English language arts for 2nd grade (page 5)
Reading, writing, phonics and language.
- Rubric makerMaker
Build a printable rubric with levels and points, or a single-point rubric, from writing, presentation and project templates. Free, no sign-in.
- Grade calculator and score chartTool
A free grade calculator: a score chart for any test length, weighted grades with what the rest needs, a curve for a test, and standards-based levels to a percent.
- Spelling practice and test makerMaker
Paste this week's spelling words and get a look-say-cover-write-check sheet, a numbered test, a scramble, and bingo and word search made from the same list. Free.
- 54 low-stakes writing prompts by gradeIdea
Fifty-four quick-write prompts, eighteen each for K–2, 3–5 and 6–8, written to get every student writing for five minutes without worrying about a grade.
- Distractors that aren't silly: how good wrong answers are built, and how to write your ownGuide
How to write multiple choice wrong answers that teach you something: a near miss, a real misconception, never a silly one, examples from math, reading and science.
- 25 formative assessment examplesIdea
Twenty-five formative assessment examples sorted by when you use them, from whiteboards and cold calls to card sorts and pre-checks, each with what to do and the grades it fits.
- Sight word checks without flash-card dread: Dolch, Fry and a listening quizGuide
Dolch and Fry sight word lists explained, and how to run a whole-class listening check in K–2 with a free printable quiz that hides the word until you say it.
- 30 reading center ideasIdea
Thirty reading centers students can run on their own: phonics, sight words, fluency, comprehension and writing, each with what goes in the tub and the grades it fits.
- Passage quizzes: literal, inference and vocabulary questions, and how ours are builtGuide
Literal, inference and vocabulary questions for reading passages, K–8: how each works, how our 53 passages and their quizzes are built, and how to write your own.
- Customary measurement posterPrintable
A free printable customary measurement poster: eight equivalents from inches in a foot to quarts in a gallon, plus time, in two clear columns. Edit and print on letter or A4.
- Reading fluency timer and WCPM calculatorTool
A one-minute reading timer with a words-correct-per-minute calculator for any length of read. Nothing is saved.
- Bubble letters to printMaker
Type a word or pick the alphabet and print fat hollow bubble letters to color: capitals, lowercase and numbers 0 to 9. No sign-in, nothing leaves your computer.
- Science fair rubrics by grade: a K–2 poster, a 3–5 project and a 6–8 experimentGuide
Free science fair rubrics matched to grade: a K–2 poster, a 3–5 project and a 6–8 experiment, what each row scores, how to print them for judges or change a cell.
- Word scramble makerMaker
Turn any word list into a printable word scramble, with a word bank, an optional first-letter hint and an answer key. Free, no sign-in.
- 50 would-you-rather questions for kidsIdea
Fifty classroom-friendly would-you-rather questions for kids, sorted by theme, each with a follow-up that turns it into a vote, a quick write, a debate or a math tally.
- Math operation words posterPrintable
A free printable poster of math word clues: the words that often point to adding, subtracting, multiplying or dividing, in two columns. Edit and print.
- Daily language review: a fix-the-sentence routineGuide
A five-minute daily language review routine: one sentence to fix, the five kinds of error to teach, what to expect by grade, and a free weekly printable with a key.
- Polygon names posterPrintable
A free printable polygon names poster: triangle to decagon with the number of sides for each, in two columns. Edit any line and print on letter or A4.
- Place value names posterPrintable
A free printable place value names poster: ones to millions with the value of each place in two columns. Edit any line and print on letter or A4.
- The order to teach phonics patterns, with a sheet for eachGuide
A common phonics teaching order in twelve patterns, from CVC short vowels to r-controlled vowels: why it goes in that order, what each step adds, pacing, and a free sheet set for each.
- How to take and score a running recordGuide
How to take and score a running record: the marks to use, what counts as an error, the formulas for accuracy, error rate and self-correction ratio, a worked example, and a free kit.
- Words correct per minute by grade: what the published norms are and where to find themGuide
What words correct per minute measures, what oral reading fluency norms are, where to find the Hasbrouck and Tindal compiled norms, how to use them for screening, and what WCPM can't tell you.
- 30 vocabulary games that make students use the wordsIdea
Thirty vocabulary games for K–8 that work with any word list: whole-class, partner, paper and two-minute games, each with how to play, plus free crossword, flashcard and bingo makers.
- How to run small-group rotationsGuide
Small-group rotations step by step: forming flexible groups, planning the teacher table, centers that run without you, a printable rotation chart and a projector timer, and fixes.