Grade 2 English Language Arts · Level 3, Understand, recount, and analyze literary texts using details from words and illustrations.

Find the Story’s Lesson

Recount a story, fable, or folktale and determine its central message, lesson, or moral.

How the lesson starts: Find the Story’s Lesson

Story time with Hoot
Hoo, hoo! Meet Grandma Hoot, a wise old owl. Every night she tells a fable. A fable is a short story, often with animals. It hides a lesson inside, like a treasure!
Bo and the Leaky Dam
Bo the beaver built a dam all by himself. Soon, water dripped through a crack. Can I help, asked Otter. No, said Bo. The crack grew bigger. At last, Bo said, yes, please help me! Together, they fixed the dam.
Hoot thinks out loud
Grandma Hoot thinks out loud. What did Bo learn? Look at the end. Bo said yes, and the dam got fixed. Now say it so it fits everyone. It is smart to say yes to help!