Year 2 teaching resources for the United Kingdom
IB PYP - SHARING THE PLANET - ANIMALS - PLANNER & RESOURCES
, Not Grade Specific,
A transdisciplinary IB PYP unit plan uses animal walks, sensory play and a picture-book read-aloud to teach young children how animals and humans depend on each other.
Author WonderWellPYP
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Tags International Baccalaureate, Unit Plans, PYP, Thematic Unit Plans, Planners
Ice Skating Fun Writing Prompt - Winter Writing Activity
, Not Grade Specific,
One page prompts students to write about the joy of ice skating on a frozen pond or rink, and a matching page asks them to draw children gliding and laughing on the ice.
Author Ponder Palette Plazza
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Tags Winter Writing Activity, Winter Writing Prompts, Winter Activities, Writing Prompts, Christmas Writing Activity, Christmas Writing Prompts, Christmas Activities
Identifying the Genre of a Story Worksheet
, Not Grade Specific,
Identifying the Genre of a Story introduces genre as a way to group texts by form, purpose, and typical features. Learners examine sample covers and connect each one to a label such as poetry, fantasy, nonfiction, mythology, history, realistic fiction, drama, mystery, fable, or fairy tale. Teacher support is explicitly invited in the directions, making the task suitable for guided discussion of visual and title clues. A completed second page supplies the intended matches for review.
Author Have Fun Teaching
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Tags Genres, Genres Worksheets, Genres Worksheet, Genre Worksheet, Reading Genre Worksheet, Genre Worksheet 1
Identifying the Name of Shapes Worksheet
, Not Grade Specific,
Ten visual prompts ask learners to supply a shape name rather than select from a word bank. The collection includes both two-dimensional figures and three-dimensional solids, so students must attend to whether a picture represents a flat outline or an object with depth. Some forms may accept more than one familiar name. Page two labels the pictured figures for reference after learners have named them independently.
Author Have Fun Teaching
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Tags Shapes, The Name Of The Shapes, Name The Shapes
Identifying Top or Bottom Worksheet
, Not Grade Specific,
The page introduces a two-choice spatial relation: top versus bottom. In each picture, learners locate a hat relative to another object, determine whether it is above at the top or below at the bottom, and circle the printed word that matches. The repeated symbol keeps the object being tracked consistent while the surrounding pictures change. The repeated comparison keeps attention on positional language rather than counting, naming, or writing about the surrounding objects.
Author Have Fun Teaching
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Tags Have Fun Teaching
Idioms Anchor Chart
, Not Grade Specific,
An idiom definition and two blank idiom-example templates make up this anchor chart. Add your own examples for classroom discussion.
Author First in Line
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Tags Idioms, Vocabulary, Anchor Chart, Reading Chart, Chart
If I Were a Firefighter - Writing Prompt
, Not Grade Specific,
Students imagine a day as a firefighter in a short written response, then draw themselves in uniform helping at a fire scene.
Author Ponder Palette Plazza
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Tags Writing, Writing Prompt, Career, Careers, Firefighter, Writing Prompts, Careers Writing Prompts, Spring, Writing Centers, Literacy
If I Were a Tree - Writing Prompt
, Not Grade Specific,
An Earth Day prompt in two matched halves: one page asks students to write about their life as a tree, and the other asks them to draw themselves as one, showing what surrounds them in their tree home.
Author Ponder Palette Plazza
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Tags Earth Day, Earth Day Drawing, Earth Day Writing, Earth Day Writing Prompts, Writing Prompts, Spring Writing, Spring Writing Prompts, No Prep
If I Were a Veterinarian - Writing Prompt
, Not Grade Specific,
Two prompts ask students to write about which animals they would help as a veterinarian and how, then draw themselves in the role with the animals and tools they would use.
Author Ponder Palette Plazza
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Tags Writing, Writing Prompt, Writing Prompts, Spring, Writing Centers, Spring Writing Prompts, Career, Careers, Labor Day, Labor Day Writing
If I Were An Elf Writing Template
, Not Grade Specific,
Elf-themed sentence starters guide young writers through a five-sentence Christmas paragraph — naming their elf self, describing it, giving it a job, and explaining why they would be the best elf.
Author Rathgeber Resources
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Tags December, Elf Writing, Writing Template, Winter, Christmas Literacy
Imperatives Command Verbs Grammar Practice Worksheet for Year 2, 2, 3
, Not Grade Specific,
Six worksheets move from identifying command verbs to writing original commands and their negative forms, covering imperative sentences from multiple angles.
Author Clever Crafters
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Tags Command Verbs Worksheets, Imperative Verbs Worksheets, Grammar Worksheets For Kids, English Grammar Practice
In My Heart – Back-to-School SEL Lesson
, Not Grade Specific,
Four hands-on emotional-literacy activities — a heart puzzle, a mini foldable book, a mood-meter page, and a multi-page flip book — help young children identify and express feelings, designed as a companion to the picture book In My Heart by Jo Witek.
Author Socializing with Sprouts
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Tags In My Heart, SEL, Feelings , Emotional Literacy, Expressing Emotions, Feelings Lesson Plan Preschool, Color Your Heart Activity, Feelings Of The Heart
Independent Reading Charts – 6 Expectations Set
, Not Grade Specific,
The set uses one shared independent-reading chart in six stages. Early versions isolate a single behaviour, while later pages add quiet reading, selecting a suitable book, and thinking actively about the text. The fullest chart asks readers to monitor understanding, ask and answer questions, pause to summarise, and remember important ideas. This progression lets a teacher introduce expectations gradually, then display the complete routine once each component is familiar.
Author First in Line
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Tags Reading Charts, Anchor Chart, Independent Reading, Classroom Management, Expectations, Independent Reading Anchor Chart
Independent Reading Poster
, Not Grade Specific,
An anchor-chart poster lists classroom expectations for independent reading, from monitoring comprehension to picking a 'just-right' book.
Author First in Line
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Tags Language Arts Poster, Anchor Chart, Independent, Reading, Poster, Independent Reading Clipart
Insect Counting Numbers 1-5 Worksheet
, Not Grade Specific,
Insect Counting links three representations of small quantities. Learners count each illustrated insect group, write the matching numeral, and also record the corresponding number word. A printed bank of values from one through five supports the written responses, while a completed companion page shows the intended matches. Moving from objects to digits and words helps children see that each form names the same amount and gives early practice with conventional number-word spelling.
Author Have Fun Teaching
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Tags Statistics
Instruments | Musical Instruments Interactive General Music Game
, Not Grade Specific,
Musical instrument matching, pitch, and true/false activities are described in a two-page flyer that links out to an externally hosted elearning game rather than containing the activities itself.
Author Hbmusicsolutions's Shop
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Tags Interactive, Musical Instruments, Teaching Resource, Music Education, Games
Interactive Listening Games
, Not Grade Specific,
Ninety sequenced listening-game cards, arranged in three 30-card sets, chain together so each card's cue triggers the next student's spoken line and action in a whole-class call-and-response icebreaker.
Author Virtually Montessori
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Tags Interactive, Listening Games, Games, Listening, Interactive Game
Introducing Compound Words Anchor Chart
, Not Grade Specific,
A short definition — two words put together to make a new word — anchors five familiar compound-word examples: butterfly, watermelon, baseball, rainbow, and snowman. The first page presents the definition and examples complete for direct display or reference. The second page repeats the same layout with two words of the definition blanked out, turning the chart into a short fill-in check before display.
Author First in Line
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Tags Reading Chart, Reading Anchor Chart, Reading Notebooks, Compound Words, Language Arts, Compound Words Poster
Is It True or False Worksheet
, Not Grade Specific,
The worksheet treats equality as a relationship rather than a cue to calculate only what comes after the sign. Learners evaluate groups of equations, compare the values on both sides, and fill bubbles for statements that are true. Several items include more than one operation or a less familiar equation arrangement, requiring complete evaluation instead of surface matching. The equation-selection reference provides the intended choices for review without exposing them in the listing.
Author Have Fun Teaching
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Jack and the Beanstalk Masks - Full-Colour and Colouring versions included
, Not Grade Specific,
Printable Jack and the Beanstalk character masks are provided in both a full-colour version and a black-and-white colouring version across ten pages.
Author Little Owls Resources
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Tags Story, Role-play, Children Book, Jack And The Beanstalk, Mask, Jack And The Beanstalk Versions
Jacob and Esau - Finger Puppets - Bible story
, Not Grade Specific,
The resource combines puppet construction with structured dramatic retelling. Templates are described in colour and black-and-white versions, allowing learners to customise characters before cutting, folding, and gluing. Guidance suggests assigning roles, establishing story locations, and using a narrator or reader. A pocket stores puppets and scenery in a notebook, while two backdrop formats create a simple performance space. Adult support may be helpful for cutting and assembly.
Author Die Relitante
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Tags Bible, Jacob And Esau, Finger Puppets, Bible Story
Journalism and News Vocabulary word search, scramble and crossword puz
, Not Grade Specific,
Fifteen journalism terms, from byline to inverted pyramid to embargo, are practised across a crossword, word scramble, and word search with matching answer pages.
Author Lapiiin Art Activities
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Tags Word Search, Word Scramble, Printable Puzzles, Educational Games, Activity Sheets, Brain Teasers, Kids Puzzles, Classroom Resources, Teacher Resources, Crossword
Key Details Activity
, Not Grade Specific,
Eight preformatted 'Key Details' question cards, each tied to a named picture book, prompt students to identify characters, setting, and main idea.
Author Have Fun Teaching
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Tags Main Idea, Reading Comprehension
Kookaburra Anatomy Interactive Printable Poster
, Not Grade Specific,
Printing tips and licensing terms from illustrator Rebecca Brewster accompany a kookaburra-themed poster design.
Author Fiddleticks Education
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Tags Kookaburra Anatomy, Bird Anatomy, Zoology Education, Anatomy