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Home Reading Helper is a resource for parents to elevate children’s reading at home provided by Read Charlotte. Learn more about 2nd grade reading comprehension levels and goals, and find free second grade reading comprehension activities here.
- Jump to Specific 2nd Grade Literacy Skills
- Reading Comprehension
- Phonics
- Writing & Grammar
- Fluency
- Bonus: Our Favorite of All The Fun Literacy Activities For 2nd Grade!
Before we dive into some fun and engaging comprehension activities, let’s define this… What is comprehension? According to Wikipedia, reading comprehension is “the ability to process text, understand its meaning and integrate it into what the learner already knows”. To put it simply, to be able to read, understand and remember texts. This sound lik...
Phonics matching letters up to sounds, and at some point, knowing these sounds put together make words. But how to make this fun? Here are a few ideas:
9. Mad Libs
This is another student favorite! Mad Libs are an amazing way to review/practice parts of speech without it being just another noun, verb, adjective sort! When I do these, I always do them whole group before I assign them during stations. I have my students come sit up front. I draw a name for each blank. If the student can’t think of anything, the class helps them. They LOVE to hear me read the story in the end! A couple tips: 1. Be sure to practice all of the parts of speech included in the...
10. Ridiculous Writing
Sometimes students struggle to think of what to write about. Because of this, many teachers provide prompts. But still, these students struggle to get pencil to paper. Here is an idea that I call ridiculous writing that has proven to get even my least confident writers writing. Find intriguing or silly pictures from magazines or online. Print these out and put into a picture file. Students can reach in, without looking, grab a picture. Kids will love writing a story about this, or for the mor...
11. Monthly Writing Prompts
As we talked about above, some students just need a little help when it comes to writing ideas. Lucky Little Learners has prompts for each month of the year that can be used as monthly writing journals. There are 20 prompts per month, so students are sure to be busy. The prompts are a mix of narrative, informational, opinion and even included a few free writes. Read more about them here: No Prep 2nd Grade Writing Prompts
Fluency is way more than timing students reading for a minute. It is about accuracy, expression and tone as well as speed. Check out these resources.
An Activity for ALL literacy areas: Toothy. Toothy is an amazingly fun and engaging review game. It is available in almost all topics and subjects. Bonus: once students know how to play Toothy, they will be able to do so independently. Let us know which of these fun literacy activities for 2nd grade you tried in the comments below!
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Free 2nd grade reading comprehension Passages - 36 weeks, printable PDF worksheets to use in the classroom or at home.
Get free, printable reading comprehension worksheets for second graders to help with word recognition and literacy skills. Check out our list of activities to extend learning with these worksheets.
2nd and 3rd Grade, Grades K-12. CCSS Code (s): RI.2.1, RI.2.6, RI.3.1, RI.3.6. Free 2nd grade reading comprehension Passages - 36 weeks, printable PDF worksheets to use in the classroom or at home. Click here.
Enhance your child's reading skills with our free printable second-grade reading worksheets! Engage them with fun activities on vowel sounds, consonant blends, and vocabulary development. Ideal for home practice to boost reading fluency and comprehension.
Worksheet. Hook the Reader: The Tortoise and the Hare. After reading the classic Aesop fable, "The Tortoise and the Hare," students will use their imaginations to compose their own introductions using one of the most common story hooks (fact, question, description, statement, or sound). Download Free Worksheet. See in a Lesson Plan.
