2nd Grade Lesson Plans

This is a great printable to hang outside your door.  Put a clothespin on where the class is so anyone coming in late or looking for your class will know where to go. Where Is

Have your students wear this nametag if they are able to help others.  The bright yellow color will make them easy to spot in the classroom. Ask Me I’m An Expert pdf

A humorous poster using bitmojis to tell your students when its okay to interrupt. When is it Okay to Interrupt pdf

A printable binder cover with a creative background with a space for your name to personalize. Printable Binder Cover

Use these editable labels to help keep your classroom organized!  Available in chevron, polka dot, and black. Editable Labels pdf Editable Labels pptx

Use these printable teacher reward coupons in your classroom.  They include wear a hat, stuffed animal pass, homework pass, technology time, trade your seat, show and tell, snack anytime, non-water drink,  chew gum, use a

Complete this American Flag coloring page to go with Social Studies or Independence Day! American Flag Coloring Page pdf

Meet the Teacher template.  This is great tool for open house, classroom guides, or just to introduce yourself   Meet the Teacher (1)

4 Fold Printable Valentine Card Valentine 4 Fold Card

Fun Valentine’s Coloring Sheet Overlapping Hearts pdf

Have students draw a picture of their goal in the circle inside the pendant.  Write what their goal is on the lines and color. New Years Goals pf

A great filler or morning activity fun for your students. Winter Holiday Word Search pdf

Printable worksheet for Thanksgiving.  Have students draw what foods they plan to eat for Thanksgiving on this empty plate. Thanksgiving Plate pdf

Give your students a choice how to say goodbye.  Have them tap what they would like to do! Hello Goodbye Choice Board pdf

This key word chart can help struggling students with Math problems. Math Key Words pdf

Money helping sheet includes front and back of penny, nickel, dime, quarter, half dollar, one dollar, and five dollars.  It also includes amounts.  Students may use this as a reference until they get money amounts

This Election Day Packet includes voter registration card, voting ballots, and a writing assignment about “If I Were President”. Election Day pdf

This is an open ended project where students can draw a picture of themselves being a good citizen.  They also create a caption to go with it so it also practices text features. Be a

Add Commas to Numbers PDF

These star student cards can be used for stickers or punch out with a hole or star punch.  These are a great incentive for students.  Positive reinforcement when they fill the card can work wonders

Pumpkin Coloring pdf

Conference Sign Up Sheet or Schedule that can be used for parent sign up or to organize your appointment times.  Enter date, time, and student names to organize your conferences. Conference Sign Up pdf

Use this sign-in sheet to keep track of who shows up to your Open House. Sign-In Sheetpdf

This is a great back to school print out that can be used for open house night.  Use it by itself or add some goldfish crackers to get the kids excited about coming back to

Print, cut, and laminate to reuse these great Supply Posters to post what students will need for projects or assignments.  Hang with a magnetic clip for easy exchanges.  These can be used with all levels. 

Questioning and wondering is a great technique for student’s reading comprehension. Use this graphic organizer for students to complete before, during, and after reading books. This can be used at any level as students will be reading

Use this Back to School Word search as a great beginning of the year or first day of school activity.  This activity includes a word bank and will work for grades 2 and above.  

Here is a printable that can be used in your classroom to help get to know each student and begin building your classroom community.  The All About Me includes a spot for pictures to be

This Get to Know Activity is a great activity for the beginning of the year.  It helps your students get to know each other.  Students have fun while getting each other’s signatures.  It helps “break

Level: 2nd grade and up Objective: In this lesson, students will be able to integrate math and physical education by the doing addition facts during a relay. Equipment: Chalkboard or Whiteboard Chalkboard Relay – PE

Four Corner Running- Baseball Level: Grade 2 and up Objective: Students will use body awareness while running from base to base. Equipment: Four bases Running the Bases – Four Corner Running Baseball PE Lesson Plan PDF Procedures:

The following activities can be done in a physical education classroom or just for fun. Lead-up games can be used as a warm up activity or a way to practice skills used in many sports.

Level: K-2 Objective: Identifying body parts Equipment: None Circus Tag – K-2 Physical Education Lesson Plan PDF Procedure:  1) One student is selected to be “it”. 2) The rest of the class scatters. 3) Students

Level: K and up Objectives: Students will share and cooperate while participating in a relay Equipment: One burlap sack per team Three Legged Relay – Physical Education Lesson Plan PDF Procedures:  1) Divide class into

The following are relays that can be used in physical education or regular education classrooms. They can be done in a gym or outside. Relays are great activities that require students to work together and

The following health lessons helps students work to improve age-appropriate physical fitness, and demonstrate motor skills required for individual and team activities. Students will be able to create a visual representation of the human body

Grade Level: K and up Objectives: Students will use jumping skills Equipment: One sack per team. Sack Relay – PE Physical Education Lesson Plan PDF Procedures:  1) Divide class into two or more teams. 2)

Level: Kindergarten and up Objective: Balancing objects on different parts of the body. Equipment: One beanbag per team Beanbag Relay – PE Physical Education Lesson Plan PDF Procedures:  1) Divide class into two or more

Here are some fun warm up activities or anticipatory sets that will get students excited about art class. Art Warm Up Activities PDF Open ended questions Example: What surfaces can be painted on besides paper?

Objective: Cognitive awareness of distinguishing long a and o sounds. Level: Kindergarten and up Equipment: None Cranes & Crows – K-6 Physical Education Lesson Plan PDF Procedures: 1) Divide students into two groups and one

Objective: Students listening, direction Level: Kindergarten and up Equipment: None Dessert Island Stream – PE Physical Education Lesson Plan PDF Procedures: 1) Tell students that one end of the court is a desert, one is

Level: K and up Equipment: None Everyone’s It – PE Physical Education Lesson Plan PDF Procedures: 1) Every student in the class is it. 2) Anytime someone gets tagged they must do 10 jumping jacks.

The following lesson is a health lesson that can be done in the early primary grades. It consists of discussion of the food pyramid, and foods that belong in each category. This activity can help

Music Standards – Music Note Values – Musical Instruments PDF Standards Kindergarten Use your singing voice as a speaking voice. Sing with a steady tempo. Sing with expression Play instruments to become aware of beat,

Level: K-4 Musical Chairs Lesson Plan PDF Make a circle with chairs. Have one less chair than there are students. Play the music for about 20 seconds and then stop it. When the music stops

Grade Level: K-3 Music Listening – What’s The Sound PDF Objectives: Help reinforce students listening skills and help them to recognize sounds of instruments. Materials: Several Instruments, A large sheet Procedures: 1) Play each of the instruments

Play music that changes in tempo. Have the students move around the room slower as the music get slower and faster as the music gets faster. Moving to Music Lesson Plan PDF Hokey Pokey Have

Grade Level: K-2 Same or Different Music Lesson Plan PDF Objectives: Help students recognize different sounds and same sounds. Materials: Piano or Recorder Procedures: 1) Play the same and different notes on piano or recorder

Grade Level. 2-4 Grade Concepts: Science Experiment/Art (Primary and Secondary Colors) Primary & Secondary Colors PDF Objectives: 1. Students will know the primary colors: red, yellow, and blue. 2. Students will know how these colors

Drawing Lines #1 – Art Lesson Plan PDF Drawing Lines #2 – Art Lesson Plan PDF Objective: Students will reinforce knowledge of line elements. Grade Level 1-6 Materials: Construction Paper Crayons Procedures: 1) Discuss the different

Primary & Secondary Colors Color Wheel Grades 1-6 Color Wheel Lesson Plan PDF Fill in the color wheel with the colors in the correct places. Primary colors should be written and/or colored in the blue

Name:________________________ Searching for Shapes Grade Level (1-2) Shapes Lesson Plan PDF Find an example of each of the following shapes. Draw the shape in the box and fill in the blanks to tell us what

Art is a subject that can be integrated with any other subject. It allows children to be creative and express themselves in new ways. It is just as important at and early age as it

Here are some fun warm up activities or anticipatory sets that will get students excited about art class. Art Class Warm Up Activities – Lesson Plan PDF Grades K-6 Open ended questions Example: What surfaces

Lesson: Watercolor Experimentation Grade Level: Pre-K through 6 Creative Watercolor Painting PDF Objectives:  Students will creatively complete a watercolor painting expressing themselves with music. Materials: Watercolor paper (masked off w/drafting tape) Watercolor paints Variety of

In this lesson students will have the opportunity to gain knowledge of the American Flag and the importance of the flag in the school and community. By the end of the lesson, students will be

In this lesson, students will demonstrate knowledge of the interaction of location, family, school, and community including the understanding of how to work to improve the school, community, or environment. By the end of this

In this social studies lesson, students will learn how to work to improve their school, community, or environment. Students will learn the definition of reducing, reusing, and recycling as well as understand the importance of

In this social studies lesson, students shall demonstrate knowledge of the interactions of location, family, school and community, including an understanding of how to work to improve those locations. Students will be able to separate

Guided Reading Lesson Plans Our site now includes comprehension packets that can be used for reading classes including guided reading. These are for books at many levels including chapter books. It includes activities that incorporate

Elementary Education Reading Level Table – By Age aa A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

In this lesson, students will have the opportunity to use number relationships to represent information and solve problems by demonstrating an understanding of place value, number relationships, relative size, and reasonableness of answers in problem-solving

Greater Than/Less Than – Lesson Plan Worksheets Equalities – Great Than Less Than #1 PDF Equalities – Great Than Less Than #2 PDF

Three Digit Addition Worksheet #1 Math Lesson Plan Grades 1-2 Three Digit Addition Worksheet PDF

Skip Counting Chart PDF

Math addition worksheet using the numbers 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5. Math Addition Worksheet Number Zero PDF Math Addition Worksheet Number 1 PDF Math Addition Worksheet Number 2 PDF Math Addition Worksheet Number 3

Math addition worksheet using the numbers 6, 7, 8, 9 & 10. Math Addition Worksheet Number 6 PDF Math Addition Worksheet Number 7 PDF Math Addition Worksheet Number 8 PDF Math Addition Worksheet Number 9 PDF

Math subtraction worksheet using the numbers 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5. Math Subtraction Worksheet Number Zero PDF Math Subtraction Worksheet Number 1 PDF Math Subtraction Worksheet Number 2 PDF Math Subtraction Worksheet Number

Math subtraction worksheet using the numbers 6, 7, 8 & 9. Math Subtraction Worksheet Number 6 PDF Math Subtraction Worksheet Number 7 PDF Math Subtraction Worksheet Number 8 PDF Math Subtraction Worksheet Number 9 PDF

In the following lesson, students shall demonstrate the ability to categorize, classify, and record information by gathering information from direct observation, record the gathered information, and display the gathered information. Students will learn how to

Grade Level: 1-2 Graphing The 5 Senses Lesson Plan PDF Concept: Graphing with the Five Senses Objectives: > Students will gather data based on interviews > Students will be able to graph the data >

Two Digit Addition Worksheet #1, #2, #3 & #4 Math Lesson Plans & Worksheets Grades 1-2 Two Digit Addition Worksheet #1 PDF Two Digit Addition Worksheet #2 PDF Two Digit Addition Worksheet #3 PDF Two

Three Digit Addition Worksheet #1 Math Lesson Plan Grades 1-2 Three Digit Addition – Math Worksheet PDF

1st and 2nd Grade Math This is a fun addition game that can be used to add digits as high as six. A great extension activity for those students who finish early. Students can work

100 Charts can be used as a math manipulative in grades Kindergarten and up. Students can use a hundred chart to help them add, subtract, skip count, multiply and much more. Print out several and

Here is a classroom jobs chart you can use to manage your students and who does what job.  Laminate and put clothespins with the students name.  Add velcro to attach names.  Laminate a write names

Here is a scavenger hunt you can use as an activity for an open house or the first day of school. Scavenger Hunt PDF

This number of the day worksheet can be used as a printable worksheet.  You can slip it in a dry erase sleeve or laminate it to use with dry erase markers.  Works great as a

Mammals Birds Fish Reptiles Amphibian In the following unit, students will get the opportunity to categorize, classify, and record information. Students will learn the different animal classes and be able to identify characteristics and animals

In the following lesson, students shall demonstrate a knowledge of…earth and space science through direct experience, including and understanding of (E) the characteristics of objects. Students will learn the nine planets in our solar system,

In this science lesson, students will have the opportunity to gather information from media sources, direct observation, interviews, and experiment or investigate to answer a questions, record gathered information, display the gathered information using the

In this science lesson, students will have the opportunity to learn names of bones of many parts of the human body, learn importance of the skeleton and how it helps the body function, learn that

Here is a printable worksheet that can be used to meet science standards of recording and observing growth. This allows students to record the growth in centimeters as well as draw a picture of how

Here is a chart that you can use to record tallies to see if a student is showing behaviors during a specific time of day. Behavior Documentation DOCX

Here is a printable writing portfolio cover for kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th grade. Kindergarden Writing Porfolio Cover PDF 1st Grade Writing Porfolio Cover PDF 2nd Grade Writing Porfolio Cover PDF 3rd

Here is a REREAD anchor chart you can post in your room. This chart can be used in grade 1 and up. It serves as a great reminder to students to reread and of all

This character trait chart can be used in any grade. It is a wonderful chart that can be posted in the room or given to students as a reference to use when trying to describe

This is a vacation memory book or journal that can be used as a writing assignment when your students go on vacation. Parents can also use this to make memories of a trip. This is

This is a great tool for students to keep in their desks. It has commonly used words and students can add words of their own. This tool can help students with their writing. Grades 1-6

Have your students write a biography by using our Biography Helper template. All they need to do is choose a topic. Feel free to use our list which includes historical presidents, patriots, inventors, explorers, women,

A template that will help elementary students do a book report. It will help them include necessary components to a book report and keep it organized. This is also a great comprehension tool to see

A great activity for your students grades 2-6 that can be used as Language Arts or just as a filler during students’ free time. You can use writing prompts or topics your students can choose

High Frequency Words 2nd Grade High Frequency Word List PDF thought head under story saw left don’t few while along might something close seem next hard open begin life those both paper example always together

Grades 2-4 Phonics and English Language Rules PDF Short vowels are found at the beginning or middle of a word. When there is only one vowel in a word, the vowel will usually say the

In this lesson, students shall interpret and evaluate information on figurative language by reading, listening, and viewing. The objectives for this lesson are for students to understand what similes are and how and why they

In the following lesson, students will learn what contractions are and some basic rules used in contractions, Students will understand that when doing contractions, you don’t change the “first word” and will learn the you

Here is a printable worksheet with fractions word problems.  This would work well for advanced 2nd grade, 3rd grade, and review for 4th grade and up. Fraction Word Problems PDF

Here is a printable worksheet you can use with candy hearts.  Great for Valentine’s Day.  It allows students to line up their candy hearts by color vertically to compare them like a bar graph.  It

This comprehension table is a template that can be printed out. It is a great printable that can be used with any fiction book. It helps with student’s comprehension. By filling out each section, it

Grades 1-6 Journaling is a great way for your students to write. Have them keep a monthly journal. You can either provide the topics or let them choose one of their own. Here is a