select appropriate sources to answer questions.1.1.6 Read, view, and listen for information presented in any format in order to make inferences and gathering meaning. ELA2R4f. Distinguishes fact from fiction. ELA2W1t. Uses a variety of resources to research and share information on a topic. Enduring Understanding:Students will understand that:Use the newspaper as a source of information.Essential Questions:How to use a newspaper to find information?KnowledgeStudents will know:How to find the title of the newspaper.How to find the publish date and city of the newspaper.How to find and use the table of contents.How to find the different sections of the newspaper.How to find articles and their titles.How to find the author of an article.Skills Students will be able to: Find the title of the newspaper.Find the publish date and city of the newspaper.Find and use the table of contents.Find the different sections of the newspaper.Find the articles and their titles.Find the author of an article.Performance TasksThe students will work in groups of two or three to complete a scavenger hunt using the newspaper.Other Evidence: Observation of WorkTeacher will observe and assist the students during activities.Student Self Assessment Students will answer the question: Do I know how to use the newspaper?Learning PlanThe students will view a teacher made video on the main features of the newspaper.The teacher will lead the students finding main features of the newspaper.The titleThe publish city and dateThe table of contentsThe different sectionsThe titles of article, articles and their authorThe students will go on a scavenger hunt using the newspaper.ReflectionDid the students enjoy the video?Was the video helpful in educating the students?Did the students enjoy the scavenger hunt?Did my presentation of the lesson keep the student’s attention?What needs to be changed?