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Our free reading activities for 1st and 2nd grade will engage young learners in topics ranging from incredible insects to the great outdoors to the history of our country.
Guide your students as they use eBooks, videos, and hands-on activities for reading practice. We’ve also included literacy lessons in Spanish and family support guides.
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Discover five days of reading and learning activities designed to engage your child in an exploration of sports, games, and having fun.
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¡Bienvenidos a Estos son los Estados Unidos! We provide you with daily summer reading activities in Spanish about our country and its symbols.
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Discover five days of reading and learning activities designed to engage your child in an exploration of our country and its symbols.
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Van a recibir lecciones de lectura y aprendizaje para cinco días con las que su hijo podrá conocer más sobre la naturaleza que nos rodea.
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Discover five days of reading and learning activities designed to engage your child in an exploration of nature all around us.
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Explore five days of reading and learning activities designed to engage your child in an exploration of family and spending time together.
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¡Bienvenidos a Tiempo en familia! We provide you with daily summer reading activities in Spanish about family and spending time together.
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Engage your child in an exploration of how great things can happen when we work together with these reading activities for Grades 1-2.
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Van a recibir lecciones de lectura y aprendizaje para cinco días con las que su hijo podrá conocer más sobre las mariposas, las abejas y otros insectos.
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Welcome to Incredible Insects! We’ll provide five days of reading and learning activities designed to engage your child in an exploration of butterflies, bees, and other bugs.
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Engage your child in an exploration of food and how it is important in our lives.
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Van a recibir lecciones de lectura para cinco días, con las que su hijo podrá explorar el tema de las artes y la creatividad.
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Engage your child in an exploration of arts and creativity with five days of activities.
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Van a recibir lecciones de lectura para cinco días, con las que su hijo podrá explorar el tema de los diferentes estados del tiempo.
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Engage your child in an exploration of different kinds of weather with five days of activities.
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Van a recibir lecciones de lectura para cinco días, con las que su hijo podrá explorar cómo ayudan las personas en nuestras comunidades.
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Engage your child in an exploration of how we are helpers in our communities with five days of activities.
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Have children explore Earth's ecosystems with five days of reading lessons for first and second graders.
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Have children dive into traditional tales with five days of reading lessons for first and second graders.
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Vamos a proporcionarles lecciones de lectura que duran cinco días, y las cuales servirán para explorar el mundo animal con su hijo.
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Give your kids an inside look at the animal world with five days of reading lessons for first and second graders.
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