2nd Grade Literacy Centers for the Year

April Literacy Centers:

1. Diphthong Sort (8 headings, 120 cards, 8 sentence mats)
2. What Kind of Syllable, Part 2 (48 word cards, 4 mats, 1 chart)
3. Character Cards: Thoughtful (28 cards – 14 of each)
4. Linking Word Puzzles (28 cards – 14 of each)
5. Spelling Bee (2 mat options, 60 double-sided cards)
6. Make A Sentence (24 mats)
7. Searching for Clues (36 Task Cards)
8. What If? (36 Prompts)
9. Accountable Talk Prompts (4 Accountable Talk Categories and 24 Prompts)
10. QR Codes Research (16 task cards with 5 questions each)

May Literacy Centers:

1. Long Vowel Soccer (5 mats, 60 cards – 12 of each vowel)
2. Change the Sentence (24 cards)
3. Character Cards: Citizenship (28 cards – 14 of each)
4. Make Your Own Recipe (1 mat, 2 idea mats, 30 recipe ideas)
5. Formal vs. Informal Language (2 mats, 60 cards)
6. Name It (24 mats)
7. Cause and Effect (4 mats, 36 cards – 18 of each)
8. Story Elements: Problem/Solution (16 passages)
9. What Happened in the Story? (15 comprehension mats)
10. Reference Sorting (1 anchor chart, 4 mats, 16 cards)

June Literacy Centers:

1. Same Sound (5 puzzles with 9 words each)
2. R-Controlled Sliders (4 sliders, 40 cards)
3. Character Cards: Self-Control (28 cards – 14 of each)
4. Character Swap (16 passages, 30 character choices)
5. Journal Prompts (1 mat, 24 journal prompts)
6. Write the Room (1 mat, 12 cards)
7. Figure It Out (30 cards)
8. This or That? (1 mat, 24 cards)
9. Listen and Draw (3 mats, 32 task cards)
10. Read and Draw (10 drawing mats)

July Literacy Centers:

1. Prefix Flowers (40 prefix flowers, 2 options to create)
2. Irregular Words Spelling Bee (2 mat options, 60 cards)
3. Character Cards: Respect (28 cards – 14 of each)
4. Sequence the Story (16 sequencing tasks, 16 mats, 1 writing mat)
5. Paragraph Editing Mats (anchor chart, 20 mats)
6. Poetry Mats (10 mats)
7. Metaphors and Similes (30 task cards)
8. Plural Nouns (40 cards, 10 of each plural type)
9. Read and Draw (16 drawing mats)
10. Calm Down (10 mats)

August Literacy Centers:

1. Poppin’ Sight Word Bubbles (24 mats)
2. Word Ladders (15 mats)
3. Character Cards: Cooperation (28 cards – 14 of each)
4. Write a Letter (18 character and reason cards, 12 letter mats)
5. Hyperboles and Idioms (30 task cards)
6. Color Coding Sentences (coding chart, 24 task cards)
7. Organizing a Paragraph (1 mat, 20 passages in pieces)
8. Ask and Answer (16 passages, 16 comprehension mats)
9. Guess the Character (24 cards – 12 character , 12 passage)
10. Feelings Journal (7 prompt cards, 8 page journal)

September Literacy Centers:

1. Ghost Digraphs (10 passages)
2. Roll A Word (1 mat options, 2 dice templates, sounds cards)
3. Character Traits Sort (16 passages)
4. Instapost Writing Center (1 mat, 18 writing prompts)
5. Paragraph Editing Mats (1 anchor chart, 20 mats)
6. Reflexive Pronouns (16 cards, 1 mat)
7. Instruction Mats (20 instruction mats)
8. Personification and Onomatopoeia (25 task cards)
9. Which One Doesn’t Belong (20 mats)
10. Time to Calm Down (24 task cards)

October Literacy Centers:

1. Sound Spelling (36 cards)
2. Synonym and Antonym Puzzles (64 puzzles – 32 of each)
3. Discussion Scenarios (24 scenarios)
4. Five Senses Writing (10 mats)
5. Which Article? (16 passages)
6. Figurative Language (6 headings, 36 cards)
7. Text Message Fluency (20 mats)
8. Fact and Opinion Sort (2 mats, 48 sentences)
9. Mad Libs (24 cards)
10. Growth Mindset Rewrites (1 anchor chart, 16 scenarios)

November Literacy Centers:

1. Hard and Soft C and G (4 mats, 32 word cards, 32 picture cards)
2. R-Controlled Vowel Mats (10 passages each with 15 r-controlled words)
3. Character Cards: Fairness (28 cards – 14 fair, 14 unfair)
4. Stretch a Sentence (1 anchor chart, 1 mat, 60 prompts – 30 people, 30 things)
5. Parts of Speech Sort (1 anchor chart, 9 parts of speech cards, 99 cards)
6. Vivid Verbs (18 verbs, 90 vivid verbs)
7. Poetry Mats (10 mats)
8. Non-Fiction Mats (10 passages, 8 diagram options)
9. What Do You Think? (30 discussion prompts)
10. Dictionary Skills (6 labels, 30 cards)

December Literacy Centers:

1. Suffix Word Building (12 suffix cards, 56 base word cards, 1 anchor chart)
2. Compound Word Cones (15 compound word cones, 30 word scoops)
3. Character Ed: Responsibility (28 cards – 14 responsible, 14 not responsible)
4. Create Your Own Ending (10 Create Your Own Ending Passages)
5. Common/Proper Nouns Match-Up (5 mats, 12 common nouns and 12 proper nouns on each mat)
6. Vivid Verb Sentences (36 sentences, 18 word sliders with 6 verbs on each)
7. Idiom Mats (24 Idiom Mats)
8. Fact Finding (10 compare and contrast mats, 2 diagram choices)
9. Reading Fluency Fun (15 voice cards, 50 sentences)
10. Glossary Skills (10 glossary mats, 10 comprehension mats)

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