Sparking a love for learning takes time—and a great activity to kickstart it! If you've been searching for second grade reading games and activities that are truly engaging for kids, you're in luck. We have plenty to share!
Our team of former educators has created these effective and engaging resources you can use to help your students master key standards. All of the games listed below are tailored to Common Core standards, and can be found within eSpark’s differentiated reading curriculum. Try out these games with your students for free!
1. Wombat Treasure Quest
Wombat Wayne is on a quest to find hidden treasure! He needs your help finding the clues in his collection of secret scrolls.
Standard Alignment: 2.RI.1 – Ask and Answer Questions
2. All About National Parks
Learn all about the national parks in this eSpark eBook!
Standard Alignment: 2.RI.1 – Nonfiction Text Features
3. Peanut Butter and Charlie
Listen to this story about Peanut Butter and Charlie, and pay attention to the problems—and how they’re solved!
Standard Alignment: 2.RL.3 – Identify Characters and Events
4. Azure Leads the Way
Read about Azure, a dragonfly who lived on a flower pond, and pay attention to the problems—and how they’re solved!
Standard Alignment: 2.RL.7 – Gain Meaning From Pictures
5. Levi’s Long Vowel Parade
Choose the balloon with the right word to help Levi build the floats for his parade!
Standard Alignment: 2.RF.3.a – Long and Short Vowels
6. Olive v.s The Dragons
Olive the Knight is guarding the castle—from dragons! Help her find the long and short vowel sounds to scare them away.
Standard Alignment: 2.RF.3.a – Long and Short Vowels
7. Cloud Surfing Sight Words
Soar through the sky by selecting the sight words that you hear. Gain a power boost by answering correctly on the first try!
Standard Alignment: 2.RF.3.f – Irregularly Spelled Words
8. Jungle Racers: Affixes Edition
Complete the sentences with the right expressions to beat your friends in a race through the jungle.
Standard Alignment: 2.L.4.c – Root Words
9. Unicorn Magic
Help the unicorn in Sparkle Meadow recharge her powers by answering questions about words.
Standard Alignment: 2.L.4.d – Compound Words
10. Dakota’s Dog Rescue
Dakota needs your help taking care of the dogs in her rescue. To help, answer the word meaning questions correctly.
Standard Alignment: 2.L.4.a – Multiple Meaning Words
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