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Lesson Plans - 2nd Grade

A Look at Life Cycles

Children collaborate to create a four-season display that illustrates the life cycle of an apple tree.

Colorful Fall Fun

Woof! Woof!: The focus of this lesson is to help children compare problem solving strategies through reading and to enjoy, in a variety of fun ways, the color of orange.

Harvest Time Math

Fall is almost here, and what better way to get in the swing of the season than combining math with information about harvests?

Pumpkins in the Primary Classroom

If you are able to visit a pumpkin patch and bring pumpkins home, you’re in luck — there are many scientific and mathematical activities you can do with all those pumpkins! Before beginning any activities with the pumpkins we recommend putting each child’s name on his or her “personal pumpkin” with a permanent marker to eliminate any disputes about which pumpkin belongs to whom.

JOHNNY APPLESEED AND WESTWARD EXPANSION

In our work on westward expansion we study why and how people moved across the country in the pioneer days. This is an extension of that idea using the story of Johnny Appleseed.