Grade 2

What your child learns in grade 2

• Grade 2 mathGrade 2 is the year of two-digit numbers: adding and subtracting them, trading tens for ones, and using them for time and money. Here is what it covers, where kids usually get stuck, and one way to help.
• Grade 2 scienceIn grade 2, science starts asking kids to test things: which ball bounces higher, which paper towel soaks up more, what happens when ice warms up. Here is what it covers, where kids usually get stuck, and one way to help.
• Grade 2 EnglishIn grade 2, reading gets smoother and books get longer, so the question changes from “can you read it?” to “what was it about?” Here is what the year covers, where kids usually get stuck, and one way to help.