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2nd grade science resources for Easel Assessments and for special education
Animals Habitats and Ecosystems Project Polar Rainforest 2nd 3rd Grade Science
This BEST SELLING animal habitats unit includes reading passages and worksheets for 10 different habitats with fun & engaging activities to reinforce learning. Have students read the passages and answer the comprehension questions about each habitat. Each passage has a habitat scene for students to color and connect to the information. This fun NO-prep pack is a huge timesaver! Habitats Included:OceansGrasslandsSavannasWetlandsDesertsWoodlandsPolar Regions: The Antarctic and The ArcticMounta
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2nd - 3rd
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NGSS:
3-LS4-3
, 2-LS4-1
, 3-LS4-2
, 3-LS4-4
Types of Clouds Activities Worksheets Reading Passages Weather Flip Book Spring
Make learning all about clouds fun with these hands-on activities. This unit has passages and activities to learn about cumulus, stratus, cirrus, and cumulonimbus clouds. Updated with reading passages with three different levels of difficulty.This unit includes reading passages and activities:Cumulus StratusCirrusCumulonimbusWeather Bulletin Board KitVocabulary posters can be printed in black and white or in color. These are great for introducing the unit or displaying an attractive bulletin boa
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2nd - 4th
Force and Motion Reading Passages Worksheets Activities 3rd 4th Grades Science
Force and Motion is an engaging, fun-filled unit that lets students explore the fascinating world of physics! This unit covers topics such as friction, gravity, mass, magnetism, electromagnetism, and Newton’s Laws of Motion. Students will explore the science behind forces and motions through reading passages, comprehension activities, and vocabulary. Students will learn about Sir Isaac Newton, the mastermind behind the Laws of Motion, and Elijah McCoy, who invented the first automatic lubricato
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2nd - 4th
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NGSS:
3-PS2-3
, 5-PS2-1
Weather Tools Worksheets Reading Passages Activities Project Weather Instruments
Make teaching about weather instruments FUN with these hands-on activities! This complete unit includes information about 8 weather tools. Your students will love learning all about weather tools with this interactive unit. Updated with leveled reading passages in three levels of difficulty. What should you wear today? Will it be warm or cold outside? Will it rain or snow? These are all questions that meteorologists help us answer. Meteorologists gather information about the weather using many d
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2nd - 4th
Animal Adaptations Reading Passages Worksheets Activities Project 3rd 4th Grade
This Animal Adaptations complete unit has reading passages, activities, and vocabulary to teach about physical adaptations, behavioral adaptations, instincts, learned behaviors, and types of camouflage. You’ll be able to differentiate for all students with reading passages with three levels of difficulty.This unit includes reading passages, hands-on activities, a pacing guide, video links, vocabulary posters, a review guide, exit slips, a unit test, and more! With Information About:Animal Adapta
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2nd - 4th
NGSS:
4-LS1-1
, 5-LS2-1
, 3-LS2-1
, 3-LS4-3
, 5-ESS3-1
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Weather Activities Reading Passages Tools Weathering & Erosion Worksheet Science
This best-selling Weather and Erosion unit is filled with fun and hands-on activities! This complete unit includes information about Weathering, Erosion, Types of Clouds, Weather Maps, and Weather Instruments. It has leveled Reading Passages with three difficulty levels, build a weather tool science labs, and lots of hands-on activities.In this unit students will learn all about:WeatherWeathering & ErosionTypes of CloudsMeteorologists & ForecastingWeather MapsWater CycleWeather Vocabul
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2nd - 4th
Solar System Activities Reading Passages Worksheets Project Phases of the Moon
This complete unit about the Solar System is designed to help kids learn about the planets, phases of the moon, and two famous astronauts: Neil Armstrong and Sally Ride. With our kid-friendly reading passages and activities, your students will have hours of astronomical fun!It has leveled reading passages, comprehension questions, hands-on activities, a pacing guide, video links, a flip book, fact flaps, vocabulary posters, character studies on Neil Armstrong and Sally Ride, a unit test, answer
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2nd - 4th
Long O Word Work Vowel Teams OA OW & OE Phonics Orton Gillingham RTI
This Science of Reading based phonics pack includes a variety of word work activities to support the skills practiced in Fundations®Level 2 of the Unit 13 (second edition) program. This unit works on OA, OW, & OE and is great for small groups, centers, RTI or ELL students.There is a teaching video linked to this pack.There are also decodable stories here• Reading race fluency• Scoop and read• Read and Sequence Stories• Story Puzzles• Write a Super Sentence • ABC order • Bump the Trick Words
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1st - 4th
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Also included in: Second Grade Phonics Activity Word Work Bundle Level 2 Units 1-17 (RTI)
AI and AY Word Work Phonics Worksheets Long A Vowel Teams Orton Gillingham RTI
This Science of Reading Phonics Word Work pack includes a variety of AI & AY activities to support the skills practiced in Fundations®Level 2 of the Unit 10(second edition) program. Great for small groups, centers, RTI or ELL students.Carefully created to support second-grade skills without any prep for you. This pack has differentiated activities at both the word and the sentence level. It has both reading and writing skills covered. It is suitable to support any phonics program teaching th
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2nd - 4th
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Also included in: Second Grade Phonics Activity Word Work Bundle Level 2 Units 1-17 (RTI)
Forms of Energy {light, magnetic, electrical, heat, and sound energy}
This resource contains activities for the forms of energy: heat energy, electrical energy, magnetic energy, sound energy, and light energy. There are reading passages with comprehension questions, simple experiments, two sorts and an assessment. This product includes a digital version in TPT Easel. It contains:•Book Lists on the topic of energy•Vocabulary cards that can be posted in the classroom•KWL Charts for energy, heat energy, electrical energy, magnetic energy, sound energy, and light ener
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2nd - 4th
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Also included in: 3rd Grade Science Bundle: Curriculum for the Entire Year
Digraphs and Blends Orton Gillingham Phonics Worksheets (RTI)
This Blend Word Work Activity pack is perfect for students in second grade or first grade who struggle with tricky blends and digraphs when writing or reading it includes a variety of activities to support students in a no-prep format. It contains lots of variety for differentiation and RTI intervention. The whole year Second Grade Bundle is Here. It supports the skills practiced in Fundations® Unit 1 of the level 2 (second edition) program but is suitable for any structured phonics-based progra
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1st - 4th
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Also included in: Level 2 Units 1 -3 Second Grade Fun Phonics Activity Bundle
Long U Phonics worksheets (oo ou ew ue) Orton Gillingham RTI/Dyslexia
This unit works on vowel teams OU, OO, UE, & EW . I made this specifically to practice 2nd grade skills as well as OU, OO, UE, & EW. I made this to support Fundations®Level 2 of the Unit 15 (second edition) program. But it is suitable for any Science of Reading based phonics program. I use these with struggling readers in an Orton Gillingham reading intervention. I made decodable passages as well to practice this skill. This unit works on OU, OO, UE, & EW The Decodable Stories are
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1st - 3rd
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Also included in: Second Grade Phonics Activity Word Work Bundle Level 2 Units 1-17 (RTI)
Consonant le syllable worksheets Final Stable Syllables Orton Gillingham RTI
Fundations® Level 2 Unit 17 compatible This unit works on Consonant -LE syllable type. I made this specifically to practice 2nd grade skills as well as the final stable syllable. I made this to support Fundations®Level 2 of the Unit 17 (second edition) program. But it is suitable for any phonics program. I made decodable passages as well to practice this skill. Final Stable Syllable Decodable Passages• Reading race fluency• Scoop and read• Read and Sequence Stories• Story Puzzles• Write a Super
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1st - 4th
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Also included in: Second Grade Phonics Activity Word Work Bundle Level 2 Units 1-17 (RTI)
Stars and Constellations - Three Lesson Mini-Unit
Stars and Constellations is a three lesson mini-unit complete with three lesson plans, 9 printable worksheets and activities, a unit quiz and a 40 slide animated power point that your students will love! I designed all of my lessons involving Earth in Space and Time to go along with an interactive animated power point that will help engage your students with great visuals and opportunities for learning. All three of these lessons have animated power point slides to guide you through the lesson.
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Grades:
1st - 2nd
NGSS:
1-ESS1-1
EE EA Worksheets Orton Gillingham Phonics Word Work Long E Vowel Teams RTl
Fundations® Level 2 Unit 11 compatible Fun but Science of Reading compatabe word work activities.This word work unit works on EE, EA, & EY Decodable Reading Passages are linked here.• Reading race fluency• Scoop and read• Read and Sequence Stories• Story Puzzles• Write a Super Sentence • ABC order • Subject-verb agreement sentences • Color by code trick words • Fix it up sentences • 1, 2, & 3 syllable Suffix Sort • /EE/ & /EA/ Sort• Add a Suffix• Read it fast words and phras
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1st - 3rd
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Also included in: Second Grade Phonics Activity Word Work Bundle Level 2 Units 1-17 (RTI)
Bats Lesson Plans - Print and Digital All About Bats Activities
These digital Bat activities are easy to use as traditional classroom lesson plans, centers, homework, independent work, or they’re great for fast finishers in first and second grades. Busy teachers love these low-prep lessons and activities that are sure to engage their students! With print & digital options, Learning Quests provide a balance of face to face and device-based learning styles for your modern classroom.Why do teachers and students love our Learning Quests?We all know kids LOVE
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1st - 2nd
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Math Intervention Program SPED & RTI progress monitoring Elem, Middle, High
Traveling Mathematics is a math intervention program that identifies and targets 120+ skills from 1st grade to middle of 6th grade. This math intervention binder includes progress monitoring, data tracking charts, teaching models, and practice pages to close gaps with special education, RTI (Tier 2 and 3), MTSS, and math classrooms. You will benefit from being able to QUICKLY identify skills to target and record all data in a snapshot. All data is logged on an (editable) excel spreadsheet per gr
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2nd - 10th
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The 3 Sounds of ed and Suffixes Orton Gillingham Phonics (RTI)
This pack is perfect for students in second grade or first grade who struggle with the 3 sounds of suffix ed and other basic suffix endings when writing or reading it includes a variety of activities to support students in a no-prep format. It contains lots of variety for differentiation and RTI intervention. It is Fundations® Level 2 Unit 4 compatible but is an excellent support for any structured phonics program. The whole year Second Grade Bundle is Here. This unit works on suffixes s, es, ed
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1st - 2nd
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Also included in: Level 2 Units 4-6 Second Grade Fun Phonics Activity Bundle
Butterfly Life Cycle Independent Work - All About Butterflies Activities
These digital Butterfly Life Cycle activities are easy to use as traditional classroom lesson plans, centers, homework, independent work, or they’re great for fast finishers in first and second grades. Busy teachers love these low-prep lessons and activities that are sure to engage their students! With print & digital options, Learning Quests provide a balance of face to face and device-based learning styles for your modern classroom.Why do teachers and students love our Learning Quests?We a
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1st - 2nd
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Also included in: Animal Life Cycles Independent Work - Animal Science Activities Bundle
Turkey Lesson Plans - Digital & Print All About Turkeys Activities -Thanksgiving
These digital All About Turkeys activities are easy to use as traditional classroom lesson plans, centers, homework, independent work, or they’re great for fast finishers in first and second grades. Busy teachers love these low-prep Thanksgiving lessons and activities that are sure to engage their students! With print & digital options, Learning Quests provide a balance of face to face and device-based learning styles for your modern classroom.Why do teachers and students love our Learning Q
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1st - 2nd
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Life Cycles, Comparing Offspring to their Parents, & Traits of Plants & Animals
This resource includes activities that match Ohio Learning Standards. The six living things included are chickens, frogs, plants, pumpkins, ladybugs, and butterflies. There are activities that focus on lifecycles, traits of different species and comparison activities for a species and their offspring. The following activities are included:Passages for each animal or plant life cycle with comprehension questions, posters, and an opportunity for students to put a life cycle in order. Passages for
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2nd - 4th
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Also included in: 3rd Grade Science Bundle: Curriculum for the Entire Year
3 States of Matter Sort Classifying Activity Worksheet Solids Liquids & Gases
This resource on the states of matter science helps students understand the differences between solid, liquid, and gas.INTERACTIVE BOOKThis is a 6-page booklet with cut-and-glue pieces. On each page, students add the correct definitions and examples of the states of matter. The last page is a graphic organizer for students to complete with their own examples. STATES OF MATTER POSTERShow a visual representation of solid, liquid, and gas and explains the characteristics of each.DIGITAL STATES OF M
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2nd - 3rd
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Magic e worksheets Orton Gillingham RTI
This Magic E word work activity bundle will help your students practice this tricky phonics concept. As a certified Dyslexia Therapist, I made these science of reading based resources to help beginning and struggling readers. They are aligned to Fundations® aligned level 1 Unit 11 pack of activities is suitable for any phonics based program. This packet includes both Black and White and Color duplicate activities. Many Low Prep and a majority of No Prep Activities. I also have decodable sto
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K - 2nd
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Pumpkin Lesson Plans - Print & Digital Pumpkin Life Cycle Activities
These digital Pumpkin activities are easy to use as traditional classroom lesson plans, centers, homework, independent work, or they’re great for fast finishers in first and second grades. Busy teachers love these low-prep lessons and activities that are sure to engage their students! With print & digital options, Learning Quests provide a balance of face to face and device-based learning styles for your modern classroom.Why do teachers and students love our Learning Quests?We all know kids
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1st - 2nd
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