Landforms and Bodies of Water - Science Resources and Activities for 2nd Grade

Activities for Landforms and Bodies of Water - Grade 2

This landforms resource includes several supplemental teaching tools for primary children, particularly 2nd graders, and is aligned to the NGSS.

Contents Include:

• 23 Teaching Posters
• 3 Interactive Nonfiction Books with Text Features (Color and B&W)
• 7 Nonfiction Reading Passages with Comprehension Questions
• Wind Erosion Lab
• Water Erosion Lab
• Earthquake Lab
• Student Research Template for MY LANDFORM REPORT
• Landforms Flip Book Project with Writing Prompts
• Multiple Worksheets for Teaching and/or Informal Assessment
• 2 Small Group Landforms Games

The Landforms Featured in This Set Include:

bay, butte, canyon, cave, cliff, delta, dessert, glacier, hill, island, isthmus, lake, mountain, ocean, peninsula, plain, plateau, river, valley, volcano, waterfall

Student Book Titles & Content in This Resource Include:

1. Learning About Landforms on Earth

• Landforms
• Common Landforms
• Forming Landforms
• Change Happens
• Studying Landforms
• One LARGE Landform

2. Landforms on Earth: Book One

• Hill
• Island
• Lake
• Mountain
• Ocean
• River

3. Landforms on Earth: Book Two

• Canyon
• Cliff
• Desert
• Peninsula
• Volcano
• Waterfall

The 2-page reading passages (nonfiction articles) in this set focus on the following topics and are great for modeling close reading, comprehension strategies, and writing in response to informational text.

• Oceans
• Lakes
• Rivers
• Caves
• Plains
• Mountains
• Landforms at Play

A 2-page research template for My Landform Report guides children through the process of writing informational text after doing some brief research about a landform of their choosing.

Click on the preview above to see sample pages from the resource.

TEACHERS LIKE YOU SAID:

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “The nonfiction articles in this packet are STELLAR! They were the perfect level for my second graders and the kids were super engaged reading them!” (Emily from Passport2Teach)

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “I used this with some of my high readers in 1st. They loved it and felt so grown up to be reading articles. I also loved that you included photos. Great job as always!” (Christina from Mrs. Winter’s Bliss)

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “My kids truly enjoyed this. I love that the material is differentiated. I was able to tailor the lessons for each of my students. Thank you!” (Kristen J.)

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