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2nd Grade Classroom Supplies and Books Teachers Love
Here is everything you need to teach a second-grade class and have a successful year!
2nd Grade Classroom Supplies and Books Teachers Love
Welcome to second grade! This year will be full of introducing exciting new ideas that broaden your students’ horizons. Second grade is the launching pad into higher learning, with introductory concepts like multiplication, division, language arts, and more.
Fostering the perfect environment for eager learners has never been easier. Below, we’ve compiled a checklist of the best second grade teacher supplies to set up your new classroom.
You’ll find everything you need, from a variety of second grade books to fill your library shelves to supplies and storage to supplement and organize your materials.
Whether you're preparing your classroom for your very first year of teaching, you just switched grades, or you're an experienced teacher looking to restock your classroom, these books and supplies will ensure a smooth transition to the upcoming school year.
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Book sets and collections are a great way to stock your classroom library shelves for less.
When the class is able to read the same books and stories, students will be eager to explore more during independent reading time to foster their discussions with classmates.
Here are the most popular second grade book sets and collections teachers choose:
Pick a book. Grow a reader! This series is part of Scholastic's early reader line, Acorn, aimed at children who are learning to read. With easy-to-read text, a short-story format, plenty of humor, and full-color artwork on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and fluency. Acorn books plant a love of reading and help readers grow!
It is vital that students learn social emotional skills like confidence, compassion, resilience, and responsibility. This collection from Scholastic features titles that teach mindful kindness to children.
It is vital that students be able to see themselves in the books they read; and for students to read about people unlike themselves. This collection features characters and stories that have often been overlooked.
A perennial favorite of the elementary school set, take a deep dive into the world that is all Dav Pilkey.
Give your second grade students more of the books they want to read with this cost effective collection of exciting, thought provoking, and popular titles.
Introducing your students to fiction will help foster their creativity and imagination.
As your second graders flip through the pages of these fiction books, they’ll meet memorable characters and go on unforgettable adventures they’ll want to keep returning to.
Here are the most popular second grade fiction books teachers choose:
Eva is ready to rock out at the Woodlandstock Music Festival! But when another band can't make it, Eva and her friends are ready to step in. Will they be able to form their own band in time to save the festival? And who will be their band's star singer?
This hilarious installment in Ross Burach"s Very Impatient Caterpillar series playfully encourages readers to love who they are, while also illuminating the importance of pollinators to our ecosystem.
Pick a book. Grow a reader! With easy-to-read text, a short-story format, plenty of humor, and full-color artwork, these books will plant a love of reading!
Branches books help boost reading confidence and stamina with easy-to-read text, high-interest content, and illustrations on every page. "A nice stepping stone to more advanced chapter books."-Booklist
Pick a book. Grow a reader! With easy-to-read text, a short-story format, plenty of humor, and full-color artwork, these books will plant a love of reading!
Branches books help boost reading confidence and stamina with easy-to-read text, high-interest content, and illustrations on every page. "A nice stepping stone to more advanced chapter books."-Booklist
Secret Agent Meow, aka Pete the Cat, is ready to crack the case and encourage visual literacy in the first installment of the Pete the Cat I Can Read Comics.
The students don't proffer a shred of respect for their good-natured teacher Miss Nelson, but when the witchy substitute Miss Viola Swamp appears on the scene, they start to regret their own wicked ways.
Filled with lots of glitter, raised pinkies, and humorous misunderstandings, this second book in the Jo Jo Makoons series-written by Dawn Quigley and illustrated by Tara Audibert-is filled with the joy of a young Ojibwe girl discovering her very own special shine from the inside out.
In a hilarious story for fans of We Don't Eat Our Classmates, a young girl is determined to find out the truth about her favorite animals -- and find out once and for all, are seals really jerks and do they really eat penguins?!
An adventure-packed series about three kids who travel into a magical, dragon-filled world!
Nonfiction introduces students to the concept of reading stories that are based in facts and real life.
This genre provides them an opportunity to continue having fun while reading and delve deeper into the subject matter to better understand the world around them.
Here are the most popular second grade nonfiction books teachers choose:
Poetic text and awe-inspiring illustrations guide readers on a journey explaining the causes of climate change and how people can make the world better.
Hilarious and packed with information, these unique books give our solar system and planet the chance to tell their own stories.
In a colorful garden, Sonia Sotomayor draws upon her experiences as a child with juvenile diabetes to address kids' curiosity about disability and illness.
When Ruby Bridges was six years old, she became the first Black child to integrate the all-white William Frantz Elementary in Louisiana. Based on the pivotal events that happened in 1960 and told from her point of view, this is a poetic reflection on her experience that changed the face of history and the trajectory of the Civil Rights movement.
With a highly visual approach that mixes kid-friendly cartoons and engaging photographs, this series packs in the facts and is sure to become a favorite with newly independent readers.
There are many different kinds of homes. What home would you like to live in?
This nonfiction reader compares and contrasts two ferocious animals: a coyote and a dingo! Readers will learn about each animal's anatomy, behavior, and more. Then compare and contrast the battling pair before finally discovering the winner!
Using a unique mix of first-person narrative, hilarious comic panels, and essential facts, Dean Robbins introduces young readers to an scientific trailblazer. The second book in an exciting new nonfiction series, You Are a Star, Jane Goodall focuses on Jane's lifelong mission to understand the chimpanzees and protect the planet. Hatem Aly's spot-on comic illustrations bring this icon to life, and engaging back matter instructs readers on how to be more like Jane!
From acclaimed author and zoologist Jess Keating and New York Times bestselling illustrator Pete Oswald, Set Your Alarm, Sloth! is packed with even more hilarious stories and unbelievable true facts that are sure to fascinate young nature lovers. A glossary and list of species add classroom appeal.
Workbooks are the perfect way to encourage your students to practice their newly learned skills on their own during quiet time.
Engaging characters, puzzles, games, and more await students in the pages of these playful workbooks that sharpen their reading, math, and writing skills.
Here are the most popular second grade workbooks teachers choose:
More than 40 ready-to-use, skill-building practice pages with easy-to-follow directions and fun, motivating exercises! Perfect for classroom or at-home use, this exciting practice book includes high-interest stories targeted to provide invaluable reinforcement and practice with reading comprehension skills.
Practice makes perfect! This large collection of fun and engaging practice pages is designed to help students master essential skills in reading, writing, vocabulary, math, and more. With more than 300 skill-building practice pages, students are well on their way to succeed in school! Includes ready-to-use flash cards for extra skills practice. Includes an answer key.
300 skill-building pages that give kids practice with vocabulary, reading comprehension, writing, addition, subtraction, time, money and everything they'll need to succeed as students.
Exploring STEM at home has never been easier! This comprehensive activity book features 15 engaging topics in earth, life, and physical sciences that support the Next Generation Science Standards. Each topic includes an article to help build background knowledge, two hands-on projects, companion recording sheets, and tips. A must-have resource for every child!
Set the stage for reading success with these entertaining no-prep activity pages! Kids read, sort, and write words related to key word families. Along the way, they boost a network of essential literacy skills.
Many folk and fairy tales offer a perfect segue for introducing young children to early STEM concepts. Children explore ways to help the Gingerbread Man cross the river, design sturdy homes for the Three Little Pigs, build a wolf-proof fence for Little Red Riding Hood’s grandmother, and more.
Teach the top sight words with these entertaining activities young learners can do all by themselves! Kids read and sort must-know words from the Fry List then practice writing those words on companion pages.
These second grade classroom materials not only benefit you, but your students as well. These extra assisting tools will guide students through the new subjects they learn with ease.
Whether your students are learning primary numbers, language arts, or social studies, these materials reinforce classroom lesson plans.
Here are the most popular second grade supporting materials teachers choose:
Encourage your students to think, dream, and do their best with these inspirational POP! Charts. POP! Charts measure 13 3/8" x 19".
This all-in-one math reference set includes a place value chart, a hundred chart, an addition table, a multiplication table, and a fraction equivalents chart-a perfect supplement to any math curriculum! Includes an activity guide.
Reproducible pages on the back of each chart! Plastic-coated for color-fastness and durability! Write-on, wipe-off surface!
Support classroom learning with this cute series of anchor charts on 6 essential language arts topics. Features a reproducible version on the reverse so each student can have one for reference. A handy time-saver for busy teachers!
Reproducible pages on the back of each chart! Plastic-coated for color-fastness and durability! Write-on, wipe-off surface!
Reinforce sight word learning with this colorful word wall set. Features the first 100 words from the Fry list. Includes 12 write-on/wipe-off cards to customize. A perfect addition to the early learning classroom.
Full-color photo cards include 10 subject cards, 5 blank cards, and 1 title card. Also includes a 2-page activity guide.
You really can never have too many classroom supplies for the year, but it’s especially fun when those supplies are colorful, bright, and catch attention.
Fun stickers, awards, and name plates all make a difference in making your students feel welcomed and accomplished for their hard work.
Here are the most popular second grade teacher supplies:
Welcome back students with these adorable postcards. Includes six colorful designs with space for a friendly note on the back. A great way to make everyone feel part of the class.
Buy 10 or more copies and your price is only $1.50 per folder. Discount applied at checkout.This durable two-pocket folder provides a cute way to keep students" homework safe and organized. Motivational tips on the back help keep students on track. Includes manuscript and cursive alphabet and a Hundred Chart and Times Table for quick reference. Designed to hold letter-size homework assignments.
Recognize student achievement with these colorful must-have mini stickers. Each measures approximately ¾” x ¾”.
These clever Ticket Awards are padded for easy use. Each award is perforated into two parts. One part is filled out by the teacher and the student takes it home to show parents.
While you’re building your new classroom library, it’s important to remember that storing your books safely is what will keep them in circulation for years to come.
Below, you’ll find some storage ideas to help keep your library safe and organized to suit your needs while not in use.
Here are the most popular storage bins teachers choose for second grade:
Convenient and sturdy plastic bins for storing books and teaching materials help keep your classroom resources neat and organized!
Keeping up to date on the newest teaching trends and ideas benefits not only you, but the way you shape your classroom and curriculum.
With these professional development tools, you’ll gain insightful knowledge into the best tips and tricks for teaching second grade.
Here are the most popular professional development books teachers choose for second grade:
Espinosa and Ascenzi-Moreno demonstrate how our emergent bilingual students who speak two or more languages in their daily lives—thrive when they are able to use “translanguaging” to tap the power of their entire linguistic and sociocultural repertoires.
Professional Book
Week-by-Week Homework for Building Reading Comprehension & Fluency: Grades 2-3
In this follow-up to the best-selling Week-by-Week Homework for Building Reading Comprehension and Fluency, Mary Rose has selected short passages perfect for second and third graders.
Professional Book
Teaching Words and How They Work: Small Changes for Big Vocabulary Results
This book, written by an award-winning authority on reading instruction, shows teachers how to make small changes to teach more words and also how words work.
Students climb to new heights in reading and writing with these fun, engaging, reproducible word-building games!
In this no-nonsense guide, primary reading expert and classroom teacher Lindsay Kemeny shares seven ways K-3 teachers can modify what they are currently doing to transform their reading instruction.
The author draws on research and his own extensive work experience in urban districts across the states to present a convincing case for the pivotal role of high expectations in student achievement.
Games and manipulatives are a great way to deepen students' comprehension of their previous lessons.
While your second grade students play and solve puzzles, they’ll be having fun learning the ins and outs of vowels, multiplication, money, and more.
Here are the most popular games and manipulatives teachers choose for second grade:
Give children a head-start in math with these colorful, double-sided flash cards that teach essential skills. Each set includes activity cards with helpful tips and suggestions for making learning fun.
With these engaging paper manipulatives in hand, mastering the times table has never been such fun!
Come along for a jolly trip through the alphabet and find a jeweled J, a lacy L, a rough and rocky R, and total pleasure on every page, all the way to the zebra-striped Z.
Give children a head-start in math with these colorful, double-sided flash cards that teach essential skills. Each set includes activity cards with helpful tips and suggestions for making learning fun.
Give children a head start in math with these colorful, double-sided flash cards that teach fractions from 1/1 to tenths
Here's a new fun way to lead children on the road to literacy! Colorful mats and word tiles make learning and practicing sight words fun. Start building a foundation for academic success with the Learning Mats: Sight Words kit.
A robust classroom library packed with a variety of books is fundamental to a successful classroom.
Second graders are starting to build key literacy skills, and it is important to expose them to a wide range of books — including both fiction and nonfiction titles.
Build out your library with these budget-friendly books under $5.
Is it time yet? This STEM-focused romp about pupation will tickle little ones who know how hard it is to wait.
This series introduces beginning readers to the human body through mammals with similar anatomy -- and it does so in really fun ways! In this first book, readers learn about the circulatory system as Viv and Sanjay fix the lion's heart!
Branches books help boost reading confidence and stamina with easy-to-read text, high-interest content, and illustrations on every page.
In the latest installment of Tedd Arnold's New York Times bestselling Fly Guy series, Buzz has a homework assignment to write a fairy tale and he asks Fly Guy to help. Fly Guy doesn't like to think of himself as some of Buzz's suggestions - an ugly troll, a smelly pig herder - so he becomes a handsome prince instead!
Stanley Lambchop is an ordinary boy. At least he was, until the night his bulletin board fell off the wall and flattened him. All of a sudden, Stanley can slide under doors, mail himself across the country in an envelope, and fly like a kite!
It can be difficult for young students to express their feelings and convey their emotions. Social-emotional books are a powerful tool and help teach important life lessons.
Teach your students valuable lessons with these heartwarming stories!
Camilla Cream loves lima beans, but she never eats them. Why? Because the other kids in her school don't like them. Camilla Cream is very worried about what other people think about her, but at the very moment she most wants to fit in, she becomes completely covered in colorful stripes!
With light-footed rhymes and high-stepping illustrations, this tale is gentle inspiration for every child with dreams of greatness.
Jabari is definitely ready to jump off the diving board. He's finished his swimming lessons and passed his swim test, and he's a great jumper, so he's not scared at all. "Looks easy," says Jabari, watching the other kids take their turns.
Feelings are a normal part of life for children as well as adults, believes author Janan Cain, who wanted kids both to understand the concept of emotions and be able to express their feelings with words.
No, David! remains a perennial household favorite, delighting children, parents, and teachers alike. David is a beloved character, whose unabashed good humor, mischievous smile, and laughter-inducing antics underline the love parents have for their children - even when they misbehave. Children will find his outrageously bad behavior both funny and liberating as they see themselves in him.
Discover everything you need for effective literacy instruction. From activity books to professional development books, build a solid reading foundation in your students through the Science of Reading shop and open up brand-new worlds.
Sneak some fun into your phonics instruction with this collection of highly engaging picture puzzles, mazes, connect the dots, and other games. Perfect for homework or independent work, these reproducible activity pages reinforce key phonics skills including consonants, short and long vowels, blends and digraphs, complex vowels, word study, and more.
Dr. Julia B. Lindsey’s evidence-based routines help young readers decode words efficiently so they can spend more energy on comprehending-and enjoying-what they read!
Give children the tools they need to soar as readers with this irresistible set of highly decodable stories! Inside the bright box, you’ll find 12 funny books that provide targeted practice with simple, short-vowel words plus a tip-filled parent guide, mini-workbook, and motivating stickers. That’s everything a child needs to grow into a confident, fluent, joyful reader.
Set children on the road to literacy success with these playful, highly decodable stories! Inside this bright box, you’ll find 12 funny books that provide targeted practice with must-know blends and digraphs plus a tip-filled parent guide, mini-workbook, and motivating stickers. That’s everything a child needs to grow into a confident, fluent, joyful reader.
Set your child on the road to reading success with this library of adorable, illustrated mini books. The fun, easy-to-read stories in this collection give your child practice with must-know phonics skills, such as short vowels, long vowels, consonant blends, digraphs, and more. The convenient storage box houses 24 books plus a parent guide filled with tips for helping your child read. A great addition to your home library!
