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Week 29
Irregular Plural Nouns
Irregular Plural Nouns
Make a game of memory using the singular and plural versions of words.
Put students in small groups and challenge them to create their own game of memory using the singular and plural versions of words.
Irregular Plurals: Plural Practice 1
Worksheet
Irregular Plurals: Plural Practice 1
Some words require more than an S to become plurals. In this worksheet, kids practice using irregular plurals by connecting images to their correct noun.
2nd grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Irregular Plurals: Plural Practice 2
Worksheet
Irregular Plurals: Plural Practice 2
In this second grade reading worksheet, kids get practice with irregular plurals as they connect pictures to the correct singular or plural form of a noun.
2nd grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Singular or Plural?
Worksheet
Singular or Plural?
Have your students mastered irregular plural nouns? Give your kids some extra practice with this worksheet that has them identifying and using irregular plural nouns as context clues. This works great as either a challenging activity or as an assessment.
2nd grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Measuring Lengths With Rulers
Measuring Lengths With Rulers
Challenge your child to find objects that are one centimeter long, one inch long, and one foot long. They'll get good measuring practice and their boost measurement-estimation skills.
Have students make their own centimeter/inch rulers using sentence strip paper or cardstock. This activity will reinforce the difference between centimeters and inches as units.
Measure & Draw #1
Worksheet
Measure & Draw #1
Here's the challenge: measure these objects and work on re-drawing them to half their size. This worksheet will give your child practice measuring,…
2nd grade
Math
Worksheet
Measure & Draw #2
Worksheet
Measure & Draw #2
Can your child measure up? How about down, as in, let's make these objects half their size? This is a challenging worksheet where your child can…
2nd grade
Math
Worksheet
Measure & Draw #3
Worksheet
Measure & Draw #3
There's something fishy going on here! That's a silly pair of objects to practice using a ruler with. Just remember the all-important phrase,…
2nd grade
Math
Worksheet
Comprehension: Summarizing and Discussion
Comprehension: Summarizing and Discussion
Have your child practice summarizing by telling you about each chapter or short story that they read.
Readers who are at grade level and above will by now be tackling longer books. Underscore the importance of reading comprehension by asking students to get into the habit of summarizing each chapter they read. For books without chapters, practice summarzing by inserting sticky notes every few pages.
Chapter Summaries
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Chapter Summaries
Tuck this chapter summary chart into reading workshop folders to help students keep track of longer chapter books. When they finish the book, have them look back at this to create a whole-book summary!
2nd grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Summarize and Predict
Worksheet
Summarize and Predict
Keep this organizer handy for your students to keep track of the chapters they've read and look ahead to the next one! Challenge your young readers to take their chapter summaries one step further by having them write out predictions for upcoming chapters
2nd grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Asking and Answering Questions
Lesson plan
Asking and Answering Questions
This lesson helps students learn about asking and answering questions about a text. It also exposes them to valuable lessons about trying to figure out their dreams and not giving up along the way.
2nd grade
Reading & Writing
Lesson plan
Figurative Language
Figurative Language
"The Giving Tree" by Shel Silverstein is a wonderful introduction to personification. Invite your students to discuss the tree's humanlike characteristics. Aesop's fables are another excellent personification resource.
"The Giving Tree" by Shel Silverstein is a wonderful introduction to personification. Invite your students to discuss the tree's humanlike characteristics. Aesop's fables are another excellent personification resource.
Personification
Worksheet
Personification
Learn all about the practice of personification in writing, then try it your hand at it by bringing life to some silly characters in this writing worksheet.
3rd grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Figurative Language Practice
Worksheet
Figurative Language Practice
Students will learn to identify and interpret similes, metaphors, and personification in writing.
3rd grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Poetry Planner: Choosing My Words
Worksheet
Poetry Planner: Choosing My Words
Designed to facilitate topic selection and word choice, this worksheet gives students a head start in creating their own poem that has specific and vivid imagery.
2nd grade
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