Reading Resources for 2nd & 3rd Grade

Looking for engaging, meaningful reading activities your students will actually enjoy?

You’re in the right place! Here you’ll find classroom-tested ideas, book companions, and low-prep activities designed to build strong readers while keeping students engaged.

⭐ Featured Reading Resources

These are some of my favorite classroom-tested resources that make teaching reading easier and more engaging:

Sweet Reads + Skills: These blend reading comprehension, vocabulary, grammar, and writing so you can cover multiple standards with each engaging short story. Easy to implement. Low prep.

Sophie Mouse Adventure Book Companions: Students in 2nd- 3rd grades will enjoy the adventures of Sophie Mouse. Each book companion includes vocabulary activities, reading skills, and comprehension questions for all 10 chapters of these sweet beginning chapter book.

Reading Escape Rooms: Students will love this low-prep reading skills adventure escape room! Turn reading practice into an unforgettable classroom quest! These print-and-play escape rooms blend the excitement of an adventure with rigorous 2nd–3rd grade reading skills. Each “stop” engages the students in a different reading challenge, keeping students engaged from start to finish.