In the month of October, second grade studied the author Leo Lionni. We read Fish is Fish, Swimmy, Color of His Own, just to name a few. After reading Color of His Own, we used key sequential words such as, first, then, next, and finally to retell the beginning, middle, and end of the story. Students utilized a graphic organizer to identify the events and details in the story. We then created a flipbook based on the main character, the chameleon.

Studies show educators who implement the above key sequential words in comprehension activities have a higher outcome of students recalling specific details from a story.

As we continue our author study, Second grade is looking forward to reading many more Leo Lionni books!

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