Grade Two
Some websites on this page may require adult assistance.
Arts
Learn about the four instrument families of the orchestra
See photographs of orchestra instruments and hear the sound they make
French
TFO kids website with activities (including Carmen reading stories)
Interactive language activities from Les Éditions de l'Envolée
Poems and stories with music
A pictorial dictionary including French pronunciations
TFO kids website featuring stories with audio
Colours activities with corrections
An activity to practice colours in French
An activity to practice shapes in French
Shapes and colours activity to practice spelling
Preposition activities
Health
Canadian government site of the Canadian Food Guide
British site with 3 games about Fires Safety at home
Language
Links to websites of children's authors and illustrators
Comics for the classroom. Contact your teacher for your Classroom Code.
Includes links to famous characters' websites from children's literature
Games with the familiar Spot character that offer opportunities for skill and language development
Learn about advertising tricks
An online leveled reading library (can only be accessed by subscribing schools)
Various levels of 'learning to read' from letter recognition to short stories
Book readings by many popular, current actors and actresses, includes related activities and downloadable activity guides with questions, discussion starters, story prompts, information about the story
Building word banks and rhyming families
Mathematics
Input a time and see it displayed on the clock or choose to display a random time and try to identify it
Activities for addition and subtraction practice
Problem solving activities
Virtual manipulatives and games to help with algebra, data management, measurement, number sense and numeration
Materials that illuminate mathematical concepts
Build a simple pictograph on screen; choose the pictures and the scale
Venn diagrams illustrate relationships between elements in a set
Helps students develop a conceptual understanding of math concepts
Science & Technology
Learn about simple and compound machines while exploring the house and tool shed
From the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, includes the water cycle, ground water, clean water and water conservation
Enchanted Learning site that shows how levers work and what tools use levers
An animated illustration of the states of matter
Animals
Information about bats around the world
A match-up and trivia page for selected wildlife and habitat categories
Facts, photos, sound clips and videos of animals from around the world
Animals of the world
Social Studies
Traditions and Celebrations
Facts about birthday traditions from countries around the world
Traditional holidays of Canada
Chinese New Year Traditions from the Republic of China government
Countries Around the World
Arthur character plays game to learn about countries around the world
National Geographic for Kids gives a quick overview of many countries around the world divided by continents. Click on Print This Feature to get extra facts.
Facts and pictures on obscure countries such as Madagascar and Greenland
A collection of maps, flags, quizzes, and other geography activities for students