2nd Grade Resources

Fiction Reading Tic Tac Toe (Monthly Reading Response) | Google Slides

Guided Reading Strategy Cards

$2.50

This set of Guided Reading Strategy Cards includes 12 pages of cards with 12 different reading strategies (4 on a page) that can be used in guided reading groups to reinforce the reading strategy you are teaching. You might also find these cards useful to support students during Independent Reading, Conferences, or to send home for parents. The strategy cards can be printed on paper or card stock and then laminated. You can keep the cards on a binder ring or in Ziploc bags. In my 4th grade classroom, we used these cards during small group to help students “SEE” the strategy we were working on. You can find more information about these particular strategies in the book The Next Step in Guided Reading by Jan Richardson I hope you and your students find these cards useful!

Strategies Included:

*BME -(Beginning, Middle, End) a summarizing/retelling strategy

*Somebody-Wanted-But-So- A strategy to follow the plot structure and what the character wants in the story in order to summarize the story.

*5 Finger Retell- A retelling strategy to retell the characters, setting, problems, and events.

*Stop! Think. Paraphrase.- Helps students monitor their thinking.

*Who? and What?- Who is this part mostly about? What was the most important thing that happened? A strategy to keep track of the big events of the story.

*VIP {Very Important Part}- a strategy to focus on important things that are happening and character change.

*VIP {Very Important Part} Internal and External-a strategy to focus on the important things the character does (external) and how the character feels (internal)

*Ask Questions- a strategy to mark interesting parts with questions using What? How? and Why?

*It’s all about the Character!- Pay attention to the character’s action and dialogue.

*Green Questions- These types of questions can be found directly in the text. The author states the question exactly. I can GO directly to the text and find the answer. Who, What, When, Where, Why?

*Yellow Questions- I need to slow down and look in more than one place in the text to answer this kind of question. Compare & Contrast, Cause & Effect, Main Idea/Details

*Red Questions- The question is NOT answered directly in the text. I must STOP and THINK about the passage and what I know to help me answer this question.

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Reader’s Notebook Anchor Charts

Reading Genres Posters

$6.00

This resource includes 50 Reading Genre Posters for your Reading area, bulletin board, or anywhere you want to help your students identify and choose books of varying genres. The genre posters included are listed below.

Posters Included:
Folktales
Fairy Tales
Mythology
Tall Tales
Fables
Legends
Nonfiction
Historical Fiction
Biography
Autobiography
Fantasy
Realistic Fiction
Science Fiction
Comedy
Humor
Horror
Scary
Drama
Poetry
Mystery
Sports
Classics
Adventure
Graphic Novel
Everybody
Romance
Dystopian
Fiction
Junior Fiction
Animals
Animal Story
History
Science
Suspense
Christian
Christmas
Holiday
Caldecott
Newbery
Memoir
Narrative Nonfiction
Fractured Fairy Tale
Nature
Travel
Expository Text
Nature
Travel
Buddy Reads
Inspirational
Comics
How-To
Relationships
Multicultural
Technical/Procedural Text
Genre (as a display header)

If you are looking for any posters that are not listed, please email us at help@theliteracyloft.com and we will be happy to add them for you.

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Buzzin' in Book Clubs {Book Club Reading Unit Resources}

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- Jessica

Comic Strip Book Response

$3.00

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This resource is a fun and interactive way to have your students respond to a book they have read. You might use this after finishing a Read Aloud or when students finish their Book Club or Independent Reading Book. This resource leaves a lot of room for creativity and individual response. I used this project in my classroom after we finished the book The Landry News by Andrew Clements. Students used their Reader’s Response Journal to take notes throughout the book. Once we finished the book, students jotted ideas in their notebooks about which characters changed (how and why). The theme charts included in this product are charts my students keep in their Reader’s Response Journals. You can find more charts like this here. These charts were especially helpful in planning for this project.

Students used their notes (although you could do this any way that works for you:) ) to answer the questions. Then, they created a rough draft sketch of their comic strip. Finally, students illustrated a colorful comic strip demonstrating their understanding of the text. This product lends itself to much creativity and is wonderful for an end of the year, keep-your-students-engaged activity!
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Fiction and Nonfiction Reading Tic Tac Toe (Monthly Reading Response) Bundle

$4.50

This thematic monthly Reading Tic-Tac-Toe Response helps students engage with their book and do something FUN, while also practicing standards-based reading skills. Plus, they have a choice. The directions require students to do 3 of the activities per month, but they can earn extra credit by completing additional activities. Seeing what your students create each month is most of the fun! This is a great way to give your students a creative outlet.

Examples of Skills Practiced:

Character Sketch
Point of View (Write from a different POV)
Sketch a Scene
#Booksmakefriends (recommend the book to a friend)
Elements of a Story
Context Clues
Figurative Language
AND MORE!

Please feel free to contact me with any questions, contacts, or concerns.

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Fiction and Nonfiction Reading Tic Tac Toe (Monthly Reading Response) Bundle

Reading Guide for Independent, Partnership,Book Clubs {any fiction novel}

$3.00

This resource is a tool for your students to use when reading independently, in Reading Partnerships, or in a Book Club. The guide comes in three versions, which are all the same except to state Independent, Book Club, Reading Partnership.

These 6 pages can be copied front and back, then stapled together to give students a purposeful task when reading their novel. The document guides students through their novel and asks questions about the characters, setting, plot, etc. The guide could be used with any book and could be shortened to only using the first 3 pages.

The guide can be used with any fiction novel and could be shortened to only the first 3 pages, depending on your students. I created this resource to give structure to some of my struggling students as well as students who are ESE or ESOL. However, the packet works with any and all students! The guide helps students pay attention to the important stuff in books such as:

characters
point of view
theme
new words
secondary characters
finding evidence
asking questions
retelling events

In addition, students are required to set goals for finishing their book. This will help students and YOU monitor how long it takes them to finish books.

This packet can also be a great resource for assessing your students’ understanding of independent reading books. You might use this for grading purposes and/or to help facilitate reading conferences or Book Club and Partnership Conversations. In my classroom, this was a great way for students to read in Partnerships. Students would read the same book independently, answering the questions. Then, they would meet together to discuss their responses.

This might also be helpful for parents to help their child reading independently at home.

You might also enjoy my Book Club Unit and Resources which is packed full of resources to help you implement Book Clubs and Reading Partnerships in your classroom!

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If you have any questions, concerns, or requests about this product, I would love to hear from you!
Happy Reading!
-Jessica

Reading Guide for Independent, Partnership,Book Clubs {any fiction novel}

Reading Log {January}

$1.50

Help your kids start the new year off with a good book and this fun January Reading Log :)

This product is a Reading Log for the month of January. The Reading Log includes the following columns:

Date
Title and Author of Book
Number of Pages
Number of Minutes
Parent Initial

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Reading Log {October}

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Help your students discover...
Reading's not so scary!

This product is a Reading Log for the month of October. The Reading Log includes the following columns:

Date
Title and Author of Book
Number of Pages
Number of Minutes
Parent Initial

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Reading Logs {The Bundle}

$6.00

Reading Log Bundle

This Reading Log Bundle includes Reading Logs for the entire year! Each of these Reading Logs are sold individually in my store. By purchasing the bundle, you will save over 50%! These Reading Logs are thematic by the month and include the following columns:

Date
Title and Author of Book
Number of Pages
Number of Minutes
Parent Initial

If you have already purchased any of the Reading Logs and would now like to purchase the bundle, please contact me: help@theliteracyloft.com. I would love to work with you to get the rest of this product.

If you are not interested in purchasing the bundle or would like to look more closely at the individual Reading Logs, click on the following link below. Thank you for stopping by!

Individual Reading Log

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Digital Reading Logs | Google Slides

$3.00

This Reading Log Bundle includes Reading Logs for the entire year! These Reading Logs are thematic by the month and include the following columns in 3 options:

Option A
Date
Title
Author
Pages

Option B
Date
Title
Author
Pages
Minutes
Genre

Option C
Date
Title
Author
Pages
Minutes
Genre
Level
Score

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Individual Reading Log

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Reading Log {November}

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We're always thankful for a good book!

This product is a Reading Log for the month of November. The Reading Log includes the following columns:

Date
Title and Author of Book
Number of Pages
Number of Minutes
Parent Initial

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Reading Log {February}

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Help your kids love reading and keep track of their reading progress with this fun February Reading Log :)

This product is a Reading Log for the month of February. The Reading Log includes the following columns:

Date
Title and Author of Book
Number of Pages
Number of Minutes
Parent Initial

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Reading Log {December}

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When the weather outside is frightful, a book is so delightful!

This product is a Reading Log for the month of December. The Reading Log includes the following columns:

Date
Title and Author of Book
Number of Pages
Number of Minutes
Parent Initial

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Reading Log {September}

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Fall back in love with reading! :)

This September Reading Log can be used for nightly reading. The Reading Log includes the following columns:

Date
Title and Author of Book
Number of Pages
Number of Minutes
Parent Initial

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Reading Log {March}

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Who needs a pot of gold when you have a good book?!

Help your kids love reading and keep track of their reading progress with this fun March Reading Log :)

This product is a Reading Log for the month of March. The Reading Log includes the following columns:

Date
Title and Author of Book
Number of Pages
Number of Minutes
Parent Initial

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Read Aloud Plans for Groundhog Day Text {Groundhog Gets a Say}

$2.00

This resource contains plans for the Read Aloud Groundhog Gets a Say by Pamela Curtis Swallow.

This fun read aloud is perfect for the month of February. The plans are notes for the teacher to refer to as you are reading the book. The notes are on squares that can be cut and pasted onto Post-It notes. When placed in the book on the designated pages, your Read Aloud is prepped and ready to go!

Each Post - It square contains either a Think Aloud prompt or a question to help guide you in your read aloud. You can use as many or as few as you would like. There are a few blank Post-It notes for you to add other teaching ideas. The questions can also be used as a formative assessment and are centered around:

Characters
Character Relationships
Character Motivation
Character Change

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Read Aloud Plans for Groundhog Day Text {Groundhog Gets a Say}

Read Aloud Plans for Halloween Text {Trick or Treat, Smell My Feet}

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This resource contains plans for the Read Aloud Trick or Treat, Smell My Feet by Diane de Groat.

This fun read aloud is perfect for the month of October. The plans are notes for the teacher to refer to as you are reading the book. The notes are on squares that can be cut and pasted onto Post-It notes. When placed in the book on the designated pages, your Read Aloud is prepped and ready to go!

Each Post-It square contains either a Think Aloud prompt or Question with an Example Student Response to help guide you in your read aloud. You can use as many or as few as you would like. The last Post-It is intended to be blank for you to add in any other teaching ideas. The questions can also be used as a formative assessment and are centered around:

Characters
Character Relationships
Character Motivation
Character Change

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Read Aloud Plans for Halloween Text {Trick or Treat, Smell My Feet}

Read Aloud Plans for Valentine's Text (Roses are Pink, Your Feet Really Stink)

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This resource contains plans for the Read Aloud Roses are Pink, Your Feet Really Stink by Diane de Groat.

This fun read aloud is perfect for the month of February. The plans are notes for the teacher to refer to as you are reading the book. The notes are on squares that can be cut and pasted onto Post-It notes. When placed in the book on the designated pages, your Read Aloud is prepped and ready to go!

Each Post- It square contains either a Think Aloud prompt or a question to help guide you in your read aloud. You can use as many or as few as you would like. There are a few blank Post-It notes for you to add other teaching ideas. The questions can also be used as a formative assessment and are centered around:

Characters
Character Relationships
Character Motivation
Character Change

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Read Aloud Plans for Valentine's Text (Roses are Pink, Your Feet Really Stink)

Reading Notebook Anchor Charts (Informational) 2nd Grade - Print + Digital

$10.00

Reading Notebook Anchor Charts for skills and strategies at your students' fingertips. This product includes anchor charts for each Reading Informational Standard for 2nd Grade.

Why Reading Notebook Anchor Charts?
The charts in this product are meant to be used inside students’ reading. This is why they are shown two on a page. This way you can save paper and copies! You can also use these to teach students how to use their Reading Notebook as a tool.

If you find yourself making tons of reading anchor charts throughout the year, then this resources is for you. Students will have a reference for each standard and skill. These are also great to send home for parents to use at home.

Since I began using anchor charts inside our Reading and Writing Notebooks, I have noticed my students are able to work better independently. They have the tools they need to support their learning. The charts have also been helpful in planning and presenting my lessons. You have examples and academic language at your fingertips. The charts also help to bring a large and broad topic down to a concrete idea.

What charts are included?

Wise Readers Ask Questions
Ask & Answer Questions
Main Topic
Determining Importance
Nonfiction Texts
Informational Texts
Sequence
Cause and Effect
Cause and Effect (Why did it happen? What happened?)
Words and Phrases
Text Features 1 (title, table of contents, index, glossary)
Text Features 2 (heading/subheading, photograph, illustration, caption)
Text Features 3 (labels, graph, table, map)
Text Features 4 (diagram, bold print, bullet points, sidebar/fact box)
Author’s Purpose
Author’s Reasons
Text Images
Compare and Contrast

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Reading Notebook Anchor Charts (Informational) 2nd Grade - Print + Digital

Reading Notebook Anchor Charts (Literature) 2nd Grade - Print + Digital

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Reading Notebook Anchor Charts for skills and strategies at your students' fingertips. This product includes anchor charts for each Reading Literature Standard for 2nd Grade.

Why Reading Notebook Anchor Charts?
The charts in this product are meant to be used inside students’ reading. This is why they are shown two on a page. This way you can save paper and copies! You can also use these to teach students how to use their Reading Notebook as a tool.

If you find yourself making tons of reading anchor charts throughout the year, then this resources is for you. Students will have a reference for each standard and skill. These are also great to send home for parents to use at home.

Since I began using anchor charts inside our Reading and Writing Notebooks, I have noticed my students are able to work better independently. They have the tools they need to support their learning. The charts have also been helpful in planning and presenting my lessons. You have examples and academic language at your fingertips. The charts also help to bring a large and broad topic down to a concrete idea.

**Buy BUNDLED and SAVE!**
This resource is a part of a Reading Notebook Anchor Charts 2nd Grade Bundle!

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Reading Notebook Anchor Charts (Literature) 2nd Grade - Print + Digital

Reading Log {April}

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April showers bring May flowers. Rain or shine, books are divine!

This product is a Reading Log for the month of April. The Reading Log includes the following columns:

Date
Title and Author of Book
Number of Pages
Number of Minutes
Parent Initial

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Winter Break Reading Log - Cozy up with a good book!

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This product is a simple reading log for students to complete over Winter Vacation. It does state that the teacher will reward students for reading 20 minutes each day. Please be sure this is something you want to do before purchasing this product!

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Winter Break Reading Log - Cozy up with a good book!

Reading Log {August}

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Camp out with a good book!

This product is a Reading Log for the month of August. The Reading Log includes the following columns:

Date
Title and Author of Book
Number of Pages
Number of Minutes
Parent Initial

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Read Aloud Plans for Halloween/Plant Life Cycle {Pumpkin Jack}

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This resource contains plans for the Read Aloud Pumpkin Jack by Will Hubbell.

This fun read aloud is perfect for the month of October. The plans are notes for the teacher to refer to as you are reading the book. The notes are on squares that can be cut and pasted onto Post-It notes. When placed in the book on the designated pages, your Read Aloud is prepped and ready to go!

Each Post-It square contains either a Think Aloud prompt or Question to help guide you in your read aloud. You can use as many or as few as you would like. The last post-its are intended to be blank for you to add any other teaching ideas. The questions can also be used as a formative assessment and are centered around:
• Characters
• Character Relationships
• Text/Illustration Connections
• Life Cycle of a Plant

In order to use the Post-It Notes and place them on the appropriate page, it helps to add the page numbers to the book if they are not already listed.

For the purposes of these plans, page 1 starts with “When Tim carved his first pumpkin…”

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Enjoy!
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Read Aloud Plans for Halloween/Plant Life Cycle {Pumpkin Jack}

Fiction & Nonfiction Reading Guide Bundle for Independent, Partner & Book Clubs

$4.80

Guide your students' reading with this fiction & nonfiction reading guide bundle for independent, partner, and book clubs. This resource includes, vocabulary, main idea, text features, character analysis, point of view, reflection, and many more!

This resource is a tool for your students to use when reading independently, in reading partnerships, or in a book club. The guide comes in three versions, which are all the same except to state Independent, Book Club, Reading Partnership.

These 13 pages can be copied front and back, then stapled together to give students a purposeful task when reading a text. The document guides students through their novels and informational text, and questions about the topic, main idea, details, character analysis, etc.

The guide can be used with any texts (fiction and nonfiction texts) and you can choose to use only the first 3 pages of the fiction version or the nonfiction version if you want a shorter assignment, depending on your students. I created this resource to give structure to some of my struggling students as well as students who are ESE or ESOL. However, the packet works with any and all students! The guide helps students pay attention to the important stuff in texts such as:

main idea
text structures
text features
supporting details
finding evidence
author’s purpose
drawing an Illustration
characters
point of view
theme
new words
secondary characters
finding evidence
asking questions
retelling events

In addition, students are required to set goals for finishing their book. This will help students and YOU monitor how long it takes them to finish books.

This packet can also be a great resource for assessing your students’ understanding of independent reading books. You might use this for grading purposes and/or to help facilitate reading conferences or Book Club and Partnership Conversations. In my classroom, this was a great way for students to read in Partnerships. Students would read the same book independently, answering the questions. Then, they would meet together to discuss their responses.

You might also enjoy my Book Club Unit and Resources which is packed full of resources to help you implement Book Clubs and Reading Partnerships in your classroom!

🛑 Are you a member of the TLL Membership? These materials are already included. If you are not a member, click here to learn more. The TLL Membership gives you an all-access pass to hundreds of ELA resources for teachers in Grades 3-5.

Let’s connect!

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests about this product, I would love to hear from you!

Happy Reading!
-Jessica

Fiction & Nonfiction Reading Guide Bundle for Independent, Partner & Book Clubs

Informational Text Daily Reading Guide for Independent, Partner & Book Clubs Fun

$3.00

Make informational text fun & engaging with this daily reading guide for independent, partner & book clubs! This resource includes vocabulary, text structure, text features, main idea, connections, and reflection activities organized by day and topic!

This resource is a tool for your students to use when reading independently, in Reading Partnerships, or in a Book Club. The guide comes in three versions, which are all the same except to state Independent, Book Club, Reading Partnership.

These 7 pages can be copied front and back, then stapled together to give students a purposeful task when reading a text. The document guides students through their informational text and asks questions about the topic, main idea, details, etc. The guide could be used with any text and could be shortened to only using the first 3 pages.

The guide can be used with any informational text and could be shortened to only the first 3 pages, depending on your students. I created this resource to give structure to some of my struggling students as well as students who are ESE or ESOL. However, the packet works with any and all students! The guide helps students pay attention to the important stuff in texts such as:

characters
point of view
theme
new words main idea
text structures
text features
supporting details
finding evidence
author’s purpose
drawing an Illustration

In addition, students are required to set goals for finishing their book. This will help students and YOU monitor how long it takes them to finish books.

This packet can also be a great resource for assessing your students’ understanding of independent reading books. You might use this for grading purposes and/or to help facilitate reading conferences or Book Club and Partnership Conversations. In my classroom, this was a great way for students to read in Partnerships. Students would read the same book independently, answering the questions. Then, they would meet together to discuss their responses.

You might also enjoy my Book Club Unit and Resources which is packed full of resources to help you implement Book Clubs and Reading Partnerships in your classroom!

🛑 Are you a member of the TLL Membership? These materials are already included. If you are not a member, click here to learn more. The TLL Membership gives you an all-access pass to hundreds of ELA resources for teachers in Grades 3-5.

Let’s connect!

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests about this product, I would love to hear from you!

Happy Reading!
-Jessica

Informational Text Daily Reading Guide for Independent, Partner & Book Clubs Fun

Nonfiction Reading Tic Tac Toe (Monthly Reading Response)

$3.00

This monthly Reading Tic-Tac-Toe Response is a fun way for students to engage with their nonfiction book while also practicing reading comprehension skills.

Plus, students have a choice. The directions require students to do 3 of the activities per month, but they can earn extra credit by completing additional activities.

Seeing what your students create each month is most of the fun! This is a great way to give your students a way to express their creativity.

Please feel free to contact me with any questions, contacts, or concerns.

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Nonfiction Reading Tic Tac Toe (Monthly Reading Response)

Reading Log {April Showers}

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Reading Logs {The Bundle}

April showers bring May flowers. Rain or shine, books are divine!

This product is a Reading Log for the month of April. The Reading Log includes the following columns:

Date
Title and Author of Book
Number of Pages
Number of Minutes
Parent Initial

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