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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How To Be a Good Friend – Teaching Slides
Learn how to form healthy and long-lasting friendships with this set of teaching slides.
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Is It Safe or Unsafe? Task Cards
Explore safe and unsafe situations with this set of task cards.
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100 More and Less Worksheets - Cut and Paste
Use an understanding of place value to determine a number 100 more or less than a number with a pair of cut-and-paste math worksheets.
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2-Digit Subtraction Model Match-Up
Use a rigorous subtraction matching game to match subtraction word problems with number sentences, bar models, and solutions.
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Main Idea Ice Cream Cones Sorting Activity
Practice distinguishing the main idea and the supporting detail with this fun ice cream sorting activity.
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Main Idea Exit Tickets
Check for understanding of the main idea and supporting detail with these exit tickets.
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Food Chains - Interactive Activity
Review producers, consumers and decomposers in food chains with this interactive digital quiz.
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Plant Journal Observation Worksheets
Observe and record information about the features of plants with a plant journal worksheet.
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Living and Non-Living Things - Word Wall Vocabulary
Discover the world of living and nonliving things, starting with a printable vocabulary word wall..
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Plant Life Cycle - Cut and Paste Worksheet
Help your students remember the life cycle of a plant with a cut and paste life cycle worksheet.
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Prefix and Suffix Search Worksheets
Build confident vocabulary and word‑study skills with this engaging Prefixes and Suffixes Search Worksheet Pack.
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Subtraction Strategies – Worksheet
Assess your students’ knowledge of subtraction strategies with a subtraction assessment.
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Subtraction Made Easy: Counting Back on a Number Line — Printable Poster
Provide your students with a daily reminder of the subtraction on a number line strategy with a printable anchor chart.
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Properties of 3D Shapes - Poster Set
Help your students identify the names and properties of common 3D shapes with this set of five classroom posters.
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Plural Nouns Worksheet Pack
Download this plural nouns worksheet pack to help students confidently identify and apply the plural suffixes -s, -es, -ies and -ves when spelling plural nouns.
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What Do Plants Need? Worksheets
Cut, paste, and read about what plants need to survive with a pair of printable plant worksheets.
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Number Patterns: More or Less – Puzzle Match-Up
Use your understanding of place value and skip counting to determine 10 or 100 more or less than a 3-digit number with this set of puzzles.
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Dictionary Guide Words Cut and Paste
Cut and paste to work out what guide words go with each of these words found in the dictionary.
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Plural Spelling Rules Teaching Slides
Teach plural rules to your class with ease using this engaging slide deck that helps students understand when to add -s, -es, -ies and -ves to make plural nouns.
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Phases of the Moon – Journal Project
Observe, describe, and record patterns of the lunar cycle with this moon tracking project.
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Subtraction on a Number Line – Worksheets
Practice subtracting two-digit numbers with regrouping using a number line and the jump strategy with a pack of differentiated worksheets.
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What Good Friends Do – Differentiated Friendship Worksheets
Sort verbs according to if they are friendly or unfriendly interactions with this friendship worksheet.
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Printable Blank Number Line - 0-120
Create personal number lines for use in math lessons with a printable blank number line template for numbers from 1-120.
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Mother's Day Acrostic Poem
Create a special keepsake for mom, grandma, aunt, or another special lady with a Mother’s Day acrostic poem template.
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Printable Cards - Heart Greeting Card Template
Write a note to a special someone with our heart card template.
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Phases of the Moon – Worksheet
Label the phases of the moon as they appear in the northern hemisphere with this printable science worksheet.
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Sprinkle Kindness Activity Book Template
Encourage students to write about ways to be kind to people and the planet with a printable sprinkle kindness activity book.
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Being a Good Friend – Mini-Book
Learn how to be a good friend and maintain relationships with this printable social skills book.
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Funky Easter Egg Craft Template
Create a fun and funky Easter Egg with our Funky Egg Easter Egg Craft!
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Antonyms are Opposite Words - Cut and Paste Worksheets
Build vocabulary skills with a cut-and-paste antonyms worksheet.
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Classroom Practices to Promote a Green Future - A Teacher's Guide
Create a more sustainably-friendly classroom with this 18-page teacher's guide.
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April Fools' Disguise Glasses - Craftivity
Create a fun piece of writing around April Fools’ Day with this cute writing prompt and craft activity.