At home help for Grade Two
By brandy78
@brandy78 (159)
Canada
November 13, 2007 11:36pm CST
My daughter got her report card back the other day and although she is satisfactory for her level in all subjects she is very unhappy about it.I would like to help her at home and am wondering if anyone knows and good sites for reading comprehension and math at a grade two level.
I thought about tutor but really cant' afford that right now. I just want her to be more confident in her marks and her work.
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@MommaOfAllTrades (969)
• Canada
14 Nov 07
To help with comprehension, I would suggest that you read with her and have her narrate the story back to you. Then discuss the story together. In my opinion, that is the best way to improve comprehension. If she likes to draw, have her draw as you read and then write her narration below.
For math, check out this website: http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/vlibrary.html I don't think it gets any better than that! If you want extra work, here's a complete UK curriculum (but it's just as good if not better!) http://www.cimt.plymouth.ac.uk/projects/mepres/primary/default.htm I'll just caution you that your grade 2 might not be the same UK grade 2 so you might have to look around for the topic your child needs help with.
You can also find a lot more educational links at my blog www.homeschoolblogger.com/goldensun
Dont' get overwhelmed. Look for what you need and go from there
Hope this helped!
@brandy78 (159)
• Canada
14 Nov 07
yes thanks very much I will check out all the links I really appreciate it. If the truth be known the UK curriculum will do nothing but benefit her in my opinion I went to school in England for 2 years and really benefited from it.I believe there standard of education is higher then in Canada.
Do you home school your kids? I have been considering this as I really dislike the school my daughter is in. Thanks again
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@GardenGerty (157650)
• United States
14 Nov 07
I am going to check out some of this as well for kids I work with, and for grandkids.
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@MommaOfAllTrades (969)
• Canada
14 Nov 07
I completely agree with the UK curriculum. I used to homeschool until my children decided public school was better. My youngest has many behavioural issues (adhd, odd, bipolar & anxiety) so I did have to pull her out last year and homeschool. If I could do it again, I would use the UK curriculum, no doubt about it!
I highly recommend homeschooling. And with the amount of links I sent you today, you can easily do it for free (with discipline on your part of course) Homeschooling in Canada is really easy, depending on which province you live in. It can be as simple as pulling your child out and notifying the school board. (Alberta is quite more complicated than that)
Here's another UK link for you: http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/websites/4_11
There's a neat typing program there too!
Have fun! :)
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@bstarun2007 (72)
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15 Nov 07
she is asmall girl u need not worry when she come back home she feel relax then you help her she will get good level you give confidence
@4monsters4me (2569)
• United States
14 Nov 07
You could go to a book store and look in the homeschooling/teaching section for workbooks. I saw many really nice ones on every subject at Barnes and Nobles a couple months ago.
I bought one on sale from Wal-mart for my 2nd grader to help her with her math. She had all As except in math and is struggling with subtraction.
@GardenGerty (157650)
• United States
14 Nov 07
I am not sure what you are asking. Is your daughter unhappy because she is satisfactory? In grade two is she already feeling pressured (not by you) to be perfect in everything? I will look around and compile a list that we use at school for computer, but to be honest, the best improvement I have ever seen in reading is when the parents or other adults commit to reading and listening to the child read for 20 minutes every day. My great niece lived with me, starting in first grade. She came from a bad school experience, and did not even read at kindergarten level. By the end of her first grade year she was reading first semester second grade level. I did also buy some video games by Reader Rabbit. She had fun and got some really great basics. For math improvement I would have her make her own flash cards of her basic addition and subtraction facts. That is as far as math goes in my school for second grade. Adding, subtracting. Learn the facts, then move to two digit and regrouping. I think there is a site called funbrain (www.funbrain.com) that has a math arcade that the kids I know like really well.
@brandy78 (159)
• Canada
14 Nov 07
sad isn't it a friend of hers or so called friend of hers asked her to open the report at school at then told her that her marks were all bad. She is quite a competitive child and strives very hard to do well,this doesn't come from me lol.I kinda just winged it through school,but if its important to her I want to help her improve. We do read at least 10 minutes an evening together but her teacher asked me to work on her reading comprehension with her.The flash cards are a great idea thanks we will do that I will also check out the site you mentioned.
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@lilybug (21107)
• United States
15 Nov 07
My son is in second grade and he couldn't care less about his grades. He brought home his progress report today. He is getting a C+ in Reading Comprehension and a C- in Math. He can read well, and is really good in math. He just does not care. You just need to make sure she knows you are proud of her.
