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Grades 1–2 Daily Reading Activities: Community Helpers

Engage your child in an exploration of how we are helpers in our communities with five days of activities.

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Grades 1–2 Daily Reading Activities: Stories and Tales

Have children dive into traditional tales with five days of reading lessons for first and second graders.

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Grades 1–2 Daily Reading Activities: Natural Wonders

Have children explore Earth's ecosystems with five days of reading lessons for first and second graders.

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Grades 1–2 Daily Reading Activities: Creativity Counts

Engage your child in an exploration of arts and creativity with five days of activities.

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Grades 1–2 Daily Reading Activities: Wild Weather

Engage your child in an exploration of different kinds of weather with five days of activities.

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Kindergarten Summer Reading Activities: Fun and Games

Explore five days of reading and learning activities designed to engage your child in an exploration of sports, games, and having fun.

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Kindergarten Summer Reading Activities: The Great Outdoors

Explore five days of reading and learning activities designed to engage your child in an exploration of nature all around us.

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Kindergarten Summer Reading Activities: Family Time

Discover five days of reading and learning activities designed to engage your child in an exploration of family and spending time together.

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Grades 1–2 Summer Reading Activities: Fun and Games

Discover five days of reading and learning activities designed to engage your child in an exploration of sports, games, and having fun.

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Kindergarten Summer Reading Activities: This Is America

Welcome to This Is America! We’ll provide five days of reading and learning activities designed to engage your child in an exploration of our country and its symbols.

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Grades 1–2 Summer Reading Activities: Family Time

Explore five days of reading and learning activities designed to engage your child in an exploration of family and spending time together.

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Grades 1–2 Daily Reading Activities: Teamwork

Engage your child in an exploration of how great things can happen when we work together with these reading activities for Grades 1-2.

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Grades 1–2 Daily Reading Activities: Let's Eat

Engage your child in an exploration of food and how it is important in our lives.

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Grades 1–2 Summer Reading Activities: Incredible Insects

Welcome to Incredible Insects! We’ll provide five days of reading and learning activities designed to engage your child in an exploration of butterflies, bees, and other bugs.

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Grades 1–2 Summer Reading Activities: This Is America

Discover five days of reading and learning activities designed to engage your child in an exploration of our country and its symbols.

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Conferring Is Differentiated Instruction: How to Hold Student Writing Conferences

Writing conferences are one-to-one conversations and give teachers a crucial opportunity to meet each student’s individual needs.

Carl Anderson
Author and Literacy Consultant

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Grades 1–2 Summer Reading Activities: The Great Outdoors

Discover five days of reading and learning activities designed to engage your child in an exploration of nature all around us.

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Free Graphic Organizers for Reading Comprehension

Try these free graphic organizers for reading comprehension for all grade levels to help students visually organize their thoughts about literature.

Jordan Friedman
Former Shaped Editor