What your child learns in Grade 2 in Saskatchewan
In Grade 2, reading becomes smoother and writing gets longer. Math moves to numbers to 100, addition and subtraction, patterns, shapes and graphs. Science covers animal growth, liquids and solids, motion, and air and water, and social studies looks at the local community.
Grade 2 subjects in the Saskatchewan Curriculum
Math
Big Ideas
- Number (N2.1–N2.2): Demonstrate understanding of whole numbers to 100. Demonstrate understanding of addition (limited to 1 and 2-digit numerals) with answers to 100 and the…
- Patterns and Relations (P2.1–P2.3): Demonstrate understanding of repeating patterns (three to five elements). Demonstrate understanding of increasing patterns. Demonstrate understanding of equality and inequality concretely and pictorially (0 to 100).
- Shape and Space (SS2.1–SS2.5): Demonstrate understanding of non-standard units for linear measurement. Demonstrate understanding of non-standard units for measurement of mass. Describe, compare, and construct 3-D objects. (and 2 more outcomes)
7 units, including tens & ones, bigger or smaller, facts to 20, adding to 100.
English Language Arts
Big Ideas
- Comprehend and Respond (CR2.1–CR2.4): Comprehend and respond to a variety of grade-level texts. View and explain (with support from the text) the key literal and inferential ideas (messages), important details… Listen and retell (with support from the text) the key literal and inferential ideas (messages) and important… (and 1 more outcome)
- Compose and Create (CC2.1–CC2.4): Compose and create a range of visual, multimedia, oral, and written texts that explore. Use a variety of ways to represent understanding and to communicate ideas, procedures, stories, and feelings in a… Speak clearly and audibly in an appropriate sequence for a familiar audience and a specific purpose when… (and 1 more outcome)
- Assess and Reflect on Language Abilities (AR2.1–AR2.2): Reflect on and assess their viewing, listening, reading, speaking, writing, and other representing experiences and… Set personal goals as a result of group discussions. Communicative Environmental and Technological Imaginative and…
7 units, including rhyme time, sound detectives, super sentences, story builders.
Science
Big Ideas
- Life Science: Animal Growth and Changes (AN2.1–AN2.3): Analyze the growth and development of familiar animals, including birds, fish, insects, reptiles, amphibians, and… Compare the growth and development of humans with that of familiar animals. Assess the interdependence of humans and animals in natural and constructed environments.
- Physical Science: Liquids and Solids (LS2.1–LS2.2): Investigate properties of familiar liquids and solids. Investigate interactions between liquids and solids, and technologies based on those interactions.
- Physical Science: Motion and Relative Position (MP2.1–MP2.2): Analyze methods of determining the position of objects relative to other objects. Investigate factors, including friction, which affect the motion of natural and constructed objects, including…
5 units, including life cycles, animals & people, solids & liquids, push & pull.
Social Studies
Big Ideas
- Interactions and Interdependence (IN2.1–IN2.2): Determine characteristics of a community. Create a representation of the diversity of cultural groups in the local community.
- Dynamic Relationships (DR2.1–DR2.4): Investigate stories of significant events and persons in the local community's history to describe the… Analyze the influence of the natural environment on the local community. Identify physical representations as constructed models of real things. (and 1 more outcome)
- Power and Authority (PA2.1–PA2.3): Analyze how decisions are made within the local community. Assess and practise various approaches to resolving conflicting interests within the community. Analyze rights and responsibilities of citizens in the school and local community.
5 units, including needs & wants, communities in canada, groups in our community, then & now.
What to look for on the report card
Look for fluent reading, longer writing, comfort with adding and subtracting to 100, and the ability to explain thinking.
Saskatchewan report cards describe learning with Beginning, Approaching, Meeting, Exemplary. See what each level means.
The cross-curricular competencies are woven into every subject and grade. Read about cross-curricular competencies.
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, sight words, sentences
- Science: living things, animal survival, materials, our bodies & senses, sky & seasons
- Social Studies: different & alike, changes in my life, our land, maps, respect & inclusion
Common questions
What do kids learn in Grade 2 in Saskatchewan?
Grade 2 covers math, english language arts, science, social studies in the Saskatchewan Curriculum. In Grade 2, reading becomes smoother and writing gets longer. Math moves to numbers to 100, addition and subtraction, patterns, shapes and graphs. Science covers animal growth, liquids and solids, motion, and air and water, and social studies looks at the local community.
How is Grade 2 reported in Saskatchewan?
Saskatchewan report cards describe learning with Beginning, Approaching, Meeting, Exemplary.
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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