Word Detective, Grade 2: 130 Games and Puzzles to Improve Spelling
- Subject
- Language Arts - Vocabulary & Spelling
- Age
- 6-8 years
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Pages
- 190
- Publisher
- Rockridge Press
- Size
- 21.6 cm × 27.7 cm
- ISBN
- 9781641529600
A fun spelling mystery for second grade sleuths
Kids love learning through amusing games and activities—and what's more fun than learning to spell by solving a mystery? As they weave their way through Word Detective, they'll learn to spell 200 words through 130 engaging puzzles. When they complete the spelling (grade 2) book, they'll be able to solve "The Case of the Hidden Gold."
Each chapter in this spelling (grade 2) book will take them through different themes like friends, family, and animals. Creative puzzles will help them practice the words, and they'll use some of them in their own sentences.
This spelling (grade 2) book includes:
This is going to be F-U-N!—They'll encounter plenty of spelling (grade 2) exercises including Letter Slide, Merry-Go-Round, and Crack the Code. Whodunit—The answers to the puzzles reveal secret letters that, when put together, solve the case. Words they'll use—They'll learn words for colors, emotions, and other topics from 10 chapters that will help them describe the world around them.Word Detective is everything a spelling (grade 2) book should be and more! Learning new words has never been this much fun.
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What reviewers said
"Word Detective is a fun and clever spelling resource for classroom use, homeschooling, or extra practice at home. The wide variety of puzzles encourages spelling mastery. Kids will solve a mystery as they practice new words and learn to edit for spelling errors. Ann Richmond Fisher is a highly qualified wordsmith and a gifted puzzle creator."
"This is a great book for second graders to learn spelling. Ann’s experience as a teacher shines through in every exercise. The book is very easy to use and contains puzzles that little ones will remember throughout their lives! They may even teach them to their own children one day!"
"Ann Richmond Fisher knows kids and knows words, and she will engage them with her new book Word Detective. Each page brings new surprises that will engage primary students to move forward to the next page and next chapter to find out the answer to the mystery."
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