2nd Grade Summer Reading Book List
Guided Reading level I (End of 1st grade level)
● Are You My Mother?​ by P.D. Eastman
● Henny Penny​ by Paul Galdone
● Leo the Late Bloomer​ by Robert Kraus
● Goodnight, Owl!​ by Pat Hutchins
● The Kissing Hand​ by Audrey Penn
● Blackout​ by John Rocco
Guided Reading Level J
● The Stray Dog ​by Marc Simont
● Amazing Grace ​by Mary Hoffman
● Wild about Books​ by Marc Brown
● Henry and Mudge The First Book​ by
Cynthia Rylant
● Edward the Emu​ by Sheena Knowles
Guided reading Level K (Middle of 2nd Grade
Level)
● The Frog Prince​ by Edith H. Tarcov
● Pirates Don't Change Diapers​ by
Melinda Long
● Martin’s Big Words​ by Doreen
Rappaport
● Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary​ Tale by Mo
Willems
Guided Reading Level L
● Wemberly Worried​ by Kevin Henkes
● Officer Buckle & Gloria​ by Peggy
Rathmann
● Dear Mrs. LaRue: Letters from
Obedience School​ by Mark Teague
● Tacky the Penguin​ by Helen Lester
If your student is interested in chapter books and reads some of the above books well, here are some
beginning chapter books to look for:
● Junie B. Jones​ series by Barbara Park
● Jigsaw Jones​ series by James Preller
● Frog and Toad​ books by Arnold Lobel
● Henry and Mudge​ series by Cynthia Rylant
● Cam Jansen​ series by David Adler
● Flat Stanley​ series by Jeff Brown
2nd Grade Summer Learning Websites
● Blog with great game links: ​http://kcd2.blogspot.com/
● FunBrain.com - Look for subject focus in game listing
https://www.funbrain.com/FBSearch.php?Grade=2
● https://​www.abcya.com/
● http://www.toytheater.com/math.php
● http://www.tumblebooks.com/​ (user- gmorgan, password-reads)
● ​http://www.wonderopolis.org/​ (This site is used for anything that a child is wondering about.
For instance, How fast does a cheetah run? Why are they becoming extinct?)
2​nd​ Grade Supply List
Our classroom will use community style for some materials listed below. If the item requests a label, please include your
child’s name on those items only.
Necessary Supplies:
●​ ​Backpack (no wheels, please label)
●​ ​1 pencil box (please label)
●​ ​1 box of Crayola crayons (24 count)
●​ ​1 White 3-ring binder, ½ inch capacity (please label)
●​ ​1 White 3-ring binder, 1 inch capacity (please label)
●​ ​1 pair of Fiskars brand scissors (point-tip)
●​ ​8 Elmer’s washable glue sticks
●​ ​2 white polymer erasers
●​ ​3 packages of Ticonderoga #2 Pencils
●​ ​2 packs of broad tip black Expo markers
●​ ​2 packs of 3 X 3 post-it notes
●​ ​2 packs of small index cards (3 X 5)
●​ ​3 wide-ruled composition notebooks (please label)
●​ ​2 solid color five star pocket folders (does not need to have prongs - please label)
●​ ​1 pack of 2 colored pens (red or blue)
●​ ​Headphones for personal use in the classroom (not earbuds - please label)
●​ ​2 boxes of Kleenex tissues
Classroom Wish List:
These items are ​entirely optional​, but ​very much appreciated​, as we will use them daily.
●​ ​Clorox wipes
●​ ​Kleenex/tissues
●​ ​Hand sanitizer
●​ ​Baby wipes
●​ ​Ziploc Bags (gallon sized)
●​ ​Ziploc bags (quart sized)
●​ ​Paper towels
●​ ​Permanent markers
●​ ​Highlighters
●​ ​Extra crayons, pencils, Expo markers (dry-erase)
●​ ​Sheet protectors
●​ ​Colored card stock
Special Area Wish List:
●​ ​Clorox wipes
●​ ​1 box of Crayola crayons (24 count)
●​ ​Kleenex/tissues
●​ ​Paper towels