2nd Grade posters
Ages 7–8 · 50 free printable wall charts
LearnPosters has 50 free printable 2nd Grade posters for ages 7–8, covering Regrouping, Skip counting, Spelling rules, Matter. Regrouping, money, time and the spelling patterns that turn a decoder into a reader. 2nd Grade is also called Year 3, Year 2, Class 2 elsewhere. Each is a vector PDF, free to download and print at home or in a classroom.
- Regrouping
- Skip counting
- Spelling rules
- Matter
- Landforms
Also known as Year 3 (England & Wales), Year 2 (Australia), Class 2 (India) and PYP 4 (IB).
Literacy · 15
Making Plurals
Most words just take s.
Contractions
Two words squashed into one.
Compound Words
Two whole words joined to make a third.
Adding -ed and -ing
Sometimes you just add it.
The Prefixes un- and re-
A prefix goes on the front and changes the meaning, not the spelling.
Vowel Teams
Two vowels together usually say one long sound: the first vowel's name.
Bossy R
When r follows a vowel it takes over.
Silent E
An e on the end says nothing, but makes the vowel before it say its name.
Blends & Digraphs
Two-letter starts and the sh/ch/th/wh sounds, with an example each.
Parts of Speech
Nouns, verbs, adjectives and pronouns explained in kid language.
Punctuation Marks
Six marks with what each one tells your voice to do.
Common and Proper Nouns
Which nouns get a capital letter, and which never do.
Past and Present Verbs
When it happened, and the irregular verbs that break every rule.
Synonyms and Antonyms
Words that mean the same, and words that mean the opposite.
Apostrophes That Show Belonging
The apostrophe that says something belongs to someone, and where it goes.
Math · 21
Counting by 2s
2, 4, 6, 8, 10 … the pattern and where it shows up.
Counting by 5s
5, 10, 15, 20, 25 … the pattern and where it shows up.
Counting by 10s
10, 20, 30, 40, 50 … the pattern and where it shows up.
Counting by 3s
3, 6, 9, 12, 15 … the pattern and where it shows up.
Counting by 4s
4, 8, 12, 16, 20 … the pattern and where it shows up.
Place Value to Hundreds
Hundreds, tens and ones with blocks, words and expanded form.
Addition & Subtraction Facts
A 0–12 grid plus the fact-family triangles that link + and −.
Coins & Money
Every coin with its value, and how the coins swap for each other.
Time to 5 Minutes
A clock with all five-minute marks, plus quarter-past and quarter-to.
Adding with Regrouping
When the ones column goes over nine, ten of them become one ten.
Subtracting with Regrouping
When the top digit is too small, borrow a ten and break it into ones.
Arrays and Repeated Addition
Rows and columns — the picture that turns adding into multiplying.
Halves, Thirds and Quarters
Equal parts — and why 'equal' is the word that matters most.
Measuring Length
Choosing the unit, and the rules that make a measurement trustworthy.
Reading a Graph
Picture graphs and bar graphs — and the four questions to ask of any of them.
Part, Part, Whole
The bar model that turns a word problem into a picture.
Making Ten to Add
The mental trick that beats counting on fingers every time.
Comparing Bigger Numbers
Compare from the left, and stop at the first difference.
am and pm
Two halves of the day, and the two moments that trip everyone up.
Days in Each Month
The knuckle trick, and the rule for February.
Number Line to 100
Rounding, jumping and estimating on a line marked only in tens.
Science · 8
Solid, Liquid, Gas
The three states with particle pictures and everyday examples.
Food Chains
Who eats whom — and which way the arrows really point.
Habitats
Six places animals live, and what each one provides.
Magnets
What sticks, what does not, and the rule about poles.
Weather Tools
The five instruments, what each one measures, and its unit.
Life Cycle of a Chicken
Egg to chick to hen — 21 days from start to hatching.
Rocks and Soil
Where soil comes from, and the three kinds of rock.
How Sound Works
Vibration, travel, and why you cannot hear anything in space.
Social Studies · 4
Life Skills · 2
Questions about 2nd Grade posters
- What do 2nd Grade posters cover?
- Regrouping, money, time and the spelling patterns that turn a decoder into a reader. The 50-poster set covers Regrouping, Skip counting, Spelling rules, Matter and Landforms, split across literacy (15), math (21), science (8), social studies (4) and life skills (2).
- What age is 2nd Grade?
- 2nd Grade is normally ages 7–8. The posters are chosen for what that year actually asks a child to remember rather than for a birthday, so a child working a year ahead or a year behind should take the set that matches the work, not the age.
- What is 2nd Grade called in other countries?
- 2nd Grade is Year 3 in England & Wales, Year 2 in Australia, Class 2 in India and PYP 4 in the IB. Whichever name your school uses, this page is the same set of 50 printable wall charts for ages 7–8.
- Which 2nd Grade poster should I print first?
- Counting by 2s, Counting by 5s and Counting by 10s are the ones that get used daily at this stage. Start with those, then fill in the rest of the 2nd grade wall as the year goes on.Counting by 2sCounting by 5sCounting by 10s
- Are the 2nd Grade posters free to print?
- Yes — all 50 2nd Grade posters are free vector PDFs. No account, no watermark, and no limit on how many copies you print for a home, a classroom or a tutoring group. They print on US Letter or A4 and enlarge to A1 without going soft.Read the licence