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Arthur Meets the President
Students listen to Arthur Meets the President and participate in Internet activities. In this Arthur Meets the President lesson, students become familiar with the work of the President. Students create a KWL about the job of...
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Common Core State Standards: Second Grade Workbook
You've hit the second grade Common Core jackpot! Find over 40 pages of curriculum designed specifically for the standards, both math and language arts. Printable versions of each standard can be used as learning displays, and...
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Anansi and the Pot of Beans
Anansi is a tricky character, but can he realize he's wrong and write an apology letter? Learners use Anansi and the Pot of Beans to practice writing, art, and figurative language. A series of activities are engaging for both...
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Go To Sleep, Gecko!
Second graders examine the interdependence of organisms using the book "Go To Sleep, Gecko!" They examine a variety of food chains, listen to the book, and answer story comprehension questions. Students then conduct research on food...
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Go to Sleep, Gecko
Use this multidisciplinary lesson to delve into these subjects: English language arts, math, science, drama, and character education. After reading, discussing, and making interpretations about Go To Sleep, Gecko!: A Balinese...
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The Ghost Catcher
Delve into a Bengali folktale with a series of reading comprehension activities. Before kids read The Ghost Catcher, they discuss the concept of reflections and mirrors. They then answer comprehension questions about the characters and...
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Indefinite Articles
Here is an engaging, interactive grammar learning exercise which has learners complete 70 phrase completion exercises by typing in the correct indefinite article. Good practice!
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Adjectives
For this adjectives worksheet, students identify adjectives within sentences and color a picture to match the sentences. A list of thirty-nine adjectives is included for student writing.
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Sunset Pictures
Sunsets and shadows are lovely subjects for creative projects. Kids take a good look at images of sunsets, then use paint and construction paper to create a silhouetted sunset image. Tip: This project is a great way to illustrate a poem...
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St. Patrick's Day Challenge Cards
Nineteen cards offer an assortment of St. Patrick's Day-themed STEM activities. Scholars choose from a variety of cards to take part in activities such as building coin towers, growing green carnations, tying a celtic knot, and more!...
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Topic Books: The Farm
In this ESL farm-themed worksheet, students assemble the booklet and read about things they might see on a farm. Students then respond to 8 true or false questions, 1 short answer question, and 4 matching questions regarding the...
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United States All the Way
Students create patriotic books about the United States and some of its special symbols.
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Short Vowel U: Circle and Print #2
In this short vowel u worksheet, students circle the word in a pair that has the short u sound, then practice printing the word on a line beneath. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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Our Country
Second graders study about being a citizen in a democracy. They also study about the important American symbols and the process for electing the President. Students develop a creative writing story and create a drawing of a room....
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Running the Road to ABC
Second graders, while reading and discussing the book, "The Best Older Sister," by Sook Nyul Choi, practices predicting the meaning of a passage based on its title and illustrations. They experience determining the main idea from text...
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U.S.A.
In these literature worksheets students will construct a self made book about the USA. Students will color 15 vocabulary words pertaining to the book's topic.
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Easter Pop-Up Card
In this activity worksheet, students color, cut, fold and paste a picture of the Easter bunny to make a card. Teachers are given a brief history of the holiday and traditions associated with it.
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Amelia's Road: Teacher's Guide
Students complete pre reading, writing, during reading, and interdisciplinary activities for the book Amelia's Road. In this reading lesson plan, students complete journal entries, answer short answer questions, have discussions, and more.
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Pendants
Young scholars examine visual arts by creating a piece of jewelery. In this art analysis lesson, students identify the work of Keith Haring by researching the Internet. Young scholars utilize tools and clay to create their own wearable...
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Let Freedom Ring
Students go to the computer lab to engage in this thoughtful lesson plan on our national symbols. Students access the internet, and solve an on-line puzzle of a national symbol of freedom. The symbols are the Eagle, The Statue of...
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Patterns
Explore early algebra by participating in a pattern identification activity using a random assortment of different household materials. The class creates, completes, and analyzes different patterns with the help of leggos, buttons,...
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Subject and Predicate
In this recognizing subjects and predicates in sentences worksheet, students read a color coded explanation of subject and predicate and then identify them in sentences. Students choose 10 multiple choice answers,
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The Well of Truth
Second graders explore the Egyptian folktale, The Well of Truth. For this folktale lesson, 2nd graders read the tale and discuss the events from the text. Students write a diary entry from the point of view of a character in the text....
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The Piano
Second graders read The Piano and become familiar with racial discrimination. In this racial discrimination book lesson, 2nd graders answer comprehension question to focus on the importance of the book. Students discuss the...