Playlist: 2nd

Giant Pumpkin Boat Records

Broken Calculator: 2-Digit Subtraction

This calculator gets subtraction wrong the same way every time. Can your students crack its broken rule?

Halloween Worksheets

Crosswords, image analysis, and writing prompts for Halloween!

A Character’s Challenges and Changes

Your 1st and 2nd graders will analyze how a character responded to a challenge.

What’s In My Brain: Inventions vs Discovery

Two columns. One is an example, one isn’t. Can you figure out the hidden rule before the big reveal?

Lipogram: Rewrite “Twinkle, Twinkle”

What if we rewrote a piece of writing without using certain letters?

Story Starter: Amusement Park

Students use 12 random phrases to write a story that takes place in at an amusement park.

Math Curiosity: Magic Squares

Imagine a 3×3 square in which every row, column, and diagonal have the same sum. That’s a magic square!