Math : 

Skill Sharpeners: Math activity books help students understand and maintain important math skills in their grade level. The fun activities provided in each unit create enjoyable learning experiences for children.

Each title includes:

-Colorful and engaging practice pages.
-Themed units that provide practice of important grade-level math concepts.
-A test your skills option at the end of each unit that gives a clear picture of whether or not the skills have been mastered.

Perfect as an at-home activity book, homeschool curriculum resource, or after-school enrichment, Skill Sharpeners: Math helps students master important skills in measurements, data, numbers, and computation needed to form a strong math foundation.

Skill Sharpeners Math, Grade 2 provides practice for the following mathematics skills:

-read, write, and compare numbers to 1,000
-addition and subtraction facts to 18
-two-digit addition and subtraction with and without regrouping
-three-digit addition and subtraction without regrouping
-multiplication facts to 25
-identify and continue patterns
-value of pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters, dollar bills
-solve word problems
-tell time to the hour and half-hour
-identify fractions 1/2, 1/3, 1/4, 3/4, 2/3, 1/6, 1/8
-read and create graphs
-measure to the nearest half inch
-geometry basic shapes, symmetry, perimeter

Science : 

Build your second grader s understanding of physical, life, and earth science with this full-color activity book! Engaging reading selections, activities, and hands-on projects will motivate your child to learn science concepts that are based on the most current science standards.

The simple hands-on activities help your child understand and retain science concepts in a memorable way.

Each lesson includes reading selections and activities that focus on one science concept, covering the following second grade topics:

-Physical Science
-Matter
-Changes in Matter
-Forces and Motion

Forces at Play

-Life Science
-My Body
-Body Parts
-Animal Life Cycles
-Plants
-Habitats

Space and Earth Science

-Space
-The Sun
-Weather

Earth s Systems

-Geology-Water and Ice

Science and Engineering

-Science
-Engineering

Ideal for practice at home and classroom enrichment, Skill Sharpeners: Science:

-provides practice of reading comprehension, vocabulary, and writing skills
-offers striking photography and scientific illustrations to help children connect science to the real world
-is based on Next Generation Science Standards and state science standards
-includes an answer key