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Fundations
We use the Wilson's Fundations program to teach phonics. Below, you will find documents that help understand some of the skills we are working on in second grade reading.
Please feel free to print and make use of the documents at home.

Trick Words
These are words the second graders will be expected to know by heart and be able to read by the end of the year. The new words we learn will be included on our newsletter every week! A list of the trick words second graders will be expected to know by the end of the year is below.
We will be working with these words through the use of various activities in our classroom.

You can help your child learn these words by making fun games. When starting out, only use a few of the words, all of the words may be too overwhelming and could cause frustration for your child. As they begin to master some of the words, you may add more.

Flashcards
Either you or your child can write the words on index cards. Show them to your child. At first, read them together. As your child becomes more familiar with the words, have him/her read them to you.

Trick Word Hop Scotch
Write each of the chosen heart words on its own large sheet of paper. Arrange them on the floor like a hop scotch game. Have your child toss a rolled up sock or small ball onto one of the words. As your child hops on a word, he/she needs to say it out loud.

Trick Word Sock Toss
Make a giant set of the words or have your child write each word on a sheet of paper. Roll up a sock as a ball. Spread the words on the floor. Read one word and show it to your child so he/she can toss the sock on the matching word. As your child becomes more proficient in reading the words, you can just read the word and have him/her toss it on the correct word. Or as your child tosses the sock onto a word, they will read it aloud.

Trick Word Magazine Scavenger Hunt
Have your child look through magazines to find trick words! They can cut out and glue any words they find to a separate piece of paper. Students can also cut out individual letters and build heart words by putting the letters together. They can also find them by highlighting them or circling them in magazines as an alternative.

Grade2-TrickWords.pdf