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2nd Grade Homeschool Curriculum

2nd Grade (ages 7–8) · 104 structured lessons across 6 subjects, plus adaptive daily practice

Second graders become fluent: two-digit addition and subtraction with real strategies, a first look at multiplication and fractions, and time, money, and data in everyday contexts. In reading, multi-syllable words open the door to true chapter books — and comprehension becomes its own subject, where your child learns to think about stories, not just sound them out.

20 math lessons40 phonics & reading lessons8 reading comprehension lessons6 language arts lessons12 science lessons18 social studies lessons

Math

20 structured teaching lessons across 4 units, following Common Core standards. Each lesson teaches the concept first, then the adaptive engine builds fluency with daily practice and spaced review.

Fact Fluency & Two-Digit Operations · 6 lessons

Addition Fact Fluency to 20 · Subtraction Fact Fluency to 20 · Addition Within 100 · Subtraction Within 100 · Measurement with Rulers · Even and Odd Numbers

Place Value & Bigger Numbers · 6 lessons

Place Value: Hundreds, Tens, and Ones · Comparing Numbers to 1000 · Skip Counting by 3s and 4s · Word Problems: Add & Subtract Within 100 · Geometry: Shapes by Attributes · Partitioning Shapes

Multiplication & Fractions · 4 lessons

Arrays & Repeated Addition · Introduction to Multiplication · Basic Fractions: Halves, Thirds, Fourths · Addition Within 1000

Time, Money & Data · 4 lessons

Telling Time to 5 Minutes · Money: Counting Coins & Making Change · Data: Tally Charts & Bar Graphs · Subtraction Within 1000

See the full K-8 math scope & sequence · Free math placement test

Learning to Read

40 sequential phonics lessons typically covered around 2nd grade. The reading program is paced by readiness, not the calendar — children enter when ready and move at their own speed, so your child may be ahead of or behind these units, and that's normal.

R-Controlled Vowels & Other Patterns · 12 lessons · Beyond the Alphabet · 1st — early 2nd

Multi-Syllable Words & Fluency · 12 lessons · Beyond the Alphabet · 2nd Grade

Advanced Spelling Patterns · 8 lessons · The Reading Bridge · 2nd — 3rd

Soft C, Soft G & Related Patterns · 8 lessons · The Reading Bridge · 2nd — 3rd

Explore the full Learn to Read program · Free reading placement test

Reading Comprehension

8 structured lessons that teach comprehension as its own skill — then adaptive practice keeps it growing with leveled passages.

Thinking About Stories · 4 lessons

Main Idea and Details · Why Did That Happen? · What Kind of Person Is This? · Where and When?

Reading Like a Detective · 4 lessons

Fact or Opinion? · Making Connections · Context Clues · Asking Questions While You Read

Language Arts (Grammar, Spelling & Vocabulary)

6 structured lessons mixing grammar, spelling, and vocabulary at the 2nd Grade level, backed by adaptive skill practice.

2nd Grade Language Arts · 6 lessons

One or Many? Plural Nouns · Describing Words · Pronouns: Taking the Place of Nouns · Contractions and Possessives · Tricky Vowel Patterns · Vocabulary in Context

Science

12 interactive lessons following the NGSS framework, spiraling through Physical Science, Life Science and Earth & Space Science across the year. Every lesson is a story-driven investigation with case files and built-in re-teaching.

Physical Science 4Life Science 4Earth & Space Science 4

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Social Studies

18 story-driven lessons in G2 — The Medieval World From the fall of Rome to the printing press — knights, empires, plagues, and the bridge from ancient to modern. Part of our K-8 chronological sequence, taught as a weekly subject: one lesson a week fills the year, and nothing is locked.

Fall of Rome 1Byzantine Empire 1Rise of Islam 1Islamic Golden Age 1Vikings 2Feudalism 2Medieval Church 1Mali Empire 1Medieval China 1Medieval Japan 1The Crusades 1The Black Death 1Mongol Empire 1The Americas 1The Printing Press 1End of the Medieval World 1

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In development — not live yet

Writing: a structured K-8 writing program is designed and in an early pilot, but it is not yet part of the daily curriculum. The subjects above are what your child gets today.

Beyond the lessons listed here, every child also gets adaptive daily practice across individually tracked skills with spaced-repetition review, placement testing, and mastery-based progression — so your 2nd Grade child works at their actual level, not just their grade label.

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