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Second Grade ELA

Second Grade ELA index

From irregular plural nouns and simple verb tenses to punctuation and building silly sentences, our 2nd grade English Language Arts activities help learners establish recognition and understanding of parts of speech and written language. Explore the galaxy practicing capitalization or go back in time to learn prefixes with dinosaurs—our 2nd grade ELA activities have something for every learner!

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Parts of Speech Show CCSS

In second grade, learners are able to demonstrate their understanding of the parts of speech and how they function in simple and compound sentences.

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Let’s Make Popcorn - Irregular Plural Nouns
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Member activity icon Noun Sort 2 - Irregular Plural Nouns activity screenshot
Noun Sort 2 - Irregular Plural Nouns
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Member activity icon Grammar Challenge - Looney Launch activity screenshot
Grammar Challenge - Looney Launch
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Parts of Speech - My Adventure
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Parts of Speech - My Race Car activity screenshot
Parts of Speech - My Race Car
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Parts of Speech - My Playhouse
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Level II Reading and Writing Journal
Supplemental Parent-Teacher Center Resources
Related Worksheets
  • Match Irregular Nouns
  • Pronoun Pirate Questions
  • Dinosaur Verbs
  • Adverb and Verb Connection

Conventions of Written Language Show CCSS

As second grade learners build their understanding and use of different parts of speech, they will also build their ability to follow the conventions of English punctuation, capitalization, and spelling.

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Capital Journey 2 - Intermediate Capitalization
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Capital Journey 3 - Advanced Capitalization
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Punctuation End Marks
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Build a Simple Sentence
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Supplemental Parent-Teacher Center Resources
Related Worksheets
  • Capitalize Discovery
  • Punctuation Investigation
  • Complete the Sentences 2

Vocabulary Acquisition and Use Show CCSS

Second graders are learning new vocabulary on a daily basis; some taught to students explicitly while other vocabulary is acquired on the student’s own.

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Jurassic Zoo - Prefix Practice activity screenshot
Jurassic Zoo - Prefix Practice
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Homophone Explorers
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Social-Emotional Learning

As learners grow, social and emotional skills help them develop healthy identities, manage emotions, achieve goals, practice empathy, build and maintain healthy relationships, and make responsible decisions.

Proud to be me index
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Acts of Kindness activity screenshot
Acts of Kindness
Ol’ Commodore Gray - A Little Song on Tolerance activity screenshot
Ol’ Commodore Gray - A Little Song on Tolerance
Proud to Be Me Song activity screenshot
Proud to Be Me Song