These second grade reading comprehension activities will help your students build the skills they need to become better readers and have fun in the process.
Activities include:
- Comprehension Cootie Catcher
- Retelling Glove
- Wanted Poster
- Story Cheeseburger
- Roll and Chat Dice Game
- Story Ball
- Follow the Yellow Brick Road
- Make a Shutter Book

This great website with all things Suess offers children the opportunity to play interactive games ("Play" tab) and view animated Dr. Suess stories ("Watch" tab), as well as purchase infamous Suess books, learn about Dr. Suess himself, find out about the Suess related world entertainment options and much, much more.

This short podcast (about 4 minutes) explores tips and suggestions for how to share a book at home with your child.  There isn't a wrong way to share a book - but we hope these tips help you have the best experience possible. 

The Dolch Sight Words list is the most commonly used set of sight words.

This site has lists of the Dolch Sight Words at each grade level, as well at Dolch Sight Word Lessons, Flash Cards and Word Games.

Read a book. Watch the movie. Compare and contrast & let the learning begin!

The beauty of this activity is it works for any age! So many great pieces of literature have been turned into movies right from picture books to the modern stories to classic literature.

This YouTube video offers indoor soccer training drills and quick feet drills soccer.

Take advantage of time spent indoors by honing your soccer skills! Simply soccer’s seven-minute YouTube video shows you how to work on some fancy footwork skills from the comfort of home.

Look for all of the other videos in the series.

"Millions of parents and carers have suddenly found themselves responsible for overseeing their children’s education from home.
If you’re one of them, you may be finding this a daunting challenge to be facing on top of all of the other stresses of our current global situation.

I am launching a podcast special to help bring you and your family resources and insight from around the world, and to give you the opportunity to share what is happening with your own family so that others can benefit from your experiences. No matter how isolated you may be feeling, the support you need is out there and my hope is that this podcast will connect you to it." - Sir Ken Robinson

"Sitting Still Like a Frog Audio
Read by Myla Kabat-Zinn

The audio exercises included with Sitting Still Like a Frog are based on mindfulness-training exercises for adults and developed especially for children and their parents. They form the core of learning to be more mindful at different times throughout the day. You can do the exercises together with your child or children. Some kids like to do the exercises on their own, and many parents love doing the exercises themselves. You can do them sitting on the floor, on a couch or chair, or lying in bed.

To play the audio exercises in your web browser, click the links below. You can also go to SoundCloud directly and download all the tracks to your device or computer."

Slow Reveal Graph (#slowrevealgraph) is an instructional routine that promotes sensemaking about data. This highly engaging routine uses scaffolded visuals and discourse to help students (in K-12 and beyond) make sense of data. As more and more of the graph is revealed, students refine their interpretation and construct meaning, often in surprising ways. This routine increases access for students without sacrificing rigor or engagement.

You will find all types of graphs for all ages of learners from elementary to high school.

Here are the steps:
- It starts with a graph that has been stripped of context: its numbers, its labels, its title.
- The teacher facilitates a discussion around what students notice and wonder. (The slides give discussion suggestions)
- Then another slide is revealed.
- Students identify what information is new.
- Then another slide is revealed.
- Again, students identify what information is new (the title) and discuss how this changes their understanding of the graph.
- As more slides are added, more insight into this data representation is revealed.

The introductory page for the graph also offers more information about the context for this graph, other content connections, and paired texts for students to explore.

Smiling Mind can be used with kids, teachers or parents - at school and at home!

"Smiling Mind is a non-for-profit web and app-based meditation program developed by psychologists and educators to help bring mindfulness into your life."

To use these mediation, you can use the website, or download the free app from the App Store or Google Play.

There are full programs for classrooms, specifically for teachers, kids as well as adults.

No need to travel to one of the Smithsonian’s zoos or museums — this website brings your child everything from live video of the National Zoo to the Smithsonian Learning Lab right to their screen

The Smithsonian Learning Lab puts the treasures of the world's largest museum, education, and research complex within reach. The Lab is a free, interactive platform for discovering millions of authentic digital resources, creating content with online tools, and sharing in the Smithsonian's expansive community of knowledge and learning.

Use the search tool to discover lots of resources on endless topics. The sky's the limit!

This educational website hosted by the Smithsonian Museum takes a deep dive into ocean life.

Explore the past and learn about the present with resources on government, history, economics, and more with this vast library of videos, lessons, interactive lessons, galleries, audio clips, images, documents, webpages and collections.

Be sure to check out the hubs for other subjects too!!!!

This mini unit provides students an opportunity for developing an understanding of Power and Authority in the context of using stories It includes a cross-curricular opportunity for ELA and Health. In the unit there is the development of some essential questions, brainstorming ideas, ideas for using short stories (The Recess Queen, The Cat in the Hat) to explore characters using their power, as well as scenarios where they consider the use of authority. Graphic organizers helps students to consider the similarities and differences between power and authority.

- created by Danielle Jamieson

Social Studies DR 2.4 (b d) Treaty Promise Lesson Package

This lesson package contains (1) a lesson overview), (2) a detailed lesson description, and (3) student handouts. It covers the relationship of First Nations people to the land, the treaty promise, and reasons for treaty.

This resource includes:
An Overview of Grade Two: My Community, Social 2 summary of Outcomes, Social 2 – “I can” Student Friendly Statements, and a Social 2 Sample 2 Year Plan.
This comprehensive plan includes (for each of the five Grade 2 SS topics):
o Unit Plan
o Unit Resources
o Table of Contents Lesson Organizer
o Lessons
o Assessment Tools

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Borrow eBooks and audiobooks from your school's library with Sora. Setup is simple - just find your school and sign in. Then download or stream your assignments and favorite books to your device.

Sask DLC families:
1. click "find your school"
2. select "No, I will search for my school"
3. start typing "sask..." and Saskatchewan Distance Learning Centre will appear below.
4. select "Saskatchewan Distance Learning Centre"
***If you are signed in with your Microsoft credentials (student#@saskdlc.ca) this will open the library up directly.

Sun West families can obtain their user and password information from their classroom teacher.

Books are available in English and French.

Connectez-vous avec votre compte Microsoft.

Empruntez des livres électroniques et des livres audio de la bibliothèque de votre école avec Sora. La configuration est simple - il vous suffit de trouver votre école et de vous connecter. Ensuite, téléchargez ou diffusez vos devoirs et livres préférés sur votre appareil.

Familles de la DLC de la Saskatchewan :

Cliquez sur "Trouver votre école".
Sélectionnez "Non, je vais chercher mon école".
Commencez à taper "sask..." et le Centre d'apprentissage à distance de la Saskatchewan apparaîtra ci-dessous.
Sélectionnez "Centre d'apprentissage à distance de la Saskatchewan".
***Si vous êtes connecté avec vos identifiants Microsoft (élève#@saskdlc.ca), cela ouvrira directement la bibliothèque.
Les familles de Sun West peuvent obtenir leurs informations d'utilisateur et de mot de passe auprès de leur enseignant de classe.

Les livres sont disponibles en anglais et en français.

Sounder & Friends is a resource that focuses on phonological awareness & the Science of Reading. It has engaging activities and characters and the Instagram page also does weekly posts that break down different elements of reading and explain them clearly. This could be a great resource for teachers and families!

This site offers space exploration information and activities for kids from the European Space Agency. Be sure to check out all of the tabs at the top!