English Teaching Resources for Year 2
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My Dream Story Writing Prompt Template
Dream up some great stories using this creative story-writing prompt.
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Explore a Dreaming Story – Worksheet
Use this template to explore First Nations’ Dreaming stories and unlock how they connect to Country.
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NAIDOC Week Find-a-Word – Lower Years
A lower-years find-a-word puzzle emphasising topic words from information sheet about the NAIDOC 2022 theme: “Get Up! Stand Up! Show Up!”
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Capitalise It! Task Cards
Reinforce capitalisation of proper nouns, the pronoun ‘I’ and the beginning of sentences with this set of task cards.
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Gum Leaf Book Review Template
Fill your classroom with foliage using this gum leaf book review template.
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Blending Phonemes Secret Message – Matching Activity
Blend phonemes to build words and uncover the secret message!
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SMASH IT! Blending 'l' Game
Practise finding different ways to blend 'l' with other consonants with this set of 8 game boards and letter cards.
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SMASH IT! Vowels Game
Distinguish between long and short vowel sounds with this set of 5 game boards and vowel letter cards.
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This or That! PowerPoint Game – Contractions
A quiz to consolidate your students' understanding of contractions.
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Move It! – Long and Short Vowel 'a' PowerPoint Game
An active PowerPoint game to practise reading and identifying long and short vowel 'a' words.
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Alphabetical Order Task Cards – Set 2
A set of 11 task cards alphabetising a series of words to the first and second letters.
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Making Text Connections Graphic Organiser (F–2)
A graphic organiser to use with students when making connections with a text.
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First 100 Fry Sight Words – Practice Mat
A hands-on resource to enable your students to practise reading and writing a range of high-frequency words.
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Alice In Wonderland – Drama Freeze Frame – Task Cards
Task cards to help students create freeze frames about the fairy tale, Alice in Wonderland.
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Crabbing at Night - Sequencing Worksheet
Identify the story beginning, series of events and ending with this narrative text sequencing activity.
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Differentiating Long and Short Vowels Interactive PowerPoint
An interactive quiz to practise differentiating between long and short vowel sounds in words.
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Human Histories: Popular Performers
A comprehension worksheet for a human histories article from the Year 1 magazine (Issue 2).
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Search-a-Rooney 2 – Comprehension Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a image stimulus poster where students need to locate objects and characters.
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Human Histories: Terrific Tennis Players – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a human histories article from the Year 2 magazine (Issue 2).
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Art Attack! Shape – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a magazine article from the Year 2 magazine (Issue 3).
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Wolfie: A Tell-all Interview – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a narrative from the Year 2 magazine (Issue 3).
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Disappearing Ice Cream Sundae (Hangman Alternative)
Use this alternative to hangman with your students when practising new spelling words or anytime they need a quick brain break!
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Informative Writing Bump It Up Wall – Year 2
A visual display for your classroom to help students ‘bump up’ their informative writing.
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Grammar Toss Active Game
An active game that allows students to test and build their knowledge of words and parts of speech.
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Alliteration Poster For Young Students
A poster to use with young students when teaching alliteration.
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Fry Sight Words Flash Cards
A set of flash cards for the first 100 Fry Sight Words.
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Alphabet Characters Story Generator Cards
A set of cards using alphabet-related image prompts for writing.
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A Fistful of Flavours Alliteration Activity
Make alliteration fun with a printable worksheet that challenges students to create flavours of ice cream.
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Fun Letter Ideas for Kids
Share fun letter ideas with your students using this engaging article featuring six creative tips to make personal letters more exciting and expressive!
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BUMP! Blending 's' – Board Game
A board game to practise decoding words with an initial s blend.
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Summarising a Story Flipbook
A template for students to use when summarising a story.
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Year 2 Daily Warm-Up – PowerPoint 4
A 68-slide PowerPoint presentation containing a variety of quick warm-up activities.