2nd Grade English Language Arts - Alliteration Ace

Here's an article about the importance of reading widely for children's reading development: https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2013/10/16/why-kids-need-reading-variety_n_4108646.html

This article discusses the importance of children's literature, which includes both fiction and poetry: https://www.luther.edu/oneota-reading-journal/archive/2012/the-value-of-childrens-literature/
Lots of children's poetry includes alliteration and other fun with language. Shel Silverstein and Jack Pretlusky both write funny poems that kids love. Here's a link to Shel Silverstein reading his poem "Sarah Sylvia Cynthia Stout" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKHjNGZ5skA
Today’s Global Greeting is in Swahili - “Jambo” means “Hello” in Swahili. To learn more about this phrase, check out this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3GU7vFNuUI

You can also find links to curated kid-appropriate poems at the following links:
- https://poets.org/poems-kids
- https://www.poetryfoundation.org/learn/children

Tongue twisters often rely on alliteration and can be a lot of fun for 2nd graders. Here are some common ones you can practice reciting as a family. How fast can you go?
- Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. A peck of peppers Peter Piper Picked. If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers, how many pickled peppers did Peter Piper pick?
- She sells seashells down by the seashore

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