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Building Sentences with Homophones

Compound Word Fish

Compound words are made up of two separate words. Kids create compound words to feed Roly in this matching game.

2nd grade

Reading & Writing

Game

Let's Go Camping: Word Search

Building Sentences with Homophones

Kids practice spelling and vocabulary as they choose homophones to complete sentences in this reading game.

2nd grade

Reading & Writing

Game

Vocabulary Quiz: Context Clues

Let's Go Camping: Word Search

Want to get your child geared up for the next family camping trip? Let him search through these hidden camping-themed words.

2nd grade

Reading & Writing

Worksheet

Second Grade Independent Study Packet - Week 2

Vocabulary Quiz: Context Clues

Sentence clues can help us identify the meaning of new words. Kids use this strategy to identify synonyms in this quiz game.

2nd grade

Reading & Writing

Game

Second Grade Independent Study Packet - Week 2

Get 5 more days of activities with week 2 of our independent study packet for second graders.

2nd grade

Science

Workbook

Antonym Crossword Puzzle

Antonym Crossword Puzzle

Try a crossword puzzle where all the answers are opposites of their clues!

2nd grade

Reading & Writing

Worksheet

Second Grade Spelling

Second Grade Spelling

Focusing on homophones, common words and challenging compound words, this workbook will boost the confidence of your young speller, and help him prep for any upcoming spelling bee!

2nd grade

Reading & Writing

Workbook

Similes: Easy as Pie

Practice Test: Synonyms and Antonyms

Similes: Easy as Pie

If someone loses their glasses, are they as blind as a bee or a bat? This fill-in-the-blank worksheet introduces your child to popular similes.

2nd grade

Reading & Writing

Worksheet

Texting: Shades of Meaning

Practice Test: Synonyms and Antonyms

Build your first grader's vocabulary skills by reviewing synonyms and antonyms together.

2nd grade

Reading & Writing

Worksheet

Vocabulary 1

Guided Lesson

Vocabulary 1

Vocabulary development helps second graders advance their reading and writing skills. This guided lesson uses exercises and techniques targeted to building vocabulary. Kids will be tasked with using descriptive adjectives, distinguishing between similar verbs and adjectives, and using context clues to determine the meaning of a word phrase. For more vocabulary boosters, check out the worksheets that align with this lesson.

2nd grade

Reading & Writing

Guided Lesson

Emotion Charades

Lesson Plan

Emotion Charades

Help your ELs practice identifying how their peers are feeling to develop emotions vocabulary and support comprehension. It can be used as a stand-alone lesson or a support lesson.

2nd grade

Math

Lesson Plan

Texting: Shades of Meaning

Happy, thrilled, delighted! In this shades of meaning game, kids identify common synonyms that are grouped together.

2nd grade

Reading & Writing

Game

Simile or Metaphor

Simile or Metaphor

Can you tell the difference between a simile and a metaphor? Students will seek to distinguish between—and determine the meanings of—simple similes and metaphors with this multiple choice activity.

2nd grade

Reading & Writing

Worksheet

Adding Transition Words

Adding Transition Words

Children will read simple pasta directions, then select the correct transition words from the choices shown.

2nd grade

Reading & Writing

Worksheet

Grammar Practice

Second Grade Fall Review Packet - Week 2

Grammar Practice

This workbook gives second graders practice in punctuation, and helps to develop their vocabulary with contractions and compound words.

2nd grade

Reading & Writing

Workbook