Books for 2nd Grade

Yoga for Children: 200+ Yoga Poses, Breathing Exercises, and Meditations

A comprehensive yoga guide for ages 2-12 with 200+ poses, breathing exercises, and meditations organized by age group and theme.

The ABCs of Yoga for Kids

An award-winning children's book introducing yoga through the alphabet with 56 poses, rhyming vignettes, and colorful illustrations for ages 3-7.

Human Body: A Visual Encyclopedia (DK)

A beautifully illustrated DK encyclopedia covering all human body systems with photographs, CGI artworks, and infographics for young learners.

Home School Family Fitness: The Complete Physical Education Curriculum for Grades K-12

A complete 40-week K-12 physical education curriculum with lesson plans, fitness tests, and sports labs designed for homeschool families.

No More Meltdowns: Positive Strategies for Managing and Preventing Out-of-Control Behavior

A practical, four-step approach to preventing and managing meltdowns in children with autism, ADHD, and other behavioral challenges — with real-world scenarios and solutions.

Uniquely Human: A Different Way of Seeing Autism

A paradigm-shifting book that reframes autism as a difference to be understood rather than a disorder to be fixed, with practical guidance for parents and educators.

The Out-of-Sync Child Has Fun: Activities for Kids with Sensory Processing Disorder

Over 100 playful sensory activities designed to help children with SPD build motor skills, body awareness, and sensory tolerance through fun, everyday play.

The Zones of Regulation: A Curriculum Designed to Foster Self-Regulation and Emotional Control

A widely-used framework that teaches children to identify their emotional states and use strategies to regulate their feelings and behavior across four color-coded zones.

The Out-of-Sync Child (3rd Edition): Recognizing and Coping with Sensory Processing Differences

The essential guide for parents understanding Sensory Processing Disorder — how to recognize it, how it affects learning, and how to help your child thrive.

Smart but Scattered: The Revolutionary Executive Skills Approach

A practical guide helping parents build executive function skills in children who are bright but struggle with organization, time management, and follow-through.

The Explosive Child (6th Edition)

A groundbreaking guide to understanding and parenting easily frustrated, chronically inflexible children using Collaborative & Proactive Solutions.

Who Was George Washington?

Illustrated biography of America's first president for grades 2-5, from the popular "Who Was?" series — perfect for introducing young readers to the founding era.

The Story of the World Volume 4: The Modern Age

Final volume in the Story of the World series covering 1850 to present: world wars, Cold War, civil rights, and globalization told as engaging narrative history.

The Story of the World Volume 2: The Middle Ages

Narrative history of the Middle Ages (400–1600 CE) for elementary students, covering medieval Europe, Islam, Vikings, Crusades, and global civilizations in story format.

The Story of the World Volume 3: Early Modern Times

Narrative world history from 1600 to 1850 covering exploration, colonialism, revolutions, and the Enlightenment for elementary and middle school students.

The Grapes of Math

A beautifully illustrated picture book that teaches creative mental math strategies through rhyming riddles and visual puzzles.

Math for All Seasons

A beautifully illustrated picture book of seasonal math riddles that teach children creative grouping and mental math strategies.

Beast Academy Guide 3A

A challenging and fun comic-book style math curriculum from Art of Problem Solving, designed to develop deep mathematical thinking in elementary students.

Bedtime Math: A Fun Excuse to Stay Up Late

A delightful book of quirky real-world math problems organized by difficulty level, perfect for making math a fun daily family routine.

Sir Cumference and the First Round Table

A clever medieval-themed picture book that teaches geometry concepts like radius, diameter, and circumference through an entertaining Arthurian adventure story.

First Thousand Words in Spanish

Classic Usborne picture word book teaching 1,000 essential Spanish words through colorful illustrated scenes, perfect for preschool through early elementary beginners.

Carson Dellosa Skills for Success Elementary Spanish Workbook

Structured Spanish workbook for K-5 covering alphabet, numbers, colors, vocabulary, and basic sentences with clear illustrations and practice exercises.

First Thousand Words in French

Classic Usborne picture word book teaching 1,000 essential French words through charming illustrated scenes with pronunciation guide, ideal for preschool through early elementary.

Evan-Moor Daily Science, Grade 2

Daily science workbook for 2nd graders with 30 weekly units on life cycles, habitats, matter, and simple machines with hands-on experiments.

Beginner Art Book for Kids: Learn How to Draw, Paint, Sculpt, and More!

A multi-media art instruction book for young children covering drawing, painting, sculpting, collage, and mixed media with fun guided projects.

Drawing with Children: A Creative Method for Adult Beginners, Too

A revolutionary method for teaching drawing to children and beginners using five basic elements of shape, perfect for homeschool art instruction.

Discovering Great Artists: Hands-On Art Experiences in the Styles of Great Masters

An award-winning hands-on art history curriculum featuring 60+ great artists with kid-tested activities that bring art movements to life.

Uncle Josh's Outline Map Book

Reproducible blank outline maps of continents, countries, and U.S. states for geography study and map drills.

Bastien Piano Basics: Piano Level 1

A classic piano method book that teaches reading, theory, and technique simultaneously through carefully graded pieces and clear visual layout.

Essential Elements for Recorder Classroom Method: Student Book 1

A comprehensive recorder instruction book that teaches music reading, rhythm, and ensemble skills through folk songs and classical melodies, perfect for elementary music programs.

Music Theory for Young Musicians Grade 1

A colorful, worksheet-based music theory workbook that teaches fundamentals like note values, time signatures, and basic notation through engaging exercises for ages 6-10.

Faber Piano Adventures: Primer Level Lesson Book

A colorful, engaging piano method designed for young beginners ages 5-6, using the landmark approach to reading music that makes learning intuitive and fun.

Alfred's Basic Piano Library: Lesson Book, Level 1A

The gold-standard beginner piano method for young students, featuring a step-by-step approach to reading music and playing melodies from the very first lesson.

Alfred's Basic Piano Library: Lesson Book, Level 1B

The continuation of Alfred's beloved piano method, introducing sharps, flats, new time signatures, and more expressive playing for advancing beginners.

Spectrum Reading Workbook, Grade 2

Over 170 pages of grade-level reading passages with comprehension questions covering main idea, sequencing, inference, and more.

The Mystery of History Volume I: Creation to Resurrection

A chronological history curriculum spanning Creation to the Resurrection, integrating world history with Biblical events for grades 4–8.

Buck Denver Asks: What's in the Bible? Complete Series

An engaging animated DVD series hosted by Buck Denver that walks kids through every book of the Bible with humor and solid theology.

Veritas Press Gospels Flashcards: 32 Chronological Bible Cards

A set of 32 chronological flashcards covering the Gospels, helping students memorize key events in the life of Jesus.

Bible Study Guide for All Ages

A multi-age Bible curriculum with hands-on activities, timelines, and maps designed so the whole family can study Scripture together.

Leading Little Ones to God: A Child's Book of Bible Teachings

A classic devotional guide for families, covering core Bible doctrines through short readings, questions, and prayers for children ages 5–10.

Grapevine Studies: Stick Figuring Through the Bible — New Testament Overview

A visual Bible study method where students draw simple stick figures to learn and remember New Testament stories and themes.

The Jesus Storybook Bible: Every Story Whispers His Name

A beautifully illustrated children's Bible that weaves every story into one overarching narrative pointing to Jesus, ideal for ages 4–8.

Usborne Lift-the-Flap Questions and Answers about Science

DK Children's Encyclopedia: The Book That Explains Everything

Usborne Big Book of Science Things to Make and Do

National Geographic Kids World Atlas, 6th Edition

The Story of the World Volume 1: Ancient Times

Brain Quest Workbook: Grade 2

Cross-curricular activity workbook for second graders with 300+ pages covering reading comprehension, math facts, science, and social studies.