Using the Small Group Discussions Checklist Worksheet, students participate in a group discussion using these small group discussion rules.

Using the Group Research Writing Project Worksheet, studentsuse the checklist to ensure that each member was an effective part of the group.

Using this Collaboration Worksheet, students rate their group members as they read aloud a text or discuss a topic with a group of students.

Using this Who is the Mystery Person Worksheet, students interview a person and then create six clues for other students to try to guess who it is.

Using this Describing Nouns Adjective Activity, students describe familiar people, places, things, and events.

Using Hurricanes Reading Comprehension Activity, students refer to details to explain what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences. This is perfect for making inferences and drawing conclusions.

Using this Let's Talk About It Activity, studentsengage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions with diverse partners building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly.

Using the Tell the Group Speaking and Listening Activity, students report on a topic or text, tell a story, or recount an experience with appropriate facts and relevant.

Using this Using Complete Sentences Worksheet, students produce complete sentences so people can fully understand what you want to say.

Using the Formal Informal Language Activity, students determine which words or phrases are most appropriate to be said during formal or informal situations.

Using the Make an Audio Recording Worksheet, students create audio recordings of stories or poems by using a voice recorder with a microphone.

Using the Tell Us About It Speaking Activity, students tell a story or recount an experience with appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details, speaking audibly in coherent sentences.

Using the Students Speak Assessment Worksheet, teachers take anecdotalnotes when you hear students speaking with these qualities.

Using the Research Together Worksheet, studentswork with a partner, or a group, to research a topic to research a topic using several books to gather information.

Using the Describing Verbally Worksheet, students orally describe your picture using words that tell about the people, places, and things that you drew.

Using the Asking Questions Activity, students actively engage in group reading activities to discuss purpose and understanding after shared reading.

Using this SL.2.2 Second Grade Common Core Lesson, students recount or describe key ideas or details from a text read aloud or informationpresented orally or through other media.

Using this SL.2.3 Second Grade Common Core Lesson, students ask and answer questions about what a speaker says in order to clarify comprehension, gather additional information, or deepen understanding of a topic or issue.

Using this What Does it Mean Literal Non-Literal Language Activity, students determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, distinguishing literal from non-literal language.

Using the Read it Aloud Activity, students create engaging audio recordings of stories or poems that demonstrate fluid reading at an understandable pace.