Second Grade Links

Reading/ Language Links

Phonics/ Spelling
Word Builder	Choose from a variety of phonics topics- 3 online activities
Letter Bugs	Click on the letters of the word you hear
Space Trash	Click the missing letter combinations from the word you hear
Fearless Frieda	Using the keyboard spell the short vowel words you hear
Big Kahuna	Using the keyboard spell the long vowel words you hear
Look, Cover, Write, Check	Spelling practice for high frequency words and spelling patterns (British site- some spellings reflect this.)
Word Jolt	Tetris type game- Try to spell words with the letters that drop down
Spell Check	Choose the word that is misspelled
Language
Quiet Quest for Opposites	Find the word that has the opposite meaning
Quiet Quest for Synonyms	Find the word that has a similar meaning
Online Synonym Practice
Alien Word Mine	Choose Primary Grades- Topics include: parts of speech, contractions, synonyms and antonyms
Mad Libs Junior	Click on the Mad Libs Junior stories to complete a funny story using different parts of speech
Grammar Gorillas	Parts of Speech practice
Compound Words	Match the words to create a compound word
Online Homophone Practice
Online Multiple Meaning Practice
Punctuation Paintball
Reading Comprehension
Main Idea Practice Page
Analogies (Difficult)
More Reading Comprehension Stories
Online Books
I’m Reading! at Starfall	Several online books including folktales, plays, Greek myths, Chinese fables and more!
Children’s Storybooks Online	A fun collection of online books- some are interactive
CBeebies Story Circle	BBC Children's Site
Poetry
Wizards and Pigs	Determine between alliteration, rhythm or rhyme

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Math Links

Basic Facts Practice and Operations
General: Rainforest Maths
A+ Math	online games and printable flashcards
Math Baseball	online game- all operations and levels
Tic Tac Toe	online game- all operations and levels
Harcourt Math- That's a Fact!	basic facts practice online
Harcourt Math- Addition Surprise	find the addends of a sum on the number chart
CyberChallenge	timed math practice
Spacey Math	online game- all operations and levels
Dart Challenge	use addition strategies to reach the target number
SuperKids Math Worksheet Creator	create printable worksheets
Two Player Addition Game	play the game with a friend
Addition w/ regrouping 2 digit	step by step practice with 2 digit addition regrouping
Addition w/ regrouping 3 digit	step by step practice with 3 digit addition regrouping
Subtraction w/ regrouping 2 digit	step by step practice with 2 digit subtraction regrouping
Prongo Addition Baseball	addition game for basic facts, 2 and 3 digit practice
Two Digit Addition Match Up	match the problems to the correct sums

Place Value, Probability and Graphing
Place Value Mat	online manipulative
Base Ten Block Mat	online manipulative
Place Value Puzzler	place value and rounding practice
Frog Palace	thousands, hundreds, tens and ones
Place Value Game	Can you make the largest number? Use strategy!
Guess the Number	use the clues to guess the secret number
Fish Tank Game	probability game
Create a Spinner	Change the probability of your spinner and spin to see the results
Create a Graph	create your own printable graphs!
What's the Point	coordinate graphing
Gere's Bike Shop	interpreting data (BBC site)
Data Picking	tally frequency and graphing activity
Billy Bug and His Quest for Grub	coordinate graphs

Telling Time, Money, Measurement and Fractions
Harcourt Math- Telling Time	Match clock face with digital time and time words
Stop the Clock1	match the clocks to the half hour
Stop the Clock 2	match the clocks to the quarter hour
Stop the Clock 3	match the clocks to five minute intervals
Bang on Time	read the time words to stop the clock at exact time
Clockwise	select from three levels
Match Times to Clocks	short quiz
Match the Time	concentration game to match times
Matching the Time	more challenging concentration game
Telling Time to the Minute	Harcourt E- Lab Activity
Elapsed Time	Harcourt E- Lab Activity
Calendar Activity	click on the current month and answer print out questions
Learn to Count Money	three levels for review
Adding pennies, nickels and dimes
Harcourt Counting Money	practice counting money
Money Desk	practice counting money
Coin Madness	adding coins
Money Mayhem	catch the correct coins to make an amount
Money Flashcards	counting bills and coins
Harcourt Money Match	concentration matching game
Shopping Problems	word problems
Cash Out	3 levels of making change
Scottie Nickel's Change Maker	make change using the least amount of coins
Change Maker	making change practice under $1.00
Change Maker- Medium	making change practice under $5.00
Change Maker- Hard	making change practice under $100.00
Measure It!	measure in cm and inches
Shape Surveyor	area and perimeter problems- challenge!
Fractions	click on "What is a Fraction?" and "Fraction Practice"
Fraction Practice	find the fraction for the shaded part
Make the Fraction	divide into parts and shade the numerator
Harcourt Math- Fraction Race	find the fraction of a set

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Science/ Social Studies Links

Monarch Butterfly Life Cycle	Photos and descriptions of the butterfly life cycle
Butterfly Metamorphosis Photos
Butterflies of Maryland	Information on our state's butterfly population
Zoom Butterflies	Information on anatomy, life cycle and more!
Kids and Community	activites related to communities
Community Club	short online book about community workers
The White House for Kids	photos, games, trivia about the White House
Climate Change For Kids	information on global warming and its effect on our planet
Maryland Kids Page	Information about Maryland

 

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