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Lesson Plans - 2nd Grade

Going Nuts for a New Grade

An ideal source for an adorable bulletin board that features student work, this activity gets kids to consider “resolutions” for the new school year!

Harvest Skies

Focus on the fall harvest as you use Vincent van Gogh’s techniques to create an original drawing with Crayola® Colored Pencils and Oil Pastels

Fall Doorknob Decorations

This autumn decoration is great to give as a gift. Celebrate the season! Use these ideas, or your own imagination, to make a beautiful door hanger. Find out why leaves on deciduous trees turn such beautiful colors before you start.

Blushing Pumpkins

Explore growth cycles through the seasons then create original chalk drawings of pumpkins ready for harvest.

Autumn Scratchings

Make a scratch-out picture with paint over crayon to show some signs of the season.