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Year two is an exciting time for children as they move past the basics and begin to be introduced to Reading & writing, Science, and Social studies. Education.com's stimulating year two lesson plans outline instructions and provide teachers a wide assortment of materials that can be used to tackle every subject to trigger students' learning.

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My Body

This simple lesson plan will help your students gain a basic understanding of different body parts.

Year one

Science

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Parts of a Plant

Parts of a Plant

Root, stem, flower, leaf! In this hands-on science lesson, your students will create their own plants to help them identify and remember the parts of a plant.

Year 2

Science

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Fractions of a Whole

Fractions of a Whole

Ready, set, fractions! In this hands-on lesson, your students will familiarize themselves with common fractions using concrete materials to practise splitting items into halves, thirds, and quarters.

Year 2

Maths

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One Fish, Two Fish

One Fish, Two Fish

This wacky lesson combines maths and reading practise with a Dr. Seuss classic and some fun online games.

Year one

Maths

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What is Culture?

What is Culture?

Help your students become global citizens with this lesson that teaches the about culture. Students will explore their culture and the cultures of their classmates in this engaging, hands-on activity.

Year 2

Social studies

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Greater Than, Less Than, Equal To Game

Greater Than, Less Than, Equal To Game

Help your students make sense of the greater than, less than and equal to in this interactive lesson! Your students will have opportunities to compare either two-digit or three-digit numbers.

Year 2

Maths

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Amazing Adjectives

Amazing Adjectives

In this lesson, students use descriptive adjectives to write interesting sentences and create pictures.

Year 2

Reading & writing

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A-E-I-O-U! Vowels Game

A-E-I-O-U! Vowels Game

What do the letters A, E, I, O, and U have in common? They're all featured in this engaging reading lesson. Give your young learners a chance to play a version of Red Light, Green Light that doubles as a vowel review.

Year 2

Reading & writing

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Natural Resources

Natural Resources

Without natural resources, our world would be a very different place. Help your class understand the importance of water, plants, and soil with this exploratory science lesson.

Year 2

Science

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Learning About Words: Past Tense

Learning About Words: Past Tense

Use a playful theater activity to teach your first graders how to change a verb from the present to the past tense.

Year 2

Reading & writing

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The Life Cycle of a Butterfly

The Life Cycle of a Butterfly

Let your students spread their wings with this lesson that teaches them about the life cycle of a butterfly. A fun song will get your class moving and a variety of different worksheets will suit any class.

Year one

Reading & writing

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Pronoun Unit

Use this lesson to introduce, review, and teach pronouns! Your students will get to practise using these words and build their reading and language skills.

Year 2

Reading & writing

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My Family: Writing practise

My Family: Writing practise

Family first! This lesson encourages students to think about families and how diverse families can be.

Year 2

Reading & writing

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Place Value Party

Place Value Party

Now that your first graders are able to count consecutively, introduce them to the tens and ones place values. Using tens and ones blocks will make maths easy and fun for everyone!

Year 2

Maths

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Sink or Float

Introduce your students to the scientific concept of sink or float. This hands-on experiment allows them to see which objects sink and which float. The concepts taught will be solidified with the completion of worksheets.

Year one

Science

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Counting Hours: What Time Is It?

Counting Hours: What Time Is It?

Give first graders a sense of time by introducing them to telling time by the hour. Students who have mastered the numbers 1 to 12 will be eager to keep the class on a time schedule.

Year 2

Maths

Lesson plan

What is a Good Citizen?

What is a Good Citizen?

Aid your students in becoming the best citizens they can be with this lesson that teaches students how to be, and what makes, a good citizen.

Year one

Social studies

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Action Words are Amazing

Action Words are Amazing

Explore the world of words! In this lesson, play an amazing game to introduce action words to your students.

Year one

Reading & writing

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Who? What? When? Where? Why?

Who? What? When? Where? Why?

Your students are probably used to answering questions. Give them a chance to ask their own with this imaginative lesson on reading comprehension and the ways one can use who, what, when, where, and why.

Year 2

Reading & writing

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Ones, Tens, and Hundreds

Ones, Tens, and Hundreds

Introduce hundreds place value to your students. Increase their knowledge of place value while they enjoy working with ones, tens and hundreds blocks.

Year 2

Maths

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Do I Need It? Wants vs. Needs

Do I Need It? Wants vs. Needs

If you ask your students if they need ice cream, the answer may surprise you! In this lesson, your students will be able differentiate between wants and needs.

Year one

Social studies

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Fun With Blends

Fun With Blends

Give your students the extra motivation they need to master consonant blends. Hook them in with this exciting lesson on the L blend. Expose them to beginning blends such as FL, SL, CL, GL, and BL.

Year 2

Reading & writing

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Reading Pictures

Reading Pictures

In this lesson, students will practise "reading" pictures. They will look at the details in pictures in order to make predictions about what happens in a text. This lesson can be used alone or with the Predicting Pictures lesson plan.

Year 2

Reading & writing

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Which is Your Favorite Season?

Which is Your Favorite Season?

Use this lesson to teach your students about the appropriate wardrobe for the different seasons. Also, teach them about the wonderful holidays of each season!

Year one

Maths

Lesson plan

Mindfulness: The Present Moment

Mindfulness: The Present Moment

Mindfulness 101! Students focus on the present moment using their senses to observe what is happening right now. They are introduced to the idea that mindfulness is about paying attention to the present.

Reception

Reading & writing

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