Free Year 2 Science Lesson Plans for Teachers

Cover the whole of Year 2 science with four presentation-ready lessons: Living Things and Their Habitats, Plants, Animals Including Humans, and Uses of Everyday Materials. Each deck introduces the unit's key ideas with images, examples and discussion tasks pitched for six and seven year olds.

In the England National Curriculum's Key Stage 1 programme of study, Year 2 pupils explore what living things need to survive, how seeds and bulbs grow, how animals' offspring grow into adults, and why materials suit particular uses. Working scientifically runs throughout, from observing and comparing to classifying and performing simple tests, and the activities in these lessons are built around those skills.

Teachers present the slides in class and adapt them in Chalkie beforehand: add a local habitat, insert photos from your school garden, or regenerate a task for early finishers. It turns planning a term of Year 2 science lessons into a quick review-and-tweak job.