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Getting Ready for Second Grade

If you spend at least 30 minutes a day reading, writing, speaking and listening in English, your English will improve.

  • Write for 15 minutes (But don’t sit and say, “I don’t know what to write about.” That doesn’t count as time writing.)
  • Read and listen for 15 minutes.

I already shared some resources for reading/ listening online.
Here is a curated list of resources to use over the summer:

Websites for Reading
Starfall Begins with sounds; continues through short stories
Funbrain Reading
Robert Munsch– Wonderful stories to read and listen

Websites for Listening
Storyline
A Story Before Bed– Read and listen to authors read their stories

Writing
Keep a journal– What did you do today?  What will you do tomorrow? What did you like?  What didn’t you like? 46 more questions to write about, 50 more writing prompts,

Reading Passages
http://www.readworks.org/summer-reading-passages  (requires a free account)
http://www.k5learning.com/reading-comprehension-worksheets/first-grade-1 http://www.k5learning.com/reading-comprehension-worksheets/second-grade-2

If you know of other great resources (there are lots of them!) please add them to the comments section.

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