The Box Car Childen Lesson Plan for 2nd Grade Example Students

Topic: The Box Car Children

Objectives & Outcomes

• Students will understand the main idea of the story.
• Students will be able to explain how the illustrations in the story help tell the story.

Materials

• A copy of The Box Car Children for each student
• Pencils and paper for each student
• Pictures from the story for students to use as a reference for their drawings

Warm-Up

• Have students sit in a circle.
• Show the students a picture from the story and ask them to describe what they see in the picture.
• Encourage the students to use descriptive words when describing the picture.
• After several pictures have been shown, have a few students share their descriptions with the rest of the class.

Direct Instruction

• Introduce the concept of visualization and explain that when we visualize, we use our imaginations to picture something that we have read or heard about.
• Explain that when we draw pictures of what we are visualizing, it helps us to better understand and remember the story.
• Model how to draw while listening to a short passage from the story.
• Encourage the students to try drawing while listening to the rest of the passage.

Guided Practice

• Pass out the colored pencils and paper and have the students sit in a quiet, calm space with their eyes closed.
• Have the teacher continue to read the passage while the students draw.
• Have the students share their drawings with the class and discuss what they were able to visualize while listening.

Independent Practice

• Have the students choose a book that they have not read before and find a quiet space to sit and read.
• Have the students draw pictures while they are listening to the passage.
• Have the students share their drawings with the class and discuss what they were able to visualize while listening.

Closure

• Review the steps for listening to a read-aloud.
• Discuss the importance of visualizing while listening to a read-aloud.-Ask the students to share something that they were able to visualize while listening to the read-aloud.
• Assess the students' visualizations by having them display their drawings and discussing how well they were able to visualize while listening to the read-aloud.