Lesson Plans & Worksheets for Grades 1 & 2

A lesson to help young students understand the meaning of the word disability and how disabilities occur.

Helping young students learn to become accepting of disabled persons is such an important task. With these tips and activities you can take the first step to building awareness.

One of the concepts of print is to teach students proper book handling. Parents and teachers alike will enjoy teaching young students how to properly hold a book, turn the pages, find the cover, cover page, and back of the book as well as to learn how to respect the book in this cute lesson plan.

Germany is a culture rich with history and steeped in traditions. This lesson plan designed for first graders celebrates the music, literature and food of the German culture through crafts, activities and wonderful children’s literature.

This lesson’s goal is to teach the children how to identify and count coins, learn about saving and the value of earning money. Activities and games are for kindergarten and first grade children.

This lesson on force is part of a series in the Elements of Movement in Early Childhood unit. A progression of movement elements are implemented in each lesson, with activities that are based on themes, easily adapted to children in Pre-K through 3rd grade.

The “Use Your Senses” lesson plan is designed for kindergarten through third grade students. In this lesson, students will learn to use senses other than their eyes to explore nature and wildlife around them.

Laura Numeroff’s engaging and funny books are a student favorite! Use these great stories to help students become better writers and readers. This author study can be used for early elementary students.

This is the fourth lesson of the series on Arctic Animals. Focusing on the reindeer and caribou, this lesson consists of age appropriate information and activities that include phonics, math and vocabulary. This series may be used for K-1st grade children.

This hands on project shows students how fossils are formed and allows students to create their own fossils. Good for 1st or 2nd grade students.