2nd Grade Teaching Resources
Explore 2nd-grade math worksheets, spelling words and so much more with thousands of teacher-created second-grade worksheets, activities, and more resources for teaching.
These curriculum-aligned resources were all designed by expert teachers to meet second-grade Common Core standards and state curricula. And only at Teach Starter do resources undergo rigorous peer review, including fact-checking and spell-checking to make sure every Google Slide, printable, poster, or game is ready to be used in your classroom.
Engage your second graders in ELA with writing prompts and reading comprehension exercises, explore 2nd-grade reading worksheets, and open students' worlds to new ways to communicate while engaging with and creating their own texts.
Find 2nd-grade math activities for algebraic thinking and number operations, measurement and geometry, statistics and graphing, plus hundreds of science, art, and social-emotional learning activities to fill their days and minds.
Teach Starter's unique teaching resources use clean layouts, grade-level-appropriate text, and interactive features to engage second graders and set them up for success.
Browse second-grade lessons, games, task cards, worksheets, and more below!
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Snakes and Ladders Game Board Template
Create a fun activity for any subject area with this black-and-white board game template.
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Push and Pull Sorting Worksheet
Use this push and pull sorting worksheet when exploring forces and motion with your 3rd grade students.
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Build a Fact File Template
Get a sense of separating fact from opinion in texts with this graphic organizer.
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Dice Roll - Content Vocabulary Activity
Use our ‘Dice Roll’ Content Vocabulary Activity as an opportunity to help your students grow their vocabulary skills in the classroom.
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Percy's Place Value Puzzle
A worksheet to use to practice place value to the thousands place.
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Verb Groups in Context Activity Pack
Help students learn to identify verbs in a narrative text and recognize helping verbs within sentences.
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Comparing Baby vs. Adult Features Worksheet
Compare human adults and their babies with a printable Adult vs. Baby Comparison Worksheet.
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Does It Lay Eggs? Classifying Animals Game
Use our Does It Lay Eggs? Classifying Animals Game to identify examples of oviparous and viviparous animals.
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Character Emotion Wheel Pack
Help students explore how language can be used to present characters in different ways with this set of character emotion wheel templates.
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Story Elements Anchor Charts
Display these story elements anchor charts when learning about narrative texts.
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Insect Scavenger Hunt- Outdoor Observation Activity
Investigate and observe insects and minibeasts with a printable Minibeast Scavenger Hunt Observation Activity.
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Life Cycle Templates
Map the life cycle of an animal or insect easily with printable life cycle templates.
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Printable Spring Bookmarks
Inspire students to read this Spring season with a set of fun (and free) printable Spring Bookmarks.
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Long Vowel Phoneme Spotter Stories
Use this set of decodable texts featuring various graphemes that make long vowel sounds.
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Turkey Template Printable Pack
Create a flock of fun Thanksgiving turkeys with a set of turkey template printable outlines.
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Let's Be Grateful! - Gratitude Game for Kids
Roll, write, and share what you're thankful for this year with a printable Thanksgiving Gratitude game for kids.
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Thanksgiving Math Worksheets for 2nd Grade - Place Value
Match number, word, and expanded forms of numbers with a fun set of printable Thanksgiving Math worksheets for second grade.
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Simple Multiplication and Division Word Problems Escape Room - Monkey Jungle!
Share our simple multiplication and division word problems escape room with your students to give them an engaging way to practice solving problems by modeling equal groups.
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Editable All About Me - Getting to Know Me Worksheet
Use this printable Grade Level Getting to Know Me Worksheet to engage your students on the first day of school.
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Printable 2025 Calendar with Holidays and School Events
Organize your event planning for the whole year with this printable 2025 school calendar with holidays and events.
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Wheel of Story Ideas
Download this wheel of story ideas to give your students access to dozens of fun story starters.
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Synonyms Are the Same! - Vocabulary Worksheets
Practice identifying and using synonyms in sentences with a synonyms worksheet.
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Vowel Digraph Bingo
Play our vowel digraph bingo game to engage your students while increasing their reading confidence.
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What Animals Live in Social Groups? PowerPoint Presentation
Discover what animals live in social groups and why with an engaging interactive Animal Behavior PowerPoint.
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Fairy Tale Writing Templates
Use these structured pages to support storytelling and writing of fairy tales with your students.
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Multiplication as Repeated Addition PowerPoint
Teach multiplication as repeated addition with this easy-to-use PowerPoint presentation.
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Adding and Subtracting Word Problems Interactive Task Cards
Engage your students with this interactive adding and subtracting word problems activity that features a variety of problem types.
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Multi-Level Maze Puzzles
Challenge student thinking with these cat-themed maze puzzles.
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Data Collection Worksheets - Blank Survey Template
Organize student survey data with a set of printable survey data collection worksheets.
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Sort It Out! Common and Proper Nouns Game
Use common and proper noun games to help your students practice identifying examples of different types of nouns.
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2nd Grade Fast Finisher Activities - Math
Engage your 2nd grade early finishers with these printable fast finisher activities that focus on math.
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Spell and Score - Word Tile Game for Kids
Play ‘Spell-and-Score’, an exciting Word Tile Spelling Game to help your students practice spelling words.