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 & money The 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!