2nd and 3rd Grade Holidays English Language Arts Resources

From nature hunts and rock painting to recycled art and poetry writing, these activities combine scientific exploration with arts and crafts projects.

Find out how to help the Earth with our Earth Day fill-in-the-blank. With this awesome Earth Day activity, you and your kid can save the planet!

In this worksheet, children discover what plastic is, how it is manufactured, as well as its history and about attempts to reduce plastic waste.

Sparks students' creative thinking with this Earth Day-themed reflective writing prompt.

Practice identifying and interpreting nonfiction text features in this worksheet about the life and legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Children read a brief history of fireworks, then answer a series of questions designed to help them reflect on what they have learned.

Inspire creative thinking this Earth Day with a nature-themed reflective writing prompt.

Put proper punctuation into practice with these read-along stories.

Teach your kids about the importance of preserving freshwater ecosystems with a lake habitat coloring page filled with frogs, turtles, ducks, and dragonflies.

Describe and draw mom in this fill-in-the-blank Mother's Day worksheet!

Teaching kids what's recyclable and what's not is more important than ever. Give your kids the recycling lowdown with this activity-packed printable.

This simple acrostic template for Earth Day makes it easy for kids of all abilities to pen a poem about the planet.

Teach your child how to respect the ecosystem with a science worksheet that doubles as a coloring page. Can they identify the sources of pollution in the scene?

Hidden in the Easter eggs are groups of words related to the holiday. Can you tell which word is spelled correctly?

Don't just hunt for eggs this Easter, have your kid hunt for words! Practice spelling and vocabulary with this festive worksheet.

Learners will write an original song for planet Earth in this fun songwriting prompt.

Learners will go on a job hunt in this fun word search puzzle!

Invite students to think creatively—and eco-consciously!—this Earth Day with this writing prompt.

Teach your little leprechaun about the various St. Patrick's Day traditions and other fun parts of this special Irish heritage day.

Practice gratitude through poetry with this acrostic poem worksheet!

Work up your sweet tooth with these Easter sentences! Little writers will learn the basics of identifying nouns and adjectives, all in the spirit of spring.

Find presidential and historical words in this election-themed word search.

The silverback gorilla is a special animal. This magnificent male is part of an endangered species. Complete this sheet to learn all about this gentle giant.

Practice letter-writing basics with this cut-out Mother's Day card template!

Exercise your beginning writer's creativity and sentence-building skills with this fun family project, all about mom!

Children will discover a few Christmas traditions from around the world in this word search puzzle.

Happy St. Patrick's Day! Try your luck at this St. Patty's word search, a sure way to build your students' vocabulary as they get into the spirit of the holiday.

Get spooked with a zombie fill-in-the-blank story! This exercise helps kids review parts of speech and grammar.