Caught'ya! Grammar with a Giggle for Second Grade:  Putrescent Petra Finds Friends (Maupin House)
WithPutrescent Petra Finds Friends, second-grade  students will have fun learning vocabulary and practicing punctuation,  capitalization, verb tenses, and paragraphing skills as they follow the adventures of a skunk who befriends a  classroom.Putrescent Petra Finds Friendswill help your second graders:* Learn grade-appropriate grammar, usage, and mechanics  (GUM) skills and new vocabulary words in context.* Master higher-level skills, such as using literary devices and writing  a letter in the proper format.* Transfer and apply GUM skills to their own writing.Clear instructions help you integrate the proven Caught'ya approach  easily into your classroom. And for your convenience, the supplemental CD  contains the Caught'ya sentences formatted in Word for duplication, along with writing suggestions  and activities, a complete and easy-to-use grammar reference with examples  and teaching tips, and other helpful tools.Jane Bell Kiester tailors her Caught'ya method to fit the needs of young  readers while providing plenty of giggles!