Second Grade

Reading Tips: Ideas for practicing words at school and at home.

∗ GO UP THE STAIRS

o Put a word on each step. The child says each word as he/she walks up the

stairs (they can lie on the floor if there are no stairs). Say it first or put

the same word on each step until the child masters a few. Add a few

at a time

∗ FLASHLIGHT FUN

o Give the child a card and ask him or her to "write" the word on a wall in a

dark room with a flashlight

∗ HIDE AND SEEK

o Hide the letters of a word around a room. Have the child find the

letters one at a time. After he/she finds all of the letters, see if he/she

he/she can rearrange them to form one of his/her frequently used words.

∗ CONCENTRATION

o Make 2 sets of flash cards to play concentration games. Spread our various

pairs of matching words on a table. As your child turns over each word,

he/she must read them. If they match, he/she keeps them. If they

don't match, they are flipped over.

∗ WHAT'S MISSING?

o The child places 3-4 words on a table, identifies the words, and then closes

eyes while the parent eliminates a word. The child identifies the missing word.

Then, the parent closes eyes and lets the child eliminate a word.

∗ PAINTING WORDS

o Paint words on cement with water

∗ RHYMING WORDS

o Play rhyming games such as "I'm thinking of a word that rhymes with

cat and starts with /b/. What is it?"

∗ SOUND SUPPRESSION

o Play deletion games such as "What is cart without /c/?" (Art).

∗ RAINBOW WORDS

o Write your words with one color. Outline them in another color.

Continue until you have used 5 colors.

∗ DELICIOUS WORDS

o Write your words in whipped cream, peanut butter, or anything you can

eat.

∗ DIRTY WORDS

o Write your words in mud or sand.

∗ 3D WORDS

o Use thinly rolled play dough to make your words.

∗ MAGAZINE WORDS

o Use an old magazine or newspaper to find your words.

∗ ANIMATE YOUR WORDS

o Pretend you are a cheerleader and shout out your words.

∗ SOUND WORDS

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