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Ask your 2nd Grader: How were the buffalo helpful to the prairie? What did the settlers do that was harmful to the prairie? What is a topic specific word? What…

Ask your 2nd Grader: Why Do Leaves Change Colors ? (There is less sunlight.  The weather gets cooler.  The tree stops producing sugar.) What is chlorophyll ? (the natural green…

Ask your 2nd Grader: What genre is the book Why Do Leaves Change Colors ? (nonfiction) What is the meaning of absorb? (to soak up) What is one thing that…

Ask your 2nd Grader: What is the central message of A Color of HIs Own? What resolution did the chameleon have at the beginning of the story?  Why does that…

Ask your 2nd Grader: How does the Little Yellow Leaf change in the story? Why is evidence important in informative writing?  What is a verb? What is an adjective? Can…

Ask your 2nd Grader: How do changes in fall weather impact people, plants, and animals? What is a topic statement?  What is a subject? What is a predicate? Can you…

Ask your 2nd Grader: What important job does the stomach do as part of the digestive system? What important job does the small intestine do as part of the digestive…

Ask your 2nd Grader: How does food nourish your body? What is the digestive system? What type of text is The Digestive System? How many minutes are in a quarter…

Ask your 2nd Grader: How do you end a narrative paragraph? What are the other story elements included in narrative writing? What do a.m. and p.m. mean?  When is a.m.?…

Ask your 2nd Grader: What was the problem in the text, Separate is Never Equal? How was it resolved? What differences do you notice between how Sylvia and Ruby responded…

Ask your 2nd Grader: Who are the characters in Separate Is Never Equal? What is the problem? How did the Mendez family respond to injustice?  Why is ending a narrative…

Ask your 2nd Grader: How is an autobiography different from a biography? How does the SCAPE (Setting, Characters, Action, Problem, and End) strategy help you write a narrative?  Can you…