2nd grade Minnesota curriculum
What 2nd grade students practice in Gradelings, unit by unit, matched to the Minnesota K-12 Academic 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.
- Dollars & CentsCount coins and bills
- Inches, Feet & YardsMeasure and estimate length
- ArraysRows and columns
- Add & Subtract to 1000Hundreds, tens and ones
- Bar GraphsRead and compare bar graphs
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
- Changing MaterialsCut, bend, mix, cook and burn
- Push & PullForces make things move
- Water WorldThe water cycle
- Weather & SeasonsWeather, seasons, day and night
- Weather Hazards & SolutionsDesigns that lessen the harm from floods, wind and storms.
- Plants, Seeds & PollinatorsWhat plants need, and how animals help them.
Social Studies(“Our World” in the app)
- Communities ComparedCity, village, rural and urban
- Climate & Ways of LifeWeather, land and how people live
- Talking and Deciding TogetherListening, giving reasons and voting fairly
- Working Together FairlyTake turns, listen, solve problems and help your community.
- Citizens & LeadersVoting, leaders and solving problems
- Then & NowGenerations and change over time
- Our Community ChangesSee how life in communities changes.
- Work and PricesHow work and prices change
- Work, Saving & ResourcesProducers, consumers and scarcity
- Seasons of the LandMaple sugar, wild rice and life through the year
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