We are happy to feature TEN more 2nd Grade Literacy Centers for the month of November! You will find a variety of phonics, language, vocabulary, and listening & speaking activities with these November centers. These centers will be beneficial to any second grade classroom!
[Click here to see our 1st and 2nd Grade Literacy Centers for the Year]

Hard and Soft C and G: Students will distinguish hard and soft c/g sounds within words.
R-Controlled Vowel Mats: Students will read the r-controlled vowel passage and write all the r-controlled vowel words in the passage.
Character Cards (Fairness): Students will read the Character Clip Card sentence and decide if it is fair or not fair.
Stretch a Sentence: Students will grab a subject card and write a sentence about that subject using the “Stretch a Sentence” mat.
Parts of Speech Sort: Students will sort the word cards based on the part of speech.
Vivid Verb Swaps: Students will be categorizing verbs based on their synonyms using the puzzles.
Poetry Mats: Students will read the poetry passages and answer questions based on the passage.
Non-Fiction Discovery Mats: Students will read the poetry passages and answer questions based on the passage.
What Do You Think? Students will be pulling cards from the “What Do You Think?” jar and asking and answering the questions with their peers.
Dictionary Skills: Students will be labeling the parts of the “dictionary words.”
Right now, I am sure you are probably thinking, “This is exactly what I have been looking for!!! How in the world do I get my hands on these?!?
We offer Year-Long Literacy Centers for 1st and 2nd Grade. This resource was specifically made to create an impact in your classroom, and to help you create a better work-life balance. Take the guess work out of centers, so you can do what you do best…TEACH!
- Student-Friendly Directions for Every Center
- Hands-On and Engaging Activities
- Recording/Accountability Sheets for Every Center
- Flexible and nonseasonal centers to supplement your current curriculum.
- Cohesive resource with a variety of centers to last you an entire year.
- Consistent centers so you have minimal redirection.
[Check out our 1st and 2nd Grade Literacy Centers for the Year]
Each month includes 10 Common Core Aligned Literacy Centers that can be rearranged and reused throughout the year! We have done the ground work for you! You don’t have to think about which standard each activity aligns to! It’s all laid out for you.
We have provided a scope and sequence so you can see exactly how the activities line up with the standards. That way, you don’t have to worry about what’s coming for those of you who plan far in advance.
Check out the Scope and Sequence here! We can’t wait until you see what’s inside!
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