Second Grade Reading

Let your child's imagination soar with a jar of story starters guaranteed to inspire creativity and fun for the whole family!

Hereâs a fun way to boost your childâs vocabulary and language skills! Challenge him to see how many words he can make out of his own name, using homemade flashcards.

This bookmark is a helpful tool to use during and after reading to remind your child of "good reader" strategies that they can use themselves. It is also kept right where it should be--inside your child's book!

Knowing your antonyms from your synonyms is an important part of the second grade writing curriculum, and it's a real boon for vocabulary. Here's a fun game to help develop this skill in your child.

Here's a thought-provoking activity to make new vocabulary words "stick" in the mind of your second grader.

Homonyms are those tricky little words that tend to confound early learners. Help your second grader ace the challenge with this rousing outdoor game.

When baking soda is mixed with citric acid, a bubbling reaction takes place. Help your child experiment with mixing some acid and baking soda by making these homemade bath bombs!

Those second grade spelling lists may be getting serious, but that's no reason to stop having fun. Here's a high-energy hopscotch game to try.

With the help of some heavy gauge wire formed into a circle, cardboard planets can be hung around a central sun using fishing wire. Ta-da! His very own hanging planet mobile.

Help your second grader understand compound words by doing this fast, goofy three legged race.