Self-Management Books for 2nd Grade

By second grade, students can start managing their own behavior with less adult scaffolding. These books show characters using self-regulation strategies independently, modeling what that independence looks like.

453 books

Cover of Big Nate: Beware of Low-Flying Corn Muffins
Big Nate
Big Nate: Beware of Low-Flying Corn Muffins
Lincoln Peirce
Ages 8–12
Cover of Slappy Birthday to You
Goosebumps SlappyWorld #1
Slappy Birthday to You
R. L. Stine
Ages 8–12
Cover of Big Nate: In the Zone
Big Nate
Big Nate: In the Zone
Lincoln Peirce
Ages 8–12
Cover of Spirit Riding Free: Riding Academy Race
Spirit Riding Free #3
Spirit Riding Free: Riding Academy Race
Stacia Deutsch
Ages 4–11
Cover of Lucky's Class Contest
Spirit Riding Free
Lucky's Class Contest
Jennifer Fox
Ages 4–11
Cover of What James Said
What James Said
Liz Rosenberg
Ages 4–11
Cover of Big Nate Goes Bananas!
Big Nate #28
Big Nate Goes Bananas!
Lincoln Peirce
Ages 8–12
Cover of Big Nate Strikes Again
Big Nate #4
Big Nate Strikes Again
Lincoln Peirce, Lincoln
Ages 8–12
Cover of Hotel Bruce
Hotel Bruce
Ryan T. Higgins
Ages 4–11
Cover of Be Brown!
Be Brown!
Barbara Bottner
Ages 4–11
Cover of The Lemonade War
The Lemonade War
Jacqueline Davies
Ages 4–11
Cover of All the Things That Could Go Wrong
All the Things That Could Go Wrong
Stewart Foster
Ages 8–12
Cover of Claudia and the Bad Joke
the Baby-Sitters Club #15
Claudia and the Bad Joke
Ann M. Martin
Ages 8–12
Cover of Kate Skates
Kate Skates
Jane O'Connor
Ages 4–11
Cover of Nina A Story of Nina Simone
Nina A Story of Nina Simone
Traci N. Todd
Ages 4–11
Cover of Edgar Allan
Edgar Allan
John Neufeld
Ages 4–11
Cover of Miss Spitfire Reaching Helen Keller
Miss Spitfire Reaching Helen Keller
Sarah Miller
Ages 8–12
Cover of Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
Judith Viorst
Ages 4–11
Cover of Darkstalker
Wings of Fire: Legends #1
Darkstalker
Tui Sutherland
Ages 8–12
Cover of Break in the Sun
Break in the Sun
Bernard Ashley
Ages 4–11
Cover of D.W.'s Library Card
D. W. #1
D.W.'s Library Card
Marc Brown
Ages 4–11
Cover of Grumpy Monkey Oh, No! Christmas
Grumpy Monkey #4
Grumpy Monkey Oh, No! Christmas
Suzanne Lang
Ages 3–7
Cover of Misty the Cloud: A Very Stormy Day
Misty the Cloud #1
Misty the Cloud: A Very Stormy Day
Dylan Dreyer
Ages 3–7
Cover of A Pinch to Make It True
A Pinch to Make It True
Anita Daher
Ages 8–12