FREE Newsletter

Lesson Plans - 2nd Grade

My Family Past, Present, and Future

Students in grade two explore the lives of actual people who make a difference in their everyday lives and differentiate between events that happened long ago and events that happened yesterday by studying their family histories.

Pondwater and Pollywogs

Primary students rear frogs from eggs and share their expertise in an informative brochure for visitors at a new amphibian exhibit at the local zoo.

Seasoning the School Year

Grade school botanists and climatologists investigate seasonal changes, and create class books for the National Arbor Day Foundation.

Teacher’s Pet

In an effort to choose the perfect pet for their teacher, primary students study the habitat requirements of domestic animals and learn what it takes to be a responsible pet owner. Students compare the needs of pets to those of their untamed counterparts in the wild, and students learn to be better friends to animals everywhere.

Where is Japan? Basic Map Skills

The purpose of this integrated unit is for first graders to learn basic map skills and use these map skills to solve a problem.