Second Grade is on the horizon and young learners will have fun preparing for it with Daily Summer Activities, Moving from First to Second Grade. The many exercises it contains, while brief, add just the right amount of complexity to keep children challenged.Language Arts practice: a fiction and a nonfiction story with comprehension questions each week sentences to correct for capitalization, punctuation, and grammar manuscript handwriting practice creative writing activities 6 spelling words to learn each week Mathematics practice: addition and subtraction facts word problems counting two-digit addition and subtraction, without borrowing and carrying Language skills such as: alphabetical order contractions nouns and verbs synonyms and antonyms vowel sounds Beginning geography: map symbols reading simple maps As someone who has already tried the series said:Daily Summer Activities helps our students use what they have learned and prepares them for success in the coming school year. Elementary School Principal, Greeley, CO .