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2nd Grade Independent and Guided Reading Resources

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Activity
Activity2nd GradeComparing Two Stories Activity

Using Comparing Two Stories Activity, students compare and contrast two or more versions of the same story by different authors or from different cultures.

Assessment
Assessment2nd GradeFables The Fox and The Grapes Worksheet

This Fables The Fox and The Grapes Worksheet gives 2nd Grade readers an original retelling of the Aesop fable, four comprehension questions and a written response on its lesson. An answer key is included.

Assessment
Assessment2nd GradeFinding Feelings within a Text Worksheet

A Finding Feelings Within a Text Worksheet for 2nd grade readers, with an original story about a nervous boy and questions asking which words show how he feels. An answer key is included, so checking takes seconds.

Activity
Activity2nd GradeHurricanes Reading Comprehension Activity

Using Hurricanes Reading Comprehension Activity, students refer to details to explain what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences. This is perfect for making inferences and drawing conclusions.

Activity
Activity2nd GradeIn Your Own Words Paraphrase Activity

Using In Your Own Words Paraphrase Activity, students paraphrase portions of a text read aloud or information presented in any formats in your own words.

Activity
Activity2nd GradeWhat's the Moral of the Story Activity

Using What's the Moral of the Story Activity,students recount fables and folktales from diverse cultures, and determine their central message, lesson, or moral.

Activity
Activity2nd GradeAsking Questions about a Story Activity

Using Asking Questions about a Story Activity, students Discuss a topic or read a book aloud using Question Cards to help guide questions andanswers about the topic.

Worksheet
Worksheet2nd GradeThe Day Jimmy's Boa Ate The Wash Worksheet

Using this The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate The Wash Worksheet, students use the words from the story to respond to the story and retell the events.

Common Core Lesson
Common Core Lesson2nd GradeRI.2.1 Second Grade Common Core Lesson

Using RI.2.1 Second Grade Common Core Lesson, students ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text.

Assessment
Assessment2nd GradeGiraffes Reading Comprehension Worksheet

This Giraffes Reading Comprehension Worksheet gives 2nd graders an original informational passage about giraffes with four multiple-choice questions and a written response. An answer key is included, so nonfiction practice takes no prep.

Assessment
Assessment2nd GradeEat Healthy Reading Comprehension Worksheet

The Eat Healthy Reading Comprehension Worksheet gives 2nd grade students a short nonfiction passage about food and the body, plus six questions and an answer key, so nonfiction reading practice takes no prep.

Activity
Activity2nd GradeReading Questions Camping Activity

Using Reading Questions Camping Activity, students ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text.

Activity
Activity2nd GradeWho What When Where Why How Activity

Using Who What When Where Why How Activity, students ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text.

Worksheet
Worksheet2nd GradeTracking Reading at Grade Level Nonfiction Worksheet

Using Tracking Reading at Grade Level Nonfiction Worksheet, students keep track of the stories they read this year by writing the title and the date the book was completed.

Worksheet
Worksheet2nd GradeAsking Questions to Understand Worksheet

Using Asking Questions to Understand Worksheet, students ask questions and locate the answers by reading other resources, watching an informative video, or by talking with an expert in that topic to understand more about a topic.

Worksheet
Worksheet2nd GradeUnderstanding a Text Worksheet

This Understanding a Text Worksheet helps second graders ask a who, what, where, when, why or how question about any story, write the answer, and draw a picture that shows it.

Activity
Activity2nd GradeGuess Who Point of View Activity

Using this Guess Who Point of View Activity, students identify their partner's "secret narrator" as the partner reads a text card.

Activity
Activity2nd GradeHow are They the Same Compare and Contrast Story Elements Activity

Using How are They the Same Compare and Contrast Story Elements Activity, students compare and contrast the themes, settings, and plots of stories written by the same author about the same or similar characters.

Activity
Activity2nd GradeFables and Folktales Activity

Using Fables and Folktales Activity,students recount fables and folktales from diverse cultures, and determine their central message, lesson, or moral.

Activity
Activity2nd GradeRetelling Using Key Details Activity

Using Retelling Using Key Details Activity,students read Floppy Ears to retell the story by putting key events in order.