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Building Sentences with Homophones

Second Grade Independent Study Packet - Week 5

Get Week 5 of our independent study packet resources for second graders.

2nd grade

Fine arts

Workbook

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

Match Opposite Words

Match Opposite Words

Matching opposites can be a great way to hone reading and comprehension skills.

2nd grade

Reading & Writing

Game

Compound Word Fish

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

Second Grade Spelling

Second Grade Independent Study Packet - Week 2

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

Let's Go Camping: Word Search

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

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

Emotion Charades

Vocabulary Quiz: Context Clues

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

Reading & Writing

Lesson Plan

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

Homophone Matching

Homophone Matching

Homophones are words that sound similar, but mean different things. Can you match the homophone words?

2nd grade

Reading & Writing

Game

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

Grammar Practice

Transition Words Fill-in-the-Blank

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

Transition Words Fill-in-the-Blank

Practice building sentences, and fill in the blanks with the correct transition word.

2nd grade

Reading & Writing

Game

Vocabulary in Focus

Texting: Shades of Meaning

Vocabulary in Focus

This workbook builds reading comprehension by reinforcing vocabulary with word puzzles, homophones and a few quick reading pages.

2nd grade

Reading & Writing

Workbook

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

Sensory Words Quiz

Sensory Words Quiz

Kids will figure out the definitions of these sensory words by using context clues to infer the meaning.

2nd grade

Reading & Writing

Game

Antonym Crossword Puzzle

Antonym Crossword Puzzle

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

2nd grade

Reading & Writing

Worksheet

Antonyms are Opposites!

Plan Your Story: Sequence of Events

Antonyms are Opposites!

Opposites attract! In this lesson, your students will practice matching antonyms. They will expand their vocabulary by knowing more words to use!

2nd grade

Reading & Writing

Lesson Plan

Practice Test: Synonyms and Antonyms

Plan Your Story: Sequence of Events

Strong narratives have clear sequences of events. Through this lesson, students plan out what will happen in their story before they start writing their own engaging narratives.

2nd grade

Reading & Writing

Lesson Plan

Word Addition: Compound Words 1

Practice Test: Synonyms and Antonyms

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

2nd grade

Reading & Writing

Worksheet

Compound Word Connections

Word Addition: Compound Words 1

Using a picture as a clue, kids put two words together to make a compound word for each item on this second grade reading worksheet.

2nd grade

Reading & Writing

Worksheet

Compound Word Connections

Help your students master compound words with compound words creations! Using an arts-integrated approach, this lesson incorporates diagrams and illustrations that can lead to understanding the fuller meanings of compound words.

2nd grade

Reading & Writing

Lesson Plan

Introduction to Similes

Introduction to Similes

This lesson provides a concrete introduction to similes. Students will get a confidence boost after working together and completing some fun and colorful worksheets.

2nd grade

Reading & Writing

Lesson Plan

Similes: Easy as Pie

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

Alliteration Creation