The Alphabet Songs Collection - Classic will help your kids gain a better understanding of letter names and sounds by listening to these ABC Songs.
The Alphabet Songs Pack - Animated will help support your visual learners gain a better understanding of letter names and sounds by listening to this song.
The I Song (Animated Music Video) will help students recognize the sight word I when it is repeated, spelled, and used in sentences put to a catchy tune.
The LOOK Song (Animated Music Video) will help students recognize the sight word LOOK when it is repeated, spelled, and used in sentences put to a catchy tune.
The Sight Word Songs Volume 1 (MP3 Album) will help students recognize 22 sight words as they are repeated, spelled, and used in sentences put to a catchy tune.
The Alphabet Songs Pack (MP3 Album) will help support your students understanding of the letter names and sounds by listening to this alphabet song.
The IS Song (Animated Music Video) will help students recognize the sight word IS when it is repeated, spelled, and used in sentences put to a catchy tune.
The ABOUT Song (Animated Music Video) will help students recognize the sight word ABOUT when it is repeated, spelled, and used in sentences put to a catchy tune.
The FIVE Song (MP3) will help students recognize the sight word FIVE when it is repeated, spelled, and used in sentences put to a catchy tune.
The FOR Song (Animated Music Video) will help students recognize the sight word FOR in a snap to build reading speed and and fluency while watching this fun video!
The ANY Song (Animated Music Video) will help students recognize the sight word ANY in a snap to build reading speed and and fluency while watching this fun video!
The AND Song (Animated Music Video) will help students recognize the sight word AND in a snap to build reading speed and and fluency while watching this fun video!
The DON'T Song (MP3) will help students recognize the sight word DON'T when it is repeated, spelled, and used in sentences put to a catchy tune.
The A Song (Animated Music Video) will help students recognize the sight word A when it is repeated, spelled, and used in sentences put to a catchy tune.
The Alphabet Animals Song (Animated Music Video) will help students review the alphabet as well as learn new animals in a new and memorable way.
The AFTER Song (Animated Music Video) will help students recognize the sight word AFTER when it is repeated, spelled, and used in sentences put to a catchy tune.
The FOUND Song (MP3) will help students recognize the sight word FOUND when it is repeated, spelled, and used in sentences put to a catchy tune.
The ALWAYS Song (Animated Music Video) will help students recognize the sight word ALWAYS in a snap to build reading speed and and fluency while watching this fun video!
The EIGHT Song (MP3) will help students recognize the sight word EIGHT when it is repeated, spelled, and used in sentences put to a catchy tune.
From reading words to reading to learn
Second grade is where reading really starts to flow. Kids decode vowel teams like ai, ee and oa and two-syllable words, and they keep adding sight words from the Fry lists. They read longer stories and nonfiction, retell fables and folktales, find the main topic, and figure out the author's purpose. Kids also use text features like headings and captions, explain cause and effect, and start making inferences. The big change: learning to read → reading to learn begins to take shape as kids read for information on their own.
Second graders need strong decoding and real thinking about what they read. These moves cover both.
When two vowels go walking, kids need lots of reps to read them quickly. Play a vowel teams game for five minutes a day and keep a growing word wall of ai, ay, ee, ea and oa words. Faster decoding frees up brain space for comprehension.
Why it works: teaching letter sounds directly and in order is one of the best-supported findings in reading research (National Reading Panel, 2000).
Try it withVowel Teams GameGamesOpen it →Read a short passage, then ask: "What happened? Why did it happen?" Kids answer in a quick game format and earn points. The signal words because, so and since become their best clues.
Why it works: a big review of study methods ranked quick self-quizzing among the most powerful ways to remember (Dunlosky and colleagues, 2013).
Try it withIdentifying Cause and Effect GameGamesOpen it →Read a story where the answer isn't stated. Pause and say: "The text says she grabbed an umbrella, and I know people do that when it rains, so I think it's raining." Then have kids try the same frame: the text says, I know, so I think.
Why it works: handing over the work step by step, from teacher to student, is one of the most widely used teaching frameworks (Pearson and Gallagher, 1983).
Try it withMaking Inferences Story WorksheetWorksheetsOpen it →Second graders love a challenge. These are favorites in our classrooms.
WorksheetsSpread Fry sight words on the floor. Call one out and kids race to swat it with a fly swatter.
Open Fry's 300 Sight Words List →
WorksheetsKids flip through a nonfiction book and race to find a heading, caption, bold word and diagram.
Open Using Non-Fiction Text Features Worksheet →
WorksheetsRead the first few lines of a book aloud. Is it a fairy tale, a fable, or nonfiction? Kids vote and explain why.
Open Identifying the Genre of a Story Worksheet →Teacher favorites right now: Alphabet Songs (Classic Video Collection), Alphabet Songs (Animated Video Collection) and I Song (Animated Music Video).
By the end of 2nd grade, most kids read short chapter books and grade-level nonfiction with expression. They decode vowel teams and two-syllable words, know many sight words, and can retell and answer questions about what they read.
Ask questions before, during and after reading: What do you think will happen? Why did the character do that? What was this mostly about? Short, friendly conversations about books build comprehension more than worksheets alone.
Many schools use the Fry lists, and 2nd graders often work through the second and third hundred Fry words. Knowing these by sight helps kids read more smoothly.
Watch for slow, word-by-word reading, guessing at words from the first letter, or trouble retelling a short story. If you notice these, talk with the teacher. Early support makes a big difference.
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