Social Studies Teaching Resources for 2nd Grade
- Plus Plan
Collaborative Mural - Veterans Day Coloring Pages
Use this collaborative art project to build show-stopping Veterans Day bulletin boards.
- Plus Plan
Community Helpers - Pictures/Posters
Show your students different community helpers and where they work with this set of 38 half-size community helpers picture posters.
- Plus Plan
Day of the Dead Coloring Pages
Promote cultural awareness and create your own Day of the Dead decorations with Dia de Los Muertos coloring pages.
- Plus Plan
The World's Continents and Oceans Instructional Slide Deck
Explore the seven continents and five oceans of the world with this comprehensive teaching presentation.
- Plus Plan
Community Brochure Template
Demonstrate learning about rural, urban, and suburban communities with a Types of Communities brochure template.
- Plus Plan
Valentine's Day Vocabulary Cards and Writing Center
Build a Valentine’s Day writing station with a printable word wall and writing prompt worksheets.
- Plus Plan
Independence Day Paper Lantern Art Activity
A creative art activity to use when learning about the Independence Day celebration.
- Plus Plan
Treasure Map Coding Robot Mat
Implement coding for kids with coding robots and a printable coding robot map activity.
- Plus Plan
Cardinal and Intermediate Direction Posters - Compass Rose
Display these cardinal and intermediate directions posters when exploring the compass rose with your students.
- Plus Plan
Election Words - Election Vocabulary Word Wall Cards
Printable election-related vocabulary word wall for teaching election vocabulary.
- Plus Plan
Veterans Day Google Interactive
Click, drag, and drop to learn about Veterans Day and the branches of the U.S. military with a Google Interactive activity.
- Plus Plan
Famous Women in History– Female Inventors Teaching Presentation
Teach about the most influential female inventors in history with this 15-slide instructional slide deck.
- Plus Plan
Influential Women - Female Scientists and Mathematicians Slide Deck
A 14-slide PowerPoint that celebrates some of the brilliant women in Math and Science fields.
- Plus Plan
Who Is Clara Barton? – Shared Reading and Activity
Build reading fluency with a 15-slide teaching deck about Clara Barton to use as a shared reading activity this Women's History Month!
- Free Plan
Human Histories: World Explorers – Comprehension Worksheet
A free comprehension worksheet paired with an informational text about world explorers.
- Plus Plan
Black History in Politics Timeline
Craft an illustrated timeline for students to explore politically significant moments of the last 3 centuries.
- Plus Plan
History of Communication - Poster Pack
Create a communication timeline with a series of ten forms of communication posters.
- Plus Plan
Fire Prevention Week - Firefighter Hat Template
Craft a classroom full of firefighter hats with a printable community helper hats template.
- Plus Plan
Cut and Paste: Characteristics of Communities
Identify characteristics of the different types of communities (urban, rural, suburban) with a cut-and-paste sorting worksheet.
- Plus Plan
Day of the Dead Decor - Papel Picado Template
Promote cultural awareness and create your own Day of the Dead decorations with a printable Papel Picado template.
- Plus Plan
Comparing Communities - Venn Diagram Worksheet
Compare and contrast rural, urban, and suburban communities with a set of Venn diagram graphic organizers.
- Plus Plan
Effects of Physical Location Sort
Help children learn how the environment affects those that live in a specific area with a sorting activity.
- Plus Plan
Day of the Dead - Skeleton Craft Activity
Promote cultural awareness make a Dancing Calavera craft for Dia de Muertos.
- Plus Plan
Long Ago, Now, or In the Future? Match-Up
Help your students develop a sense of history and how life, transportation, and communications have changed with a matching activity.
- Plus Plan
Mapping Our Classroom - Mapmaking Project
Develop primary grade map skills with a classroom mapping project.
- Free Plan
Christmas Vocabulary Word Wall
Spread holiday cheer with 60 Christmas-themed vocabulary cards for your word wall.
- Free Plan
Halloween Word Wall Vocabulary
Sixty Halloween-related vocabulary cards for a word wall.
- Plus Plan
Memorial Day Bulletin Board Display and Craft Activity
Reflect on those who have served our country with a Memorial Day craft and bulletin board kit.
- Free Plan
Day of the Dead - Sugar Skull Mask Template
Promote cultural awareness and introduce Dia de Muertos to your students with a Sugar Skull mask craft.
- Plus Plan
Dia De Muertos Vocabulary and Writing Prompts
Learn and use the language of Mexican tradition with a Dia de Los Muertos vocabulary word wall and writing activity.
- Plus Plan
Dia de Los Muertos - The Day of the Dead Printable Book
Promote cultural awareness and learn about the Mexican holiday of Dia de Muertos or the Day of the Dead.
- Plus Plan
Constitution Day Writing Craftivity
Create a Constitution Day bulletin board with a writing and craft activity for primary grades.