In this language arts for grade 2 worksheet, 2nd graders answer 15 multiple choice questions in standardized test format about punctuation, grammar and parts of speech.

Learners explore the feelings surrounded by humiliation, resentment and retaliation in the context of school violence.  In this character building instructional activity, students examine possible reasons for school violence and...

Learners create geometric shapes with a jump rope. In this interdisciplinary lesson, students review the different shapes while getting some physical activity.

Students observe wildlife animals. In this wildlife instructional activity, students cut out three different animals from a wildlife magazine. Then they compare the animals, verbally stating their similarities and differences.

Students read a book about friends, talk about good friends, and make "flavorful friends" out of food. In this friends lesson plan, students make their "friends" out of cookies, raisins, m&m's, and more.

Students examine the time after the Civil War known as Reconstruction. In groups, they role play a Senate Subcommittee Hearing on Reconstruction in which some members are senators and others are witnesses. They share their ideas on how...

Students create leaf print banner for parents' night. They sort, classify, and pattern the leaves as they work.

Students listen to music and learn different dances. After reading the story, "The Music for Max", students can draw their favorite instruments from the book.

Students create a classroom story quilt based on a story (or series of stories) read as a group.

First graders keep track of time throughout the day by recording the time and what activity they are doing at that particular hour. They keep both analog and digital time.

Students identify the basic needs and purposes of flowers. They differentiate between wants and needs of people. They participate in trust building exercises. They role play the movements of flowers.

Students study their colors by reading a book Brown, Bear, Brown Bear and take pictures of colors. In this color recognition lesson plan, students read the book and sing a song about colors. Students then take pictures of various colors...

Students analyze art reflective of traditions and cultural heritage. In this art analysis instructional activity, students complete image based discussion.

Students listen the books, "Today Is Monday," "Chicken Soup with Rice," and discuss how we use abbreviations for days of the week. This simple lesson is a good way to introduce the common abbreviations that young readers will encounter...

First graders become familiar with four types of clouds by experimenting with cameras and exploring the web. They observe illustrators' renderings of clouds and draw their own representation of clouds.

Students recognize heroic authors and illustrators and create their own comic strips. In this language arts lesson, students examine characteristics of heroes and work in groups to create their own comic strips and hero books.

Students examine the life of a butterfly. They write a biography from the point of view of a caterpillar using new vocabulary. They use magnifying glasses to examine butterflies and caterpillars.

Students read the speeches of Abraham Lincoln and James Hammond. They discuss the speeches and answer questions about free labor vs. slave labor.

Students listen to the book "Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear?" and play instruments.

Students maintain a compost bin and build a worm observatory. They design experiments relating to worms and record observations in a worm journal.

Students explain they need food to live and grow. They discuss their favorite breakfast foods. They create a graph of breakfast foods.

Students perform repeated readings of the same text to increase their reading fluency and expression. They practice reading sentences from the board aloud to practice fluency. They read "Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed" as a class.

Pupils identify how plants affect the survival of a caterpillar and what plants need to survive. They plant three bean seeds in the three containers, placing two containers at a sunny window and the third one in a dark closet and label...

Seventh graders engage in a study that compares the body structures of bears and dolphins. They conduct research to find information and use questions to find the differences or similarities and then conduct a class discussion about the...