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This Week in Second Grade
Week 8
Long I Spelling Patterns
Long I Spelling Patterns
Help your child learn vocabulary words and spelling patterns better by having them create an illustration alongside each word they learn in school.
Promote a deeper understanding of spelling patterns and vocabulary by having students write their spelling words and illustrate them. Students will retain more information with this type of activity as opposed to simply copying words multiple times.
Long "i" Sound
Worksheet
Long "i" Sound
These sentences are each missing a word, and each missing word has the long "i" sound! Your child will choose words from the box to complete each sentence.
2nd grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Long "I" Practice
Worksheet
Long "I" Practice
Kids practice sounding out and writing long i words as they complete the sentences with a word from the word bank.
1st grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Long Vowel Challenge
Worksheet
Long Vowel Challenge
Challenge your students to this long vowel brainstorm activity! Students will choose their own consonants to help them create long vowel words.
2nd grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Place Value
Base 10 Three-Digit Numbers & Their Forms
Your child will be looking at numbers in expanded form at this time of year. For example, if they are looking at the number 1268 in expanded form, it would look like so: 1000 + 200 + 60 + 8.
Provide students with manipulatives when working on base-ten numerals, number names, and expanded form. Students can use bundles of sticks/straws or place-value blocks. This concrete representation often helps trigger the appropriate vocabulary and improves student confidence.
Place Value: Lemons and Limes
Worksheet
Place Value: Lemons and Limes
Each sour fruit in this worksheet has a number written inside. Kids will match each number to the written equivalent of the number.
2nd grade
Math
Worksheet
Learning Place Value: Bubbles!
Worksheet
Learning Place Value: Bubbles!
In this second grade math worksheet, your child will learn about place value and practice reading and writing whole numbers up to the thousands.
2nd grade
Math
Worksheet
Digging Digits: Practice Place Value #1
Worksheet
Digging Digits: Practice Place Value #1
Start your second grader out with some place value practice with this colorful worksheet that explores the ones, tens, and hundreds digits.
2nd grade
Math
Worksheet
Examining Author's Craft
Examining Author's Craft
The author's craft connects with the purpose of the text. Help your child identify the author’s purpose (why the author wrote the text) by encouraging them to think about whether the text is entertaining them or teaching them something new!
The author's craft connects with the purpose of the text. Help your students identify the author’s purpose by encouraging them to think about whether the text is entertaining them or teaching them something new!
Examining Author's Purpose in a Nonfiction Text
Lesson plan
Examining Author's Purpose in a Nonfiction Text
This lesson will help students identify the author's point of view and purpose for writing an informational text.
2nd grade
Reading & Writing
Lesson plan
Learning About Text Features
Lesson plan
Learning About Text Features
In this lesson, students will read text features and discuss how each text feature relates to the main idea of a nonfiction text. Use a stand alone activity or a support for the Examining the Author's Purpose in a Nonfiction Text lesson.
2nd grade
Reading & Writing
Lesson plan
Studying Authors: Nonfiction Writing
Lesson plan
Studying Authors: Nonfiction Writing
Learning from others is a huge part of getting better at something, including writing! In this lesson, students will study works by nonfiction authors to enhance their own nonfiction writing.
1st grade
Reading & Writing
Lesson plan
Revising & Editing
Revising & Editing
Revising is more about rethinking the structure and ideas whereas editing is about correcting punctuation, grammar, and spelling. Let your child know that they don't need to focus on revising and editing their work at the same time.
It is important to emphasize the difference between revising and editing to your students. Revising is more about rethinking the structure and ideas whereas editing is about correcting punctuation, grammar, and spelling. Though they are being introduced at the same time, students should be aware that they do not need to focus on revising and editing their work at the same time.
Peer Conferencing 101
Lesson plan
Peer Conferencing 101
Give your second graders a glimpse into the life of an author as they give and receive feedback to revise their stories.
2nd grade
Reading & Writing
Lesson plan
Making Writing Better Through Revisions
Lesson plan
Making Writing Better Through Revisions
Give your second graders a glimpse into the life of an author as they give and receive feedback to revise their stories.
2nd grade
Reading & Writing
Lesson plan
Raccoon Revision
Worksheet
Raccoon Revision
Two of these sentences are not like the others! Students will identify and remove extraneous ideas to revise a paragraph about raccoons and then rewrite their new and improved text.
2nd grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
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