Here is a book list for second graders and third graders. These books are listed as Grades 2–3 text exemplars by the authors of the Common Core Standards. I have links to the books so that you can easily find them and add them to your AccuTeach shelf, or purchase the books from Amazon. I have also included a link for the poetry exercises. Enjoy!
Stories For Second Grade and Third Grade
Gannett, Ruth Stiles. My Father’s Dragon
Averill, Esther. The Fire Cat
Steig, William. Amos & Boris
Shulevitz, Uri. The Treasure
Cameron, Ann. The Stories Julian Tells
MacLachlan, Patricia. Sarah, Plain and Tall and more books in the series.
Rylant, Cynthia. Henry and Mudge: The First Book of Their Adventures
Stevens, Janet. Tops and Bottoms
LaMarche, Jim. The Raft
Rylant, Cynthia. Poppleton in Winter
Rylant, Cynthia. The Lighthouse Family: The Storm
Osborne, Mary Pope. The One-Eyed Giant
Silverman, Erica. Cowgirl Kate and Cocoa
Poetry For Second Grade and Third Grade
Dickinson, Emily. “Autumn.”
Rossetti, Christina. “Who Has Seen the Wind?”
Millay, Edna St. Vincent. “Afternoon on a Hill.”
Frost, Robert. “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening.”
Field, Rachel. “Something Told the Wild Geese.”
Hughes, Langston. “Grandpa’s Stories.”
Jarrell, Randall. “A Bat Is Born.”
Giovanni, Nikki. “Knoxville, Tennessee.”
Merriam, Eve. “Weather.”
Soto, Gary. “Eating While Reading.”
Read-Aloud Stories For Second Grade and Third Grade
Kipling, Rudyard. “How the Camel Got His Hump.”
Thurber, James. The Thirteen Clocks
White, E. B. Charlotte’s Web
Selden, George. The Cricket in Times Square
Babbitt, Natalie. The Search for Delicious
Curtis, Christopher Paul. Bud, Not Buddy
Say, Allen. The Sign Painter
Read-Aloud Poetry For Second Grade and Third Grade
Lear, Edward. “The Jumblies.”
Browning, Robert. The Pied Piper of Hamelin
Johnson, Georgia Douglas. “Your World.”
Eliot, T. S. “The Song of the Jellicles.”
Fleischman, Paul. “Fireflies.”
Informational Texts For Second Grade and Third Grade
Aliki. A Medieval Feast
Gibbons, Gail. From Seed to Plant
Milton, Joyce. Bats: Creatures of the Night
Beeler, Selby. Throw Your Tooth on the Roof: Tooth Traditions Around the World
Leonard, Heather. Art Around the World
Ruffin, Frances E. Martin Luther King and the March on Washington
St. George, Judith. So You Want to Be President?
Einspruch, Andrew. Crittercam. Here is an activity I found that can be used with this book.
Kudlinski, Kathleen V. Boy, Were We Wrong About Dinosaurs
Davies, Nicola. Bat Loves the Night
Floca, Brian. Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo
Thomson, Sarah L. Where Do Polar Bears Live?
Read-Aloud Informational Texts for Second Grade and Third Grade
Freedman, Russell. Lincoln: A Photobiography
Coles, Robert. The Story of Ruby Bridges
Wick, Walter. A Drop of Water: A Book of Science and Wonder
Smith, David J. If the World Were a Village: A Book about the World’s People
Aliki. Ah, Music
Mark, Jan. The Museum Book: A Guide to Strange and Wonderful Collections
D’Aluisio, Faith. What the World Eats
Arnosky, Jim. Wild Tracks! A Guide to Nature’s Footprints
Deedy, Carmen Agra. Cows for America