Skill Sharpeners Reading, Grade 2 provides 15 motivating stories. For example: • "Peanut Butter" • "The Case of the Missing Apples" • "The Ugly Duckling" • "Elephants" • "A Visit to the Monterey Bay Aquarium" Activity pages include: • comprehension questions • a vocabulary exercise • a sequencing activity for every story Other skills addressed include the following: • word families • phonetic elements • synonyms & antonyms • alphabetical order • contractions