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2nd Grade Science Learning Activity: Beaufort Scale

The Beaufort Scale was developed by an Irish sailor named Francis Beaufort.  Beaufort created the scale to measure wind speed. Even though the scale was created in the early 19th century it is still...

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2nd Grade Reading Activity: Practice Homonyms

In this activity we’ll review words that sound similar and may look similar but have different meanings. These are called homonyms. Review these different homonyms and then choose the right word to...

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2nd Grade History Activity: Road to Rome

You are in charge of directing a play called ‘The Road to Rome’. For each act, choose the correct costumes, props, scenery, and other details to complete an accurate depiction of what life may have...

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2nd Grade History Activity: Odysseus and the Bag of Winds

The epic Greek poem, ‘The Odyssey,’ tells the tale of one man’s journey to return to his home and family. The activity below features a excerpt from this story and tells of Odysseus’ trials with...

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2nd Grade Reading Activity: Identifying Sentence Types

There are four main types of sentences in English: Statements, also called declarative sentences Commands, also called imperative sentences Questions, also called interrogative sentences Exclamations,...

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2nd Grade Reading Passage: Viking Morning

Read along as Astrid, a young Viking girl, goes about her day. Discover what life in her village may have been like for young Vikings, and what chores they may have had. Are any of their chores similar...

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2nd Grade Reading Activity: How to Write a Letter

Write a letter to Farmer Grey in this activity. Learn how to properly write an address, punctuate correctly, and which letters to capitalize. Once you’ve gone through this activity have your student...

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3rd Grade History: Gandhi’s Quotes

Mahatma Gandhi was the leader of the Indian Independence in Britain-ruled India. He saw the injustices in his country and sought to create change. He is remembered for being able to achieve this...

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2nd Grade Science Activity: Richter Scale Activity

Charles Richter  and Beno Gutenberg were seismologists in 1935. They both worked in California, the state that experiences the second most earthquakes of any US state, surpassed only by Alaska. The...

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Math Activity: Interactive Graphs

Graphs are great tools for visualizing data. In this activity you can create and print three types of categorical graphs using your own data: circle graphs, bar graphs and double bar graphs. Circle...

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2nd Grade History Game: Roman History Trivia

Test your knowledge on Roman history in this  trivia game. Choose your character and travel to ancient Rome. Choose a category and see if you can answer each question in the given amount of time. Play...

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