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100 Words Kids Need To Read by 2 Grade
100 Words Kids Need To Read by 2 Grade
100
WORDS Kids Need to Read
100 Words Kids Need to Read by 2nd Grade © Scholastic, Inc.
by 2nd Grade
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Dear Educator,
Contents Teachers know and experts agree that the only way for children
to master sight words—those high frequency, often non-decodable
words essential to reading fluency—is through practice. With 100
3...My 100 Words to Read Words Kids Need to Read, we are pleased to offer a tool to help you
Group 1 provide that practice in an engaging, effective format.
We created the three books in this series—for first, second, and
4...A Smelly Riddle third graders—with the guidance of literacy experts and classroom
5...Which Word? teachers. Broken down into manageable groups, words are
6...Shake It Up! introduced in context and reinforced through inviting puzzles and
games. Each sequence of activities is carefully designed to touch
Group 2 on reading, writing, and usage—taking children beyond mere
7 ...Show and Tell visual recognition of sight words to genuine mastery.
8...Puzzle It Out! The journey through these skill-building pages will help young
readers make the successful transition from learning to read to
9...Sort It Out! reading to learn. Along the way, they will also receive excellent
Group 3 preparation for standardized tests. Enjoy the trip!
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10...Match It!
11...Find the Word
12...Mystery Letter David Goddy
VP, Publisher
Group 4
Another word for end is finish. Many; 3. few; 4. any; 5. better; 6. best; 7. them;
13...Jake’s Very Bad Week is under. 6. Another word for over is above. 7. 15: Answers will vary Page 16: 1. Every; 2.
17 ...Charlie and Peapod dog reach the cookies? Page 21: Who?:
close? 5. Where are the books? 6. How did the
said; 4. read; 5. sister; 6. children, 7. ask; 8. say
purple; 5. funny, short Page 8: 2. brother; 3.
18...A-maze-ing Apples 3. What is your last name? 4. Why did school
after, before; 6. then Page 20: 2. Who is that?
day! Page 7: 2. brown; 3. white; 4. pretty,
fact, I drank them all. 8. I had a stomachache all
Group 6 pineapple. Page 19: 2. open; 3. there; 4. now; 5.
Many apples are ripe. 7. Thanks for the apples; a
nap. 6. While he slept, I drank a milkshake. 7. In
made some milkshakes. 5. Then he took a short
19...Which Word? apples. 5. I like red apples better than green. 6.
as good as these. 4. I won't buy any green
drank a milkshake every day. 4. Today, Dad
I think his milkshakes are the best. 3. Last week I
20...What’s the Question? buy apples here every year. 3. Few apples taste 6: 1. My father makes milkshakes all the time. 2.
21...Sort It Out!
1. Hello! May I please buy some apples? 2. We drink; 3. some; 4. slept; 5. sleep; 6. drank Page
help; 5. Thank; Goodbye; soggy doggy Page 18: man; men; 4. all; none; Sells smells Page 5: 2.
Their Page 17: 1. please; 2. hello; 3. town; 4. ANSWER KEY Page 4: 1. take; 2. his; him; 3.
Group 7
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24...True or False? Photography: Steven Diamond•Publishing System Director: David Hendrickson•Manager, Digital Imaging
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A Smelly Riddle
Directions:
Complete each sentence Word Box
with a word from the none take his
Word Box. Then solve the him men took
riddle below. We did the man all
first one for you.
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1 t o o k
Yesterday, he ___ ___ ___ ___ my picture. Now I will ___ ___ ___ ___
his picture. 1
2 Yesterday, I took ___ ___ ___ dog for a walk. Today, I will walk the
2
dog with ___ ___ ____.
3
3 There is one ___ ___ ___ in the store. There are five ___ ___ ___
on the street. 4
Which Word?
Directions:
Read the story. Then
answer each question with
a blue word from the
story. We did the first
one for you.
BARBARA GRAY
2 Which blue word begins with 5 Which blue word begins with
d and has an i in the middle? s and rhymes with deep?
_____________________________ _______________________________
3 Which blue word ends with 6 Which blue word ends with
a silent e? k and rhymes with sank?
______________________________ _______________________________
5 GROUP
G ROUP
ONE
TWO
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Shake It Up!
Directions:
To complete the
Start
maze, pass only through My father No men
the correct sentences. Him makes
makes makes a
The correct path will the best
milkshakes better
take you through milkshakes.
all the time. milkshake.
eight boxes.
While he
Then he In fact, I
sleep, I
took a drank them
Now try this! drank a
short nap. all.
After you’ve milkshake.
finished, go back
and re-read all
the boxes you While he
In fact, I I had a
drew a path slept, I
drinked stomachache
through. Does drank a
them all. all day!
your story make milkshake.
sense?
Finish!
GROUP
ONE
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Directions:
Show and Tell Look at the picture.
Use the words in the
Word Box to finish
the sentences about
the picture. We did the
first one for you.
7 GROUP
TWO
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Directions:
Use the Word Box to
Puzzle It Out!
complete the sentences
below. Then write your Word Box
answers in the correct brother read
places in the puzzle.
child ask
We did the first one
for you. sister say
children said
Across
child
1.1 One boy or girl is called a _______________.
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Down 2
GROUP
TWO 8
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Describing
Words
(adjectives)
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TWO
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Directions:
Draw a line from
each sentence to the
Match It!
picture it matches.
We did the first one
for you.
GROUP
THREE
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1 made
Lilly ___________________ a cake for her mother’s birthday.
Hint: Words d f y o u r
may go across m a k e x z
or down.
a w o b u t
d q u l s p
e b r m n t
m y s e l f
11 GROUP
THREE
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Mystery Letter
Directions:
In each set of words, Letter Box
the same letter is missing. i b r n o
Can find the mystery
letter in each set? The
letters you need are in
the Letter Box.
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1 he____s
you____
ou____
The mystery letter is ____
2 b____th 5 wome____
w____man sa____g
____ur lo____g
The mystery letter is ____ The mystery letter is ____
GROUP
THREE 12
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Jake’s Directions:
Very Bad Read the story. Then
fill in the bubble next to
the correct ending for
Week each sentence.
I did not have a bad day. I had three bad days! The first one was
Monday, when I took my frog to school. He is small, and I kept him
11. Jake had a spelling test on 44. Another word for small is
● a. his first bad day. ● a. little.
● b. his second bad day. ● b. large.
● c. his third bad day. ● c. silly.
Directions:
Lilly has a busy Lilly’s Busy Month
month! Use the
calendar to answer 1 Mom’s birthday is on the 11th. What day of
the questions below. Sunday
the week is that? _______________.
We did the first one
for you. 2 Lilly plays soccer every ________________.
Mom’s Soccer
4:00
birthday
Soccer
4:00 Dentist Thanksgiving
Soccer
4:00
GROUP
FOUR 14
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Directions:
Recipe Don’t read this story yet!
First, find a partner. One of
2.________________
number • First, put ____________________ small
2
3.________________ _____________________ in a large bowl.
3
thing (plural)
4.________________ • Second, add __________________
number 4
cups of chocolate chips.
5.________________
color
• Third, mix until it all turns ____________.
6.________________ 5
day of week
7.________________ • Bake until __________________ , then
6
day of week keep cold until __________________ .
7
8.________________
food • Serve cold with _____________ ice cream
8
9.________________ on top.
number
10._______________
number • Makes ____________ servings. It will keep
9
for _____________ weeks. (Once we kept
11._______________ 10
color it longer, but it turned ___________ !)
11
15 GROUP
FOUR
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Picture This!
Directions:
Look at the picture.
Then use the words in
the Word Box to
complete the
sentences below.
Word Box
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Their Every
any best
Many few
better them
5 Tom likes the red birds ________________ than the blue ones.
GROUP
FIVE 16
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last sentence.
GROUP
17 FIVE
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Directions:
To complete the maze,
pass only through the
boxes containing correct A-maze-ing Apples
sentences. The correct
path takes you through
seven boxes.
Finish
Now try this! To answer the riddle, look for the numbers under
some of the letters inside the maze. Then fill in the matching letters below.
What kind of apple isn’t an apple?
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___!
2 1 5 4 3 2 1 1 6 3
GROUP
FIVE
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Directions:
Which Word? Read the story. Then
answer each question
with a blue word from
My little brother Jack the story. We did
loves school so much that one the first one
day he was the first one there! for you.
“May I come in now and get to
work?” he asked his teacher.
“But Jack, school is not open yet,”
she said. “You are here before all the other kids. Soon the other
children will be here. After that, it will be time for school to start.
Then we will all get to work!” The next day, the school was closed
1 Which blue word sounds the 4 Which blue word means at this
same as the word hear and time and rhymes with cow?
means in this place? ___________________________
here
_________________________
5 Which two blue words are
2 Which blue word means the opposites? (Hint: One starts with
opposite of closed? a and the other starts with b.)
_________________________ ___________________________
___________________________
3 Which blue word sounds the
same as their and means in 6 Which blue word starts with
that place? t and rhymes with when?
_________________________
___________________________
19 GROUP
SIX
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??
what where how
?
question that each
? ?
sentence answers.
We did the first
one for you.
?
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When is the
Question:____________________ Question:____________________
soccer game
______________________________? ______________________________?
Question:____________________ Question:____________________
______________________________? ______________________________?
GROUP
SIX 20
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Directions:
Sort It Out! Write each word in the
Word Box under the
Word Box question it can help
answer. We did the first
after sister now there one for you.
children before school us
here men soon
Where?
(place words)
When?
(time words)
21 GROUP
SIX
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GROUP
SEVEN
22
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Directions:
The Four Seasons Write the name of each
season where it belongs
in the puzzle below. For
1 l Word Box each one, we’ve given
e summer spring you a word and a
a winter fall picture as clues.
v
e 2
s n o w
lafl ____________________
gripns _________________
etnriw _________________
rmesum _______________
23 GROUP
SEVEN
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?
True or False?
Directions:
To complete the maze,
pass only through the
boxes containing true
statements. The
? Start
correct path takes you The
through seven opposite of
boxes. early is late.
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?
Another
word for
early is late.
Another
word for
quiet is
silent.
?
The Another The
?
opposite of word for opposite
more is less. story is of quiet is
tale. silent.
? The
opposite
of over is
under.
Another
word for
more is
less.
Another
word for
story is
poem.
The
opposite
of under is
beneath.
GROUP
SEVEN
? Finish!
24
?
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How to Play
• Place all the Word Cards facedown in a pile.
• Roll the die. Move your piece the number of dots on the die.
Name That W
Say a word
that means
the opposite best
Start of large. Pick a
card.
soon
all
Pick a Say the word
Pick a that rhymes with
card.
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child goodbye made pretty slept third wide
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