Lesson
4
:

Sharing Stories About Curiosity

Grade

Grade 2

UNIT

4

Curiosity

Last Updated:

May 26, 2025

Unit 4, Lesson 4, “Sharing Stories About Curiosity,” reinforces the vocabulary word curiosity. Students will practice their reading skills by reading their stories to a partner and their listening skills by listening to their partner’s stories. Then, students will participate in a class discussion about the different ways students showed curiosity. Finally, students will write two examples, on their worksheets, using complete sentences, of how other students showed curiosity

SUGGESTED TIME:

20 minutes

LEARNING OUTCOMES:

  • Read aloud to a partner to support development of English pronunciation, syntax, and grammar
  • Listen to a partners’ reading to develop active listening skills 
  • Participate in a class discussion to develop active listening and conversation skills 
  • Write complete sentences to practice correct English syntax and grammar

REQUIRED MATERIALS:

  • Prohuman Grade 2 Unit 4 Worksheet 4: Sharing Stories About Curiosity

VOCABULARY:

  • Curiosity: I want to learn new things.

ELA COMMON CORE STANDARDS MET

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.1

Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.2.3

Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.2.4

Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.2.4.B

Read grade-level text orally with accuracy, appropriate rate, and expression on successive readings.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.2.1

Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about grade 2 topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.2.1.A

Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions (e.g., gaining the floor in respectful ways, listening to others with care, speaking one at a time about the topics and texts under discussion).

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.2.1.B

Build on others' talk in conversations by linking their comments to the remarks of others.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.2.1.C

Ask for clarification and further explanation as needed about the topics and texts under discussion.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.2.2

Recount or describe key ideas or details from a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.2.3

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.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.2.4

Tell a story or recount an experience with appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details, speaking audibly in coherent sentences.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.2.6

Produce complete sentences when appropriate to task and situation in order to provide requested detail or clarification.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.2.1

Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.2.2

Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.2.3

Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.

CHARACTER AND SOCIAL EMOTIONAL (CSED) NATIONAL STANDARDS MET

Intellectual Character A

Know, understand, and practice the character strengths of curiosity, carefulness, intellectual autonomy and humility, open-mindedness, and critical thinking

Intellectual Character A1

Describe what it means to be curious

Intellectual Character A3

Recognize different approaches to problem-solving

Intellectual Character B

Apply and demonstrate the character strengths of curiosity, carefulness, intellectual autonomy and humility, open-mindedness, and critical thinking

Intellectual Character B1

Demonstrate genuine curiosity related to learning something new

Civic Character A

Know, understand, and practice the character strengths of fairness, respect, volunteering and contributing to the common good

Civic Character B2

Demonstrate the ability to be respectful, courteous and polite

Self-Management A3

Explain the different ways people respond to problems and challenges (e.g., ask for help, try harder, learn from mistakes)

Social-Awareness A

Demonstrate the ability to empathize and take the perspective of others, including demonstrating awareness of cultural differences and respect for human dignity

Social-Awareness A3

Demonstrate the ability to listen carefully and intentionally to others

Social-Awareness A6

Be able to tell stories and listen to stories told by others

Interpersonal/ Relationship Skills 1

Initiate and engage in conversation and social interactions with classmates, peers, and adults

Interpersonal/ Relationship Skills 7

Play games and appropriately participate in small group classroom activities

Responsible and Ethical Decision-Making 1

Describe a rule or principle that everyone should strive to live by (e.g., be kind, be honest, try your best)

LESSON PROCEDURE

Today we will read our stories about curiosity (from the previous lesson’s worksheet) with a partner.

  1. Circle the room to support the students as they take turns reading their stories to their partner. (10 min) 
  2. Now we will discuss our stories about curiosity. Who would like to raise their hand and tell me how they, or the character in their story, showed curiosity? Write 3 examples on the board, with the student’s name and a brief description of what they said. (5 min)
  3. Finally, we will write on our worksheet two sentences about what we’ve heard. For example, a sentence could be, “Jamila showed curiosity by wanting to know the biggest type of bird and learning that it is the ostrich.”

GRADE 2 UNIT 4 WORKSHEET 4: SHARING STORIES OF CURIOSITY

Curiosity: I want to learn new things.

ACTIVITY: Write 2 complete sentences about how your classmate’s stories showed curiosity.

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