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This Week in Second Grade
Week 36
Word Endings -GE and -DGE and Irregular Past Tense
Word Endings -GE and -DGE and Irregular Past Tense
Your child can get a head start on third grade word study by practicing irregular verbs.
Get ready for third grade by practicing irregular verbs! Your students learned about irregular plural nouns earlier this year, so seeing these irregular verbs shouldn't be too daunting. Read a familiar story that uses several past tense verbs, and have your students point out the words. They will be surprised to learn that many verbs they regularly hear are irregular!
Getting Irregular
Worksheet
Getting Irregular
This is a great supplement to lessons about irregular plural nouns. Challenge your students to write the plural form of tricky words like fish, spy, person, wolf, birthday, library, mouse, calf, and more.
1st grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Irregular Past Tense Verbs #1
Worksheet
Irregular Past Tense Verbs #1
Irregular past tense verbs are tricky, but a little practice can go a long way! Use this worksheet to help your students understand how to use those tricky words in context.
2nd grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Irregular Past Tense Verbs #2
Worksheet
Irregular Past Tense Verbs #2
Are your second graders struggling with irregular past tense verbs? Not to worry! Use this practice worksheet to help your students confidently use those tricky words in context.
2nd grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Fractions of Circles and Rectangles
Fractions of Circles and Rectangles
When your child is studying fractions of circles, it can be helpful to visualize pizza, pie, and any other circular object that might be divided. This is also a great opportunity to turn pizza night into an educational experience!
Lead students in brainstorming objects that are in the shape of a circle (pizza, pie, clock). This will help them visualize partitioning shapes.
Fraction Practice: Pizza Slices
Worksheet
Fraction Practice: Pizza Slices
To complete this second grade math worksheet, kids connect divided pizzas to the fractions the pizza slices represent.
2nd grade
Math
Worksheet
Fraction Practice: Pie Slices
Worksheet
Fraction Practice: Pie Slices
To complete this second grade math worksheet, kids connect divided pies to the fractions the pie slices represent.
2nd grade
Math
Worksheet
Draw the Line of Symmetry
Worksheet
Draw the Line of Symmetry
In this second grade geometry worksheet, your child will practice finding the line or lines of symmetry on a variety of different shapes.
4th grade
Math
Worksheet
Finding the Lesson in a Story's Ending
Finding the Lesson in a Story's Ending
Short fables or folktales are a good resource for this skill. Kids can practice identifying the moral or lesson of a short story and compare and contrast the different lessons.
Short fables or folktales are a good resource for this skill. Students can practice identifying the moral or lesson of a short story and compare and contrast the different lessons. This will help them identify lessons in the longer books that they are reading.
The Fox and the Crow
Worksheet
The Fox and the Crow
Stories are a fantastic way to teach kids important life lessons. This reading comprehension worksheet uses the classic Aesop’s fable—The Fox and the Crow—to get your students thinking about the central lesson of a story.
2nd grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Masha and the Bear
Worksheet
Masha and the Bear
Build reading and vocabulary skills with a fun folktale coloring series! She'll color the illustrations and clip the five pages together to make a storybook.
1st grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
The Crow and the Jug
Worksheet
The Crow and the Jug
Short stories, such as The Crow and the Jug, make great reading comprehension tools. Use this short Aesop’s fable to get your second graders thinking about central lessons and morals.
2nd grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Opinion Writing: Introductions and Conclusions
Opinion Writing: Introductions and Conclusions
Have your child write about topics they feel passionate about.
Opinion writing is best done with high-interest topics. Allow students to write about topics that they feel passionate about. Spend time brainstorming a list of topics that the class can draw on when they have a new writing assignment.
Facts and Opinions: Goliath Birdeater
Worksheet
Facts and Opinions: Goliath Birdeater
The Goliath birdeater is a spider that lives in South America. Your child will read a paragraph about spider before writing an opinion sentence.
2nd grade
Science
Worksheet
Opinion Organizing Outline
Worksheet
Opinion Organizing Outline
Help your students develop and prepare a well-reasoned argument with this handy organizer! First students will choose a topic that they feel strongly about, then they'll explain the reasons for their opinion and practice writing a concluding statement.
2nd grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
My Favorite Book Outline
Worksheet
My Favorite Book Outline
Help your students prepare to write about their favorite book with this opinion writing organizer. This handy worksheet breaks down opinion writing into easy-to-follow steps that will have your kids writing persuasive essays with ease in no time.
2nd grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
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