What your child learns in Grade 2 in Ontario
In Grade 2, reading becomes smoother and writing gets longer. Math moves into numbers to 200, adding and subtracting, equal sharing and measuring, along with early coding and money.
Grade 2 subjects in the Ontario Curriculum
Math
Big Ideas
- B1 Number Sense: Demonstrate an understanding of numbers and make connections to the way numbers are used in everyday life
- B2 Operations: Use knowledge of numbers and operations to solve mathematical problems encountered in everyday life
- C1 Patterns and Relationships: Identify, describe, extend, create, and make predictions about a variety of patterns, including those found in real-life contexts
14 units, including numbers to 200, facts to 20, adding to 100, balance it.
English Language Arts
Big Ideas
- A1 Transferable Skills: Demonstrate an understanding of how the seven transferable skills (critical thinking and problem solving; innovation, creativity, and entrepreneurship; self-directed learning; collaboration; communication; global citizenship and sustainability; and digital literacy) are used in various language and literacy contexts
- A2 Digital Media Literacy: Demonstrate and apply the knowledge and skills needed to interact safely and responsibly in online environments, use digital and media tools to construct knowledge, and demonstrate learning as critical consumers and creators of media
- A3 Applications, Connections, and Contributions: Apply language and literacy skills in cross-curricular and integrated learning, and demonstrate an understanding of, and make connections to, diverse voices, experiences, perspectives, histories, and contributions, including those of First Nations, Métis, and Inuit individuals, communities, groups, and nations
11 units, including rhyme time, sound detectives, word power, grammar gears.
Science
Big Ideas
- A1 STEM Investigation and Communication Skills: Use a scientific research process, a scientific experimentation process, and an engineering design process to conduct investigations, following appropriate health and safety procedures
- A2 Coding and Emerging Technologies: Use coding in investigations and to model concepts, and assess the impact of coding and of emerging technologies on everyday life
- A3 Applications, Connections, and Contributions: Demonstrate an understanding of the practical applications of science and technology, and of contributions to science and technology from people with diverse lived experiences
12 units, including think like a scientist, animal life cycles, how animals move, animal adaptations.
Social Studies
Big Ideas
- A1 Application: Why Traditions Change: Compare some significant traditions and celebrations among diverse groups and at different times, including those of First Nations, Métis, and/or Inuit, and identify some of the reasons for changes in these traditions/celebrations (FOCUS ON: Perspective; Cause and Consequence)
- A2 Inquiry: Past and Present Traditions: Use the social studies inquiry process to investigate some of the past and present traditions and celebrations within their own family and the communities to which they belong (FOCUS ON: Continuity and Change)
- A3 Understanding Context: Tradition and Heritage: Describe some of the major groups in their community, including First Nations, Métis, and/or Inuit, other diverse communities, and different types of families, and some of the ways in which traditions and heritage are passed on by such groups (FOCUS ON: Interrelationships; Significance)
10 units, including families near & far, traditions & celebrations, then & now, groups in our community.
French Immersion
Big Ideas
- In immersion, French is the language we learn in, so listening and speaking grow every day.
- Reading French texts of many kinds builds comprehension and the habit of reading for meaning.
- Writing in French for a purpose and an audience uses the conventions of the language.
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, adding and subtracting with larger numbers, and the ability to explain thinking.
Ontario report cards describe learning with Level 1, Level 2, Level 3, Level 4. See what each level means.
Learning skills and work habits are reported in every grade. Read about learning skills and work habits.
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 50, make 10, adding, take away, add & subtract to 50
- English Language Arts: blend it, short vowels, sh, ch, th, word families, sight words
- Science: think like a scientist, living things, what living things need, our bodies & senses, animal survival
- Social Studies: my roles & responsibilities, changes in my life, my community, respect & inclusion, different & alike
- 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 Ontario?
Grade 2 covers math, english language arts, science, social studies, french immersion in the Ontario Curriculum. In Grade 2, reading becomes smoother and writing gets longer. Math moves into numbers to 200, adding and subtracting, equal sharing and measuring, along with early coding and money.
How is Grade 2 reported in Ontario?
Ontario 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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