Justifying Actions

2nd GradeELA30 min

aligned to Students Will Share Their Opinions About Whether Another Person’s Actions Are Justified In Different Scenarios Using Sentence Frames And An Anchor Chart.

Learning Objective

Students will share their opinions about whether another person’s actions are justified in different scenarios using sentence frames and an anchor chart.

Lesson Flow

Watch Video

8 min

Axolotl and Axolittle | axolotl story read aloud | brother and sister read aloud

KidTimeStoryTime

Guided Notes

6 min

Key concepts students will learn:

  • An axolotl is a cute and small creature that lives underwater, has frilly, feather-like gills, and always wears a smile.

  • In the story, Axolotl loves to play the sax-a-lotl while doing jumping jacks-a-lotl, while Axolittle likes to study facts a little.

  • When Axolotl gets too loud, Axolittle gets upset, leading to a squabble that is resolved when their Axo-dad-l helps them apologize.

Practice

10 min

3 questions • Multiple choice & Short answer

Exit Ticket

5 min

Axolotl quacks-a-lotl and Axolittle gets stopped in his tracks-a-bit-l. Do you think Axolotl should have quacked so loudly? Use this sentence frame to explain: I think Axolotl should/should not have quacked so loudly because...

Teacher Guide

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