This article focuses on teaching 2nd graders to form possessive. It provides two complete lesson plans with activities for teaching them how to form possessives.

This lesson plan engages students in reading comprehension strategies related to Russell Hoban's book, Bread and Jam for Frances. Students will listen to the story and discuss, and after, 2nd graders will place the foods from their...

Stuents will participate in the shared reading of Jump, Kangaroo, Jump by Stuart Murphy. After the reading, 2nd graders will fill out an Olympic events recording sheet.

This lesson engages students in making short words. Students will regroup the short words into word families and discuss the findings with classmates.

Students will be testing different materials to see which is best suited for a particular task or quality: soaking up water, being flexible, and being abrasive. Each test can be done during a single class period.

[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about tornados written on the 2nd grade reading level. The text is followed by ten comprehension questions in multiple choice or extended response format. A link to answers is...

This book was created by 2nd grade students in Rochester, New York as part of a three-month learning expedition on animals and habitats called, "A Walk Through Highland Park. Students spent time in their local park doing fieldwork making...

[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart was created to go along with Harcourt 2nd grade science textbook. It discusses the weather, the water cycle, seasons, and different types of storms and what to do based on the type. It...

Designed for second and third graders, this resource from K!2 Reader includes the definition of "irregular plural nouns," examples of irregular plural nouns, and a learning exercise.

Practice solving more challenging addition and subtraction word problems with "more" and "fewer". Multi-step problems are also included. Numbers used are 100 or less. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try...