2nd Grade Reading Strategies PowerPoint Presentations

Students need to be proficient at connecting the sounds in language to the visual grapheme or phonogram within text. Available as both a Microsoft PowerPoint presentation (download) and a Google Slides presentation (link in PDF), this resource can be quickly and easily navigated to provide your students with the skills to become fluent with phonics!

The presentation includes 338 slides. The slides are fully editable if you would like to delete or add to them. The navigation buttons will take you to the phonogram drills below.

SINGLE LETTER PHONOGRAMS

ALL SINGLE LETTER PHONOGRAMS:

• Each consonant sound is shown once with the exception of the frequently confused letters b, d, p, and q, which are shown twice.
• Each vowel is shown twice for extra practice.

CONSONANT PHONOGRAMS:

• All single letter consonant phonograms shown once with the exception of b, d, p, and q (frequently confused).

VOWEL PHONOGRAMS:

• Each vowel (a, e, i, o, u) is shown three times.

VOICED CONSONANT PHONOGRAMS:

• Ask students to gently place their hands on their throats and feel the vibration when saying these phonograms. 

Phonograms included: b, d, g, j, l, m, n, r, v, y, w, and z.

UNVOICED CONSONANT PHONOGRAMS:

• Contrast the vibration felt with the voiced when you practice saying these unvoiced phonograms. 

Phonograms included: c, f, h, k, p, s

STOP CONSONANT PHONOGRAMS:

• Some sounds cannot be stretched. Practice saying these phonograms without adding a vowel sound. 

Phonograms included: b, c, d, g, j, k, p, t.

CONTINUOUS CONSONANT PHONOGRAMS:

• These phonograms can be stretched or sung for as long as your longs will hold out!

Phonograms included: f, l, m, n, r, s, v, z

TRICKY CONSONANT PHONOGRAMS:

• These tricky sounds don’t fit neatly into a category but should still be practiced!

Phonograms included: h, q, w, x, y

SINGLE SOUND CONSONANT PHONOGRAMS:

• Once you learn these letter phonograms there will be no surprises! They only make one sound! 

Letters included: b, d, f, h, j, k, l, m, n, p, r, t, v, w, z

MULTI SOUND CONSONANT PHONOGRAMS:

• These six letters make more than one sound. Learn them all! 

Letters included: q, y, s, c, x, g

MULTI LETTER PHONOGRAMS

CONSONANT DIGRAPHS:

• The most common consonant digraphs. 

Included phonograms: sh, ch, th, tch, wh, ph

VOWEL DIGRAPHS:

• Vowel digraphs are divided into two sets. Set one includes the more common digraphs and set two includes less common and more difficult digraphs and diphthongs.

Phonograms included: Set 1: ai, ay, ee, ea, ow, oa, ou, / Set 2: au, aw, oo, ew, oi, oy, igh

r-CONTROLLED VOWEL PHONOGRAMS:

• Common and not so common combinations including r.

Phonograms included: ar, er, ur, ir, or, wor, ear

CONSONANT BLENDS:

• Not technically individual phonograms but important to practice. 

Phonogram combinations included: bl, br, cl, cr, dr, fl, fr, gl, gr, pl, pr, qu, sc, sk, sl, sm, sn, sp, st, sw, tr, spl, spr, squ, str

SILENT-E PHONOGRAMS:

• Also considered a syllable type, these phonograms can be practiced along with short vowel sounds. 

Phonograms included: a_e, e_e, i_e, o_e, u_e

SILENT LETTER CONSONANT PHONOGRAMS:

• Practice in isolation will make these phonograms not so GHOSTLY when they appear in text!

Phonograms included: wr, gn, mb, mn, kn, gh

VOWEL + NK/NG PHONOGRAMS:

• These commonly encountered phonograms can be practiced to make them more recognizable within text.

Phonograms included: unk, ung, ank, ang, ink, ing, onk, ong

This interactive PowerPoint is perfect for introducing and reinforcing digraphs ch, sh, and th in a fun, engaging way. Ideal for kindergarten through 4th-grade classrooms, this resource includes over 100 words that help students practice recognizing, reading, and using digraphs in context.

Why it’s great for teachers:

• Morning Warm-Ups: Start your day with quick, engaging slides that prepare students for literacy lessons while activating their phonics knowledge.
• Save Time: This ready-to-use resource requires no prep—just click and go! It’s an excellent time-saver for teachers and a quick way to keep students on task during transitions.
• Boost Engagement: Interactive features let students click to reveal words and sounds, making learning hands-on and dynamic.
• Versatility: Perfect for whole-class instruction, literacy centers, or small group work. It's also a great tool for independent practice or early finishers!
• Fun and Educational: Students will have fun as they interact with the slides, keeping them engaged and focused on improving their phonics skills.

Why Teachers Love It: This PowerPoint keeps students engaged while reinforcing key literacy skills. It's especially useful for morning routines, gaining valuable time to prepare for the day while students are actively learning. You can use it for quick warm-ups, review sessions, or to fill in extra time during transitions.

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Make phonics practice fun and interactive with this set of ckla 50 PowerPoint slides designed to help students blend CVC words (consonant-vowel-consonant) step by step! Perfect for kindergarten through 3rd-grade, this resource enables students to build essential reading skills by blending sounds in words like “cat,” “dog,” and “sit.”

Each slide guides students through the process of blending sounds, with a simple click to reveal the next sound, helping them understand how individual letters form words. This is ideal for developing phonemic awareness, decoding skills, and confidence in reading.

Features:

• 50 CVC words for blending practice
• Clickable slides for sound-by-sound progression
• Great for independent work, small group, or whole-class instruction
• Builds phonics, decoding, and early reading fluency

Perfect for:

• Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, and 3rd Grade students
• Teachers looking for no-prep, interactive phonics practice
• Blending practice during literacy centers or small group reading sessions
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Do your students need Paperless Morning Meeting Slides or a Video of The Day to work on their reading skills while creating connections and building relationships? Using a Video of The Day can lead to tremendous growth academically and socially. The videos can be utilized during your Morning Meeting time along with your other components. 

The Video of The Day is on PowerPoint and can be used every morning during your Morning Meeting routine. All you have to do is bring up the PowerPoint each morning and play the video on the slide. There are 57 EDITABLE and DIVERSE videos! This PowerPoint is part 3 of a 3 part series.  Part 1 has 60 editable videos and part 2 has 45 editable videos! Purchase all 3 products to have a Video of The Day for almost everyday of the school year! If you would rather use a different video one day, you can delete the video and add your own! 

Students will infer, visualize, synthesize, and create connections with the videos.  Looking closely at a video is an important reading skill for students to develop to create inferences about what they are watching. Therefore, the inferences they are creating about the videos will lead to connections and inferences within their reading texts. Students who practice those skills outside of reading will most likely utilize those same skills while reading. You will need to teach students how to do that throughout the school year with the PowerPoint. 

Additionally, the Video of The Day can be used for writing prompts or centers. Students can view the video and write a story based on the video. The students may also write predictions on what they think would happen next if the video continued.  

This is also an excellent resource to use with your remote learners as well. You could assign one or more slides to their learning management system for morning meetings and writing or reading activities. 

“Morning Meeting is an engaging way to start each day, build a strong sense of community, and set children up for success socially and academically.” -Responsive Classroom

“Morning meetings are an excellent way to help students transition from home to school and help them get ready to learn. In addition, these meetings can help you connect with your students, help students build relationships with each other, and promote an overall sense of community in the classroom.” -Centervention

The topics and what is included:

• 57 pages of editable Google Slides. 
• Diverse, beautiful videos.
• Videos were either taken by me or were purchased stock videos. 
• No worksheets. 

Resources you may also love.

• Video of The Day- Part 1
• Video of The Day- Part 2
• Morning Meeting Questions
• Picture of Day
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Do your students need Paperless Morning Meeting Slides with a Video of The Day to work on their reading skills while creating connections and building relationships? Using a Video of The Day can lead to tremendous growth academically and socially. The videos can be utilized during your Morning Meeting time along with your other components. 

The Video of The Day is on PowerPoint and can be used every morning during your Morning Meeting routine. All you have to do is bring up the PowerPoint each morning and play the video on the slide. There are 60 EDITABLE and DIVERSE videos! This is part 1 of 3, and parts 2 and part 3 have numerous editable videos as well! If you would rather use a different video one day, you can delete the video and add your own! 

Students will infer, visualize, synthesize, and create connections with the videos.  Looking closely at a video is an important reading skill for students to develop to create inferences about what they are watching. Therefore, the inferences they are creating about the videos will lead to connections and inferences within their reading texts. Students who practice those skills outside of reading will most likely utilize those same skills while reading. You will need to teach students how to do that throughout the school year with the PowerPoint. 

Additionally, The Video of The Day can be used for writing prompts or centers. Students can view the video and write a story based on the video. The students may also write predictions on what they think would happen next if the video continued.  

This is also an excellent resource to use with your remote learners as well. You could assign one or more slides to their learning management system for morning meetings and writing or reading activities. 

“Morning Meeting is an engaging way to start each day, build a strong sense of community, and set children up for success socially and academically.” -Responsive Classroom

“Morning meetings are an excellent way to help students transition from home to school and help them get ready to learn. In addition, these meetings can help you connect with your students, help students build relationships with each other, and promote an overall sense of community in the classroom.” -Centervention

The topics and what is included:

• 60 pages of editable Google Slides. 
• Diverse, beautiful videos.
• Videos were either taken by me or were purchased stock videos. 
• No worksheets. 

Resources you may also love.

• Video of The Day- Part 2
• Video of The Day- Part 3
• Morning Meeting Questions
• Picture of Day
• Surgery Day Transformation Activity- Surgery Day Math

Blog Posts You Might Enjoy

• Grants for Teachers
• Picture of Day
• Morning Meeting Questions

Lets Connect

Instagram- heatherschrage

TikTok- doctor.teach

Twitter- heatherschrage

Facebook 

Please e-mail me with any questions or concerns @ heather.schrage@gmail.com

Do you need Morning Meeting Slides in 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, or 5th Grade to save you time and stress? Do you want it all in one place? Are you wanting to reduce behavior issues and raise engagement levels? These Morning Meeting activities were a game-changer in my classroom and led us to have the best year ever! My students were engaged, and well-behaved, and I had so much less stress! This is because we built really strong relationships and connections with each other which led to fewer disruptions and toxic stress.

This bundle is all of my Paperless Morning Work and PowerPoints bundled together for you!

The bundle includes:

• Winter Morning Meeting Slides
• February Morning Meeting Slides
• March Morning Meeting Slides
• April Morning Meeting Slides
• May Morning Meeting Slides
• August Morning Meeting Slides
• Fall Morning Meeting Slides
• Just Like Me Icebreaker Activity
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• Video of The Day Slides (All 3 Parts!)
• True or False Morning Meeting Slides
• Behavior Incentives
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Do your students need Paperless Morning Meeting Slides of Videos to work on their reading skills while creating connections and building relationships? Using a Video of The Day can lead to tremendous growth academically and socially. The videos can be utilized during your Morning Meeting time along with your other components. 

The Video of The Day is on PowerPoint and can be used every morning during your Morning Meeting routine. All you have to do is bring up the PowerPoint each morning and play the video on the slide. This is a bundle of all of the videos for your morning meeting time. There are 162 editable and diverse videos spread out on three different PowerPoints.

If you would instead use a different video one day, you can delete the video and add your own! 

Students will infer, visualize, synthesize, and create connections with the videos.  Looking closely at a video is an important reading skill for students to develop to create inferences about what they are watching. Therefore, the inferences they are creating about the videos will lead to connections and inferences within their reading texts. Students who practice those skills outside of reading will most likely utilize those same skills while reading. You will need to teach students how to do that throughout the school year with the PowerPoint. 

Additionally, the Video of The Day can be used for writing prompts or centers. Students can view the video and write a story based on the video. The students may also write predictions on what they think would happen next if the video continued.  

“Morning Meeting is an engaging way to start each day, build a strong sense of community, and set children up for success socially and academically.” -Responsive Classroom

“Morning meetings are an excellent way to help students transition from home to school and help them get ready to learn. In addition, these meetings can help you connect with your students, help students build relationships with each other, and promote an overall sense of community in the classroom.” -Centervention

*The video preview is only showing you a few of the video clips*

The topics and what is included:

• 162 pages of editable PowerPoint Slides.
• Diverse, beautiful videos.
• Videos were either taken by me or were purchased stock videos. 
• No worksheets.

Do you need paperless morning meeting slides or paperless morning work that is engaging, raises academic achievement levels, and lowers behavioral issues?

This bundle includes

1. Morning Meeting Questions (180 slides)

2. Picture of The Day (180 slides)

3. Video of The Day (60 slides)

Morning Meeting Question Slides

What I do each morning is display one morning meeting question slide. Every student responds and we have a discussion. These are higher-order questions that inspire thought-provoking answers. Additionally, I have built strong meaningful relationships with these slides!

"Higher-order questions put advanced cognitive demand on students. They encourage students to think beyond literal questions."

Picture of The Day Slides

We use a picture of the day every morning during our morning meeting routine. The slides are projected on our screen for all students to see. Students are asked to infer, visualize, synthesize, and create connections with the picture. Looking closely at a picture is an important reading skill for students to develop to create inferences about what they are reading. 

Additionally, the Picture of The Day can be used for writing prompts or centers. Students can look at the picture and write a story based on the picture. 

This is also an excellent resource to use with your remote learners as well. You could assign one or more slides to their learning management system for morning meetings and writing or reading activities. 

“Morning Meeting is an engaging way to start each day, build a strong sense of community, and set children up for success socially and academically.” -Responsive Classroom

“Morning meetings are an excellent way to help students transition from home to school and help them get ready to learn. In addition, these meetings can help you connect with your students, help students build relationships with each other, and promote an overall sense of community in the classroom.” -Centervention

Video of The Day Slides

The Video of The Day is on PowerPoint and can be used every morning during your Morning Meeting routine. All you have to do is bring up the PowerPoint each morning and play the video on the slide. There are 60 EDITABLE and DIVERSE videos! This is part 1 of 3, and part 2 and part 3 have numerous editable videos as well! If you would rather use a different video one day, you can delete the video and add your own! 

Students will infer, visualize, synthesize, and create connections with the videos.  Looking closely at a video is an important reading skill for students to develop to create inferences about what they are watching. Therefore, the inferences they are creating about the videos will lead to connections and inferences within their reading texts. Students who practice those skills outside of reading will most likely utilize those same skills while reading. You will need to teach students how to do that throughout the school year with the PowerPoint. 

Additionally, The Video of The Day can be used for writing prompts or centers. Students can view the video and write a story based on the video. The students may also write predictions on what they think would happen next if the video continued.  

This is also an excellent resource to use with your remote learners as well. You could assign one or more slides to their learning management system for morning meetings and writing or reading activities. 

Resources you may also love.

• Video of The Day- Part 2
• Video of The Day- Part 3
• Morning Meeting Questions
• Picture of Day
• Surgery Day Math

Blog Posts You Might Enjoy

• Grants for Teachers
• Picture of Day
• Morning Meeting Questions