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2nd Grade Habitats Activities & Reading Passages for Google Classroom

Teaching habitats is simple and engaging with this interactive Google Classroom activity pack! Designed for 2nd-grade teachers, this no-prep, standards-aligned resource helps students explore how plants and animals depend on their living and nonliving surroundings.

With drag-and-drop tasks, reading passages, and short-answer questions, students will learn about habitats, basic needs, and how habitats change over time. Real-world examples and interactive activities make these concepts meaningful and fun for young learners.

Perfect for independent work, science centers, or even sub plans, this resource simplifies your lesson planning while keeping students excited to learn. Whether introducing habitats or reviewing for assessments, this pack is a must-have for your classroom!

2nd Grade Habitats Activities Includes the Following Google Slides:

• Editable reading passages
• Short answer: KWL chart
• Drag-&-drop: identify the five essential parts of a habitat (food, space, shelter, water, air)
• Drag-&-drop: identify which components are living and nonliving
• Drag-&-drop: identify if an animal shelter is living or nonliving
• Drag-&-drop: identify the habitat of various animals
• Short answer: given a picture of a zebra, identify what food/shelter they need and what their habitat might be like
• Short answer: given a picture of a wasp, identify what food/shelter they need and what their habitat might be like
• Short answer: given a picture of a fox, identify what food/shelter they need and what their habitat might be like
• Short answer: given a picture of a kangaroo, identify what food/shelter they need and what their habitat might be like
• Short answer: given a picture of a prairie dog, identify what food/shelter they need and what their habitat might be like
• Drag-&-drop: finish the paragraph about interdependency
• Drag-&-drop: identify what plants need and what animals need
• Drag-&-drop: sort the items into destructive or not destructive to a habitat

Why Teachers Love these 2nd Grade Habitats Activities:

• No-prep and ready for Google Classroom
• Interactive activities to keep students engaged
• Covers essential science concepts aligned with 2nd-grade SOLs
• Perfect for independent work, science centers, or sub plans

Ideal For:

• Teaching Habitats: Introduce or review key concepts about habitats and their importance.
• Independent Work: Students can complete activities at their own pace.
• Science Centers: Hands-on tasks make learning fun and interactive.
• Early Finishers: Keep students engaged with meaningful activities.
• Sub Plans: Stress-free lessons that are ready to use.
• Assessment Prep: Help students review habitats before quizzes or tests.

2nd Grade Science SOLs included:

• 2.5 Habitats
  • a) Plants and animals depend on their surroundings.
  • b) Habitats meet basic needs.
  • c) Habitats change over time.

This habitats activity pack makes teaching simple and engaging, giving students a solid understanding of how plants and animals rely on their surroundings and adapt to changes. With interactive activities and real-world connections, this resource enhances your science lessons and excites your students about learning!

Get your 2nd graders ready to explore the wonders of habitats!