Animals Teaching Resources for 2nd Grade
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Food Chain Imbalance – Worksheet
Predict how changes in a food chain affect species in an ecosystem with this worksheet.
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Animal Needs and Adaptations Mini-Book
Read and learn about animal adaptations and basic needs with this 14-page mini-book.
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How Living Things Survive – Teaching Presentation
Use this 13-slide teaching presentation to teach your students about the physical characteristics of animals and plants, which help them meet their basic needs.
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Biodiversity Poster
A poster to help your students explore the topic of biodiversity.
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The Butterfly Life Cycle Sentence Strips
A booklet of the life cycle of a butterfly.
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Food Chain Poster
A poster to display in the classroom that shows the food chain.
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Marine Animals Adjectives Worksheet
A set of 12 marine animal themed adjective teaching resource worksheets.
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Dinosaur Adjectives Worksheet
A set of 6 dinosaur themed adjective teaching resource worksheets.
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Life Cycle of a Fly Poster
A poster showing the life cycle of a fly.
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Grasshopper Life Cycle - Blank Template
A blank grasshopper life cycle template to use in the classroom when learning about minibeasts.
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Shelter Building - Experiment
A hands-on experiment to use when investigating how shelters protect living things.
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World Wildlife Day Poster
A poster to display in the classroom for World Wildlife Day.
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Fly Life Cycle Sort Activity
Help your students concrete their understanding of the fly life cycle with this interactive game.
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Scarlet Macaw Endangered Animal Poster
A poster showing information regarding the status of scarlet macaws.
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Sequencing Life Cycles Worksheet
An activity for students to use when learning about life cycles.
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Silkworm 'Lift the Flap' Life Stages Template
An activity for students to use when learning about life stages.
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Eggs-ellent Dominoes
Identify egg-laying animal offspring by matching different eggs to their respective animals.
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Silkworm Life Cycle Sort
Help your students concrete their understanding of silkworm life cycles with this interactive game.
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Silkworm Life Cycle Poster
An educational poster displaying the life cycle stages of a silkworm.
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Butterfly Life Cycle Sort
Help your students concrete their understanding of life cycles with this interactive game.
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Animal Fact File Worksheet
An animal fact file for students to complete when learning about a variety of animals.
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Male, Female, Baby, and Group Animal Names- Posters
5 pages of posters with animal names.
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Basic Food Chain Worksheet
A basic food chain worksheet for your students to complete.
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Informative Writing - Animal Research Task
Use a printable animal research organizer booklet for students to record facts about animals when learning to write informative texts.
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Growth and Change Unit Plan
This Biological Sciences unit explores how living things grow and change. Animal offspring (including humans) are compared with their parents and plants are grown from seed in order to observe change over a period of weeks.
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Big Changes!
A 60-minute lesson in which students will develop their understanding of the concept of metamorphosis.
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Changes, Changes Everywhere!
An assessment task in which students will demonstrate their knowledge and understanding of how living things grow and change.
12 Teacher-Approved Earth Day Activities for Kids to Green Your Classroom (Plus Teacher Freebies)
Make Earth Day count with these fun Earth Day activities for kids in the classroom that incorporate math, science, and more, plus access free seeds, resources, and more for teachers!
The Best and Worst Plants for the Classroom (And How to Care for Them)
Do you want to know the best plants to keep in the classroom (and those to avoid)? Check out this list of allergy-free, easy-care indoor plants for teachers!