Second Grade
Core Virtues
For the 2026–2027 school year, second graders will continue exploring a new virtue each month. These lessons strengthen their independence, social awareness, and character, guiding them to make thoughtful choices and care for others.
August & September: Respect and Responsibility – Responsibility is doing your part for the groups that make us whole.
October: Self-Control and Self-Discipline – Self-control is stopping to think about my actions before I enact them. Self-discipline is giving the best of ourselves and saying “no” to our weaknesses.
November: Wonder – Wonder is to delight in beauty and mystery.
December: Charity – Charity is Love. Charity is selfless giving to those in need.
January: Courage – Courage is finding the strength to venture and persevere.
February: Love of Country – Love of Country means being devoted to our nation—loving its ideals, honoring its heroes, respecting its past, and working hard for a just and noble future.
March: Faithfulness – Faithfulness is standing by those we love, those we serve, and what we believe.
April: Graciousness and Courtesy – Graciousness is acting kindly and making others feel special. Courtesy is showing respect through kindness and politeness.
May: Joy – Joy is the fullness of spirit that blooms from the loving heart.
June: Lives to Learn From – Learn from those who act well, think well, forge new paths, and seek a better world.
Core Knowledge Language Arts (CKLA)
In second grade, students continue developing strong reading and writing skills through Core Knowledge Language Arts (CKLA), while expanding their knowledge across history, science, and literature.
In the Skills strand, students build on their phonics foundation by learning more advanced spelling patterns, vowel teams, and multisyllabic word decoding. Instruction focuses on reading fluency, spelling, grammar, and paragraph writing. Students practice reading longer texts with increasing accuracy and expression, while continuing to strengthen comprehension and written communication.
In the Knowledge strand, students explore engaging topics that build both knowledge and vocabulary. These units include studies of ancient civilizations, the human body systems, insects, immigration, and important periods in American history such as the Civil War and westward expansion. Through reading, listening, discussion, and writing, students deepen their understanding of these subjects while strengthening their ability to explain and analyze information.
Together, CKLA Skills and Knowledge help students become fluent readers while developing a strong base of academic knowledge and vocabulary.
Eureka Math²
In second grade, students expand their understanding of numbers and operations as they work with larger numbers and more complex problem solving. They deepen their knowledge of place value, working with numbers up to 1,000 and using this understanding to add and subtract efficiently.
Students learn to represent and interpret data using graphs, solve multi-step problems, and apply math strategies in a variety of situations. They also explore time, money, and measurement, strengthening their ability to apply math to real-world contexts. Additionally, students begin building a foundation for future learning by exploring early concepts of multiplication and division through equal groups and repeated addition.