Building Spelling Skills Grade 2

This is one of my favourite spelling workbooks. The test part also includes the diction - which is amazing. Plus the extra practice is not very easy - forces the child to think. It gets much practice without overwhelming the child.

As a homeschooler I had tried other spelling programs that came with word lists and two or three activites per list but couldn't make them work. These workbooks while a little pricey are worth it because with an activity for each of the first four days of the week and just the test to give each Friday it helps keep a steady routine. The words seemed a bit simple at the start of the grade level to me, but now that we're further in with conjugated verbs in the list it is addressing some gaps in what the kiddos knew. You can add two words of your own to each word list which I like as well. Teacher involvement is picking the two bonus words, reading the word list Mondays for a pre-test, reading two dictation sentences for Thursday, and reading the word list off again on Friday for the actual test.

This is an excellent book . Currently using with my 8yr old who is a reluctant writer . It's simple layout and 1 page lesson each day is working very well .

Great warm up book. Encourages independent work. Easy to use and quick to get through.

I ordered this book and two others from Evan Moor to use over the summer. I must say that this is my daughters favorite book to use for summer slide learning. The activities are broken down into daily activities that give students to ability to build their skill. The book has a guide and "lesson plan" to help if needed. Students can take a quiz/test at the end of the week to show what they know. I will continue to use this and other grade level to help my kiddos.