Browse 2nd Grade Reading Educational Resources

Make a Summary: Butterflies

Your students will work together to find new vocabulary words and create a short summary of a nonfiction text related to the butterfly life cycle. Use this worksheet as an introduction to the Create a Nonfiction Text Summary lesson plan.

2nd grade

Reading & Writing

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Story Comprehension: What Happens Next?

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Story Comprehension: What Happens Next?

Kids read a story about a puppy, then finish it by writing what they think will happen next.

2nd grade

Reading & Writing

Worksheet

Gratitude Tree

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Gratitude Tree

Research shows that when we focus on things we are grateful for, we literally rewire our brains to focus on the positive. Help kids experience the joy of gratitude by creating trees that give thanks.

2nd grade

Reading & Writing

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The Best Food

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The Best Food

Second graders love food! Help your young writer share their opinion about the best kind of food using this helpful paragraph organizer. Fair warning, this activity might make you hungry!

2nd grade

Reading & Writing

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Local Government for Kids

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Local Government for Kids

Children use their investigative skills and powers of deduction to complete a series of questions and prompts about their local government.

2nd grade

Social studies

Worksheet

Renewable Resources and Nonrenewable Resources

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Renewable Resources and Nonrenewable Resources

Here are listed a handful of natural resources, for kids to classify as renewable resources and nonrenewable resources.

2nd grade

Science

Worksheet

The Best Vacation

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The Best Vacation

Who doesn't love dreaming about their ideal vacation? Help your young writers share their opinion of the best place to vacation while using this handy paragraph organizer.

2nd grade

Reading & Writing

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Field Trip Opinion

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Field Trip Opinion

Second graders love field trips! Help them share their opinion about the best field trip location while using this handy paragraph organizer.

2nd grade

Reading & Writing

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Write a Thanksgiving Day Poem

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Write a Thanksgiving Day Poem

Thanksgiving dinner can be filled with fun and memorable interactions between family members. This holiday, why not memorialize some of those details and events with a family poem? You can create a lasting memory in the form of a poem with contributions f

2nd grade

Reading & Writing

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Learning About Dorothy Pitman Hughes

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Learning About Dorothy Pitman Hughes

This worksheet is a brief introduction to the human rights activist and feminist Dorothy Pitman Hughes.

2nd grade

Social studies

Worksheet

Timeline Organizer

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Timeline Organizer

Students can use this versatile graphic organizer to order events in fiction or nonfiction texts.

2nd grade

Reading & Writing

Worksheet

31 Days of Giving

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31 Days of Giving

The most precious thing someone can give is their time. Reignite your love of giving with these time-giving activities. There are also some donation suggestions for used objects. This worksheet, 31 Days of Giving, can be used any 31 days of the year!

2nd grade

Reading & Writing

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Kindness Cards

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Kindness Cards

Use these card templates to incorporate more opportunities for gratitude in your day-to-day life by sharing what you are thankful for with your friends and family.

2nd grade

Reading & Writing

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Narrative Story Organizer

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Narrative Story Organizer

Second graders love telling stories! Help them plan their own small moment stories using this handy graphic organizer.

2nd grade

Reading & Writing

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Make an Envelope

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Make an Envelope

This envelope template can help aspiring letter writers address their letters. Your students will love cutting out, folding, and addressing their own envelopes in this hands-on activity!

2nd grade

Reading & Writing

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Note-Taking from a Text

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Note-Taking from a Text

Guide students to get the most out of non-fiction texts by thinking about their previous knowledge, what they learn, and what they still want to know. When they finish, they can trim it to paste into a spiral-bound notebook.

2nd grade

Reading & Writing

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Dear Student: Letter Template

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Dear Student: Letter Template

In this inventive worksheet, children practice writing from the perspective of everyday items.

2nd grade

Reading & Writing

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Note-Taking From a Video

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Note-Taking From a Video

Help your students to process and retain the information they learn from watching videos with this handy worksheet. Students will consider their previous knowledge, what they learn, and what they still want to know.

2nd grade

Reading & Writing

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Wintertime Writing Prompt

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Wintertime Writing Prompt

How do you know when it's wintertime? Have your child complete this winter writing prompt to exercise writing skills and reinforce seasonal knowledge.

2nd grade

Science

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Make That Dialogue Pop!

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Make That Dialogue Pop!

As students write stories, encourage them to add dialogue to their writing with this fun worksheet. Students practice both correctly punctuating dialogue and adding details to make their writing pop!

2nd grade

Reading & Writing

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Writing Across Pages

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Writing Across Pages

Second graders love telling stories! Help them take one small moment and write across many pages using this helpful planning organizer.

2nd grade

Reading & Writing

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Finding Louie Alternate Ending

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Finding Louie Alternate Ending

A strong ending is a key part of creative writing! Have your second graders flex their fiction comprehension muscles with this activity. Students will consider problem, solution, characters, and detail as they answer questions after reading a short story.

2nd grade

Reading & Writing

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