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