2nd Grade Lesson Plans

Get Crafty! Combining Sentences large image

Give your class the "write" stuff! In this lesson, your students will learn to master combining sentences using sentences with the same subjects or predicates.

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Get Crafty! Combining Sentences

Lesson Plan

Get Crafty! Combining Sentences

Give your class the "write" stuff! In this lesson, your students will learn to master combining sentences using sentences with the same subjects or predicates.

Second Grade

Grammar and Mechanics

Earth and Space Science

Help your students learn about earth with this lesson that teaches them about the most basic component-dirt!

Help your students learn about earth with this lesson that teaches them about the most basic component-dirt!

Second Grade

Earth and Space Science

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Math + Love = Valentine's Day Bar Graph

Lesson Plan

Math + Love = Valentine's Day Bar Graph

Second Grade

Data and Graphing

What's more romantic than a bar graph on Valentine's Day? In this Valentine's Day lesson plan, students will use information from a data set to create their own tally charts and bar graphs and then analyze these graphs to answer questions.

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Math + Love = Valentine's Day Bar Graph

Lesson Plan

Math + Love = Valentine's Day Bar Graph

What's more romantic than a bar graph on Valentine's Day? In this Valentine's Day lesson plan, students will use information from a data set to create their own tally charts and bar graphs and then analyze these graphs to answer questions.

Second Grade

Data and Graphing

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Fairy Tales: Character Traits

Lesson Plan

Fairy Tales: Character Traits

Second Grade

Vocabulary

In this literary lesson, students use fairy tales to practice identifying character traits. Students are challenged to justify their reasoning using text based support.

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Fairy Tales: Character Traits

Lesson Plan

Fairy Tales: Character Traits

In this literary lesson, students use fairy tales to practice identifying character traits. Students are challenged to justify their reasoning using text based support.

Second Grade

Vocabulary

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Traditional Literature: Story Mapping

Lesson Plan

Traditional Literature: Story Mapping

Second Grade

Reading

Students will learn how to identify story elements and create a short and sweet summary. They will fill out a graphic organizer and solidify their understanding by creating illustrations to show major plot points that they find themselves!

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Traditional Literature: Story Mapping

Lesson Plan

Traditional Literature: Story Mapping

Students will learn how to identify story elements and create a short and sweet summary. They will fill out a graphic organizer and solidify their understanding by creating illustrations to show major plot points that they find themselves!

Second Grade

Reading

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Finding the Subject and Predicate

Lesson Plan

Finding the Subject and Predicate

Second Grade

Grammar and Mechanics

Help your students avoid the dreaded sentence fragment with this lesson that gives young writers the building blocks they need to succeed in English class.

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Finding the Subject and Predicate

Lesson Plan

Finding the Subject and Predicate

Help your students avoid the dreaded sentence fragment with this lesson that gives young writers the building blocks they need to succeed in English class.

Second Grade

Grammar and Mechanics

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Character Traits in Fairy Tales

Lesson Plan

Character Traits in Fairy Tales

Second Grade

Vocabulary

As your learners identify physical and internal character traits, make sure they provide evidence. Use this as a stand alone lesson, or as a pre-lesson for the Fairy Tales: Character Traits lesson.

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Character Traits in Fairy Tales

Lesson Plan

Character Traits in Fairy Tales

As your learners identify physical and internal character traits, make sure they provide evidence. Use this as a stand alone lesson, or as a pre-lesson for the Fairy Tales: Character Traits lesson.

Second Grade

Vocabulary

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Community and Culture

In this lesson, students will develop an understanding of communities and will learn how to locate their communities on a map.

In this lesson, students will develop an understanding of communities and will learn how to locate their communities on a map.

Second Grade

Community and Culture

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Addition: Over in a Flash

Lesson Plan

Addition: Over in a Flash

First Grade

Encourage your students to take part in some friendly competition with this game that has students practice their addition skills with flashcards.

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Addition: Over in a Flash

Lesson Plan

Addition: Over in a Flash

Encourage your students to take part in some friendly competition with this game that has students practice their addition skills with flashcards.

Get ready to shake things up with this fun measurement lesson! Students start by seeing if they can fit under a meter stick and then turn their attention to creating towers to fit under the meter stick.

Get ready to shake things up with this fun measurement lesson! Students start by seeing if they can fit under a meter stick and then turn their attention to creating towers to fit under the meter stick.

Second Grade

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Synonyms: Using Shades of Meaning

Lesson Plan

Synonyms: Using Shades of Meaning

Second Grade

Why walk when you can mosey? In this lesson, students will learn how to use synonyms to express shades of meaning in their writing. Introduce the topic with a book, then brainstorm descriptive options for overused words.

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Synonyms: Using Shades of Meaning

Lesson Plan

Synonyms: Using Shades of Meaning

Why walk when you can mosey? In this lesson, students will learn how to use synonyms to express shades of meaning in their writing. Introduce the topic with a book, then brainstorm descriptive options for overused words.

Figurative language is so tricky, especially for English Learners! Use this lesson to introduce the concept with a focus on similes and metaphors.

Figurative language is so tricky, especially for English Learners! Use this lesson to introduce the concept with a focus on similes and metaphors.

Second Grade

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Fact or Opinion: Part 1

Lesson Plan

Fact or Opinion: Part 1

Second Grade

Vocabulary

Cats are the best! Pizza is better! My teacher rules! In Fact or Opinion: Part 1, your students will combine reading and writing to learn about the differences between facts and opinions and how those differences are communicated.

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Fact or Opinion: Part 1

Lesson Plan

Fact or Opinion: Part 1

Cats are the best! Pizza is better! My teacher rules! In Fact or Opinion: Part 1, your students will combine reading and writing to learn about the differences between facts and opinions and how those differences are communicated.

What has a herd of cows, a float of crocodiles, and everything in between? This quirky reading lesson, that's what. Your students will love learning about collective nouns through music, literature, writing, and arts and crafts.

What has a herd of cows, a float of crocodiles, and everything in between? This quirky reading lesson, that's what. Your students will love learning about collective nouns through music, literature, writing, and arts and crafts.

Use this lesson to introduce your class to four kinds of sentences, and how understanding and using different types of sentences allows writers to control the tone of their sentences.

Use this lesson to introduce your class to four kinds of sentences, and how understanding and using different types of sentences allows writers to control the tone of their sentences.

Teach your students about sequencing with this creative language arts lesson. After putting events in order and drawing their own stories, kids will be pros at using the words "first," "next," "then," and "last."

Teach your students about sequencing with this creative language arts lesson. After putting events in order and drawing their own stories, kids will be pros at using the words "first," "next," "then," and "last."

First Grade

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Peer Conferencing 101

Lesson Plan

Peer Conferencing 101

Second Grade

Give your second graders a glimpse into the life of an author as they give and receive feedback to revise their stories.

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Peer Conferencing 101

Lesson Plan

Peer Conferencing 101

Give your second graders a glimpse into the life of an author as they give and receive feedback to revise their stories.

Mae Jemison was the first African American female astronaut to enter space! Use the Who Is Mae Jemison? lesson plan to get to know this prominent scientist and entrepreneur. Students will read about Mae and then answer questions about her.

Mae Jemison was the first African American female astronaut to enter space! Use the Who Is Mae Jemison? lesson plan to get to know this prominent scientist and entrepreneur. Students will read about Mae and then answer questions about her.

Second Grade

Reading

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Making Bar Graphs: Graph It!

Lesson Plan

Making Bar Graphs: Graph It!

Second Grade

I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream bar graphs! Students will get the basics of bar graphs down with this lesson that shows how data collection and graph composition works in a classroom setting.

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Making Bar Graphs: Graph It!

Lesson Plan

Making Bar Graphs: Graph It!

I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream bar graphs! Students will get the basics of bar graphs down with this lesson that shows how data collection and graph composition works in a classroom setting.

Subtraction is a lot more than just “take away.” In this lesson, students develop an understanding of subtraction as comparison by creating and interpreting data from bar graphs.

Subtraction is a lot more than just “take away.” In this lesson, students develop an understanding of subtraction as comparison by creating and interpreting data from bar graphs.

Second Grade

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Let's Graph Our Fall Favorites!

Lesson Plan

Let's Graph Our Fall Favorites!

Second Grade

Data and Graphing

This engaging math lesson combines all of your kid's fall favorites as they learn to represent data using a bar graph.

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Let's Graph Our Fall Favorites!

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Let's Graph Our Fall Favorites!

This engaging math lesson combines all of your kid's fall favorites as they learn to represent data using a bar graph.

Second Grade

Data and Graphing

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Collect, Organize, Display, Analyze

Lesson Plan

Collect, Organize, Display, Analyze

Second Grade

In this lesson, your students will collect and organize data to make a beautiful bar graph! They will also practice analyzing the graphs with the information they have.

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Collect, Organize, Display, Analyze

Lesson Plan

Collect, Organize, Display, Analyze

In this lesson, your students will collect and organize data to make a beautiful bar graph! They will also practice analyzing the graphs with the information they have.

This hands-on EL Math Lesson will help students develop compare and contrast skills while they think about effective ways to collect data. Use alongside Bar Graphs: Interpreting Data or as a stand-alone lesson.

This hands-on EL Math Lesson will help students develop compare and contrast skills while they think about effective ways to collect data. Use alongside Bar Graphs: Interpreting Data or as a stand-alone lesson.

Second Grade

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Bar Graphs: Interpreting Data

Lesson Plan

Bar Graphs: Interpreting Data

Second Grade

Data and Graphing

In this lesson, students will make bar graphs and interpret data using real-life data from other students. They will get practice writing and answering survey questions.

Lesson Plan

Bar Graphs: Interpreting Data

Lesson Plan

Bar Graphs: Interpreting Data

In this lesson, students will make bar graphs and interpret data using real-life data from other students. They will get practice writing and answering survey questions.

Second Grade

Data and Graphing

Lesson Plan

Getting Wordy with Subtraction

Lesson Plan

Getting Wordy with Subtraction

First Grade

This lesson will make solving subtraction word problems fun for students. It includes music and interaction to grab your students' attention.

Lesson Plan

Getting Wordy with Subtraction

Lesson Plan

Getting Wordy with Subtraction

This lesson will make solving subtraction word problems fun for students. It includes music and interaction to grab your students' attention.

This scaffolded EL lesson will help your students fluently add within 20, while reinforcing parts of a whole. Use as a pre-lesson for Addition: Over in a Flash, or as a stand alone activity.

This scaffolded EL lesson will help your students fluently add within 20, while reinforcing parts of a whole. Use as a pre-lesson for Addition: Over in a Flash, or as a stand alone activity.

Second Grade

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Artist Spotlight: Frida Kahlo

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Artist Spotlight: Frida Kahlo

First Grade

This lesson plan teaches students about Frida Kahlo and her legacy as an activist and artist who continues to inspire people all over the world. Students will listen to a story about Frida Kahlo and reflect on what it means to be an artist.

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Artist Spotlight: Frida Kahlo

Lesson Plan

Artist Spotlight: Frida Kahlo

This lesson plan teaches students about Frida Kahlo and her legacy as an activist and artist who continues to inspire people all over the world. Students will listen to a story about Frida Kahlo and reflect on what it means to be an artist.

Your little detectives will love stretching their observation muscles in this lesson on sleuthing and finding clues. After paying close attention to their classmates, they'll make lists of clues and use them in a fun-filled guessing game.

Your little detectives will love stretching their observation muscles in this lesson on sleuthing and finding clues. After paying close attention to their classmates, they'll make lists of clues and use them in a fun-filled guessing game.

Second Grade

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Shake it Up with Irregular Verbs

Lesson Plan

Shake it Up with Irregular Verbs

Second Grade

Teach your students that grammar rules are not all set in stone and that there are always word types that shake things up! In this lesson, your students will form the past tense of irregular verbs.

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Shake it Up with Irregular Verbs

Lesson Plan

Shake it Up with Irregular Verbs

Teach your students that grammar rules are not all set in stone and that there are always word types that shake things up! In this lesson, your students will form the past tense of irregular verbs.

Community and Culture

How? In this lesson, your students will become familiar with using this question word to investigate how things work.

How? In this lesson, your students will become familiar with using this question word to investigate how things work.

First Grade

Community and Culture

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2nd Grade Lesson Plans