2nd Grade Standards Covered
2nd Grade Year at a Glance
2nd Grade Year at a Glance
(Skills and times are subject to change)
(Skills and times are subject to change)
1st Nine Weeks Reading
1st Nine Weeks Reading
Ask/answer questions
Ask/answer questions
Retell stories, determine central message, moral or lesson
Retell stories, determine central message, moral or lesson
Describe story structure: beginning/end
Describe story structure: beginning/end
Read/comprehend grade level material (literature, informational)
Read/comprehend grade level material (literature, informational)
Fluently and accurately
Fluently and accurately
Identify main idea
Identify main idea
Describe connections between events and ideas in text
Describe connections between events and ideas in text
Determine word meanings
Determine word meanings
Use text/graphic features
Use text/graphic features
Identify main purpose of the text
Identify main purpose of the text
Apply grade level phonics and word analysis skills to decode words
Apply grade level phonics and word analysis skills to decode words
Language Arts & Writing Skills (Same all year)
Language Arts & Writing Skills (Same all year)
Command conventions of standard English grammar
Command conventions of standard English grammar
Command capitalization, punctuation, and spelling
Command capitalization, punctuation, and spelling
Write legibly
Write legibly
Demonstrate competency in grade 2 writing process
Demonstrate competency in grade 2 writing process
Write opinion, informative, and narrative
Write opinion, informative, and narrative
1st Nine Weeks Mathematics
1st Nine Weeks Mathematics
Fluently add and subtract within 20 (from memory)
Fluently add and subtract within 20 (from memory)
Understand place value (1’s, 10’s, 100’s)
Understand place value (1’s, 10’s, 100’s)
Count within 1000 by 1’s, 5’s, 10’s, 100’s
Count within 1000 by 1’s, 5’s, 10’s, 100’s
Read and write numerals to 1000
Read and write numerals to 1000
Compare two 3-digit numbers using (<,>, =)
Compare two 3-digit numbers using (<,>, =)
Measure length using appropriate tools
Measure length using appropriate tools
Uses 2 measuring tools of different lengths to measure the length of an object
Uses 2 measuring tools of different lengths to measure the length of an object
Estimate lengths of objects
Estimate lengths of objects
Measure and compare the length of two or more objects
Measure and compare the length of two or more objects
2nd Nine Weeks Reading
2nd Nine Weeks Reading
(the aforementioned skills coupled with these skills)
Describe how characters respond to events and challenges
Describe how characters respond to events and challenges
Compare/contrast two or more versions of the same story
Compare/contrast two or more versions of the same story
Compare/contrast same topic points presented by two texts
Compare/contrast same topic points presented by two texts
2nd Nine Weeks Mathematics
2nd Nine Weeks Mathematics
(the aforementioned skills coupled with these skills)
(the aforementioned skills coupled with these skills)
Use addition/subtraction to solve word problems within 100
Use addition/subtraction to solve word problems within 100
3rd Nine Weeks Reading
3rd Nine Weeks Reading
(the aforementioned skills)
3rd Nine Weeks Mathematics
3rd Nine Weeks Mathematics
(the aforementioned skills coupled with these skills)
Explain why addition/subtraction strategies work
Explain why addition/subtraction strategies work
Determine if a group of objects (up to 20) has an even/odd number of members
Determine if a group of objects (up to 20) has an even/odd number of members
Determine the total number of objects in a rectangular array
Determine the total number of objects in a rectangular array
Fluently add/subtract within 100
Fluently add/subtract within 100
Add/subtract within 1,000
Add/subtract within 1,000
Use addition/subtraction to solve length word problems
Use addition/subtraction to solve length word problems
Represent whole numbers as lengths on a number line diagram
Represent whole numbers as lengths on a number line diagram
Demonstrate an understanding of equal shares
Demonstrate an understanding of equal shares
4th Nine Weeks Reading
4th Nine Weeks Reading
(the aforementioned skills)
4th Nine Weeks Mathematics
4th Nine Weeks Mathematics
(the aforementioned skills coupled with these skills)
Add up to four 2-digit numbers
Add up to four 2-digit numbers
Tell time to the nearest five minutes using AM/PM (analog/digital)
Tell time to the nearest five minutes using AM/PM (analog/digital)
Solve word problems with money (dollars, quarters, dimes, nickels, pennies)
Solve word problems with money (dollars, quarters, dimes, nickels, pennies)
Represent & interpret data with line plots, picture graphs, and bar graphs
Represent & interpret data with line plots, picture graphs, and bar graphs
Identify and draw figures having specific attributes
Identify and draw figures having specific attributes