2nd Grade Newsletter: 01/17/25
Ask your 2nd Grader: How do different authors tell the story of John Henry’s life? What are collective nouns? What are some examples of collective nouns? What sound does the…
Ask your 2nd Grader: How do different authors tell the story of John Henry’s life? What are collective nouns? What are some examples of collective nouns? What sound does the…
Ask your 2nd Grader: What type of text is John Henry: An American Legend? What happens in John Henry: An American Legend? What are the present tense forms of the…
Ask your 2nd Grader: What are some similarities and differences between the two versions of the Johnny Appleseed stories you read in class? What life lesson can we learn from…
Ask your 2nd Grader: What are some characteristics of a legend? What is the problem in The Story of Johnny Appleseed? What is the resolution? Who are the characters? What…
Ask your 2nd Grader: What life lesson can we learn from The Legend of the Bluebonnet? What is the problem and resolution in The Legend of the Bluebonnet? What is…
Ask your 2nd Grader: What was life like for the pioneers in the early American west? What were some challenges the pioneers faced on their journey? How did they respond…
Ask your 2nd Grader: What happens in Journey of a Pioneer? What makes Journey of a Pioneer a narrative non-fiction text? What are some words that have the /ue/ sound…
Ask your 2nd Grader: What was life like for the Plains Indians in the early American West? How did eastern Plains Indians live differently than western Plains Indians? What does…
Ask your 2nd Grader: Who impacted the prairie in a positive way? Who impacted the prairie in a negative way? Who impacted the prairie negatively at first and then positively…
Ask your 2nd Grader: What region of the United States are you learning about in your new ELA module? What is the name of the flat, grassy land on which…
Ask your 2nd Grader: Did you choose to write about how plants are impacted by changes in fall weather, or did you choose to write about how animals are impacted…
Ask your 2nd Grader: How does Sky Tree show the cycle of seasons? Why is revision important in writing? Where would the comma and quotation marks go in the following…