aidemia--modules-discussion_request	Give a list of questions for discussing during a class
Which subject	Reading
What age group	Year or Grade 2
What topic	Essential meaning
Quantity	3
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Discussion Questions for Grade 2 Reading: Essential Meaning

Question 1: What is the Main Idea?

• Prompt: Can you tell us what the story is mostly about? What is the main idea or the most important thing we should remember?
• Follow-up: Why do you think that is the main idea? Did any specific sentences help you figure it out?

Question 2: What Are the Details?

• Prompt: What details from the story support the main idea? Can you find any examples that help us understand the essential meaning better?
• Follow-up: How do those details make the story easier to understand? Can you share a favorite part that shows the main idea?

Question 3: How Does It Relate to Us?

• Prompt: How does the main idea of the story connect to something in your own life? Do you have a personal experience that relates to the essential meaning?
• Follow-up: Why is it important for us to learn about this main idea? How can it help us in our own lives?

Feel free to use these questions to engage students in a meaningful discussion about the essential meaning of the texts they read!