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This Week in Second Grade
Week 21
Contractions With “are” & “will”
Contractions With “are” & “will”
Point out contractions that you see or hear in everyday life. See if your child can determine what each contraction is short for.
Help students understand the meaning behind the word "contraction" by stretching a rubber band. When you stretch it, you say that the rubber band "expands" and when you let it go, it "contracts" or gets smaller. Make the connection to making words smaller using contractions.
Contraction Matching Game
Worksheet
Contraction Matching Game
Is your kid having trouble with contractions? Try out this simple memory matching game.
2nd grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Contraction Action
Worksheet
Contraction Action
Kids write the two words that make up each contraction on this second grade reading and writing worksheet.
2nd grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Contraction Attraction
Worksheet
Contraction Attraction
On this second grade reading and writing worksheet, kids complete sentences by replacing two words with a matching contraction from the word box.
2nd grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Visual Models & Equal Groups in Addition
Visual Models & Equal Groups in Addition
Point out how food is arranged in rows at the grocery store. Ask your child if the arrangements make it easier or harder to figure out the total amount. Explain that putting items into equal groups can help us figure out how many items there are in all!
Teach students about equal groups by having them get into groups of 3, 4, or 5. Next, challenge students to use repeated addition to figure out how many students there are in all.
Equal Groups Smoothies
Worksheet
Equal Groups Smoothies
This fruit-themed activity will help your students connect repeated addition for 5's and 6's in order to see how multiplication works. It serves as a great visual for budding mathematicians, and kids will love adding up the different groups of fruit!
2nd grade
Math
Worksheet
Intro to Multiplication: Multiplication Three Ways
Worksheet
Intro to Multiplication: Multiplication Three Ways
Help your child grasp multiplication by connecting it to concepts they already understand.
3rd grade
Math
Worksheet
Intro to Multiplication: Repeated Groups
Worksheet
Intro to Multiplication: Repeated Groups
Children make the connection between addition and multiplication in this repeated groups worksheet.
3rd grade
Math
Worksheet
Nonfiction Topics & Main Ideas
Nonfiction Topics & Main Ideas
When reading challenging nonfiction texts, remind your child that text features such as the table of contents can give us clues about what we are reading.
Students may list key details when asked to explain the main idea of a text. Remind students that text features, such as the table of contents and pictures, can also support them in figuring out the main idea.
Table of Contents Clues
Worksheet
Table of Contents Clues
Use this ocean-themed worksheet to measure your students' understanding of simple nonfiction text features. Your little bookworm will practice using a table of contents to find information and answer questions about the whole book.
2nd grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Finding the Topic and Main Idea of a Nonfiction Text
Worksheet
Finding the Topic and Main Idea of a Nonfiction Text
This worksheet provides students with an opportunity to closely examine the difference between a topic and main idea in a nonfiction text. After reading and completing Part 1 as a class, challenge your students to complete Part 2 on their own or with a pa
2nd grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Learning About the Ocean
Worksheet
Learning About the Ocean
Learners will practice identifying the main idea and supporting in works of nonfiction texts as they learn about the ocean.
2nd grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Writing Lab Reports
Writing Lab Reports
Remind your child that scientists write down their hypotheses and conclusions. Writing the conclusion of a lab report is not just about reporting data. Scientists also write about why they think their experiment turned out the way it did.
Remind students that scientists write down their hypotheses and conclusions. Writing the conclusion of a lab report is not just about reporting data. Scientists also write about why they think their experiment turned out the way it did.
Fossil Worksheet for Kids: Dig It! #1
Worksheet
Fossil Worksheet for Kids: Dig It! #1
These "Dig It!" worksheets not only teach about life on earth, they teach the scientific method as well.
2nd grade
Science
Worksheet
Fossils Worksheets: Dig It! #2
Worksheet
Fossils Worksheets: Dig It! #2
Use this fossils worksheet to help a child learn about life on earth. Your child will learn about evolution and extinction, and also form a hypothesis.
2nd grade
Science
Worksheet
Dig It! #3
Worksheet
Dig It! #3
Fossils can tell us about life on earth, but they can also teach kids the scientific method.
2nd grade
Science
Worksheet
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