2nd Grade Lesson Plans
77 ready-to-teach plans for 2nd grade, each with a timed sequence and the printable pages that go with it. Free to read and print.
Second grade is a consolidation year. Regrouping in math and comprehension in reading are the two hinges, and both reward daily short practice over occasional long sessions.
Second grade math is where regrouping arrives. Two- and three-digit addition and subtraction, the beginnings of multiplication as repeated addition, money, and telling time to five minutes.
Skip Counting6 practice pages
Place Value & Rounding6 practice pages
Addition6 practice pages
Subtraction6 practice pages
Multiplication6 practice pages
Fractions6 practice pages
Measurement6 practice pages
Counting Money6 practice pages
Telling Time6 practice pages
Geometry6 practice pages
Data & Graphing6 practice pages
Word Problems6 practice pages
Reading
Second grade reading shifts from decoding to comprehension. Fluency rises enough that attention moves to what the text says, and children begin retelling, sequencing and inferring.
Leveled Stories6 practice pages
Children's Stories6 practice pages
Fables6 practice pages
Phonics6 practice pages
Sight Words5 practice pages
Sentences6 practice pages
Paragraphs & Passages6 practice pages
Comprehension Exercises6 practice pages
Vocabulary6 practice pages- Multiple Meaning Words2 practice pages
Reading Comprehension6 practice pages
Reading6 practice pages
Grammar
Second grade grammar is about correctness in the child's own writing. Tense agreement, plurals, contractions and apostrophes show up in what they write, not just in exercises.
Nouns6 practice pages
Verbs6 practice pages
Adjectives6 practice pages
Adverbs6 practice pages
Pronouns6 practice pages- Parts of Speech2 practice pages
Sentences6 practice pages
Capitalization6 practice pages
Punctuation6 practice pages
Paragraph Writing6 practice pages
Writing Prompts6 practice pages
Writing6 practice pages
Vocabulary
Second grade vocabulary works on shades of meaning: synonyms and antonyms, multiple-meaning words, and using context rather than asking.
Science
Second grade science asks why. Habitats, materials and their properties, and the first genuine experiments with a prediction and a result.
What is in every 2nd grade lesson plan
- A real objective
- Written as what students will be able to do, tied to the standard the practice pages are built against.
- A timed sequence
- Warm-up, modeling, guided practice, independent work and a close, with minutes on each step so it fits a real block.
- A check for understanding
- One concrete way to find out who has it and who needs it retaught, before you move on.
- Matching practice pages
- Two to six printables chosen to match the independent-practice step, not a random grab from the library.