2nd Grade Reading Resources
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TEACHING RESOURCE
Questions Before, During, and After Reading
To encourage critical reading, teachers should ask students questions about the text before, during, and after they…Subjects:ReadingReading ComprehensionGrammar -
LESSON PLANS
Sequencing Lesson Plan for The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Present this Common Core-aligned lesson plan for the book The Very Hungry Caterpillar to help students practice story…SubjectsReadingReading ComprehensionTeaching Eric Carle & The Very Hungry Caterpillar -
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Prior Knowledge: The Three Little Pigs
Encourage your students to activate their prior knowledge with this lesson plan on The Three Little Pigs.SubjectsReading ComprehensionReadingReading and Literature -
EDITOR'S COLLECTIONS
Top 10 Books by Eric Carle
This gallery features information on children's author Eric Carle's 10 best books. Each slide also features a related…Subjects:Reading and LiteratureReadingChildren's Book -
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Reading Aloud
When we read aloud to students, we expand their imaginations, provide new knowledge, support language acquisition, build…Subjects:Reading and LiteratureReadingReading Aloud -
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Building Vocabulary
Vocabulary development is critical to success in reading To develop students' vocabulary, teachers must encourage a…Subjects:Language Arts and WritingVocabularyReading -
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Summarizing: Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs
Use a lesson that is designed to expand primary students' summarizing skills using the book Cloudy With a Chance of…SubjectsReadingReading ComprehensionReading and Literature -
WORKSHEETS
Draw the Directions
Employ a printable reading activity that helps build skills in following written directions.Subjects:Reading InstructionDrawingListening -
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Sequencing: The Hare and the Tortoise
Use a lesson that is designed to expand the skill of sequencing for primary students, using the text The Hare and the…SubjectsReadingReading ComprehensionReading and Literature -
WORKSHEETS
Geography Reading Warm-Up: Mountains
Students read a short, nonfiction passage about mountains and answer multiple-choice reading comprehension questions.…Subjects:Language Arts and WritingReading ComprehensionLandforms -
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Main Idea: Chrysanthemum
Teach your students how to find the main idea of a story by reading the book Chrysanthemum with your class.SubjectsReadingMain Idea and Supporting DetailsReading and Literature -
CHOICE BOARDS
Sight Words Choice Board and Activities Packet (Grades K-3)
This choice board packet includes 16 different activities you can use with early readers to help them build fluency with…Subjects:ReadingEarly Reading -
LESSON PLANS
Making Inferences, Animals Should Definitely Not Wear Clothing
Use a lesson that is designed to teach primary students to make inferences as a reading comprehension with a strategy.…SubjectsReading ComprehensionReadingReading and Literature -
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Reading Buddies
Set up a "reading buddies" program with your students by pairing older and younger students together to read aloud to…Subjects:Reading and LiteratureReadingReading Aloud -
WORKSHEETS
Reading Comprehension: The Moon
Enhance reading comprehension with an activity that is based on facts about the moon.Subjects:Reading ComprehensionLanguage Arts and WritingSocial Studies and History -
DAILY WARM-UPS
The Invention of Coca-Cola® Reading Warm-Up
In this printable reading warm-up, students read a nonfiction passage on the invention of Coca-Cola® and answer reading…Subjects:ReadingLanguage Arts and WritingAmerican History/U.S. History -
LESSON PLANS
Prior Knowledge: A House is a House for Me
Encourage your students to activate their prior knowledge with this lesson plan on A House is a House for Me.SubjectsReading ComprehensionReadingReading and Literature -
GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS
Main Idea and Supporting Details
Help students identify main idea and supporting details with this printable graphic organizer. This printable is…Subjects:ReadingReading ComprehensionLanguage Arts and Writing -
DAILY WARM-UPS
Reading Warm-Up 149 for Gr. 1 & 2: Fantasy
Students read a passage of fantasy fiction and answer comprehension questions in this printable daily warm-up.Subjects:Reading ComprehensionFantasy FictionReading -
ACTIVITIES
The Very Hungry Caterpillar Enrichment Activities
Review the enrichment activities and web resources created for The Very Hungry Caterpillar, plus a bibliography of Eric…Subjects:LiteratureTeaching Eric Carle & The Very Hungry CaterpillarLanguage Arts and Writing -
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Prior Knowledge: The Popcorn Book
Encourage your students to activate their prior knowledge with this lesson plan on The Popcorn Book.SubjectsReadingReading ComprehensionReading and Literature -
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Questioning, Frog and Toad Together
In this lesson, you will teach students how to use Question-Answer Relationships by reading from Frog and Toad Together,…SubjectsReadingReading ComprehensionReading and Literature -
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Main Idea: The Great Kapok Tree
Finalize your lessons on how to find the main idea of a story by reading the book The Great Kapok Tree with your class.SubjectsReadingReading ComprehensionMain Idea and Supporting Details -
TEACHING RESOURCE
Syllable Awareness
Syllable awareness is one component of phonological awareness. Students gain the ability to hear phonemes that comprise…Subjects:ReadingPhonicsReading and Literature
