This worksheet focuses on the spelling rule for -ie verbs and changing them to verbs that end with -ing.

Take action with grammar practice! Beginning readers will get some great practice identifying the action verbs in each of these sentences.

Say hello to proper penmanship with this cursive writing worksheet.

Understanding letter-sound relationships is an important skill for young readers. Give your students the practice they need distinguishing between long and short vowel sounds in this long “i” search.

Challenge your students to form a well-reasoned argument with this writing prompt (and rubric!) that's sure to evoke some strong opinions. Students will think about how much homework second graders should be given and make their case in essay form.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Using Sentence Level Context to Decode Text.

Scary persons, place or things? Your second grader will have fun learning about nouns by filling in the blanks to complete this story.

Help students recognize words with silent letters with this fun coloring activity. By spotting the silent letters, a picture will be revealed!

Will Jelly ever fly again? Find out by putting the sentences in sequential order from beginning to end.

Give students fun word study practice during the winter season using this short and long vowel sort! 

Learning vocab words is fun and easy when it's a game! This word search is a sneaky way to get in some spelling and vocabulary practice.

Does your child say “gooder”? Assess understanding of comparatives and superlatives with these common adjectives. See if they can find the rule-breakers!

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Reading Fluently to Support Comprehension.

With spring on the rise, all kinds of animals are returning from their winter sleep, including insects! Use the clues to fill in this insect crossword.

Children will create a timeline of a parent, grandparent, or loved one with this biography template.

Create present tense verbs! Kids can put together the suffix -ing with the words on this worksheet like puzzle pieces to memorize common spelling patterns.

Students daydreaming of a sunny day outside? Use this worksheet to practice making compound words in a picnic context. Students will read the sentence frames, then they'll create compound words that best complete the sentences.

Children are introduced to Sonia Sotomayor, one of the nine Supreme Court justices, and the only Latina, in this reading and writing worksheet.

Use this worksheet to evaluate peer conversations when students are participating in collaborative conversations.

Want to get your kids thinking critically about what they're reading? This fruit-themed Venn diagram alternative will help students to compare and contrast two topics or books during or after reading nonfiction texts.

Your second grader can use this Venn diagram to list traits of their favorite book characters. Help them expand their vocabulary with new, descriptive words.

Find all of the words relating to the sea in the word search, circle them, and make sure to cross them off the list.

What happens next? In this worksheet, learners will read a short fictional passage, then write and draw what they think will happen next.

With this open-ended worksheet and graphic organizer students can practice locating events and connecting these events to a central idea.

All of the words on this second grade reading worksheet have at least one silent letter. Kids say each word, write it, and circle the silent letter or letters.

Encourage your students to practice spelling words with this fun cut-and-paste activity. Students will sort words that end in -ake, -ain, and -ame.