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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…

Ask your 2nd Grader: What happens in Sky Tree?  How is a conclusion sentence similar to a topic sentence in an informative paragraph? What is an open number line? How…

Ask your 2nd Grader: What happens to leaves and trees in winter? Spring? Summer? Fall? What gives leaves their green color? What is the purpose of a conclusion sentence in…

Ask your 2nd Grader: What is the problem and resolution in A Color of His Own? How can writers construct sentences using multiple verbs or multiple subjects? What is the…

Ask your 2nd Grader: Can you recount what happens in A Color of His Own? What does the word camouflage mean? Can you use it in a sentence? What is…

Ask your 2nd Grader: Can you recount what happens in The Little Yellow Leaf? Why is evidence important in informative writing? What is a verb? Can you give some examples?…

Ask your 2nd Grader: How does the change in fall weather impact people and nature? What part of an informative paragraph states the main (essential) idea or what the paragraph…