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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Addition Strategy - Counting On Worksheet
Solve addition problems in this 2-page Counting On Addition Worksheet.
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Morning Meeting Greetings Display
Greet each student at the door in style with this set of morning meeting greetings posters.
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FIND IT! Long and Short Vowels - Task Cards
Practice distinguishing between short vowel sounds and long vowel sounds with this set of 16 task cards.
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Text Features Flashcards
Teach students the definitions of text features such as headings, sidebars, captions and many more with this set of flashcards for elementary students.
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Grade 2 Daily Warm-Up – PowerPoint 2
A 73-slide PowerPoint presentation containing a variety of quick warm-up activities.
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Last One Standing Active Game
An active game that allows students to build their vocabulary knowledge.
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Twelve Days of Christmas Kindness – Christmas Bulletin Board
Spread holiday cheer with this random acts of kindness Chrismas bulletin board display.
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Adjectives: Articles Worksheet
A worksheet to practice working with articles.
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'I Have a Dream' Mobile
Celebrate the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. with this ‘I Have a Dream’ craft.
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Math Mazes - Two-digit Addition
Practice adding two-digit numbers with this set of differentiated math mazes.
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Backyard Bingo
A set of 6 bingo cards for kids to use when outside in nature.
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Decodable Text Worksheets – Set 2
A set of 10 decodable text worksheets for early readers.
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Fishing to Know You
Get to know your new class at the beginning of the year with this Fishing to Know You activity.
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This or That! PowerPoint Game - Common and Proper Nouns
An active PowerPoint game to practice working with common and proper nouns.
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Sensory Chart Graphic Organizer
A graphic organizer for students to use when categorizing sensory details.
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"I Have a Dream" Writing Prompt Page
Observe MLK Day by encouraging students to think about their “dream” for the future by writing it as a speech.
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I See My Dream — MLK Art Activity
Encourage students to share their dreams for the future with an MLK Art activity.
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MLK Day Word Search
Identify the words and works of Martin Luther King Jr. in our MLK Word Search.
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Sweet Sight Words Worksheet - SOME
Practice reading, writing, and identifying the high-frequency word “some” from the First Grade Dolch sight words list.
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Subtraction Dog – Worksheet
Practice subtraction facts with this set of differentiated worksheets.
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Hamburger Graphic Organizer
Use this blank hamburger graphic organizer to help students visually outline the key components of a good paragraph.
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Venn Diagram Graphic Organizer
A blank Venn diagram graphic organizer to use in any subject area.
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Mindful Coloring Sheet - Tree
A tree mindful coloring sheet.
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Tricks in 60 Ticks Task Cards
A collection of 10 active games that take 60 seconds each!
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Valentine's Day Hundreds Chart Mystery Pictures
Follow the color-coded number guides to fill in the hundreds chart square and reveal 9 special Valentine’s Day images.
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Guided Reading Groups - Comprehension Question Prompts
Use these question prompts before, during, and after reading texts in your guided reading sessions.
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Desk Name Tags Hexagons
Desk name tags with hexagons.
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Everyday Grammar Sentence Structure Warm-Ups – Grades 1 and 2 Interactive PowerPoint
An engaging 40 slide interactive PowerPoint to use in the lower grades classroom when learning about sentence structure.
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Readers' Theater Script - The Lion and the Mouse
A readers’ theater script that can be used for reading fluency and expressive reading.
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Punctuation Poster
A cute punctuation poster to display in your classroom.
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Readers' Theater Script - Muddy Footprint Mystery
A script which can be used during readers' theater or Drama sessions, aimed at students 10 years and over.
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Pattern Coloring - Flower
Use colors to create a pattern using this sheet.