2nd Grade News: 5/17
Ask your 2nd Grader: What is the most interesting thing you learned this year? What is something you feel proud of yourself for accomplishing this year? What was the best…
2nd Grade News: 5/10
Ask your 2nd Grader: What other group of people experienced injustices around the same time black people in the south were experiencing injustices? How do the 5 Ws (who, what,…
2nd Grade News: 5/3
Ask your 2nd Grader: How is an autobiography different from a biography? From what point of view is an autobiography written? From what point of view is a biography written?…
2nd Grade News: 4/26
Ask your 2nd Grader: What injustices did Ruby Bridges experience as she walked into school? How did Ruby Bridges respond to injustice? What does the suffix -ful mean? Can you…
2nd Grade News: 4/5
Ask your 2nd Grader: From what point of view is Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech written? What was Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream for children? What…
2nd Grade News: 3/22
Ask your 2nd Grader: What was the name of the law that was passed to end segregation in 1964? What is integration? What are civil rights? What are some examples…
2nd Grade News: 3/8
Ask your 2nd Grader: What is the topic of the new ELA module? What is segregation? What was the purpose of the March on Washington? What famous speech was delivered…
2nd Grade News: 3/1
Ask your 2nd Grader: How are John Henry and Johnny Appleseed similar to real-life pioneers? How are they different? What makes a complete sentence? What is a subject? What is…
2nd Grade News: 2/23
Ask your 2nd Grader: What are three topic-specific words (vocabulary words) you learned in Module 2 (The American West) of Wit and Wisdom? Can you use the words in a…
2nd Grade News: 2/16
Ask your 2nd Grader: What are some of the similarities and differences between the two versions of John Henry? What is the lesson of the stories of John Henry? What…
2nd Grade News: 2/9
Ask your 2nd Grader: What makes the story John Henry: An American Legend a legend? What is a contraction? Where does the apostrophe go in a contraction? What two words…
2nd Grade News: 2/2
Ask your 2nd Grader: What did you learn about the Lunar New Year? What are some traditions associated with the Lunar New Year? To alphabetize the following words (prairie, west,…