Second Grade Teachers

If you teach second grade, you're in the right place! The ideas, activities, and teaching resources on this board are just for you! Welcome!
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Find creative, hands-on plant life cycle activities for teaching kids about chlorophyll, pollination, germination, and seed dispersal the fun way! Ideal for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd graders learning about the life cycle of plants with unique, hands-on science experiments your students will love! #science #2ndgrade Worksheets, Pre K, Montessori, Teaching Plants, Plants Kindergarten, Plants Life Cycle Activities, Plant Activities, Homeschool Science, Life Cycles Activities
Fun & Hands-On Plant Life Cycle Activities for Kids
Find creative, hands-on plant life cycle activities for teaching kids about chlorophyll, pollination, germination, and seed dispersal the fun way! Ideal for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd graders learning about the life cycle of plants with unique, hands-on science experiments your students will love! #science #2ndgrade
Every day, kids use and play with things created by people just like them... thinkers who tinker! From the practical functionality of a Band-aid to the whimsy of a Slinky or the amazingness that is a warm chocolate chip cookie, the true stories behind these famous inventions are worth the read. Find out how popsicles got their start or how an accountant became the unlikely inventor of bubble gum. And you may not believe who's credited with the idea for the first-ever roller coaster. Come see! Teaching, Special Education, Literacy, People, Ideas, Reading, Play, Inventions, Inventions Kids
Inventions Kids Love
Every day, kids use and play with things created by people just like them... thinkers who tinker! From the practical functionality of a Band-aid to the whimsy of a Slinky or the amazingness that is a warm chocolate chip cookie, the true stories behind these famous inventions are worth the read. Find out how popsicles got their start or how an accountant became the unlikely inventor of bubble gum. And you may not believe who's credited with the idea for the first-ever roller coaster. Come see!
Animal Habitat Activities - Any unit that includes animals is never a hard sell for children. From cute and cuddly to fast and ferocious, kids love them. So learning about where and how they live in nature is an easy hook. Before you plan your next science unit on habitats or ecosystems, check out this blog post for inspiration. In it, I share our favorite videos, songs, books, and projects about a variety of habitats... wetlands, deserts, oceans, grasslands, the rainforest, and more. Let's go! Science Projects, Teaching Habitats, Habitats Projects, Habitat Activities, Habitats, Animal Habitats, Nature Research, Teaching Science, Science Activities
Habitat Activities for Kids
Animal Habitat Activities - Any unit that includes animals is never a hard sell for children. From cute and cuddly to fast and ferocious, kids love them. So learning about where and how they live in nature is an easy hook. Before you plan your next science unit on habitats or ecosystems, check out this blog post for inspiration. In it, I share our favorite videos, songs, books, and projects about a variety of habitats... wetlands, deserts, oceans, grasslands, the rainforest, and more. Let's go!
What is wind erosion? How does it affect landforms? And what can be done to slow it down? In this science lab for second grade, students will learn more about the damaging effects of wind and work together to design, build, and test different windbreaks. Nonfiction reading passages are included to help children gain knowledge before engaging in the lab work. Read more in this blog post. (This pin shows a photo of a sample windbreak built with Lego blocks and links directly to the blog post.) Kids Engineering Projects, Earth Science Homeschool, Science Lab, Science For Kids, Science Curriculum, Space Science, Science Lessons, Science Reading, Earth Science Projects
Landforms and Wind Erosion
What is wind erosion? How does it affect landforms? And what can be done to slow it down? In this science lab from Andrea Knight, second grade students will learn more about the damaging effects of wind and work together to design, construct, and test different windbreak models. Nonfiction reading passages have been included to help children build knowledge before engaging in the lab work. Read more in this blog post... #ActivitiesForLandforms #Landforms #WhatAreWindbreaks #SecondGrade
We love these fun activities for Wemberly Worried. Actually, we just straight-up love Kevin Henkes and all his relatable characters... Lilly, Owen, Chrysanthemum, and, of course, Wemberly. Most kids can find themselves in at least one of his stories, if not more. Making your own worry dolls is a fun way to follow up the read-aloud, but traditional worry dolls are small and a little challenging for tiny hands to make. We love this chunkier version that uses pipe cleaners and pony beads. Come see! Toddler Activities, Activities For Kids, Worry Dolls, Preschool Activities, Teaching Ideas, Teaching First Grade, Group Activities, Read Aloud
Activities for Wemberly Worried
We love these fun activities for Wemberly Worried. Actually, we just straight-up love Kevin Henkes and all his relatable characters... Lilly, Owen, Chrysanthemum, and, of course, Wemberly. Most kids can find themselves in at least one of his stories, if not more. Making your own worry dolls is a fun way to follow up the read-aloud, but traditional worry dolls are small and a little challenging for tiny hands to make. We love this chunkier version that uses pipe cleaners and pony beads. Come see!
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2nd Grade science experiments that teach the scientific method
Are you looking for second grade science experiments and STEM activities for your students? Find 20 of our favorite science activities for teaching plant needs and adaptations, seed dispersal, properties of matter, weathering and erosion, landforms and earth changes and much more. Each science project has science process skills and the scientific method embedded in the activity.
What if we embraced failure?
The thing I love the most about Makerspace is the idea of creating an envrironment where kids embrace failure and struggle. Where they see it as a step closer to the answer. Where kids feel good about themselves in all stages of learning. Even in failure. This is makerspace. Won't you join me?
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How to create a calm down corner in your classroom
Just like adults, your students are going to feel all the emotions. As teachers, our job is to help them navigate through these moments and give them the needed tools to learn new social-emotional skills. Implementing a calm-down corner can be a game-changing piece of your classroom management. This blog post is a complete guide on how to create a calm-down corner in the classroom. From planning to implementation, this post has you covered!
Myths of Makerspace Part One
There are so many myths around Makerspace. Join me inside of Mastering Makerspace where we will debunk the myths and go step by step through Makerspace together.
Students simulate how a fish breathes underwater in this easy ocean animal adaptations science experiment using KoolAid and coffee filters! Water Science Experiments, Animal Adaptations Experiments, Animal Adaptations Activities, Breathing Underwater, Animal Adaptations, Science Experiments Kids, Easy Science
How Do Fish Breathe Underwater? Ocean Animal Adaptations Activity
Students simulate how a fish breathes underwater in this easy ocean animal adaptations science experiment using KoolAid and coffee filters!