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title: 'Video: How second graders do research for an essay'
description: Find out what strategies second graders typically use when they’re gathering and organizing ideas for an essay.
slug: video-how-second-graders-do-research-for-an-essay
author: The Understood Team
published: '2019-08-05T15:58:47.589Z'
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source_url: https://www.understood.org/en/articles/video-how-second-graders-do-research-for-an-essay
lang: en
---

# Video: How second graders do research for an essay

Kids in second grade usually have to write short essays. They begin by learning about a topic. Then they have to organize their ideas about it. Watch this video from Understood founding partner [GreatSchools](https://www.greatschools.org/) to find out what strategies they typically use.

[![Video](https://cdn-images.understood.org/p0qf7j048i0q/9EFF963144DD4E7A8B2484C1364C82B4/a7782d0ede1fc4a5ffeb4f8e8a322bfa/VideoHowSecondGradersResearchEssayTopics.jpg)](https://www.youtube.com/embed/b5-I-90bR8U)

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