Second Grade HMH Big Ideas & Essential Questions. Big Idea: There are
different kinds of communities. Unit 1: Lesson. Essential Question. 1. Sequence
of.
Second Grade HMH Big Ideas & Essential Questions
Big Idea: There are different kinds of communities. Unit 1: Lesson 1 Sequence of Events & Infer/Predict 2 Compare and Contrast & Question 3 Author’s Purpose & Analyze /Evaluate 4 Cause and Effect & Summarize
5 Story Structure & Visualize
Essential Question
Why is the order of events in a story important? How are families alike and different? Why might an author write a story? What might cause a story character to change? What clues tell you where and when a story takes place?
Second Grade HMH Big Ideas & Essential Questions
Big Idea: Nature can teach us many things. Unit 2: Lesson 6 Text and Graphic Features & Question 7 Conclusions & Analyze /Evaluate 8 Main Ideas and Details & Visualize 9 Understanding Characters & Summarize 10 Fact and Opinion & Monitor /Clarify
Essential Question
How can chapter headings help you? What helps you make decisions about a character? How do you know what a story is mostly about? What can you learn from the way a character acts? How do you know if something is a fact or an opinion?
Second Grade HMH Big Ideas & Essential Questions
Big Idea: We learn from each other. Unit 3: Lesson 11 Conclusions & Infer/Predict 12 Story Structure & Question 13 Author’s Purpose & Analyze /Evaluate 14 Main Ideas and Details & Summarize 15 Cause and Effect & Monitor /Clarify
Essential Question
What helps you make a decision? How do you find important story characters? Why do authors write different kinds of texts? How do you know when story ideas are important? What might cause a story character to change?
Second Grade HMH Big Ideas & Essential Questions
Big Idea: We can all make a difference. Unit 4: Lesson 16 Story Structure & Infer/Predict 17 Sequence of Events & Visualize 18 Understanding Characters & Analyze /Evaluate 19 Text and Graphic Features & Question 20 Compare and Contrast & Monitor /Clarify
Essential Question
When might be a time when a character needs help solving a problem? What words show the order of events in a story? What makes a character interesting? What can you learn from signs in your community? How can stories be alike and different?
Second Grade HMH Big Ideas & Essential Questions
Big Idea: Living things change over time. Unit 5: Lesson 21 Main Ideas and Details & Infer/Predict 22 Understanding Characters & Question
23 Conclusions & Summarize
24 Cause and Effect & Visualize 25 Sequence of Events & Monitor /Clarify
Essential Question
How do you know which facts are important? What can you learn from a character’s words and actions? What helps you make a decision about a character? How can one event in a story cause another to happen? What steps would you take to plant a garden?
Second Grade HMH Big Ideas & Essential Questions
Big Idea: A surprise can change your life. Unit 6: Lesson 26 Story Structure & Infer/Predict 27 Fact and Opinion & Question 28 Text and Graphic Features & Analyze/Evalu ate 29 Understanding Characters & Summarize 30 Compare and Contrast & Visualize
Essential Question
Why is it helpful to know the setting of a story? How do you know if something is a fact or an opinion? What can you learn from headings and captions? What clues help you understand a story character? How is life now the same as and different from life long ago?
