Think 3-D: Make a pop-up book
How you can help at home: In this activity your child makes a creative book to write a story in.
Articles about:Second grade and writing
Play a matching game
How you can help at home: Try this fun game that helps students think about how words are related.
Keeping a journal
How You can help at home: Have your child keep a journal and build reading and writing skills.
Speed spelling
How you can help at home: Try this fun word-building activity that the whole family can play.
Make an Invitation
How you can help at home: Have your child make an invitation on the computer.
Cn u rd ths? A guide to invented spelling
Spelling instruction at your child's school may look different from what you remember of your school days. Here's a guide to what you might see and why things have changed.
Six ways to encourage young writers
Follow these suggestions to encourage your child's budding writing skills.
Animal, Vegetable, Mineral
How you can help at home: Have your child use descriptive words to write about an object.
Word for word
Do-it-yourself magnetic poetry kits make language come alive.
Handwriting Cues
How you can help at home: Reinforce proper letter formation by writing lists and notes together with your second-grader.
