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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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Identifying Living and Nonliving Things

Identifying Living and Nonliving Things

Teach your students about living and nonliving things with this interactive lesson that keeps your class engaged as they learn!

Reception

Reading & writing

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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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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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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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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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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

Science

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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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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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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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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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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 one

Reading & writing

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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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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

Lesson plan

Learning About Maps

Learning About Maps

From the compass rose to the map key, year two students will learn about three characteristics that make up a map. Symbols are used on maps too, as students practise what they can do!

Year 2

Reading & writing

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Identifying Common or Proper Nouns

Identifying Common or Proper Nouns

Help your students learn the difference between proper and common nouns with this lesson that has them come up with examples of their own and complete a worksheet to check for comprehension.

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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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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Life Cycle of a Plant

Life Cycle of a Plant

From seed to flower, students will learn all about the life cycle of a plant in this science lesson. Your class will discover what living things need to grow, and learn the various stages of a plant’s life span, with new vocabulary words.

Year 2

Science

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Skip Counting by Twos

Skip Counting by Twos

Make counting fun with colorful counting bears. Students will learn that skip counting is faster than counting by ones. They will also come away from the lesson with ideas of when skip counting can be used.

Year 2

Maths

Lesson plan

I Can, You Can, We Can Write Sentences!

I Can, You Can, We Can Write Sentences!

Let's write some simple sentences. This creative lesson has students pairing subjects and predicates to create their own expressive statements.

Year 2

Reading & writing

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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

Who, When, What, Where, Why, and How?

Who, When, What, Where, Why, and How?

Do you have students who are constantly asking what, who, where, why, how, and when? It's your turn to ask now! Have them read various stories and ask them to answer these questions in this lesson.

Year 2

Reading & writing

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