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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Winter Leveled Reader
Bring a little snow into your literacy block with a printable winter book for kids.
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Printable Spider Book
Bring a bit of creepy into the classroom this Halloween with a printable leveled reader about spiders!
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All About Insects - Vocabulary and Writing Activity
Inspire young entomologists to read and write about insects with bug-themed writing prompts and word wall cards.
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Life Cycles – Instructional Slide Deck
Teach your students about the life cycle of plants and animals with this 19-slide instructional slide deck.
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Father's Day Craft - Superhero Bookmark Template
Create a fun superhero-themed bookmark for Father’s Day.
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Collective Nouns Teaching Presentation
Teach your students to recognize and use collective nouns with a teaching presentation.
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Landforms Vocabulary Match
Identify the major landforms of the world with a matching activity.
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Goods and Services Exit Tickets
Assess your students’ abilities to differentiate between goods and services with a set of twenty exit tickets.
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Needs and Wants Google Interactive
Differentiate between needs and wants in the community with a Google Interactive Activity.
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What Are Needs and Wants? Task Cards
Use these free Needs and Wants Task Cards to practice identifying things that are needs and things that are wants.
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Goods and Services Worksheet
Determine examples of goods and services with an economics worksheet.
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Paul Revere Worksheet - Constructed Response
Integrate reading, writing, and American history with a constructed response Paul Revere Worksheet highlighting the American Revolution.
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What Do They Do? Community Helpers Worksheet Pack
Engage kindergarten and first-grade students in writing about 25 amazing community helpers with a worksheet pack.
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Goods and Services Sorting Worksheet
Practice identifying examples of goods and services with a cut and paste sorting worksheet.
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Move It! Goods and Services Slides Game
Practice identifying examples of goods and services with an active game designed to get your students moving and learning.
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Needs and Wants Worksheet
Guide your students to grow their skills in identifying and describing examples of needs and wants with this worksheet.
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Forms of Energy (Heat, Light and Sound) Worksheet
Identify different forms of energy with this cut and paste worksheet.
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Branches of Government Scoot
Learn about the branches of the U.S. government using an exciting game of Scoot!
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What Is Anger? Poster
Teach your students to understand and manage anger with this informative classroom display poster.
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Managing Anxiety Worksheet (Primary)
Help students identify and manage anxious feelings with this self-reflection worksheet.
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Past, Present, and Future Verb Tense Matching Activity - Regular Verbs
Practice using past, present, and future tenses of regular verbs with a butterfly matching activity.
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Editable Meet The Teacher Template
Use these back-to-school templates to create a letter for your new students and their families introducing yourself.
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Dear Future Student – Trifold Template
Use this template with your class to write about interesting grade-level information, experiences, and tips for incoming students.
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Editable End-of-Year Class Superlative Awards
Celebrate your school year with End-of-Year Awards tailored to each individual student in your classroom.
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Counting Coins - Interactive Activities
Practice creating amounts up to a $1.00 with a variety of coins.
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Counting Pennies Worksheet
Practice identifying the front and backside of pennies when given a collection of coins.
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Google Interactive Sight Words - 2nd Grade Dolch
Read, type, build, and identify words from the Dolch Grade 2 Sight Words List in an interactive format.
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Would You Rather? - Winter Wonder!
Use 23 seasonally-inspired question prompts to engage your students in winter-wonderful discussions.
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Multi-Step Problem Solving Worksheet
Solve a multi-step problem and explain the mathematical reasoning behind the process with this simple assessment worksheet.
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Bounce Back - Resiliency Task Cards
Use this set of 24 task cards when teaching students how to be resilient.
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Read and Color Worksheet - Singular and Plural Nouns
A worksheet to practice identifying singular and plural nouns.
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Mini-Mystery – Who Killed the Class Plant?
A fun, logic-based activity where students read clues to solve the mystery.