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Geometric Relatioships
Students explore measurements and geometric formulas. In this geometry lesson, students investigate pi as it relates to geometry. They collect data and use a chart to organize the data.
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The Mystery of the Lost Colony of Roanoke
Learners research the Lost Colony of Roanoke by interpreting John White's diary as a primary source.
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Spanish Influence on the Caribbean Islands
Learners participate in a discussion about the Spanish influence on the Caribbean islands. They define the Spanish words in the book, Isla, and respond to a question about cultural influences in a response journal.
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Home Spelling Practice
In this spelling worksheet, students practice their spelling words that include short u words, short vowel words, and short sight words that writers use. Students practice 25 words.
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Family Pictures
Young scholars discuss family composition and traditions. After reading Family Pictures, students identify key vocabulary and cognates. Working in pairs, young scholars discuss the people who compose their family and some traditions that...
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A Creative Spin on Frog and Toad All Year
Students create drawings from their favorite book with sidewalk chalk. For this reading comprehension lesson, students read Frog and Toad All Year and investigate the character known as the Ice Cream Monster. Students...
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Elf Entrance
Students read the book, The Elves and the Shoemaker by the Brothers Grimm. They discuss helping others and create a paper door to let "elves" into their classroom.
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Meet the Royal Food Family
Second graders use mini-books, posters, songs, trading cards and sorting activities to explore the five food groups needed for health: vegetables, fruits, grains, milk and meat. They discuss why good nutrition is important.
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Shape Search
Second graders draw a model using correctly formed geometric shapes. For this geometric shapes lesson, 2nd graders notice geometric shapes in the world around them and accurately draw these shapes.
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Guess My Shape
Learners describe shapes to other students who have to guess that shape. In this shape lesson plan, learners describe shape attributes to other students. Then those other learners have to guess the shape that is being described to them....
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Compare 2-D Shapes
Second graders examine the attributes of two-dimensional shapes. In this geometry lesson plan, 2nd graders play a game in order to identify two-dimensional shapes and to name them.
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Compare 2-D Shapes
Second graders explore and analyze plane shapes. In this plane shapes lesson, 2nd graders evaluate shape attributes to classify shapes correctly. Students work in groups to create different shapes.
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Blue Whales
In this comprehension worksheet, students read a 1-page expository text about blue whales and then complete 3 short answer and 2 multiple choice questions.
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Boa Constrictors
In this expository comprehension instructional activity, students read a 1-page informational article about boa constrictors and then answer 3 short answer and 2 multiple choice questions.
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Our Friends b and d
Students practice a variety of techniques and strategies to assess the differences between the lowercase letters b and d. They listen to and identify the letters b and d in the book, "Bud the Sub," and then play a game to master this skill.
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Subject/Verb Agreement
In this grammar worksheet, students underline the subject and choose the appropriate verb in parentheses that makes twenty-five sentences grammatically correct.
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Louisiana Voices Venn Diagrams
In this graphic organizer worksheet, students follow the step-by-step directions in order to use a Venn diagram to compare and contrast two topics.
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High Frequency and Spelling Words Practice
For this high frequency words worksheet, students complete fill in the blanks using the following words: arms, every, feet, head, school, use, way, your, long, song, sing, ring, bring, thing, us, must, does and food.
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High Frequency and Spelling Words Practice
In this high frequency and spelling words practice worksheet, students complete a variety of activities using the following words: came, could, god, happy, made, night, say, were, shop, shot, shut, rush, wish, fish, for, more, from and...
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Geo Jammin' - Day 2, Lesson 6: Rhyme and Reason
Students listen to the poem "Shapes" by Shel Silverstein in order to accurately and specifically describe shapes' rules/traits in their journals. They illustrate the poem and take turns reading during a creative shared reading session.
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Anticipation Guide -- Point of View
In this perspective learning exercise, learners reveal their agreement or disagreement about 6 statements in light of the first meeting between American Indians and Europeans.
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Wagon's West: Life on the Trail
Students investigate what life on the Oregon Trail was like. In this Westward Movement lesson, students eat foods that were eaten by settlers on the trail as they read textbook pages about the trial. Students then draw an Oregon Trail...
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Ten Little Black Dots
Second graders use black and red construction paper to symbolize different one digit numbers that add up to 10. In this sums to 10 lesson plan, 2nd graders discover different combinations and patterns that can lead them to the number 10.