Robin's Mirror — All By Myself (Grade 2)

About this activity

Robin holds up a mirror to show how a reflexive pronoun points right back at the doer: "Mia poured the juice ___" or "I made this card all by ___," and the child taps the word that matches the subject — herself, myself, themselves. It's an interactive Grade 2 grammar activity that runs in the browser with no account.

The whole idea is agreement: the reflexive pronoun has to match who the subject is — Mia takes herself, Sam takes himself, I takes myself, the twins take themselves, and the cat takes itself. The choices are all reflexive words but only one matches the subject, so a child cannot pick by 'which one is a real word'; they have to read who is acting and choose the mirror-word that points back to that same person or thing.

It is aligned to Common Core L.2.1.c — using reflexive pronouns correctly. No timer, no score — just calm, playful practice.

What's inside this activity

• Designed for Grade 2 learners (ages about 7–8)
• Common Core strand: Language
• Aligned to Common Core standard L.2.1.c

How to play

Read the sentence with the blank in it.

Tap the reflexive word — myself, herself, themselves, and friends — that matches who is acting.

A warm check confirms a correct match and offers an easy retry, with no timer and no score.

What your child practices

• Matching a reflexive pronoun to the subject of the sentence
• Choosing herself, himself, myself, themselves, ourselves, yourself, or itself correctly
• Reading who is doing the action before picking the mirror-word
• Understanding that a reflexive pronoun points back to the doer

Learning goals

Use reflexive pronouns correctly — the focus of Common Core L.2.1.c

Understand that a reflexive pronoun must agree with the subject

Build the grammar foundation for clearer speaking and writing