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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Vowel Teams Diphthong Worksheets
Practice diphthongs with this set of fun and engaging worksheets.
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Student Interest Survey Pack
Use a Student Interest Survey to get to know your new students at the beginning of the school year.
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Empathy Word Search
Introduce or review vocabulary terms related to empathy with this free word search worksheet.
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Would You Rather? - End of Year Summer Fun Game
Kick off your summer vacation with a fun end of year “Would You Rather?” Brain Break activity.
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Plant Life Cycle Passage and Graphic Organizer
Give your students an opportunity to and sequence the life cycle of a plant with a reading passage and worksheet.
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Earth Watch: Drowning in Plastic - Comprehension Worksheet
Practice reading comprehension skills and learn about microplastic pollution in our oceans with a reading comprehension activity.
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Food Truck Frenzy! End-of-Year Project Based STEM Learning Activity
Introduce your students to the world of Food Trucks as they master math, STEM, and art to design and run their own food truck.
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Grammar Grid - Parts of Speech Mystery Picture (Crab)
Follow the color-coded parts of speech guide to fill in the word grid and reveal a mystery image.
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Student Reading Log Printables
Track your students' at-home reading with this printable reading log.
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Building Compound Words - Puzzles
Practice building compound words with this set of 20 puzzles, each with three pieces—two smaller words and the compound word they form.
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Blank Number Lines - Printable
Print a set of open number lines to help you teach a variety of math skills.
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Mother's Day Cupcake Craft
Create a keepsake this Mother’s Day with this cute cupcake-themed writing craft activity.
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Classroom Expectations - Behavioral Visual Support Posters
Set clear expectations with a visual classroom expectations poster for the classroom.
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Student Differentiation Guide - Data Tracker
Keep track of learning goals, accommodations, and student differentiation strategies with a handy student differentiation guide.
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Addition and Subtraction Problem Solving Task Cards
Practice solving 1- and 2-step word problems by adding and subtracting 2-digit numbers with this set of 16 task cards.
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Dominate the Dragon – Mental Math Worksheets
Capture your students' interest in math drills for all four operations with these fun dragon-themed differentiated math worksheets.
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Back To School - Listening Skill Refresh Activity
Refresh student listening skills with a Back to School Listening Skill Refresh Slides and script.
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My Safety Plan Worksheet
Create a safety plan to help understand what to do or who to go to when you feel unsafe.
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Food Chains – Worksheet
Use this worksheet to identify and describe the flow of energy in a food chain.
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Mother's Day Card – Mindful Coloring
Practice mindfulness and make mom a Mother's Day card with a fun zentangle card template.
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Grammar Grid Mystery Picture Worksheet- Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives (Bunny)
Follow the color-coded parts of speech guide to fill in the word grid and reveal a mystery image.
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I Wish My Teacher Knew Activity Sheet
Add an ‘I Wish My Teacher Knew’ activity to your first-day plans to learn more about your new students.
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How to Make Waffles - Procedural Writing Project
Get your students writing high-quality procedure texts with this fun “How to Make Waffles” procedural writing project.
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Free Blank Face Templates
Use these blank face templates to create fun back-to-school art celebrating the individuality and diversity of your new students!
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Color by Number – Repeated Addition and Multiplication
Guide your students to connect repeated addition with multiplication by completing this color-by-code multiplication worksheet.
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My Emotional Triggers Worksheet
Help your elementary students explore the situations that trigger them to experience certain emotional responses with this 2-page emotional triggers worksheet.
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Printable Bookmarks - Mother's Day Craft
Give mom a special gift on Mother's Day with a printable bookmark.
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Classroom Book Tasting Resource Pack
Introduce your students to new book genres with an exciting food-truck-themed “Book Tasting” classroom transformation.
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Labeling the Continents and Oceans Worksheets
Turn geography into a fun and educational learning experience by using our free Continents and Oceans worksheets!
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End-of-Year Teacher Checklist
Remember all of those important end-of-year teacher tasks with a handy Classroom Closeout checklist.
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Science of Reading Decoding Strategy Bookmarks and Poster
Help students succeed in reading fluency with this free printable bookmark and poster set of strategies for decoding unknown words.
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Narrative Writing Planning Template
A template for students to use when planning a narrative text.