Scholastic has more than 1,500 2nd grade science worksheets, teaching ideas, projects, and activities to support ambitious science instruction on a range of topics including earth science, life science, physical science, planets, space, early science, and more. The year is 1905 and young clara would like nothing more than to go to school with the other kids. High school declare 9th grade ancient history and literature. Teaching students through project based learning can. See more ideas about teaching reading, reading workshop and 3rd grade reading. Wonderful second grade books filled with adventures, emotions, and life lessons that our panel of childrens literature experts recommend for your child.
Expect to help a secondgrade student plan the project, and offer guidance with a report or poster. Thirtysix projects are included and organized by month. These worksheets prompt creative ideas and guide your students to transform their ideas into a simple storyline. Collage projects for kids have many, many lessons to. This year, you will be expected to read and do projects for six if you books in fourth grade and eight books in fifth grade. Best second grade books for the classroom weareteachers. These projects are optional and are meant to be a springboard for ideas to enhance the investigations curriculum. It is aligned to the ela common core state standards. Students will cut and paste the book titles into the correct column. This weeks reading and math book for second graders. Rub a balloon several times across the wool sweater or rug. Your 2nd grade book checklist for reading reading and math jumbo workbook grade 2 this engaging collection of teacherapproved activities is designed to meet your second graders educational needs with more than 300 pages of skillbuilding exercises, including practice in phonics, spelling, cursive writing, reading comprehension, basic math. I am a 7thgrade teacher and often use it for language arts and world history.
Art projects for is a participant in the amazon services llc associates program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for me to earn fees by linking to and affiliated sites. This wildly popular, awardwinning series of some 46 books and counting features. Recommended 2nd grade reading list homeschool curriculum. The focus of second grade is to update and maintain the student s blogs. Ask your students to create a yearbook based on the characters and setting in the book. Now that students are used to the format and process of using openschool, my goal is for them to use the studentgenerated projects function of this tech tool for selfdirected exploration, work production, and evaluation. Read in the classroom to model and teach a variety of reading and writing skills. Introduce students to the effects of static electricity and show that electricity is found in more places than lights and plugs. More confident of their abilities, second graders have longer attention spans, making learning an easier task. Free 2nd grade library skills worksheets teachers pay teachers. Students create the viewing screen cutout at the top, then insert a scroll of paper with writing and illustrations inside the box.
This is certainly not a new idea, but publishing the work electronically allows students to enhance the final product with the books cover image, a link to the books page on amazon, and even links to other titles the author has written or articles on related topics. The following ideas will rev up your students enthusiasm for reading while. Most of the activities are adaptable across grade levels and are flexible enough for wholegroup, small group, or individual assignments. Click to open these studentcreated books for inspiration.
Mission statement the jefferson school community is dedicated to the belief that all students can learn. The student will complete the required information on the stud. Now the 6th grader at christ the king school can add published author to her list of accomplishments. We offer writing practices that will help students add detail to their writing with the use of adjectives and adverbs. On a professional note, it has helped me pass 2 out of the for 4 single subject. Cutout forms and templates are included where necessary. The abeka art projects 1 book gives students a variety of fun art activities that teach them art techniques across different types of media. Math projects for 2nd grade gifted students sciencing. Look for a natural phenomenon that interests the student and have him or her ask questions about it. Applying that natural inquisitiveness to a science fair project can yield great results. Explore static electricity with balloons science4us. You will go nuts over our social studies for kids complete units filled with printables and engaging activities to learn about the native americans, early explorers, colonial america, 50. We are committed to providing an atmosphere for learning that meets the changing needs of our students.
Keena ford and the second grade mix up, keena ford and the field trip mixup, keena ford and the secret journal mixup. Here are some interesting educational activities and worksheets for second graders to get the learning started. Give each student a reading sticker chart to record the number of books or genres that each student has read. See more ideas about book projects, teaching reading and reading projects. All prek kindergarten 1st grade 2nd grade 3rd grade 4th grade 5th grade 6th grade 7th grade 8th grade 9th grade 10th grade 11th grade 12th grade other inspire your students to do their best explore thousands of teachertested classroom activities to engage your students and save you time. There are several math projects that gifted secondgrade students will find stimulating and educational. One of my favorite winter art projects for kids uses bleeding tissue paper to create a lovely swirl of snowy skies with a very random blend of color. I have included a ton of suggestions for book projects, but if there is anything that you think you might want to try as a book project, just let me know. History 3rd 8th grade investigate exploring countries and cultures. When you introduce your child to a great book series, you just might turn your child into a pageturning, storyloving book fiend for life.
When the cardboard rolls are turned, the story is told. Explore 2nd grade classroom activities to inspire and engage your students. Humor and family stories, as well as mystery and fantasy tales, are great for second graders, and weve. Check out these fun ways for you to change up your students book reports. Tell the children to bring in catalogs and sales papers for electronics and furniture. Make your black history art projects about more than just coloring in someone elses drawing. One morning, william notices a mysterious topiary out his window. Help your students make the books they read come alive with these 22 creative book report ideas and examples.
Online interactive learning and reading activities for interactive whiteboards, computer labs, and students prek8. Second grade activities take learning and skill to the next level. White, where the wild things are by maurice sendak, alex. The common sense press second grade reading program continues phonics instruction that will bring confidence and fluency to the beginning reader. Prepare for the oral book talk using the script as a talking points guide.
This is a beginning research project for 1st and 2nd grade students designed to integrate technology. Trouble school, where he encounters such staff members as science teacher ms. Best book series for 2nd graders ever greatschools. The unit was built using project based learning guidelines, 2nd grade ngss science standards and 2nd grade ela standards overview. Secondgrade students can take on more complicated math problems, utilize doubledigits and count by multiples of twos, threes and fours. It is up to you to select the books and projects you will share with the class. Second grade science projects 79 results science buddies second grade science projects are the perfect way for second grade students to have fun exploring science, technology, engineering, and math stem. The challenge at this age is finding good books theyll stick with.
Popular second grade books meet your next favorite book. Instructional pages list the art concepts and techniques being taught, a list of materials required, and stepbystep instructions. Project based learning for plants 2nd grade by special. See more ideas about book report projects, reading fair and fair projects. Art projects for kids is a collection of fun and easy art projects that include hundreds of how to draw tutorials. Teach students about how plants absorb nutrients and water through tubes called xylem. Age 7 or 8 is a time when kids have a huge range of reading levels. The learning library is chockfull of toolsenticing worksheets, constructive online games, teachercurated lesson plans and moreto assist young learners build upon the basics. Can static electricity make a balloon stick to other objects. Our 2nd grade reading list makes picking books for your homeschooled 2nd grader easy.
Apr 20, 2020 a far cry from boring book reports, here are book projects that students can do to share what theyve read. The students should perform these calculations unaided and on paper showing all of their work. These students often need more advanced material to hold their interest. You will go nuts over our social studies for kids complete units filled with printables and engaging. Second grade students build upon the computer skills learned through kindergarten and first grade. After writing their stories, katherine and her classmates displayed their hardbound books during a school assembly. Finally they discover that magic works best when they work together.
The student will use a website to gather information about their favorite animal. Practice with these no prep math worksheets in your second grade classroom. Grades 23 would you like a program that engages your students in an ongoing, authentic project that integrates every social studies strand in the context of building your own class town. We discuss the educational and reading goals for typical second graders, or you can skip straight to the recommended 2nd grade reading list. Mathematics grade 2 extension projects with investigations. Mary pope osborne random house books for young readers, 1992 the hook. All of my students are given an individual reading file.
Instead of a new pet they create a glop monster, and they accidently make their classmates hair disappear. Our second grade projects are written and tested by scientists and are specifically created for use by students in the second grade. Free 2nd grade writing activities studentreasures publishing. Give each student a reading sticker chart to record the number of books or genres that each student has read all of my students are given an individual reading file.
Every fan brothers book is gorgeous, but this is one of our favorite second grade books to mull over with students. On the day of your talk, you may bring note cards, your script, or anything else you may need in order to give your talk. This project based learning unit, pbl, all about plants for 2nd grade will be your complete guide to teaching your students all about the parts of plants, what plants need to grow, and the functions of plants. Each morning, student ron faster hurries to harvey n. Johnson was a very talented painter whose work, sadly only came to read more. With a stepbystep guide to 58 projects, your child will practice following directions as well as etching, shading, blending colors, painting techniques, paper sculptures, and more. Weve rounded up some of the best books that have come off of our publishing press including a book turned into a movie. Grade 2 quarter 1 project unit 1 unit 2 investigation 1 counting, coins, and investigations shapes, blocks, and symmetry.
Second graders who are gifted in math often feel isolated or bored in class. Now that students are used to the format and process of using openschool, my goal is for them to use the student generated projects function of this tech tool for selfdirected exploration, work production, and evaluation. The magic elements and feisty friendship will appeal to beginning readers. In this final project, the students receive a list. Some are really ready for chapter books, while others are just getting the hang of storytime in general. Another activity allows students to draw the animals in the correct. Cam jansen, assisted by her friend eric, track down the valuable baseball, autographed by babe ruth, which disappeared. Students read bigger and more complicated books, write longer and more indepth pieces, and learn more about the concepts behind certain math skills. Give the students between five and 10 problems involving four, five, six or even sevendigit numbers divided by onedigit numbers.
The year of billy miller by kevin henkes, charlottes web by e. The lesson is geared for second graders, but could easily be used for a grade or two. The red book 2nd grade skills student activity book ebook. Cam jansen and the mystery of the babe ruth baseball.
Make practicing math fun with these inovactive and seasonal free 2nd grade math worksheets and math games to learn addition, subtraction, multiplication, measurement, graphs, shapes, telling time, adding money, fractions, and skip counting by 3s, 4s, 6s, 7s, 8s, 9s, 11s, 12s, and other second grade math. Here are the 2nd grade books to read with a free printable list arranged by the easiest to the hardest great for gaining reading fluency and confidence. Teach your child to read creative book report ideas for every grade and. What to read with your 2nd grade child and books your child will love reading on their own. Seasonal projects are included to promote holidays and special times of the year. See more ideas about wax museum, biography project and teaching social studies. Grade 5 paperback january 1, 1999 by lori sanders and linda kimble author see all 3 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Sample book topic ideas studentreasures publishing. This book report project is a lowtech version of a television, made from a cereal box and two paper towel rolls. Add some extracurricular art development into your 2nd grade curriculum. Students proofread and edit their first drafts on their own, with a partner, or with me. In addition, the students complete collaborative projects coordinated to their curriculum using kidpix, word, publisher, powerpoint and a number of ageappropriate websites. In 2nd grade, your child becomes a more experienced writer, reader, and mathematician by practicing her skills in more complex and comprehensive ways.