Educational 2nd and 3rd Grade Common Core Stories

For a leisurely geometry lesson, let your kid relax and read this charming storybook.

Help kids master telling the essential skill of time with this rhyming poem.

Jean and Sue are best friends, but they have very different ideas of fun! Kids practice identifying vowel team words in the context of this sweet story.

Floyd's copy pox has given him the sniffles and the ability to duplicate everything in sight! Kids practice learning collective nouns in this silly story.

Norman doesn't like change, but learns that it is often for the best. Teach kids this important lesson (and irregular verbs) with this sweet interactive story.

Jack grew a magical beanstalk that changed his life! Introduce kids to the classic fairy tale with this interactive story, featuring three reading modes.

Arnold's headed to the White House for Thanksgiving! In this silly story, kids learn about proper nouns in the context of this turkey's cross-country adventure.

The goby fish and pistol shrimp help each other out deep in the ocean. Learn about them and other symbiotic relationships in this nonfiction story.

Teach kids about the importance of story perspective with this interactive version of Jack and the Beanstalk, retold from the Giant's point of view.

What do ostriches and penguins have in common? In this text, kids compare and contrast facts about these two kinds of flightless birds.

Kids learn all about division vocabulary and strategies with this silly story about a cat crew.

Kids practice identifying correctly used commas in a series within the context of this silly wizard story.

Explore the exciting world of brown bears in this short intro to nonfiction for beginning readers.

Kids will learn possessives in this interactive story.

Practice reading fluency and nonfiction comprehension in this short story full of facts about giant pandas.

Frank stars in a story about overcoming Back to School jitters.