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Book report template for 2nd grade
What a 2nd grade report usually shows
- Title and author
- The main character and what they are like
- The problem and the solution
- The lesson, and an opinion with a reason
Teachers differ, so a class's own instructions come first. This frame covers what most ask for at this age (7 to 8).
🦉 Book report · 2nd gradeName ____________ Date ________
Title and author___ by ___
Main characterWho is it about? What are they like?
SettingWhere and when does it happen?
ProblemWhat goes wrong?
SolutionHow is it fixed?
LessonThe lesson is…
My opinionI would / would not tell a friend to read it because…
The best partDraw it.
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A worked example: The Tortoise and the Hare
- Title and author
- The Tortoise and the Hare, a fable by Aesop, retold by Peabody.
- Main character
- Hare is very fast and likes to brag. Tortoise is slow, but he does not give up.
- Setting
- A race along a road, with a tree where Hare takes a nap.
- Problem
- Hare laughs at Tortoise for being slow, so they have a race.
- Solution
- Hare naps under a tree. Tortoise keeps going, step by step, and crosses the line first.
- Lesson
- The lesson is: slow and steady wins the race, so keep going and don't show off.
- My opinion
- I would tell a friend to read it, because it is short and Hare gets a big surprise at the end.
- The best part
- (A drawing: Tortoise stepping over the line while Hare runs up, too late.)
The review version
Shorter, and opinion first: for a book a child chose themselves, or a quick check after a club meeting.
🦉 Book review · 2nd gradeName ____________ Date ________
StarsColour in the stars: how much did you like it?
☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆
Who would like it?Who would you read it to?
Best partDraw the best part.
Peabody's Book Club · peabody.kids/book-club · free, no account
For the grown-up helping
The problem and solution boxes are where 2nd graders grow. Ask: what did the character want, and what got in the way?
Need a book at the right level first? Books for level 5, or the levels index.