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2nd Grade learning posters

Regrouping, money, time and the spelling patterns that turn a decoder into a reader.

Ages 7–8 · 50 posters

  • Regrouping
  • Skip counting
  • Spelling rules
  • Matter
  • Landforms

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  • Literacy · 15
  • Math · 21
  • Science · 8
  • Social Studies · 4
  • Life Skills · 2
Making PluralsMost words just take s.2nd GradeMost words just take s. Words that hiss takees. Words ending in a consonant + y swap the yfor ies.s · es · iescat → catsadd sThe ordinary case — most words.box → boxesadd esAfter s, x, z, ch, sh — you need the extra sound.baby → babiesy becomes iesOnly after a consonant. Day stays days.leaf → leavesf becomes vesAlso knife → knives, half → halves.THE COMMON MISTAKE✗ boxs✓ boxesTry saying 'boxs' — you cannot. The es exists because the mouth needs it.A few change completely: child → children, mouse → mice, foot →feet.Making Pluralslittleactivity.com
Literacy

Making Plurals

ContractionsTwo words squashed into one.2nd GradeTwo words squashed into one. The apostrophestands exactly where the missing letters were.do not → don'tdo notdon'tThe o of not is gone.I amI'mThe a of am is gone.it isit'sThe i of is is gone.they willthey'llThe wi of will is gone.THE COMMON MISTAKE✗ its raining✓ it's rainingit's = it is. Its (no apostrophe) means belonging to it.The apostrophe is not decoration — it marks the exact spot a letterwas removed.Contractionslittleactivity.com
Literacy

Contractions

Compound WordsTwo whole words joined to make a third.2nd GradeTwo whole words joined to make a third. Coverhalf and a real word is still there.sun + flower = sunflowerrain + bowrainbowBoth halves are real words on their own.butter + flybutterflyThe meaning is not always the two halves added up.foot + ballfootballHere it is — a ball you kick with your foot.some + thingsomethingVery common ones stop feeling like compounds at all.Cover one half. If what is left is a real word, it is a compound.Compound Wordslittleactivity.com
Literacy

Compound Words

Adding -ed and -ingSometimes you just add it.2nd GradeSometimes you just add it. Sometimes you dropan e, and sometimes you double the last letterfirst.hop → hopping · hope → hopingjumpjumped, jumpingJust add it — nothing changes.hopehoped, hopingDrop the silent e before adding.hophopped, hoppingShort vowel + one consonant → double it.crycried, cryingy → i before ed, but stays before ing.THE COMMON MISTAKE✗ hoping to hop✓ hopping to hopOne p keeps the vowel long (hoping). Two p makes it short (hopping).The doubled letter protects the short vowel sound. That is its onlyjob.Adding -ed and -inglittleactivity.com
Literacy

Adding -ed and -ing

The Prefixes un- and re-A prefix goes on the front and changes the meaning without…2nd GradeA prefix goes on the front and changes themeaning without changing the spelling of theroot.un- = not · re- = againhappy → unhappynot happyun- flips the meaning to its opposite.tie → untieundo the tyingun- can also mean 'reverse it'.read → rereadread againre- means to do it a second time.build → rebuildbuild againThe root word never changes its spelling.Cover the prefix. The word underneath should still be a real word.The Prefixes un- and re-littleactivity.com
Literacy

The Prefixes un- and re-

Vowel TeamsTwo vowels walking together usually make one long sound — and…2nd GradeTwo vowels walking together usually make onelong sound — and it is normally the firstvowel's name.ai · ay · ee · ea · oa · owrain, playlong aai in the middle, ay at the end.tree, teamlong eee and ea both work; ea is less predictable.boat, snowlong ooa in the middle, ow at the end.pie, tielong iie is rarer but follows the same idea.THE COMMON MISTAKE✗ braed✓ breadea does not always say long e — bread, head and dead are short."Two vowels go walking, the first one does the talking" — rightabout 70% of the time.Vowel Teamslittleactivity.com
Literacy

Vowel Teams

Bossy RWhen r follows a vowel it takes over.2nd GradeWhen r follows a vowel it takes over. Thevowel makes neither its short nor its longsound.ar · er · ir · or · urarcar, star, farmSays 'ar' — the easiest one to hear.orfor, corn, stormSays 'or', like the word or itself.er, ir, urher, bird, turnAll three make the same 'ur' sound.Which one?you have to learn iter, ir and ur sound identical — spelling has to be remembered.Three spellings, one sound. That is why bird, herd and word allrhyme but look different.Bossy Rlittleactivity.com
Literacy

Bossy R

Silent EAn e on the end says nothing itself, but it reaches back over…2nd GradeAn e on the end says nothing itself, but itreaches back over one consonant and makes thevowel say its name.hat → hatehat → hatea becomes longThe e is silent but it changed the whole word.kit → kitei becomes longSame trick, different vowel.hop → hopeo becomes longOne letter, completely different word.cub → cubeu becomes longThe e never makes a sound of its own.THE COMMON MISTAKE✗ hoping for a hop✓ hopping for a hopAdding -ing to hope drops the e; adding it to hop doubles the p.Also called magic e or bossy e. It works over exactly one consonant,no more.Silent Elittleactivity.com
Literacy

Silent E

Blends & DigraphsTwo-letter starts and the sh/ch/th/wh sounds, with an example…2nd GradeBLENDS — you hear both lettersblblockclclockflflagglglueplplaneslslidebrbreadcrcrabdrdrumfrfroggrgrassprprizetrtrainscscarfskskatesmsmilesnsnailspspoonststarswswingDIGRAPHS — two letters, one brand-new soundshshipone sound: shhhchchairone sound: chththumbtongue between teethwhwheelblow air outphphonesounds like fckduckonly at the endngringonly at the endREMEMBERStuck on a word? Cover everything but the first two letters and say those first.Blends & Digraphslittleactivity.com
Literacy

Blends & Digraphs

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2nd Grade posters — questions

What do the 2nd Grade posters cover?

Counting by 2s, Counting by 5s, Counting by 10s, Counting by 3s, Counting by 4s, Making Plurals, Contractions, Compound Words, Adding -ed and -ing, The Prefixes un- and re-, Vowel Teams, Bossy R, Silent E, Place Value to Hundreds, Addition & Subtraction Facts, Coins & Money, Time to 5 Minutes, Blends & Digraphs, Parts of Speech, Punctuation Marks, Solid, Liquid, Gas, Adding with Regrouping, Subtracting with Regrouping, Arrays and Repeated Addition, Halves, Thirds and Quarters, Measuring Length, Reading a Graph, Common and Proper Nouns, Past and Present Verbs, Synonyms and Antonyms, Food Chains, Habitats, Magnets, Weather Tools, Life Cycle of a Chicken, Maps and Globes, Landforms, Past, Present, Future, Apostrophes That Show Belonging, Part, Part, Whole, Making Ten to Add, Comparing Bigger Numbers, am and pm, Days in Each Month, Rocks and Soil, How Sound Works, My Community, Being a Good Citizen, Number Line to 100, Saving and Spending. Together they cover regrouping, skip counting, spelling rules, matter, landforms — the reference knowledge 2nd Grade keeps asking a child to recall.

Are the 2nd Grade posters free?

Yes. Every poster on this page can be previewed in full and downloaded as a print-ready PDF for free. The $7.99 option simply bundles all 50 into one PDF so you print once rather than downloading them one at a time.

How should I use a poster once it is printed?

Hang it where the work happens, then refer to it out loud. A poster that gets pointed at during homework teaches; a poster nobody mentions is wallpaper. Each poster on this page carries a one-line suggestion for exactly that.

Is my child too old or too young for the 2nd Grade set?

Mix freely. These are individual reference sheets, not a sequence — a child who is ahead in reading and behind in maths can take the poster they need from either grade without any awkwardness.

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