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School-Home Links Reading Kit - February 1999
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Listed below are 100 School-Home Links activities for the second grade. The activities are organized by reading and literacy skills appropriate to this grade. Under each specific skill, there are varying numbers of activities to help children develop their ability to read and write. For the categories that have multiple activities, you can download the entire section or the individual activities within that section by selecting from a pull-down menu.
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NOTE: You may also download the entire Second Grade Activities volume [1.7 MB] in PDF format.
Reading and Literacy Skills
- Recognizes Book Titles and Authors
- Recognizing the different parts of a book
- Knows the Parts of Books and Their Functions
- Recognizing and using the different parts of a book
- Reads and Comprehends Fiction and Nonfiction
- Learning about different types of books
- Demonstrates Familiarity with Different Types of Text
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- Combines Different Letters to Create New Sounds (Activity 1)
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- Recognizes Common Word Endings
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- Breaks Words into Syllables
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- Understands Contractions and Possessive Language
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- Uses Context to Understand New Words
- Learning to read new words by asking, "Does this word make sense here?" and "Does it sound right?"
- Infers Word Meanings from Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes
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- Recognizes Commonly Used Words
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- Reads with Expression and Fluency
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- Reads with Precision and Blends Sounds in Words
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- Combines Different Letters to Create New Sounds (Activity 2)
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- Using Reading Rules to Help Spell New Words
- Reading Accurately and Spelling
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- Builds Vocabulary
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- Builds Vocabulary-Prefixes
- Builds Vocabulary-Opposites
- Learning about words with opposite meanings
- Follows Directions
- Following 3-step directions
- Listens for Meaning
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Listening for meaning in poetry
- Listens for Information
- Prints Letters and Words Clearly
- Attends to Punctuation
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- Uses Language Patterns
- Writing different types of sentences
- Uses Writing Process--Prewriting
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- Revises Writing
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- Writes Sentences
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- Writes Paragraphs
- Learning to write stories with more than one paragraph
Book Links
- Produces Written Work—Story
- Learning to write a story with a clear beginning, middle, and end
- Produces Written Work—Letter
- Learning to write a letter
- Listens for Meaning
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- Reads and Comprehends at Grade Level
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- Recalls Facts (Activity 1)
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- Reads for Interest
- Rereads for Understanding
- Asking questions and rereading for understanding
- Interprets Charts
- Learning how to use a simple chart
- Recalls Facts (Activity 2)
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- Comprehends Text While Reading
- Learning to check for understanding while reading
- Builds Vocabulary
- Learning and using new words
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