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Academic Milestones

Curious on ways to help support your elementary school student academically and socially at home? We've curated a list of educational and social benchmarks by grade-level, including strategies to partner with your student during each year's transition.

2nd Grade: Educational and Social Benchmarks

2nd Grade:

Math:

Numbers

  • Counting up to one thousand

  • Odd and even numbers

  • Read and write numbers through 1000

  • Relationship between larger numbers

  • Comparing large numbers

  • Addition, subtraction, multiplication, & division

  • Quickly and accurately add numbers that total 20 or less, and subtract from numbers up to 20.

  • One- and two-step problems

  • Adding large digit numbers

  • Subtracting within 1,000

Measurement & data

  • Reading digital and analog clocks

  • Measuring and estimating lengths

  • Solving word problems

  • Solving problems involving money

  • Picture and bar graphs

  • Shapes - Identifying common shapes

Reading & writing

  • Understanding new words

  • Use phonics and word analysis skills to read unfamiliar words.

  • Paying attention to details

  • Retelling stories

  • Identifying the main idea

  • Locating key facts and info

  • Use text features (e.g. captions, bold print, indexes) to locate key facts and information.

  • Use basic rules of English capitalization and punctuation.

  • Write a story with a clear beginning, middle and end and descriptive details.

  • Writing informational pieces

  • Writing an opinion piece

  • Researching a topic

  • Work with others to research and write about a topic.

  • Using technology

Social:

Having good relationship skills is simply the ability to make and keep rewarding relationships with friends, family, and others from a wide range of backgrounds. The art of relationships includes communicating clearly, cooperating, and offering help when needed.

Rebekka Whitehead