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 & moneyThe 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!