What your child learns in Grade 2 in Manitoba
In Grade 2, reading becomes smoother and writing gets longer. Math moves to numbers to 100, addition and subtraction, patterns and graphs. Science covers animal growth, liquids and solids, and air and water, and social studies looks at communities near and far.
Grade 2 subjects in the Manitoba Curriculum
Math
Big Ideas
- Number: Develop number sense.
- Patterns and Relations: Use patterns to describe the world and solve problems.
- Patterns and Relations: Represent algebraic expressions in multiple ways.
12 units, including skip counting, even, odd and ordinals, tens & ones, bigger or smaller.
English Language Arts
Big Ideas
- A1 Oral Language Communication: Learners will apply listening and speaking skills to receive, exchange and develop ideas for various purposes and audiences.
- A2 Language as the Foundation for Reading and Writing:
- B1 Acquire New Information: Learners will activate, acquire and build background knowledge through inquiry of diverse topics and engagement with multimodal forms of text (e.g., visual, oral, print, digital, experts, Elders).
9 units, including rhyme time, sound detectives, super sentences, story builders.
Science
Big Ideas
- How does temperature affect matter?
- In what ways does the environment provide the necessities of life?
- Where do living organisms come from and what do they need to survive?
7 units, including think like a scientist, solids & liquids, water world, air and weather.
Social Studies
Big Ideas
- Grade 2 Social Studies: Communities in Canada
- Cluster 1: Our Local Community
- Cluster 2: Communities in Canada
8 units, including leaders, rights and responsibilities, canada, languages and symbols, communities in canada, natural resources and caring for the land.
French Immersion
Big Ideas
- French immersion is first and foremost a language program: French is both the language we learn in and the language we learn.
- Listening and speaking in French grow every day, in school and in the francophone community.
- Reading a range of French texts builds comprehension and the habit of reading for meaning.
6 units, including le, la, un, une, les adjectifs, l'ordre des mots, les contes.
What to look for on the report card
Look for fluent reading, longer writing, comfort with adding and subtracting, and the ability to explain thinking.
Manitoba report cards describe learning with Level 1, Level 2, Level 3, Level 4. See what each level means.
Learning skills are reported separately from the subject levels in every grade. Read about learning skills.
Ready for Grade 2?
Grade 2 builds on what your child practised in Grade 1. If a skill feels shaky, a few short practice sessions before or early in the year can help:
- Math: numbers to 20, make 10, adding, take away, equal or not
- English Language Arts: blend it, short vowels, word families, sh, ch, th, sight words
- Science: think like a scientist, materials, energy in our lives, sky & seasons, living things
- Social Studies: manitoba & canada, my community, different & alike, respect & inclusion, community services
- French Immersion: je me présente, majuscule et point, est-ce que…?, les verbes d'action, couleurs et adjectifs
Common questions
What do kids learn in Grade 2 in Manitoba?
Grade 2 covers math, english language arts, science, social studies, french immersion in the Manitoba Curriculum. In Grade 2, reading becomes smoother and writing gets longer. Math moves to numbers to 100, addition and subtraction, patterns and graphs. Science covers animal growth, liquids and solids, and air and water, and social studies looks at communities near and far.
How is Grade 2 reported in Manitoba?
Manitoba report cards describe learning with Level 1, Level 2, Level 3, Level 4.
How can I help my Grade 2 child at home?
Short, regular practice works better than long sessions: 10 to 15 minutes a few times a week, on the skills your child's teacher flags. Read together, use math in real life, and praise effort.
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