2nd Grade Summer Worksheets

Summer vacation means outdoor fun – but it’s also a time when young learners may lose some of the reading skills they’ve gained during the school year. Share a summer worksheet with your second grader to keep those skills fresh!

We have plenty of other free worksheets to help you beat the summer slide – check them out!

AI-AY Vowel Team Tic-Tac-Toe

Make an O on the words with AI. Make an X over the AY words. Which one wins? The AI and AY vowel teams are also diphthongs – they use more than one letter to make a single sound. Keep practicing with our vowel teams worksheets – and try a few diphthong worksheets, too!

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Ant Picnic – A Sight Word Story

The ants are going to a sight word picnic! Read the story and choose the best 2nd grade sight words to complete each sentence. Practicing high-frequency second grade sight words is a helpful way to improve your reading fluency.

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CR Beginning Blend Circle It

Read and circle the CR words. Can you think of other words starting with CR? Write them on the back of this sheet! Blends worksheets can help you master so many new words – whether they use beginning or ending blends!

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ER Ending Blend Circle It

Read all the words aloud, then circle the words ending in ER. Color the soccer ball, too! Blends worksheets are a great way to practice reading and spelling new words – whether they use beginning blends or ending blends!

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Long O Words Tic-Tac-Toe

Long O worksheets are tOtally awesome! Make an O on the long O words and an X on the words that use other long vowel sounds. Which one wins? The more long vowels you know, the more words you will read. Try some spelling worksheets to improve your reading skills, too!

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OO Vowel Team Fill the Bucket

Did you know that the OO vowel team can make two different sounds – for instance, hood and hoop? Read the words in the seashells and color them either red or blue, depending on the sound the OO makes. Working on vowel teams worksheets will help you become a super-skilled reader!

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Summer Reading Bingo

Keep your child’s reading skills going this summer with our interactive summer reading bingo game. How many squares can they fill in? Will they make BINGO? A fun way to support fluency and reading comprehension activities at home.

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Summer Reading Log

Summer is perfect time for ice cream… and relaxing with a good book. Use this cool summer reading log to encourage your child to keep reading during summer vacation. Color an ice cream cone for each book they read! A great way to support fluency and reading comprehension activities at home.

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Summer Slide Prevention Guide for Parents

Summer should be filled with fun—not reading setbacks. This free Summer Slide Prevention Guide for Parents includes expert tips and simple activities to help your child maintain reading skills, build confidence, and return to school ready to succeed. Consider our summer worksheets, too!

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