2nd grade California curriculum
What 2nd grade students practice in Gradelings, unit by unit, matched to the California Content Standards. Tap any unit to see what it covers and try sample questions.
Math
- Bigger or SmallerCompare and order numbers
- Facts to 20Add and take away
- Adding to 100Bigger adding and take-aways
- MeasuringCentimeters and meters
- ShapesSides, corners and faces
- GraphsRead picture graphs
- Numbers to 1000Hundreds, tens and ones
- Fractions of a WholeEqual parts: halves, thirds, fourths and more
- Skip CountingCount by 2s, 5s and 10s, forward and back.
- Even, Odd and OrdinalsPair things up, and say who is first, second or third.
- Dollars & CentsCount coins and bills
- Five-Minute ClockTime to 5 minutes, a.m. and p.m.
- Inches, Feet & YardsMeasure and estimate length
- ArraysRows and columns
- Add & Subtract to 1000Hundreds, tens and ones
- Bar GraphsRead and compare bar graphs
- About How Many?Round, estimate and check
English Language Arts(“Reading & Writing” in the app)
- Rhyme TimeWords that sound alike
- Sound Detectivessh, ch, ee, ai and more
- Story BuildersCharacters, settings and order
- Word PowerCompound words and opposites
- Book ExplorersTitles, captions and kinds of texts
- Joining SentencesJoin ideas with and, but, so, or
- Grammar GearsNouns, pronouns, verbs and more
- Word PicturesSimiles and sound patterns
- Reading DetectivesClues, feelings and who is telling it
- Text FeaturesContents, charts, icons and order
- Asking Questions and Finding FactsAsk good questions, choose texts and learn topic words.
- Media DetectivesPurposes, parts and who made it
Science
- Solids & LiquidsMelting, freezing and steam
- Water WorldThe water cycle
- Changing MaterialsCut, bend, mix, cook and burn
- Mixtures & MaterialsDissolve, sink, float, absorb
- Plants, Seeds & PollinatorsWhat plants need, and how animals help them.
- Fast & Slow Earth ChangesVolcanoes in a day, canyons over ages.
- Build, Test & RebuildPlan it, build it, test it, take it apart and build again.
- Habitats Near & FarForests, oceans, deserts and the life in each.
- Land & Water MapsMountains, valleys, rivers, lakes and oceans.
Social Studies(“Our World” in the app)
- Then & NowGenerations and change over time
- Communities ComparedCity, village, rural and urban
- Our Community ChangesSee how life in communities changes.
- Working Together FairlyTake turns, listen, solve problems and help your community.
- Maps of Our WorldContinents, oceans and countries
- Reading MapsGrids, keys and directions
- Who Runs Our Community?Leaders, laws and fairness
- Making & TradingFrom farm to table
- Work, Saving & ResourcesProducers, consumers and scarcity
- Citizens & LeadersVoting, leaders and solving problems
- People Who Made a DifferenceHeroes long ago and today
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