Brighter Child Basic Skills Helpers provides children in grade 2 additional instruction in basic skills necessary for the school year ahead. Offering 80 pages of full-color activities, easy-to-follow directions, and complete answer key, children will have fun learning basic skills. Features activities that teach: *Consonant blends *Short & long vowels *Compound words & contractions *Suffixes & prefixes *Reading comprehension strategies *Same & different *Sequencing & classifying *Parts of speech *Kinds of sentences *Counting by 2s, 5s, and 10s *Less than & greater than *2-digit addition & subtraction *Place value & fractions *Geometry & measurement *Time & money The popular Brighter Child Workbook series offers a full complement of instruction, activities, and information in 51 subject-specific workbooks. Encompassing preschool to grade 6, this series covers key subjects including basic skills, English & grammar, math, phonics, reading, science, and Spanish. This series is helping prepare children by giving them a solid foundation in key skills necessary for success in the classroom!