English Language Arts Teaching Resources for 2nd Grade
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Escape from Pete's Pumpkin Patch - Halloween Escape Room
Escape the evil witch who turns children into pumpkins at Pete’s Pumpkin Patch using inferencing, problem solving, and grammar skills
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Write a Spooky Story - Scaffolded Writing Project
Inspire your struggling writers to write spooky stories that contain all of the story elements with a set of scaffolded writing activities and final draft paper.
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Fall Color by Part of Speech - Nouns and Verbs Worksheet
Use this fall color by part of speech worksheet to review nouns and verbs.
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Patriot Day Writing Craftivity
Celebrate important heroes with this Patriot Day writing prompt and craft.
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Identifying Character Traits Interactive Activity
Get your students identifying character traits with this engaging digital quiz that helps students understand how language reveals personality in writing.
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George Washington Carver Constructed Response Worksheet
Read and write about George Washington Carver using the RACES strategy for constructed response paragraphs.
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ASL Alphabet Line — Printable Cursive and Print Classroom Decor
Print a set of 26 ASL alphabet posters for the classroom with cursive and print letters to help your students with letter formation and handwriting.
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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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Color-by-Code Grammar- Back to School Coloring Sheet
Use this color by code grammar worksheet as a back to school parts of speech review activity with your students.
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Declaration of Independence- Constructed Response Passage Worksheet
Blend reading, writing, and historical concepts with the Declaration of Independence worksheet.
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End of Year -Silly Story Worksheets
Engage your students in grammar review with a set of end-of-year Silly Stories worksheets.
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Common and Proper Nouns - Google Interactive Activity
Identify common and proper nouns by sorting words in their context.
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Just Joking! Cursive Joke Book Practice Worksheets
Trace 10 cringe-worthy jokes in cursive font and rewrite each joke independently in cursive on the lines.
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Capitalization Task Cards (Grades 2-3)
Reinforce capitalization for proper nouns, the pronoun ‘I,’ and the beginning of sentences in text with this set of 24 task cards (extension included).
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Sweet Sight Words Worksheet - CALL
Practice reading, writing, and identifying the high-frequency word “call” from the Second Grade Dolch sight words list.
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My Research Project - Pennant Banner
Create a pennant banner for students to record and display their biography research.
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Ending Digraphs Sorting Activity
Practice decoding words by sorting 20 picture cards by their ending digraphs.
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3-2-1 Text Reflection Template
Quickly assess your students' comprehension after reading a fictional text with this 3-2-1 reflection activity.
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FIND IT! R Blends Board Game
Practice decoding and spelling words with this board game that focuses on R consonant blends.
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FIND IT! S Blends Board Game
Practice decoding and spelling words with this board game that focuses on S consonant blends.
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Story Elements - Worksheet
Practice identifying characters, settings, problems and solutions in fictional texts with this set of worksheets.
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Nothing but Nouns Game
A game to practice working with common, proper, and collective nouns.
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Disappearing Ice Cream Sundae (Hangman Alternative)
Use this hangman alternative with your students during indoor recess or anytime they need a quick brain break!
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Cursive Practice - Sentences
A set of 6 sheets to practice writing sentences in cursive.
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Nonfiction Text Features: Match It Up!
Download this nonfiction text features game to teach elementary school students about the common text features of informational texts.
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Sweet Sight Words Worksheet - WOULD
Practice reading, writing, and identifying the high-frequency word “would” from the Second Grade Dolch sight words list.
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5 W's Graphic Organizer
A blank 5 W's graphic organizer to use when planning a piece of writing text.
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Vowel Digraphs Bookmarks
These bookmarks are designed to help students remember some of the most common vowel digraphs while reading.
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Opinion Topic Prompt Cards
A set of opinion topic cards designed specifically for lower‑grades.
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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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Roll to Create a Treasure Map
A fun, hands-on activity using a die and a chart to create a treasure map, and then use it to write a procedural text.
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Readers' Theater Script - Three Billy Goats Gruff
A readers' theater script that can be used for reading fluency and expressive reading.
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