*AM* Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 What type of reading material are you using for your second graders? I am thinking of for them to read, not what is being read to them. Thanks :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blakereese Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 Right now my son is into biographies. He enjoys the Childhood of Famous Americans books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 Mine are still in first, but one of them reads at a slightly higher level. In the last few months, he's enjoyed for independent reading: * the new Stink book * a Judy Moody book he hadn't read yet * The Travels of Thelonious: The Fog Mound * rereading Tiny Titans... again * a few Secrets of Droon books * he'll also read a little of any children's nonfiction book if it interests him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amsunshine Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 My 2nd grader's favorites right now are the Eleanor Estes books (Moffats, etc.) We are currently reading the version of King Arthur by L. Green as our family read aloud. She is enjoying it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sassenach Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 I used the Sonlight 3 (previously named 2-intermediate) reader schedule with my son this year. I had him do a placement test that I can't seem to find on the sl site anymore to figure out which readers to use. Anyhow, we started off using the schedule, but a couple of months into this school year, his reading just took off. Now I just use the SL catalog as a book list, no schedule needed. The Clyde Robert Bulla books were a HUGE hit with him, so he read through all of the ones that our library carries. Hth! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Robyn Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 Some things my oldest read when he was in 2nd grade: Mr. Popper's Penguins Magic Tree House books Diary of a Wimpy Kid books ... According to Humphrey books (awful! :ack2:) Henry Huggins Good Times Travel Agency books (still loved) Stone Fox History Maker Bios I let him choose most of what he read. My rising 2nd grader will not be so lucky.;) For my then 2nd grader, though he was capable of reading longer books, he was intimidated by the size. The Wimpy Kid books helped him get over it. Now he'll tackle just about anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homemama2 Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 Mine loved the Boxcar Children books in 2nd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kokotg Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 Mine is reading Detectives in Togas for school. On his own, he's reading The Magician's Nephew, Roald Dahl's The Witches, and the 5th Harry Potter (I'm not sure how he keeps up with them all, but for some reason he likes to have half a dozen books going at the same time). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OK Family Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 My second grader has been reading the sonlight 2nd grade advanced readers. He has really enjoyed them. We did skip a book or two really girl related, other than that they were great books! for fun on his own he whizzes through the magic tree house books, our library has tons. Another series he likes but can't at the library by Carole Marsh is Around the World in 80 Mysteries. He loves those! In the fall we will be reading books off the veritas press third grade selections. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaydreamingMama Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 My 3rd grader is reading My Father's Dragon, which a good reader at 2nd grade might enjoy. It's a very funny book, and he LOVES it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JadeOrchidSong Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 (edited) The original classics unabridged: Wind in the Willow Tom Sawyer Little Men (He didn't want to read Little Women) Sign of the Beaver Black Beauty (currently reading, not enjoying it as much as other books I listed here) Lord of the Ring series (He is a Tolkien fan) Chronicle of Narnia series Bunnicula (his new love, his younger brother loves to read this seris too.) I tried to ask him to read Farmer Boy, but he said it was not interesting. He did enjoy all the SL advanced 2 readers. Edited May 23, 2011 by aomom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OK Family Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 The original classics unabridged: Wind in the Willow Tom Sawyer Little Men (He didn't want to read Little Women) Sign of the Beaver Black Beauty (currently reading, not enjoying it as much as other books I listed here) Lord of the Ring series (He is a Tolkien fan) Chronicle of Narnia series Bunnicula (his new love, his younger brother loves to read this seris too.) I tried to ask him to read Farmer Boy, but he said it was not interesting. He did enjoy all the SL advanced 2 readers. How has your son enjoyed the Chronicles of Narnia? We will be doing it in the fall for third grade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OK Family Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 The original classics unabridged: Wind in the Willow Tom Sawyer Little Men (He didn't want to read Little Women) Sign of the Beaver Black Beauty (currently reading, not enjoying it as much as other books I listed here) Lord of the Ring series (He is a Tolkien fan) Chronicle of Narnia series Bunnicula (his new love, his younger brother loves to read this seris too.) I tried to ask him to read Farmer Boy, but he said it was not interesting. He did enjoy all the SL advanced 2 readers. How has your son enjoyed the Chronicles of Narnia? We will be doing it in the fall for third grade and have been having mixed feelings. Allyson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCoffeeChick Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 My little guy just finished Farmer Boy and loved it. Funny story to go with it: I try to alternate between books that are shorter and easier with the longer and more challenging books. I hand him Farmer Boy and he was horrified that it was over 350 pages and had NO PICTURES!! :svengo: I still made him read it, because I'm mean that way. ;) He was able to finish it in just over 2 weeks by reading a half hour each school day. I was very proud of him - and he was proud of himself. So the next book, I thought I'd give him an easy one and took out Stone Fox, he matter-of-factly told me that he couldn't possibly read a book with such large print and pictures in it! :tongue_smilie: I just can't win with this child! LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twoxcell Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 For 2nd grade my ds read through the second have of HOD emergent readers as well as a bunch of their supplemental titles. He is now reading through their Level 2 books. The last couple of weeks he has read Stone Fox, and Dolphin Adventure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coffeegal Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 Ds 8 has read books 1-4 of Harry Potter, and made a couple attempts at book 5. The teenage angst is rather boring. :lol: Currently he's rereading the Percy Jackson series. He's also read several of his older brother's anamorphs. He's also read many of the books recommended in SOTW AG Vol. 2. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JadeOrchidSong Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 How has your son enjoyed the Chronicles of Narnia? We will be doing it in the fall for third grade. He likes the Horse and His Boy, Prince Caspian, and the Dawn Treader, the Silver Chair, the Magician's Nephew. Dawn Treader was his favorite. He enjoyed the movie, too. I will try to convince him to read Farmer Boy after I read the encouraging story one of you told about your ds reading it. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JadeOrchidSong Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 My little guy just finished Farmer Boy and loved it. Funny story to go with it: I try to alternate between books that are shorter and easier with the longer and more challenging books. I hand him Farmer Boy and he was horrified that it was over 350 pages and had NO PICTURES!! :svengo: I still made him read it, because I'm mean that way. ;) He was able to finish it in just over 2 weeks by reading a half hour each school day. I was very proud of him - and he was proud of himself. So the next book, I thought I'd give him an easy one and took out Stone Fox, he matter-of-factly told me that he couldn't possibly read a book with such large print and pictures in it! :tongue_smilie: I just can't win with this child! LOL My ds just read Stone Fox, too! He read it in one sitting. I love the bold part. If it is thin book, my ds usually tells me thin books are boring and prefers thick long ones with interesting plots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guateangel Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 DD averages 2-3 Magic Tree House books a week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.