Read and Understand Poetry, Grades 2 - 3 contains 27 poem selections organized around these engaging themes: Beasts, Birds, and; Bugs, Seasons and; Celebrations, Stuff and Nonsense, Step Outside, Poems in Song, A World of Sights and Sounds. Included are poems by such well-known poets as Christina Rossetti, Robert Louis Stevenson, Robert Frost, and Pat Mora. The first follow-up activity emulates the format students are likely to encounter on standardized language arts tests. Item content covers: literal comprehension, sequence, word meaning, context clues and; inferences, main idea and details, For each poem presented, you will find: a teacher lesson plan page, a reproducible poem, illustrated to enhance comprehension, two follow-up activity pages, one multiple choice, the other short answers, Additional student resources include: a glossary of poetry terms featuring kid-friendly definitions and pronunciation guidelines, an About the Poets feature that presents brief, high-interest information on each of the poets, An answer key is included.