READING

School Time Games

SchoolTimeGames.com provides learning activities for students of all ages. We've selected a variety of engaging games and puzzles that are connected to all the major subject areas in today's school curriculum.

Zed's Capital Letter Game

Zed loves to make things in his shed. Give the words their capital letters to help Zed collect his tools. What has Zed made this time?

The Full Stop Game

The sentences have lost all their full stops. Read the sentences then click and drag the snails to where the full stops should be. Uses high frequency words.

INTERACTIVE READING SKILLS FOR SECOND GRADE

Professor Garfield

Interactive Story Elements  - Watch and listen to the story of Cinderella, then interact with the elements of the story.

INTERACTIVE READING SKILLS FOR SECOND GRADE

Binky's Story Scramble - Help Binky put the mixed-up Arthur stories in the right order.

inky's Facts and Opinions - Decide if Francine and Buster are saying facts or opinions.

How Everyday Things are Made - Links to virtual tours, video, pictures, and/or text demonstrating how common, everyday items are made.

Reading Comprehension Activities - Hotlist of interactive links

Reading Comprehension - Read a passage and then answer questions.  Immediate feedback provided.

Storybook Web - Listen to stories read by the author, hear the author answer questions, play games, and make words. (Scottish accent)

StarFall: Learn to Read - Online stories and activities for students learning to read.

Rebus Rhymes - Many to choose from.  Divided by subject.

Meet the Authors and Illustrators - Online interviews with many favorite authors and illustrators.  Some contain audio and video.

The Enormous Turnip Sequencing Activity - Number the story events.

The Enormous Turnip Sequencing PowerPoint - Right-click and select "save target" as to save the PowerPoint to the computer.  Open the PowerPoint.  From slide sorter view drag and drop the slides into the correct order.  Type a sentence about the story on each slide.

Story Sequencing - Put the story of the 3 Little Pigs in the correct order.  Then write a caption for each picture.  Includes a lesson plan.

Sequencing Activities - 30 + activities to choose from ranging from 6 to 10 steps.

Dr. Stripp - Arrange the comic strip in the correct order then answer questions about the comic.

A Perfect Cup of Tea - Put the pictures in the correct order to make gram a cup of tea.  Then write the steps.  Includes a lesson plan.

The Tales of Peter Rabbit - Sequencing, comprehension, and sentence activity.

What Can you Infer? - Read the situations and decide what you can infer.

Sequencing Lesson - Read a story, then put the events in the correct sequence.

Magic Keys Picture Clues - Use the clues to help you select the characteristic to complete the sentence.

Reading Comprehension - Read a passage and then answer questions.  Immediate feedback provided.

ReadWriteThink Story Map - Interactive graphic organizer designed to assist students in prewriting and postreading activities by focusing on the key elements of character, setting, conflict, and resolution.

Word Sort - Choose a grade level, then a unit, then complete the sort.

Word Builder - Choose a grade level, then a unit, then complete the activity.

Dig It!: Making Predictions - Read the paragraph and predict what will happen next.

Making Predictions - Predict what a story will be about by looking at its pictures.  Then read the story.

Irregular Verbs - 1 or 2 player Jeopardy style game to practice the past tense of irregular verbs.

Fish 'Em Up - Practice adding suffixes by doubling the consonant or changing the y.

Past Tense - Type the past tense of these verbs in this self-checking Excel file.

Same Difference - Choose synonyms or antonyms and then a level of play (3 levels).

Build a Sentence - Drag the words to make a sentence.  Two levels of play.

Building Prefixes - Match the words with their meanings

Word Family Sort - Select a vowel to complete a word sort in that vowel family.  Sorted lists are printable.

Magic Key - Unlock the secrets of sentence writing.

Adjectives - Complete the graphic organizer with descriptive words.

Magnet Words - Drag the sight words to make good sentences. See how many sentences you can make about the picture.

Find the Antonyms - Find the words that mean the opposite.

Clean Up Your Grammar - Sort the nouns and verbs into the correct recycle bin.

Past Tense - Type the past tense of these verbs in this self-checking Excel file.

Plurals - Type the plural of these "y" words in this self-checking Excel file.

Compounds Words - Drag and drop the words to make compounds words

What Makes a Compound Word? - Interactive lesson

Compound Words - Select a list then choose "teach me" or "test me".

Word Dice - On paper list six compound words, enter half on die one and half on die two, after you list all six halves click two dice and see how many times you must roll the dice to make a real compound word. How many compound words can you make?

WordWorks - Create new words using suffixes and prefixes.

Homophones - Pick the correct word to complete the sentence.

Look, Say, Cover, Type and Check - Type in the words then practice them.

Strategies for Reading Comprehension