English Teaching Resources for Year 2
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Colour by Sight Words - 5 Words - Dog
A fun colouring activity to use when working with sight words.
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Prompts for Poetry – Family and Culture
A set of 16 illustrated poetry task cards to help students write about their family and cultural celebrations.
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Making Text Connections Graphic Organiser (F–2)
A graphic organiser to use with students when making connections with a text.
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Crabbing at Night - Sequencing Worksheet
Identify the story beginning, series of events and ending with this narrative text sequencing activity.
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Long and Short Vowel Sort
A sorting by long vowel, short vowel printable.
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10 Fascinating Facts About Minibeasts – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a fascinating facts article from the Year 2 magazine (Issue 2).
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Tongue Twisters – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a magazine article from the Year 1 magazine (Issue 3).
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Wolfie: A Tell-all Interview – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a narrative from the Year 2 magazine (Issue 3).
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Disappearing Snowman (Hangman Alternative)
An interactive, kid-friendly hangman alternative.
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Phoneme Spotter Story – 'ow' Sound
A decodable text featuring various graphemes that make the ‘ow’ sound.
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Year 2 Magazine - "What's Buzzing?" (Issue 2) Task Cards
A set of five literacy rotation task cards to be used in conjunction with Issue 2 of Teach Starter’s Year 2 magazine.
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Letter to the Editor (More Screen Time) – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a magazine article from the Year 2 magazine (Issue 3).
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Back to School Today — Short Poem for Kids
Use this short poem for kids when students return to school. This child-friendly poem discusses feelings that they may experience when heading back to school after an extended break.
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Phoneme Spotter Story – Long 'i' Sound
A decodable text featuring various graphemes that make the long 'i' sound.
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Fix the Punctuation Activity
A cut and match activity to help your students correctly punctuate sentences.
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Year 2 Daily Warm-Up – PowerPoint 1
A 67-slide PowerPoint presentation containing a variety of quick warm-up activities.
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Human Histories: Helpful Heroes – Comprehension Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for an article about people around the world who have dedicated their lives to helping others.
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Narrative Booklet Template – Superhero Theme
A superhero-themed booklet for students to use when publishing their narrative texts.
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Year 2 Literacy Exit Tickets – Worksheets
25 Literacy Exit Ticket activities for students to provide evidence of their learning progress.
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Home Reading Challenge #1 – Year Foundation – 2
A set of reading activities that parents can use to educate children remotely or that teachers can send to students working at home when schools are closed.
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Story Spine Porcupine – Narrative Writing Template
A template designed to help students plan their narrative writing structure.
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Multiple Meaning Match-Up Cards (Black and White Version)
16 match-up puzzles to use in the classroom when identifying homonyms.
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What Toy Am I? - Toy Definition Match Up Game
A set of 20 puzzle cards for students to match pictures of toys to their definition.
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Blends PowerPoint
A 21 slide PowerPoint presentation on different blends.
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Personal Recount Sequencing Activity - My Broken Leg
A worksheet to use in the classroom when learning the sequence of a personal recount.
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English Term Tracker (NSW Syllabus) - Stage 1
An English term tracker using the NSW Syllabus Stage 1 content descriptors and codes.
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Out of the Book - Comprehension Board Game
A fun comprehension strategy board game for students to play during literacy rotations.
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Initial S Blend Cards
A resource to help students identify the S blend at the beginning of a word.
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Comparison of Text Types Posters
A poster comparing the structure and language features of various text types.
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Ninja Race Phonics Game
A fun, engaging board game to consolidate students' understanding of digraphs and rhyme.
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Author's Purpose Worksheet
A teaching resource to help teach your students the different reasons authors may write.
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I Spy - Oral Language Activity
A fun activity to encourage the development of oral language.