Looking for fun first- and second-grade learning activities that will keep your students engaged while boosting their academic skills? Here, you’ll find a range of reading, math, and science activities that can be incorporated into your curriculum.
Reading activities for Grades 1–2
Learn more about effective early reading intervention strategies designed to support young learners.
Learn about repeated reading, its benefits, and some how-tos for providing students with the opportunity to read texts again and again.
Read one teacher's top 10 instructional strategies to support science of reading in the classroom.
View more reading activities for Grades 1–2.
Math activities for Grades 1–2
Download these 100th day of school math activities for your classroom. These printables are suitable for students in Grades 2-5 and beyond.
Try these fun Memorial Day math activities to celebrate the holiday with your students using Memorial Day-themes games, lesson plans, and activities.
Here are three specific ways that teaching math through art from The Met can enhance your students’ learning experience.
View more math activities for Grades 1–2.
Science activities for Grades 1–2
Use these nutrition activities for elementary and middle school students to teach them about healthy eating, regular exercise, and self-care.
Get into the spirit of the season with these 7 fun fall science experiments and activities for elementary school students.
As your students start brainstorming invention convention ideas, you may hear them say they can’t think of anything to invent. We’ve come up with inventions that students can use as sources of inspiration when brainstorming their own ideas.
View more science activities for Grades 1–2.
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