2nd Grade ELA

Learning About Feelings After Sad News One sunny morning last week, a family got some very sad news. A kind woman named Sarah lost her home in a big storm. The wind was very strong, and the rain was very heavy. The storm broke windows and made the roof leak. Sarah had to leave her […]

A Story from Long, Long Ago A long, long time ago, even before your grandparents’ grandparents were born, people told amazing stories. These stories are called myths. One famous set of myths comes from a place called Greece. Today, we’re going to learn about a very surprising family from those Greek myths. In these stories,

A Fun Puzzle for Everyone One sunny morning not long ago, on a special day in January, something new and exciting happened for people who love puzzles. On Monday, January 27th, 2026, a newspaper called The Slate made a brand-new kind of crossword puzzle just for kids and beginners! You might have seen grown-ups working

The Secret of the Great Sphinx For a very, very long time, people have wondered about a giant statue in Egypt. This statue is called the Great Sphinx. It has the body of a lion and the head of a person. The Sphinx is so old that it was already ancient when the pyramids were

Keeping People Safe One sunny morning last week, a group of people came to a new country. They were looking for a safe place to live and work. They wanted to be with their families. In our country, we have rules about who can come and live here. These rules are called laws. The people

A Busy Parking Lot in Georgia Last week, in a big state called Georgia, something important was happening in a parking lot. A parking lot is a big, flat place where people leave their cars when they go to a store or an office. But this parking lot was not for cars last week. It

When TikTok Took a Break Last weekend, something strange happened on the internet. Many people, including older brothers, sisters, and parents, noticed that their favorite app, TikTok, was not working properly. This happened on a Saturday in March. For a little while, videos wouldn’t play, and people couldn’t share their fun dances or silly jokes.

A Favorite TV Star Writes a Book One sunny day not long ago, a man named Mike did something very exciting. Mike is a man that many people know from a fun TV show called Survivor. On the TV show, people live on an island, play games, and work together to solve problems. Mike was on

A Special Crossword Clue One sunny morning this week, students in a classroom just like ours were working on a special puzzle. It was not a math puzzle or a word search. It was a crossword puzzle! This puzzle was in a newspaper for grown-ups, but the clue they were trying to solve was all

A New Kind of Game for Everyone Date: January 2026 In January of the year 2026, something new and fun happened in the world of games. A company made a special video game that everyone can play. This is big news because many games are hard for some people to use. This new game is