What your child learns in Grade 2 in Nunavut
In Grade 2, reading becomes smoother and writing gets longer. Math moves to numbers to 100, addition and subtraction, patterns and graphs. Science looks at animals and materials, including the animals of the Arctic.
Grade 2 subjects in the Nunavut Curriculum
Math
Big Ideas
- Iqqaqqaukkaringniq: concepts in mathematics, analytical and critical thinking, and solution-seeking.
- Number: develop number sense and understand how numbers and operations work.
- Patterns and Relations: use patterns and equations to describe the world and solve problems.
13 units, including skip counting, even, odd and ordinals, tens & ones, bigger or smaller.
English Language Arts
Big Ideas
- Uqausiliriniq: communication and language, creative and artistic expression, and reflective and critical thinking.
- Comprehension: listen, view and read to understand a range of texts.
- Production: speak, write and represent ideas clearly for different audiences and purposes.
13 units, including rhyme time, sound detectives, sight words and reading with expression, word power.
Science
Big Ideas
- Iqqaqqaukkaringniq: ways to describe and improve our world through science and technology.
- Life science, physical science, and earth and space science, as in the Common Framework of Science Learning Outcomes.
- Skills of inquiry and design, and links between science, technology, society and the environment.
8 units, including animals of the arctic, think like a scientist, solids & liquids, water world.
Social Studies
Big Ideas
- Nunavusiutit: heritage and culture, history, geography, environmental science, and civics and economics, with a focus on Nunavut and its links to Canada and the circumpolar world.
- Inuuqatigiit, the curriculum from the Inuit perspective, shapes how the strand is taught.
- Skills of inquiry, working with others and respecting different points of view.
5 units, including then & now, needs & wants, caring citizens, working together fairly.
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.
Nunavut report cards describe learning with Beginning, Approaching, Meeting, Exceeding. See what each level means.
Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit guides learning from Kindergarten to Grade 12. Read about inuit qaujimajatuqangit.
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, tools & technology, materials, energy in our lives, sky & seasons
- Social Studies: my community, respect & inclusion, community services, our land, maps
Common questions
Grade 2 covers math, english language arts, science, social studies in the Nunavut Curriculum. In Grade 2, reading becomes smoother and writing gets longer. Math moves to numbers to 100, addition and subtraction, patterns and graphs. Science looks at animals and materials, including the animals of the Arctic.
Nunavut report cards describe learning with Beginning, Approaching, Meeting, Exceeding.
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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