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Second Grade Writing, Journal Prompts and Readiness Skills Teacher Resources, Teaching Supplies, Books and Educational Materials

Writing and Journal Prompts
Test Prep for Standardized Tests
Readiness Skills

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Second Grade Writing Skills and Journal Prompts (9 products)

cusive writing teaching resourceCursive Writing

Grade Level: First, Second, Third Grade
Price: $4.99
Product #: 1003331
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This resource helps children learn to correctly form the uppercase and lowercase form of each letter. The exercises in this book can be done sequentially or can be taken out of order, as needed.

Both teachers and parents appreciate how effectively this book helps students master skills in penmanship. This book provides activities that are great for independent work in class, homework assignments, or extra practice to get ahead.

The following standards or objectives will be met or reinforced by completing the practice pages included in this book. These standards and objectives are similar to the ones required by your state and school district.

  • The student will demonstrate competence in writing the cursive forms of each uppercase and lowercase letter.
  • The student will increase control of pencil grip, paper position, stroke and posture.
  • The student will demonstrate competence in writing words legibly in cursive handwriting, using correct letter formation, appropriate size, and spacing.

Pages: 48


modern cursive writing teaching materialsModern Cursive

Grade Level: First, Second, Third Grade
Price: $4.99
Product #: 1003769
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This resource helps children learn to correctly form the uppercase and lowercase form of each letter. The exercises in this book can be done sequentially or can be taken out of order, as needed.

Both teachers and parents appreciate how effectively this book helps students master skills in penmanship. This book provides activities that are great for independent work in class, homework assignments, or extra practice to get ahead.

The following standards or objectives will be met or reinforced by completing the practice pages included in this book. These standards and objectives are similar to the ones required by your state and school district.

  • The student will demonstrate competence in writing the cursive forms of each uppercase and lowercase letter.
  • The student will increase control of pencil grip, paper position, stroke and posture.
  • The student will demonstrate competence in writing words legibly in cursive handwriting, using correct letter formation, appropriate size, and spacing.

Pages: 48


Writing Skills Teaching BookThe Best of The Mailbox: Writing

Grade Level: First Grade, Second Grade, Third Grade
Price: $14.95
Product #: 2001495
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-Creative ideas for daily writing practice
-Ready-to-use reproducible skill pages
-Easy-to-do activities for developing great writers

Get your students started on the "write" foot with this teaching resource book. Inside you'll find skill-building activities and reproducibles, seasonal writing ideas, writing-based bulletin boards, and more. It's everything you need to improve students' writing and make writing more fun in one tremendous resource from THE MAILBOX® magazine.

Each idea is teacher tested, practical, fun, and -best of all-guaranteed to successfully build your students' writing skills.

In this book you'll find ideas for the following:

  • writing process steps
  • journal and letter writing
  • writing reports
  • publishing students' writing
  • seasonal writing fun
  • learning centers, bulletin boards, ready-to-use reproducible skill pages, and much more!

If you want your students to love learning the essentials of writing, then this teaching resource is for you!

112 pages.


riting and Grammar Educational Supplies and MaterialsFor Every Learner: Writing and Grammar (Grade 2)

Grade Level: Second Grade
Price: $16.95
Product #: 2061190
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  • Exactly what you need to tailor instruction to students' varying abilities
  • 3 differentiated, reproducible activities for every skill (formats and level of difficulty vary)-just choose the right page for each learner!
  • Practice for different ability levels
  • Simple preparation for differentiated instruction
  • Fun formats and friendly characters
  • Covers 18 key skills, including verbs, adjectives, capitalization, punctuation, and more.
  • Flexible and easy to manage
  • Reproducible activities include sorting, cut and glue, games, matching, and more.
  • Individual and partner activities.

Finally...a resource that gives you exactly what you need for differentiation! It takes a variety of activities to keep second graders engaged. No two learners are the same! Grade-specific reproducible activities address a variety of learning styles and abilities. The activities are flexible and easy to manage—just choose the right page for every learner.

80 pages.


reading and writing skills activitiesFull-Color Literacy Activities: Reading and Writing

Grade Level: Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd Grade
Price: $21.99
Product #: 1003237
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This book has ready-to-use pieces needed to implement great reading and writing activities! From story starters to reading a menu, students are sure to learn while having a lot of fun. Includes easy, step-by-step directions.

This resource includes many quick, easy, colorful, and fun literacy activities and games for you to use with your students. Whether you are a first-year teacher or a seasoned veteran, you will be overjoyed at the wealth of materials included in this book to supplement your literacy program.

This book provides a variety of unique hands-on activities and games that encourage language exploration. Students will participate in activities that focus on reading and writing. As a result, students develop literacy skills in ways that meet individual learning needs.

Each lesson defines the literacy skill and the different ways of student grouping. The lesson states clear and simple directions to allow you to quickly assemble the learning activities for your students, substitute teachers, and/or take-home activities. Most of the materials needed for the activities are included in the book. Since many of the activities are generic, they can be adapted to meet a variety of individual needs.

This book offers new and creative ideas and a fresh twist on commonly-used activities to help teachers save time and assist children in being successful literacy students.

Pages: 176


Beginning Writing Teacher Resource BookBeginning Writing

Grade Level: Kindergarten, First - Second Grade
Price: $10.99
Product #: 1003223
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Give emergent writers the practice they need as they progress from the scribbling stage to writing paragraphs. This book features a variety of activities for the different phases of writing, as well as writing samples from actual emergent writers.

This teaching resource book includes a variety of activities including:

  • Journal Writing
  • Class Newsletters
  • Brainstorming Ideas
  • Personal Narratives
  • Using Descriptive Language
  • Word Walls
  • Autobiographical Writing
  • Publishing
  • Writing Letters
  • Punctuation

The activities target standards in these areas:

  • The writing process
  • Conventions in writing
  • Writing using graphic methods to describe
  • High frequency vocabulary
  • Complete sentences

Pages: 80


daily journal promptsDaily Journal Prompts

Grade Level: First, Second, Third Grade
Price: $14.95
Product #: 2003168
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  • Two prompts for every day of the year
  • Build important writing skills every day
  • Motivate students to write with high-interest topics
  • Assess students' writing skills

With fun and engaging writing prompts like the ones in this resource, your students will jump at the chance to write!

Daily writing is an important part of any successful writing program, but keeping a constant supply of fresh and fun journal prompts for your students can be a challenge. With this book you'll never need to search for a great journal prompt again!

Inside this handy, easy-to-use resource you'll find the following:

  • 732 holiday, seasonal, and high-interest prompts
  • two different prompts for each day of the year
  • reproducible journal covers
  • a reproducible student writing page

Students will improve their writing skills as they write directions, create imaginative stories, pen poems, compare and contrast, and much more. Best of all, with this resource you won't have to dream up new prompts day after day. This handy book features plenty of creative and varied prompts to choose from! This resource makes it easier than ever to make writing a part of your daily plans as well as to assess your students' writing progress.

Pages: 112


Writing Prompts and Planning Teacher MaterialsPrompt, Plan, Write!

Grade Level: Second Grade
Price: $15.95
Product #: 2061104
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  • Help students successfully prewrite and develop their ideas.
  • Provide fun practice with key writing skills and applications.

No more asking, "How do I start?" Help your students successfully develop their writing ideas with the fun reproducibles in this teacher resource book!

Each page of this ready-to-use teaching resource starts with an engaging prompt that is guaranteed to grab students' attention. A prewriting graphic organizer follows to help the student plan his writing. Then, at the bottom of the page, there is a writing task for each student to complete on his own.

The wide variety of prompts gives students practice with core second grade skills and writing applications, such as:

  • Story writing
  • Personal narratives
  • Friendly letters
  • Main idea and supporting details
  • Sequencing
  • Using descriptive language
  • Audience and purpose

The format of each page is flexible so you can use it in a writing center, as independent work or homework, or as a whole-group activity. No matter how you use this teacher resource book it's sure to become your students' favorite way to practice and improve their writing skills.

Pages: 80


Content Area Lessons Using Graphic Organizers Grade 1Content Area Lessons Using Graphic Organizers (with CD)

Grade Level: Second Grade
Price: $15.99
Product #: 1008092
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  • Includes CD-ROM
  • Teach content and thought process simultaneously
  • Promote inferential and evaluative thinking
  • Improve critical and analytical thinking skills
  • Enhance cross-curricular understandings

Twenty-three standards-based lessons use graphic organizers to help students visualize how concepts relate to one another.

A Mac/Win CD gives teachers the options of printing the 23 different graphic organizers as transparencies or as student worksheets.

The lessons cover a variety of topics across the curriculum:

  • Addition and subtraction (math)
  • Earth Science: Earth's Rocks (science)
  • George Washington (history)
  • Country, City, and Suburb (geography)
  • Poetry and Rhyme (reading)
  • Write a Short Story (writing)

96 pages + CD


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Second Grade Readiness Skills (3 products)

second grade readiness teaching materialsPractice and Learn: Second Grade

Grade Level: 2nd Grade
Price: $18.99
Product #: 1002712
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What every second grader needs to know to ensure success in school.

This book has over 200 grade specific activities that reinforce skills appropriate for a second grade student.

Both teachers and parents benefit from the variety of pages provided in this book.

A parent can use the book to work with his or her child to provide an introduction to new material or practice and reinforce material already familiar. As your children master these skills, they become better prepared for homework, class assignments, and tests.

Similarly, a teacher can select pages from this book to provide additional practice for concepts taught in the classroom. When tied to what is being covered in class, pages from the book make great homework reinforcement. Practice sheets help build the confidence necessary for success.

The activities are written, tested, and approved by teachers.

Skills are reinforced in the following areas:

  • Handwriting
  • Spelling and Phonics
  • Grammar
  • Reading
  • Writing
  • Math

Pages: 304

second grade readiness skills teaching materialsMastering Skills for Second Grade

Grade Level: Second Grade
Price: $9.95
Product #: 3904052
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Helping Children Succeed!

Reinforce basic skills with educationally sound and developmentally appropriate activities! This educational resource features 160 full-color pages of skills, games, and activities. Specifically you will find: language arts and math activities, activities for year-round learning, a recommended reading list, a list of fun and safe Web sites, skills checklists, awards, mini-books, and a list of contents according to skill area.

Skills covered:

  • Reading Comprehension
  • Language Arts
  • Writing
  • Math
  • Phonics
  • Grammar
  • Time & Money

160 pages


summer bridge activities first grade to second grade teaching resource bookSummer Bridge Activities 1-2

Grade Level: First Grade to Second Grade
Price: 13.95
Product #: 3904034
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Build confidence and self-esteem with activities that prepare students for second grade.

Bridge the gap between spring and fall! Developed to help children maintain and enhance scholastic skills while away from school, this award-winning series is the original summer learning program developed to help parents support their children academically while away from school.

Summer Bridge consists of daily activities in reading, writing, mathematics, and language arts with bonus activities in science and geography. Bright covers and full-color activities make summer learning fun and easy. The exercises are easy to understand and presented in fun and creative ways that motivate children to review familiar skills and preview the grade ahead.

Summer Bridge Activities contains a brand new introduction, updated exercises, super summer science pages that provide hands-on science activities, interactive reading lists, and a special physical fitness section!

Also included are full-color flash cards, incentive contract calendars, a certificate of completion for parents to sign and congratulate kids for their work, and the Summer Bridge Kids who guide children though their daily exercises.

This teaching resource book is a winner of the National Parenting Seal of Approval and Parents' Choice Award!

This book also comes with a unique, grade-level pass code that gives teachers, parents, and kids tons of bonus online summer learning material!

Meets National Standards
Recommended by teachers
Designed by parents

160 pages


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