Second Grade Ideas

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1	WEB QUESTS
2	GRADE 2 SOCIAL SCIENCES http://www.libsci.sc.edu/miller/grade2ss.htm Grade-appropriate topics for social studies lessons.
3	GRADE 2 SCIENCE RESOURCES http://www.sasked.gov.sk.ca/docs/elemsci/gr2tcesc.html http://www.uen.org/cgi-bin/websql/lessons/query_lp.hts?corearea=3&area=2 http://www.EnchantedLearning.com/Home.html Topics appropriate for second grade science curriculum, along with activities and experiments to support your lesson plans.
4	Cyber Guides - great ideas for integrating LITERATURE with technology.Find a book that you teach and see how you can tie in the Internet! I love FROG and TOAD! http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/cyk3.html
5	Kids Space - a great place to read other student created stories, finish them or even submit your own. Check this out and let's create and enter!!! I
6	Weather Paso Partners provides a bilingual unit of study about weather. It includes a lesson overview, teacher background information, objective grid, lesson focus, seven lessons, references, and more. (It is available only in .pdf format, so make sure you have the free program Adobe Acrobat Reader installed before downloading.)
7	2ND GRADE LANGUAGE ARTS & BOOKLIST RESOURCES http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/SCORE/cyk3.html Excellent resources for grade two language arts skills, along with recommended literature lists and reading and activity guides.
8	Technology Integration - Lots of ideas for different subject areas check out the Math or Social Studies
9	PARENT CONFERENCE CONSIDERATIONS http//www.teachervision.com/lesson-plans/lesson-3854.html Be prepared for your parent-teacher conferences with this planning guide, offering suggestions to consider before you schedule your sessions.
10	4 to Explore is a great place to begin your search for a topic that you are going to work on. You are given 4 web sites ti explore that pertain to your topic and then some activities based on your topic. There are 100 topics!!!!
11	Achievement Certificates - already made!
12	E - Books very cute, mini, printable books as well as theme books, full version books. There are neat FACT sheets for each unit or theme, clip art from the books. the sister requires a password that you get through registration. See me for the password and then if you like the site and want to use it just register..ITS FREE
13	Dinosaurs Travel back through time to learn about dinosaurs! The purpose of this expeditions to learn about the size, shape, movement, and food of dinosaurs!
14	GRADE 2 MATH http://www.edhelper.com/math_grade2.htm http://www.col-ed.org/cur/math.html Collections of activities for teaching second grade math.
15	Apples! Apples! The apple is one of the most popular fruits of them all. You may have even had one at lunch today, but did you know that there are hundreds of varieties, or kinds, of apples? Did you know that apples can be used to make several different foods? You have probably heard of Johnny Appleseed, but do you know the truth and the legends about his life? Come and learn all these things and more on our AppleQuest!
16	COMMUNITY CLUB http://teacher.scholastic.com/commclub/index.htm Early elementary students can visit this site to click and listen about service jobs in their community, including librarians, police officers, firefighters, veterinarians, and more. Interactive quizzes allow 1st and 2nd grade students to test reading comprehension, while kindergarten classes will enjoy meeting real workers with high-interest visuals. A Teacher's Guide accompanies the online project; also find activities pages and badges to print out for each community person visited.
17	PRINTABLE PLAY MONEY http://pbskids.org/lions/printables/misc/money.html These printables are designed for a specific game, but may yet meet your needs--they have playful lion designs on the bills and coins.
18	"G" IS FOR GINGERBREAD http//www.kinderkorner.com/gingerbread.html Sequencing, measuring, graphing--and scores of other activities to accompany your reading of "The Gingerbread Man" are available at this site for kindergarten and grade one classes. GINGERBREAD MAN PRINTABLE http//www.abcteach.com/Christmas/gingerbread.htm Download and print copies of the Gingerbread Man for your students to color as they read the book. GINGERBREAD MAN ACTIVITIES http//www.kconnect.com/kc-integrated.html Scroll down for sample ideas in language arts, math, etc. for using the gingerbread theme.
19	The Educator's Network - great resources
20	MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. TIMELINE http//www.pps.k12.or.us/district/depts/itss/buckman/timeline/kingframe.html Find children's art accompanying the major events in Dr. King's life. You might want to consider having your own class create their own unique picture and text book, after having studied or read about Dr. King Jr. Take it one step further and use Kid Pix software to integrate technology with this project. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. CLASSROOM CRAFTS http://www.theholidayzone.com/mlk/ Find some meaningful activities related to Martin King Jr. at this site. They can easily be incorporated into your classroom lesson plans, and might even offer some take-home thought and discussion on civil rights issues for younger children. Projects include black and white collages, milk carton buses, a picture quilt, and more.
21	ONLINE PHONICS ACTIVITIES http//www.bbc.co.uk/education/wordsandpictures/phonics/ Choose between Sand Castle Quiz or Write a Postcard to practice vowel phoneme recognition skills. Under Print and Do, several printable resources are available for teaching phonics in the 2nd grade classroom.
22	Snow/Winter Thematic Resources http//midgefrazel.net/snow.html ...a list of resources, at all grade levels, which lead to links on theNet dealing with winter and snow which are appropriate for classroom use
23	Looking for a form or a letter ALREADY created? Visit this site (http://www.theeducatorsnetwork.com/main/toolfeature.htm) and see what this very generous teacher has created to share...
24	Dr. Seuss activities DR. SEUSS BOOK ACTIVITIES: http://www.atozteacherstuff.com/lessons/drseuss.shtml For each of Dr. Seuss's books find some discussion questions or classroom activities to extend the literature.Grades K-2. . COLOR A CAT: http://www.EnchantedLearning.com/subjects/mammals/cats/cat/Catprintout.shtml After reading "Cat in the Hat", print out these pages on basic cat anatomy and learn more about cats; for primary grades.
25	INTEGRATING TECHNOLOGY IN GRADE 2 http://perrynet.sparcc.org/webunits/Grade2/Resources http://www.mtnbrook.k12.al.us/tech/2nd.htm Across-the-curriculum internet activities and suggestions for incorporating technology in to your second grade lessons.
26	GENERAL LESSONS, CURRICULUM, & RESOURCES http://www.arthur.k12.il.us/arthurgs/aes2nd.htm http://www.coreknowledge.org/CKproto2/resrcs/lessons/2.htm http://www.sasked.gov.sk.ca/docs/elemsci/gr2tcesc.html http://faldo.atmos.uiuc.edu/CLA/LESSONS/second.html http://www.cstone.net/~bcp/BCPIntro2.htm Find collections of lesson plans and internet resources appropriate for your grade level across all subject areas.
27	Acorn Academy. http//www.theeducatorsnetwork.com/main/worksheetfeature.htm Free worksheets, some neat ones, especially on penmanship and book reports for lower and upper grades.
28	Great site for ALREADY DONE PLANS for each grade level. These plans come form CORE KNOWLEDGE CONFERENCES where they were presented as exemplary examples . Very detailed plans, great ideas.
29	The children's Literature Web Guide is an invaluable resource for anyone teaching reading or literature to students. The guide contains essential lists of children’s books, author links and literature awards. A great place to find just the appropriate reading for your class http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/
30	www.gamequarium.com Visit this site and see if there are any games you would like to use to reinforce something that you are teaching or have taught.
31	Primary Games - a neat site that has online games created to reinforce any area of your curriculum. Craft ideas too
32	The Plant Process (Web quest) Did you know that you eat leaves, roots, and seeds? Become a plant detective and solve the mystery of what we eat. The plant process is a second grade unit on the adaptations and life cycles of plants.
33	SECOND GRADE LESSON PLANS http//www.coreknowledge.org/CKproto2/resrcs/lessons/2.htm A collection of above-average lesson plans are addressed to skills and sequencing content in the Core Knowledge curriculum.
34	Rainforest Webquest The tropical rainforest is home for some of the most unusual plant and animal life on Earth. Thousands of exotic species are on the verge of becoming extinct. You are going to learn more about the rain forest and what is happening to it. You will discover what you as a student can do to help.
35	Little Explorers Grades 2 & 3 English Exercises: A set of 5 worksheets for each grade with the online site dictionary as the resource leads young learners on an interactive dictionary/reference web hunt. Great for both dictionary skills and internet training.
36	Oceans Paso Partners provides a bilingual unit of study about oceans. It includes a lesson overview, teacher background information, objective grid, lesson focus, seven lessons, references, and more. (It is available only in .pdf format, so make sure you have the free program Adobe Acrobat Reader installed before downloading.)
37	The Pumpkin Patch (web quest) Pumpkins make everyone think of fall and fall holidays like Halloween and Thanksgiving. But did you know that pumpkins are healthy to eat? Do you know how long it takes a pumpkin to grow? Did you know there are many different kinds of pumpkins? Come into the Pumpkin Patch to learn more about pumpkins.
38	Abraham Lincoln - a great site created by second graders and their teacher!
39	WHERE DO BUTTERFLIES COME FROM? http://www.hhmi.org/coolscience/butterfly/index.html Students will complete an art project to learn (and remember!) the stages of a butterfly's life. Metamorphosis - Life Cycle of the Butterfly Discover the four stages of the butterfly's life cycle. Record your findings and present them as a Kid Pix Slide Show. (for Grade 2) Learn about Butterflies Butterflies are beautiful insects!! They're wings have vibrant colors and allow them to soar all over the USA. It takes about 10-15 days before a butterfly comes to life and you will discover how!! (for Grade 1)
40	Poetry Break Need a break? How about a poetry break? Visit a pumpkin patch of poetry and read other students' poems. Learn about different types of poetry. Create, publish and illustrate your own original poems. It's fun and it's easy! How about a poetry pen pal? It's all right here.


		Digital Home for Saint Joseph School Technology Classes Mrs. Mary Harshall, Mrs. Denise Nichols, Mr. Tom Steele Technology Classes Grades 1-6

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