More About This Resource
Looking for engaging reading response activities? These standards-based reading response activities are the perfect addition to your 2nd grade literacy centers, small group, or whole class reading lessons. Response sheets come in both PRINTABLE and DIGITAL files making it the perfect addition to use in the classroom or for distance learning.
These response sheets are standards-based and can be used for both fiction and nonfiction reading. This resource includes two different versions of response sheets: those designed for use with any book of your choice or those designed for use with specific titles (also linked in E P I C!). On this site, you can create a FREE educator account and access all the titles that are linked in this resource. Students can read or listen to these books in the classroom or at home.
This reading response resource includes activity sheets for 18 books, each text has 3-5 standards-based activities to choose from. I’ve also included an answer key for each response activity.
Reading Skills Include:
Fiction
- Making Predictions
- 5W & How Questions
- Story Elements
- Character Changes
- Retelling the Story
- Story Sequencing
Nonfiction
- KWL Chart
- Asking & Answering Questions
- Nonfiction Retell
- Bubble Map
- Venn Diagram
- Sequencingco
Standards Addressed:
RL.2.1 RL.2.2 RL.2.3 RI.2.1 RI.2.2 RI.2.3
Bella D. –
My students loved this resource. I found it to be very helpful.
Nancy H. –
I love leaving these for substitutes. Easy to print and go.
Leah S. –
Great assessment for story retell, character description and key details.
Lauren S. –
I use this for my independent readers during literacy stations.
Mary C. –
Loved how simple but powerful this activity was. This was so helpful.
MacKenzie Peterson –
Fun way to incorporate epic stories with comprehension questions.
Patricia M. –
My students really enjoyed these reading response activities. It was a real bonus that we could easily find the books on Epic, making it a quickly prepared activity for reading groups.
Kerrie H. –
I am using this resource SO MUCH with my second graders. These graphic organizers are so helpful to help them understand stories and organize their thoughts when we respond to reading. Definitely recommend!
Sarah Skidmore –
I love how this is aligned with stories on Epic! Kids are very eager to listen to a story and work through their reading comprehension pages.
The Engaged Classroom with Savannah Lopez –
This was exactly what I needed and was engaging for my second grade students. Thank you!
Robin R. –
This is a great resource to use during reading. The kids were engaged and had no problems getting started.
Leigh Ulrich (verified owner) –
I am so excited to use this resource this year. I love that there are already created response sheets for books on Epic as well as general ones that can be used with any book. Another great feature is that the reading response activities are organized by CCSS. The answer keys will also make lesson planning so much easier as they are full of great information.
Jessica F. –
This product was a huge time saver. It was easy to prep and the kids were very engaged in the activities.
Jane O. –
I use this as a reading station and they absolutely love it! I love that all of the books are on Epic. Thank you for all the hard work put into this resource–it is amazing!
Ashley K. –
This resource has taken the guess work out of my read aloud planning. It is exactly what I was looking for. I have been using this resource for three full weeks (two books from the list and one of my own with some generic pages from this document) and I love it. I print out the pages for each book and enlarge them onto 11 x 17 paper. I pick a few questions on the worksheets to work through each day and read part of the book each day for a week. I love how this guides our exploration of the books. The students love to see our answers getting filled in and enjoy when I write their names beside their ideas as I fill them in on the page. The pages are posted for the week and we can quickly review our ideas before we begin reading the book each day. It also contributes to my documentation as I have student responses to read alouds recorded on our pages. I love that all of the books are available on EPIC! It makes it so easy to find the stories if I can’t get them in our school library. There is a great selection of books. My students and I enjoy the stories.
katherine E. –
Love how these get my students thinking more about reading!
Christy B D. –
Fantastic resource for independent work that guides student responses.
Julie T. –
Love that there is an option for books found on EPIC. That attracted me to this package. The activities are easy to understand and my students have been enjoying them. I can use these activities to assess comprehension of their independent reading.
Tori Fenton –
Perfect for my young writers that need to expand their sentences.
Kathy L. –
We have only had the chance to use 1 of the stories so far but so far my higher readers have been engaged in this independent task. Very easy to use. Once again, another great resource from this seller.