Learn New Words with Travel Vocabulary Cards
Before your next family getaway, make a set of picture/word vocabulary cards together. Along the way, use them for fun games that will build your child's language and comprehension skills.
Write a Going Green Plan
Here's an authentic writing task that's perfect for Earth Day, or any day. In this activity, your kid's pen becomes an instrument of planetary importance.
Complete the Christmas Story
Here is a fun holiday exercise to reinforce your grade-schooler's understanding of adjectives from adverbs while she's away on winter break.
Writing on Cloud Nine
Let your second grader's imagination shine through with this fun activity. Use adjectives to create a story about what life would be like on a cloud.
Write Holiday Thank You Cards
Teaching your child how to write proper thank you cards when she receives gifts will go a long way in instilling good habits for the future.
Practice Language Skills with a Dance Map!
Kick off your shoes and let's go! This activity will get child's mind and body moving!
Use Adjectives to Craft Season Shapes!
Get your child writing with this fun art activity! It's important for your second grader to practice writing paragraphs and her hone her grammar skills. In this activity, she'll do both as she uses adjectives to describe the four seasons on the back of four beautiful "season shapes"!
Create a Story Summary Folder
Put a spin on the classic book report by helping your child create a story summary folder. This is the perfect activity to do over the summer to keep her mind sharp and to help her develop the critical thinking skills that she'll use in the many years to come!
Write Parts of Speech Acrostic Poetry!
If helping your child learn parts of speech makes you want to take a nap, try this parts of speech exercise. It's a sure way to keep those creative juices flowing, for both you and your child.
Write a Seasonal Alphabet Poem
Help your child compose an alphabet poem about the season, and have her practice letters while awakening her creative writing skills, too!
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