2nd Grade Reading and Literature Activities

Employ a printable reading activity that helps build skills in understanding homophones.

Homophone Hunt

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Vocabulary

Reading Comprehension

Spelling

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Employ a printable reading activity for Valentine's Day that helps build skills in understanding homophones.

Homonym Hearts

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Vocabulary

Reading Comprehension

Spelling

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Anywhere Farm Teaching Tips

These teaching tips for Phyllis Root's book Anywhere Farm from Candlewick Press features a series of activities designed…

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Reading and Literature

Children's Book

Environmental Science

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Use this activity to help your students develop library-based skills. Students will pick a fairy tale book that will…

Favorite Fairy Tale Book

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Library Resources

Folk Tales

Visual Arts

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American Revolution Books by Jean Fritz

Activities, lessons, web resources, and references to teach Jean Fritz's American Revolution books.

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Reading and Literature

Language Arts and Writing

American Revolution (1775-1781)

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Enhance science skills with an activity that focuses on inventions.

Investigate an Invention

Subjects:

Library Resources

Reading and Literature

Inventions

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Explore Elephants of All Kinds

Try a printable science activity that focuses on elephantine facts.

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Library Resources

Reading and Literature

Mammals

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Try a printable science activity that focuses on endangered birds/animals.

Who Gives a Hoot?

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Reading and Literature

Science

Animals (Zoology)

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Employ a printable reading activity that helps build phonics skills.

Find the Hidden Eggs

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Reading and Literature

Language Arts and Writing

Spelling

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Students create a book about themselves after reading the children's classic book, The Story of Ferdinand. The students'…

Be True to Yourself Book

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Children's Book

Fiction

Language Arts and Writing

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The Gorp's Gift Activities

These activities are designed to help your reading of The Gorp's Gift, a story about gun safety and accident prevention.

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Reading and Literature

Literature

Language Arts and Writing

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Gun Safety—What Would You Do?

Students answer what they would do if they found a gun. For use with The Gorp's Gift, a story about gun safety and…

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The Gorp's Gift: Gun Safety Resources for Teachers

Creative Writing

Books

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Put Gorp's Story in Order

Put Gorp's story back in order. For use with The Gorp's Gift, a story about gun safety and accident prevention.

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The Gorp's Gift: Gun Safety Resources for Teachers

Books

Literature

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Students pretend to be the town's mayor, listing ways they would promote non-violence. For use with The Gorp's Gift, a…

Concerned Mayor

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The Gorp's Gift: Gun Safety Resources for Teachers

Books

Literature

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The Gorp Reading Activities

The following exercises are activities for before and after you read The Gorp's Gift.

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Reading and Literature

Literature

Language Arts and Writing

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This assortment of activities will help your students to love nursery rhymes. These activities follow along classic…

Discover Nursery Rhymes

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Reading and Literature

Phonics

Poetry

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How to Track a Truck Activity Kit

Use this activity kit to integrate the picture-book How to Track a Truck into reading and activities. The activity kit…

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Reading and Literature

Children's Book

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Smashie McPerter and the Mystery of the Missing Goop Teaching Guide

This teaching guide for Smashie McPerter and the Mystery of the Missing Goop includes discussion questions, projects,…

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Reading and Literature

Children's Book

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The Two and Only Kelly Twins Teaching Guide

The curriculum activities in this comprehensive teacher's guide to The Two and Only Kelly Twins include Common…

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Reading and Literature

Children's Book

Language Arts and Writing

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Double or Nothing with The Two and Only Kelly Twins

The curriculum activities in this comprehensive teacher's guide to Double or Nothing with The Two and Only Kelly Twins…

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Reading and Literature

Children's Book

Language Arts and Writing

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Green Pants Coloring Sheet

This coloring sheet for Green Pants from Candlewick Press lets your students draw themselves on the dance floor with the…

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Reading and Literature

Children's Book

Social and Emotional Development

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Candlewick's Read to Us! Story-Hour Kit V

Boost children's creativity and enthusiasm for reading with the hands-on activities and worksheets in this printable…

Subjects:

Reading and Literature

Reading Aloud

Early Reading

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This puppet play is about four snow kids who want to see more of the world.

The Snow Kids

Subjects:

Reading and Literature

Reading Aloud

Drama and Performing Arts

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