Do you need new books for your child to read? Here is a list of popular authors from a local library! Give a few a try, they might find a new favorite book! 

• Dan Gutman

• Mary Pope Osborne

• Marci Peschke

• Matt Christopher

• Judy Blume

• Suzy Kline

• Megan McDonald

• Sarah Mlynowski

• Graham Salisbury

• Donald Sobol

• Dav Pilkey

• Paula Danziger

• Johanna Hurwitz

• Bevererly Cleary

• Judy Moody

• David Adler

This song will help explain how to break words into open syllables to help with those bigger words! 

First vowel does the talking and the second one is quiet. Watch this video that can help explain those confusing vowel teams. 

Syllable identification is a crucial skill to prepare students for reading and spelling

longer, difficult words. 

More Syllable Activities

Syllable shopping

While at the grocery store, have your child tell you the syllables in different food names. Have them hold up a finger for each word part. For your second grader, look for three- and four-syllable words, such as pineapple = pine-ap-ple, three syllables, or watermelon =wa-ter-mel-on, four syllables.

Lightning round

Try this fast-paced game at night. Grab a flashlight and with the lights out shine it on an object in the room. Ask your child to tell you how may syllables in that word has and to find a rhyming word (it can be a nonsense word!). With some words, you can extend the game and try sound swaps. Ask your child to tell you the new word if you change a sound from the beginning, middle, or end of the word. For example, what happens to chair if you change /ch/ to /b/ (bear). 

Syllable Mapping Video

The Syllable Song 

Grab a dice and roll to pick which question to answer before and/or after reading with your child. Great way to help with comprehension skills!! 

Asking questions before, during, and after your child reads to you or vice versa is a very important part of comprehension.  It helps the reader to clarify what he or she is reading and to better understand the text. Ultimately, asking good questions is a way for children and parents to monitor comprehension while reading and also, develop critical thinking skills.

Click on this link to access Read Write Think to have your child focus in on Second grade materials. Discover ideas and strategies that support literacy learning, specially curated for this grade band. 

Here are a few activities to assist in your child's learning about syllables.  There are six syllable types that your child has been learning in class through their phonics program and also, during their small group instruction.