Keep students engaged in the research process by teaching them how to access, choose, and use resources that teach them about their topic and meet their learning needs.
If your students spend large amounts of time looking for information, complaining that they can’t find anything about their topic, then they need to learn how to analyze resources. Second graders can get stuck bouncing around within a database; hopping from one topic to another. We need them to be focused on research and using their time well.
Teaching 2nd grade students to think critically about the resources they use, even the databases that we provide them, teaches them how to choose resources that meet their research and learning needs while maintaining focus on a chosen topic.
This lesson has 19 total PDF pages, and it includes:
- Single Resource Analysis Recording Sheets for analyzing 1 resource (6 pages)
- Engage students in critical thinking about what sources will give them the information they need in a way they can understand.
- 2 activities per letter-size page: 1 activity has space to write the resource, and 1 has PebbleGo, Scholastic ScienceFlix, and BrainPOP Jr. listed to choose.
- Each half-sheet Room for students to draw their topic; a developmentally engaging way to get into their topic.
- Printable on letter-size paper in portrait orientation
- Resource Analysis Recording Sheets for analyzing & comparing 2 or 3 different resources (3 pages)
- Students write which 2 resources they are comparing and check off if the resource is accessible, informative, and engaging.
- This allows them to see which one is the best fit for their topic and learning needs.
- Printable on letter-size paper in landscape orientation
- Resource Analysis Recording Sheets with topics related to Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) content (7 pages)
- This is a great way to connect nonfiction writing across the curriculum and teach students how to dive deeper into topics they’re interested in.
- Printable on letter-size paper in portrait orientation
- Quick Note Taking Sheet that can be used for early finishers or as an exit ticket (2 pages)
- Second Graders will naturally land on a resource and topic that is just right for them. They will start learning about their chosen topic.
- This note taking sheet is a perfect transition for them to quickly jot and draw what they learn.
- Space for students to record their source; as they learn in a developmentally appropriate way to cite their source for research.
- Printable on letter-size paper in landscape orientation
- Color Poster that reminds students of the criteria needed to analyze resources that are just right. (1 page)
- Great to hang up or place copies at student tables
- Printable on letter-size paper in portrait orientation
- Standards-based Lesson Plan and Directions (1 page)
- Step-by-step directions to teach students how to think critically about resources and meet their learning needs.
- Aligned to AASL School Library Standards for Learners and National Common Core Standards
Example photos are included for all of the activity sheets, and you can even laminate the printable sheets for repeated use year after year.
All activities are in PDF file format, and NOT editable.
Standards Addressed:
AASL National School Library Standards – See the AASL Standards Framework for Learners to view full text.
- Inquire – C.1.
- Curate – B.1. – B.2. – B.3.
- Explore – A.1.
- Engage – A.3.
Common Core English Language Arts Standards –
© Copyright 2010 National Governors Association Center for Best Practices and Council of Chief State School Officers. All rights reserved.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.7. – CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.9.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.2.7.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.2.10.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.2.4.
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