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What's Important to You?

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What are the most important things to your second graders? Learners read the poem "There Isn't Time" as inspiration to list things that are important to them. They list five things they would like to do in order of priority. Then, writers explain their number one choice and what it would be like to accomplish. There are so many fun extension possibilities here; let your kids' imaginations go wild!

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poetry, Writing, making lists

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Poem, importance, make a list, write, prioritize, english language arts
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2nd - 4th
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English Language Arts
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RL.2.10 W.2.1 W.2.8

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