California
Identical: 80 · Similar: 21 · Different: 0
- California social studies standards draw from C3 Framework concepts with state-specific content.
State Standards Crosswalk & Homeschool Rules
Use this guide to map our lessons onto your state's framework. For a code-by-code view, see thecross-reference matrix below.
For a single state's guide, go to Your State (all 50 states and DC)
Florida
Identical: 0 · Similar: 26 · Different: 75
- Florida BEST covers this concept but with different coding (MA.2.AR/MA.2.NSO).
- Covered under FL BEST MA.2.NSO (Number Sense & Operations) with similar expectations.
- FL BEST covers measurement under MA.2.M and data under MA.2.DP.
- FL BEST geometry under MA.2.GR with some reorganization.
- Florida uses its own ELA framework with different organization and emphasis.
- Florida has its own science standards with different organization from the Next Generation Science Standards*.
- Florida has independent social studies standards not directly based on C3.
Georgia
Identical: 0 · Similar: 66 · Different: 35
- GA Standards of Excellence closely mirrors CCSS with minor GA-specific clarifications.
- Georgia ELA standards are closely aligned with CCSS-ELA with minor state-specific additions.
- Georgia has its own science standards with different organization from the Next Generation Science Standards*.
- Georgia has independent social studies standards not directly based on C3.
Illinois
Identical: 80 · Similar: 21 · Different: 0
- Illinois social studies standards draw from C3 Framework concepts with state-specific content.
New Jersey
Identical: 80 · Similar: 0 · Different: 21
- New Jersey has independent social studies standards not directly based on C3.
New York
Identical: 66 · Similar: 35 · Different: 0
- NY Science Learning Standards (NYSSLS) are based on the Next Generation Science Standards* with NY-specific clarifications.
- New York social studies standards draw from C3 Framework concepts with state-specific content.
North Carolina
Identical: 66 · Similar: 0 · Different: 35
- North Carolina has its own science standards with different organization from the Next Generation Science Standards*.
- North Carolina has independent social studies standards not directly based on C3.
Ohio
Identical: 66 · Similar: 0 · Different: 35
- Ohio has its own science standards with different organization from the Next Generation Science Standards*.
- Ohio has independent social studies standards not directly based on C3.
Pennsylvania
Identical: 0 · Similar: 66 · Different: 35
- PA Core is derived from CCSS with some additional PA-specific eligible content.
- Pennsylvania ELA standards are closely aligned with CCSS-ELA with minor state-specific additions.
- Pennsylvania has its own science standards with different organization from the Next Generation Science Standards*.
- Pennsylvania has independent social studies standards not directly based on C3.
Texas
Identical: 0 · Similar: 0 · Different: 101
- TX TEKS has its own sequence and does not follow CCSS domain structure.
- TEKS covers place value and operations but with different scope and emphasis.
- TX has its own measurement and data expectations under TEKS.
- TX geometry is organized differently under TEKS.
- Texas uses its own ELA framework with different organization and emphasis.
- Texas has its own science standards with different organization from the Next Generation Science Standards*.
- Texas has independent social studies standards not directly based on C3.
Optional add-on lessons
These eight short lessons are optional. Some states list topics for home instruction that the main Second Grade year touches only briefly or not at all: fire safety, medicine and poison safety, tobacco, alcohol and drug education, bicycle and traffic safety, your own state's history and symbols, and the US and state constitutions. Each add-on is a complete 30- to 35-minute lesson with a practice page, and each one names the week where it fits best, so you can slot it into a Health and Wellbeing specials day or a social studies day without changing the rest of the plan. Use the ones that fit your family and skip the rest.
The lessons are matched to what state rules list, but they do not decide what your state requires, and nothing here is legal advice. Check the State Pack in the Assessment and Records Book and the State pages at secondgrade.com/state-adaptations, then confirm your state's current rules with your state's department of education or another official source. Requirements change; check your state's current rules. When you teach an add-on, note it in your attendance log and put the practice page in your portfolio.
- Fire Safety, Part 1: Smoke Alarms and Our Escape Plan
30 min · Fits Week 19 · New York, Pennsylvania, California
- Fire Safety, Part 2: Stop, Drop and Roll, and Tools for Grown-Ups
30 min · Fits Week 21 · New York, Pennsylvania, California
- Medicine and Household Product Safety
30 min · Fits Week 22 · New York
- Healthy Choices: Tobacco, Vaping and Alcohol Are Not for Kids
30 min · Fits Week 23 · New York
- Walking and Bike Safety: Rules of the Road
35 min · Fits Week 24 · New York
- My State, Part 1: Symbols, Capital and Map
30 min · Fits Week 15 · Pennsylvania, New York, California, New Jersey, Texas, Ohio, Illinois, Georgia, North Carolina, Florida
- My State, Part 2: Our State's History and a Person from My State
35 min · Fits Week 20 · Pennsylvania, New York, California
- Rules for a Whole Country: The US Constitution and Our State Constitution
30 min · Fits Week 14 · New York
Annual Testing and Evaluations
Some states ask homeschooling families to show each year how a child is doing. Depending on the state, that might be a nationally standardized test, a review of your portfolio by an evaluator, a written narrative, or a progress report you write yourself. Other states ask for nothing. This page summarizes what the homeschool rules of ten states (California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Texas) said about Grade 2 when checked in September 2026. It is a plain-language summary, not legal advice.
A nationally standardized test (also called a nationally normed test) compares your child's results with a large group of children the same age or grade across the country. Second Grade's weekly checks and unit tests are not nationally normed, so they do not count as this kind of test. If your state asks for one, you will need to arrange it separately.
North Carolina. Each student must take a nationally standardized achievement test every year, measuring English grammar, reading, spelling and mathematics. A Grade 2 child who is 7 or older must be tested this year. Results are not sent to the state, but they must be available for inspection. Keep them at least one year.
New York. You file four quarterly reports on the dates in your IHIP (Individualized Home Instruction Plan). Each gives the hours taught that quarter, a description of material covered in each subject, and a grade or narrative evaluation for each subject. An annual assessment is filed with the fourth quarterly report. For grades 1 to 3, you may use a written narrative by a New York-certified teacher or another person approved by the superintendent instead of a standardized test. A test result counts as adequate if the composite is above the 33rd percentile or shows one academic year of growth.
Pennsylvania. Each year a qualified evaluator interviews your child, reviews the portfolio, and certifies whether an appropriate education is taking place. The certification goes to the superintendent by June 30. The evaluator must be a Pennsylvania-certified teacher, a licensed clinical or certified school psychologist, or a qualified nonpublic school teacher or administrator. Standardized tests in reading and math are required only in grades 3, 5 and 8, so not in Grade 2.
Florida. Under the home education program, an annual evaluation is filed with the superintendent, due one year from the date of your notice. You choose one of five options: (1) a Florida-certified teacher reviews the portfolio and talks with your child; (2) a nationally normed achievement test given by a certified teacher; (3) a state student assessment given by a certified teacher; (4) an evaluation by a licensed psychologist or school psychologist; or (5) another valid tool agreed with the superintendent. It must show progress in line with your child's ability. Students in the Personalized Education Program (PEP) instead take a nationally norm-referenced test or state assessment each year.
Georgia. You write an annual progress report with an assessment of your child's progress in each subject area, and keep it at least 3 years. A nationally standardized test is required at least every three years, beginning at the end of grade 3, so none is required for Grade 2.
No state test or evaluation required: California (for a home-based private school), Illinois (testing is voluntary), New Jersey (districts are not authorized to test homeschooled children), Ohio and Texas.
What to bring to a test or an evaluation. Whoever tests or evaluates your child will want to see what your child has done. Second Grade's Assessment and Records Book gives you most of it: the portfolio of dated work samples with its Portfolio Index, the Reading Log, unit test results on the Assessment Tracker, the mastery checklists and the quarterly progress reports. Bring a few pieces of writing, math work and projects from across the year, not only the best ones.
Finding a tester or evaluator. The rules above say who is allowed to test or evaluate in each state. Ask your state's department of education or another official source how to find someone who meets those rules, and book early in the year so you are not rushed.
Keeping it calm. For a second grader, a test or an evaluation should feel like an ordinary school day. Tell your child they will show someone what they have learned, that nobody gets every question right, and that doing their best is all that matters.
This is a plain-language summary, not legal advice. Requirements change; check your state's current rules and the site's State pages at secondgrade.com/state-adaptations.
Homeschool rules by state: unofficial summaries
This is an unofficial, high-level summary of selected state homeschooling requirements, prepared for general information only. It is not endorsed by, affiliated with, or reviewed by any state, government agency, school district, court or other organization named in it. It is provided "as is," without warranties of any kind, express or implied, including as to accuracy, completeness or fitness for a particular purpose. It is not legal advice, and reading it does not create an attorney-client relationship.
Laws, regulations, agency guidance, forms, addresses, phone numbers and procedures change, sometimes without notice. This summary was accurate to the best of our knowledge as of the verification date shown for each state, and we do not undertake to update the printed edition. Relevant rules may also appear in other statutes, regulations, local policies or case law not covered here, and your situation (for example, a child with special needs, a move between states or districts, or enrollment in a scholarship, charter or umbrella program) may be governed by additional rules.
Before acting, consult the official sources listed for your state and, where applicable, your local school district or county office. For advice about your own situation, consider consulting a qualified attorney licensed in your state. For updates, check secondgrade.com/state-adaptations.
California
Ways to homeschool
- Run a home-based private school and file a Private School Affidavit (PSA) with the California Department of Education (Education Code 33190 and 48222).
- Enroll in a private school satellite program (PSP), a private school that enrolls home-taught students.
- Use a private tutor who holds a valid California teaching credential for the grade taught (Education Code 48224).
- Enroll in a public charter school or district independent study program that allows learning at home (that program's rules apply).
Notice or filing
A home-based private school files the PSA each year. The statutory filing period is October 1 to 15, but the online system is open from August 1 to June 30 so new schools and home schools can file when they start. A paper affidavit can be requested from CDE. CDE does not approve, license or inspect private schools, and filing is not a state finding that a child is exempt.
Where to file
California Department of Education, Educational Data Management Division, Private School Data Support
1430 N Street, Suite 6308, Sacramento, CA 95814-5901
916-319-0317
Filing informationEmail: privateschools@cde.ca.gov. A paper affidavit may be requested by phone or email. For other private school questions, CDE lists its Private Schools Office at 916-445-7331 (privateschoolpd@cde.ca.gov). Families in a PSP, charter or independent study program do not file their own PSA; the program handles its filings.
Required subjects
A private school must teach in English and offer 'the several branches of study required to be taught in the public schools' (EC 48222). For grades 1 to 6, EC 51210 lists: English (including reading, writing, spelling, handwriting, speaking and listening); mathematics; social sciences (including history, geography, economics and government, with California and US history); science; visual and performing arts (dance, music, theater and visual arts); health; and physical education.
Instruction time
No set number of days or hours for a home-based private school. CDE's Private Schools FAQ reads a full-time day school to mean 'enough hours per day and days per year to offer instruction in the several branches of study required to be taught in the public schools of the state to the same general degree of depth.' EC 51210 sets at least 200 minutes of physical education every 10 school days in the public-school course of study for grades 1 to 6; whether that minute rule applies to a home-based private school: Check with your state: California Department of Education, Private Schools Office (916-445-7331). A private tutor must teach at least 3 hours a day for 175 days a year (EC 48224).
Assessment
No state testing or evaluation is required for a home-based private school.
Records to keep
An attendance register showing every absence of a half day or more. Courses of study offered. Names and addresses of faculty and a record of each instructor's educational qualifications. Keep a copy of each PSA filed.
Teacher qualifications
Instruction must be by 'persons capable of teaching' (EC 48222). No credential is required for a private school. A private tutor needs a valid California teaching credential for the grade taught.
Recent changes
EC 51210 was amended by AB 1821 (2024, effective January 1, 2025) to add Native American perspectives on Spanish colonization and the Gold Rush to social sciences, and now also names the causes and effects of climate change in science. These topics sit within the grades 1 to 6 span; a single Grade 2 year need not cover every listed topic. Compulsory school age is 6 to 18.
Official sources
- Private School Affidavit InformationCalifornia Department of Education
- Private Schools Frequently Asked QuestionsCalifornia Department of Education
- Schooling at Home FAQCalifornia Department of Education
- Education Code for Private Schools (EC 33190, 48222, 48224, 51210)California Department of Education
Verified: 2026-09-30
Unofficial summary, not legal advice, and not endorsed by any state or agency; rules change, so check official sources and secondgrade.com/state-adaptations before acting.
Florida
Ways to homeschool
- Home education program under Florida Statutes 1002.41 (notice to the county, portfolio, annual evaluation).
- Enroll in a private school under 1002.42, including a private school that serves home-taught students. The private school, not the district, keeps the records.
- Personalized Education Program (PEP), a parent-directed option under the Florida Tax Credit Scholarship. PEP students register with a scholarship funding organization, not the school district.
Notice or filing
Home education: send a signed written notice to the district school superintendent of your county within 30 days of starting, with each child's full legal name, address and birthdate. The district must accept the notice and register the program on receipt. When the program ends, file a written notice of termination with the superintendent within 30 days, along with the annual evaluation.
Where to file
District school superintendent of the county where you live (not the state)
Filings go to your county school district. Use FLDOE's Home Education District Contacts list to find your county's home education contact and address.
Filing informationWhether you can file online depends on your county. FLDOE does not receive home education notices. For statewide questions, FLDOE Virtual and Home Education lists 850-245-0502 and toll-free 800-447-1636 (https://www.fldoe.org/schools/school-choice/home-edu/).
Required subjects
The home education law does not list required subjects. FLDOE says the law 'does not prescribe a curriculum or course of study.'
Instruction time
None. FLDOE says there are no specific hourly requirements.
Assessment
An annual educational evaluation filed with the superintendent's office each year, showing progress 'at a level commensurate with her or his ability.' The parent chooses one: (1) a teacher holding a valid regular Florida certificate reviews the portfolio and talks with the child; (2) any nationally normed student achievement test given by a certified teacher; (3) a state student assessment used by the district, given by a certified teacher under district-approved conditions; (4) an evaluation by a licensed psychologist or school psychologist (s. 490.003(7) or (8)); or (5) another valid tool agreed with the superintendent. PEP students instead take a nationally norm-referenced test or state assessment each year and follow a customized learning plan.
Records to keep
A portfolio: a log of educational activities made at the time they happen, with reading materials listed by title, plus samples of writings, worksheets, workbooks or creative materials. Keep it for 2 years. The superintendent may inspect it with 15 days' written notice.
Teacher qualifications
None for the parent. For evaluation option (1) the teacher must hold a valid regular Florida certificate; options (2) and (3) must be given by a certified teacher.
Recent changes
Section 1002.41 was last amended in 2018 (ch. 2018-134), per the History note in the 2026 Florida Statutes. Compulsory school age is 6 to 16.
Official sources
- Florida Statutes 1002.41, Home education programs (2026)The Florida Senate
- Home Education District ContactsFlorida Department of Education
- Home EducationFlorida Department of Education
- Home Education Parent FAQFlorida Department of Education
- PEP FAQsFlorida Department of Education
Verified: 2026-09-30
Unofficial summary, not legal advice, and not endorsed by any state or agency; rules change, so check official sources and secondgrade.com/state-adaptations before acting.
Georgia
Ways to homeschool
- Home study program under O.C.G.A. 20-2-690(c).
- Enroll in a private school (20-2-690(b)).
Notice or filing
File a Declaration of Intent with the Georgia Department of Education within 30 days of starting, then by September 1 each year. The law allows written or electronic filing; GaDOE provides an online form. It lists each child's name and age, the program address, your local school system, and the 12-month period you count as your school year.
Where to file
Georgia Department of Education, Home School (Declaration of Intent)
Check with your state: GaDOE Home School office (homeschool@doe.k12.ga.us) for a mailing address if you cannot file online.
Filing informationEmail: homeschool@doe.k12.ga.us. No phone number is published on the filing page.
Required subjects
The program must 'include, but not be limited to, reading, language arts, mathematics, social studies, and science.'
Instruction time
The equivalent of 180 school days each 12 months, with each school day at least 4.5 school hours (unless the child is physically unable).
Assessment
The instructor writes an annual progress assessment report for each required subject. A nationally standardized test is required at least every three years, beginning at the end of grade 3, so none is required for Grade 2.
Records to keep
Annual progress assessment reports, kept at least 3 years. Standardized test records and scores once testing begins. The home study law (20-2-690(c)) does not require attendance records to be kept or filed.
Teacher qualifications
A parent or guardian may teach only their own children and must hold at least a high school diploma or a state-approved high school equivalency (HSE) diploma. A hired tutor must also hold at least a high school diploma or HSE diploma.
Recent changes
SB 179 (2026, Act 625, effective July 1, 2026) amended 20-2-690 so that a nonpublic institution offering only virtual instruction can be treated as a private school. It did not change the home study rules summarized here. Compulsory school age is 6 to 16.
Official sources
- Home School Declaration of Intent (online form)Georgia Department of Education
- Home SchoolGeorgia Department of Education
- Summary of General Statutes Enacted at the 2026 SessionGeorgia General Assembly, Office of Legislative Counsel
Other sources
Verified: 2026-09-30
Unofficial summary, not legal advice, and not endorsed by any state or agency; rules change, so check official sources and secondgrade.com/state-adaptations before acting.
Illinois
Ways to homeschool
- Homeschool as a private school under 105 ILCS 5/26-1.
- Enroll in a public or private online or virtual program (that program's rules apply).
Notice or filing
None required. ISBE: 'The state of Illinois does not require parents to register before they begin home schooling.' Your Regional Office of Education may offer a voluntary notice form, and Chicago Public Schools has one for Chicago residents. ISBE strongly recommends a dated letter to your child's current school if you withdraw.
Where to file
No filing required by state law
Filing informationIllinois State Board of Education homeschool information page. For a voluntary notice, contact your Regional Office of Education (ISBE lists them in its Regional Office of Education directory).
Required subjects
Instruction in English in the branches of education taught in public schools. ISBE lists: language arts; mathematics; biological and physical science; social science (social studies); fine arts; physical development and health (105 ILCS 5/26-1 and 27-1).
Instruction time
None. ISBE: 'There are no requirements for the number of school days or the length of a school day for homeschool students.'
Assessment
None. ISBE: parents are 'not required to administer or submit tests, homework, projects, grades, or any other materials to a school, district, or ISBE.'
Records to keep
None required. ISBE recommends keeping good records in case the child re-enrolls.
Teacher qualifications
None in law.
Recent changes
House Bill 2827 (the 'Homeschool Act', 104th General Assembly) would add notice and portfolio requirements. It was re-referred to the House Rules Committee in April 2025. Bill-tracking records show no later action, and it was not law as of the verification date. Compulsory school age is 6 to 17.
Official sources
- Illinois HomeschoolingIllinois State Board of Education
- Illinois Homeschooling (PDF)Illinois State Board of Education
- Top Five Home-Schooling Q&As to Know in IllinoisIllinois State Board of Education
- Bill Status of HB2827Illinois General Assembly
Other sources
Verified: 2026-09-30
Unofficial summary, not legal advice, and not endorsed by any state or agency; rules change, so check official sources and secondgrade.com/state-adaptations before acting.
New Jersey
Ways to homeschool
- Home instruction as 'equivalent instruction elsewhere than at school' under N.J.S.A. 18A:38-25.
Notice or filing
Generally none. NJDOE encourages, but does not require, a voluntary notice. A district may ask for information only if it has credible evidence that a child is not attending school or receiving equivalent instruction; withdrawing a child to homeschool is not, by itself, credible evidence. If you withdraw a child from school, tell the school in writing.
Where to file
No filing required by state law
Filing informationNew Jersey Department of Education homeschooling FAQ. NJDOE general contact: PO Box 500, Trenton, NJ 08625-0500; (609) 376-3500.
Required subjects
No subject list in the homeschool law. Instruction must be academically equivalent to public school instruction (State v. Massa, 1967).
Instruction time
None specified.
Assessment
None. NJDOE says districts have no authority to test homeschooled children or monitor outcomes.
Records to keep
None required by law. Keeping a record of what you teach helps show equivalent instruction if a district asks.
Teacher qualifications
None. No teaching certificate is required.
Recent changes
No change found. The NJDOE homeschooling FAQ was last updated December 10, 2024. Districts are not authorized to review or approve homeschool curricula. Compulsory school age is 6 to 16.
Official sources
- Frequently Asked Questions: HomeschoolingNew Jersey Department of Education
Verified: 2026-09-30
Unofficial summary, not legal advice, and not endorsed by any state or agency; rules change, so check official sources and secondgrade.com/state-adaptations before acting.
New York
Ways to homeschool
- Home instruction under the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education, 8 NYCRR 100.10.
Notice or filing
Send written notice of intent to the superintendent of your school district by July 1 each year, or within 14 days of starting mid-year. Within 10 business days the district sends a copy of the regulation and an IHIP form. Submit your Individualized Home Instruction Plan (IHIP) within four weeks of receiving them, or by August 15, whichever is later. The IHIP lists the child's name, age and grade; the syllabi, curriculum materials, textbooks or plan for each required subject; the dates of the four quarterly reports; and who will teach.
Where to file
Superintendent of the public school district where you live (not the state)
Filings go to your local district. Contact the superintendent's office of your public school district of residence; your nearest public school can confirm which district that is.
Filing informationNYSED does not receive home instruction filings; its Q&A directs families to 'the office of the superintendent of the public school district in which you reside.' Whether a district accepts filings online or by email varies. New York City families: see NYC Public Schools' Home Schooling page (https://schools.nyc.gov/enrollment/enrollment-help/home-schooling).
Required subjects
Grades 1 to 6: arithmetic, reading, spelling, writing, the English language, geography, United States history, science, health education, music, visual arts, physical education, and bilingual education or English as a new language where needed. All grades: patriotism and citizenship; health education about alcohol, drug and tobacco misuse; highway safety and traffic regulation, including bicycle safety; fire and arson prevention and safety. At least once during grades 1 to 8: United States history, New York State history, and the Constitutions of the United States and New York State.
Instruction time
Grades 1 to 6: 900 hours a year, the substantial equivalent of 180 days.
Assessment
Four quarterly reports on the dates in your IHIP, each giving the hours taught, a description of material covered in each subject, and a grade or narrative evaluation for each subject. An annual assessment is filed with the fourth quarterly report. For grades 1 to 3, a written narrative by a New York-certified teacher or another person approved by the superintendent may be used instead of a standardized test. A test result is adequate if the composite score is above the 33rd percentile or shows one academic year of growth.
Records to keep
Attendance records for each child, to be produced on request. NYSED: 'there is no legal obligation for them to maintain any other records.' Keeping copies of your notice, IHIP, quarterly reports and assessments is recommended.
Teacher qualifications
Instruction must be given by a competent person. No certificate is required.
Recent changes
No recent change to 8 NYCRR 100.10 found. Compulsory school age is 6 to 16; some districts, including New York City and Buffalo, may require attendance to 17.
Official sources
- Home InstructionNew York State Education Department
- Home Instruction Questions and AnswersNew York State Education Department
- Laws and Regulations Relating to Home InstructionNew York State Education Department
- Home SchoolingNew York City Public Schools
Verified: 2026-09-30
Unofficial summary, not legal advice, and not endorsed by any state or agency; rules change, so check official sources and secondgrade.com/state-adaptations before acting.
North Carolina
Ways to homeschool
- Home school under N.C.G.S. 115C-563 to 115C-565, operating under either Part 1 (religious) or Part 2 (qualified nonpublic) school rules.
Notice or filing
File a Notice of Intent with the NC Division of Non-Public Education (DNPE) at least 5 business days before you start. DNPE does not accept notices in May or June. No notice is needed while your child is under 7 and will not turn 7 during the school year. Close the home school in the DNPE portal, or tell DNPE, when it stops operating.
Where to file
North Carolina Department of Administration, Division of Non-Public Education (DNPE)
NCDOA Non-Public Education Division, 1309 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1309 (physical: Albemarle Building, 325 N. Salisbury Street, Raleigh)
984-236-0110
Filing informationEmail: DNPE.General.Inquiries@doa.nc.gov. Notices are filed through DNPE's online home school portal. DNPE's own pages give 1309 Mail Service Center; the NCDOA division directory lists 1301 Mail Service Center. Confirm with DNPE before mailing anything.
Required subjects
The law does not list required subjects. Parents choose the curriculum. The annual test must cover English grammar, reading, spelling and mathematics.
Instruction time
Operate 'on a regular schedule, excluding reasonable holidays and vacations, during at least nine calendar months of the year.'
Assessment
Each student takes a nationally standardized achievement test every year covering English grammar, reading, spelling and mathematics. Results are not sent to the state but must be available for inspection. A Grade 2 child who is 7 or older must be tested.
Records to keep
Attendance records and immunization records for each child. Annual standardized test results, kept at least one year.
Teacher qualifications
The persons providing academic instruction must hold at least a high school diploma or its equivalent.
Recent changes
No recent change found. Compulsory school age is 7 to 16. A home school serves the children of no more than two families or households.
Official sources
- Home Schools: Requirements and RecommendationsNC Department of Administration, Division of Non-Public Education
- Division of Non-Public EducationNC Department of Administration
- N.C.G.S. 115C-564North Carolina General Assembly
- N.C.G.S. 115C-549North Carolina General Assembly
Verified: 2026-09-30
Unofficial summary, not legal advice, and not endorsed by any state or agency; rules change, so check official sources and secondgrade.com/state-adaptations before acting.
Ohio
Ways to homeschool
- Home education under Ohio Revised Code 3321.042.
- Enroll in a non-chartered, non-tax-supported private school (that school's rules apply).
Notice or filing
Notify the superintendent of the school district where you live within five calendar days of starting home education, moving into a new district, or withdrawing from a public or nonpublic school, and by August 30 each year after that. The notice gives the parent's name and address, the child's name, and an assurance that the child will be taught the required subjects. The superintendent must acknowledge the notice in writing within 14 calendar days. The Department of Education and Workforce offers a recommended notification form.
Where to file
Superintendent of the school district where you live (not the state)
Filings go to your local district. Contact your resident public school district's superintendent's office; your nearest public school can confirm which district that is.
Filing informationWhether a district accepts notices online varies. For statewide questions, the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce lists 614-728-2678 or 877-644-6338, HomeEdRules@education.ohio.gov, 25 South Front Street, Columbus, Ohio 43215.
Required subjects
English language arts, mathematics, science, history, government, and social studies.
Instruction time
None in the current law.
Assessment
None required.
Records to keep
None required. Keep each superintendent acknowledgment letter; the acknowledgment for the final year accompanies the parent-issued diploma.
Teacher qualifications
None in the current law.
Recent changes
House Bill 33 (135th General Assembly, effective October 3, 2023) replaced the old home education rules with ORC 3321.042. The former curriculum outline, textbook list, annual assessment, 900-hour and parent-diploma requirements no longer apply, and the section is not subject to department rules. Compulsory school age is 6 to 18.
Official sources
- Ohio Revised Code 3321.042, Home educationOhio Legislative Service Commission
- Home SchoolingOhio Department of Education and Workforce
- 2025 Home Education Fact SheetOhio Department of Education and Workforce
Other sources
Verified: 2026-09-30
Unofficial summary, not legal advice, and not endorsed by any state or agency; rules change, so check official sources and secondgrade.com/state-adaptations before acting.
Pennsylvania
Ways to homeschool
- Home education program under 24 P.S. 13-1327.1.
- A certified private tutor (24 P.S. 13-1327).
- Enroll in a religious day school or other private school, including one that supervises home-taught students (that school's rules apply).
Notice or filing
File a notarized affidavit, or an unsworn declaration signed under penalty of perjury, with the superintendent of your school district of residence before you start, then by August 1 each year. It includes the supervisor's name, each child's name and age, the address and phone, an outline of proposed education objectives by subject area, evidence of required immunizations and health services, an assurance that required subjects are taught in English, and a certification that the supervisor, adults living in the home and persons responsible for the program have not been convicted of listed criminal offenses in the past five years.
Where to file
Superintendent of the school district where you live (not the state)
Filings go to your local district. Find your district and its address in the Pennsylvania Department of Education's EdNA directory (www.edna.pa.gov).
Filing informationWhether a district accepts filings online varies. For statewide questions: Pennsylvania Department of Education, Office of School Services, Forum Building, 607 South Drive, Floor East, Harrisburg, PA 17120; (717) 214-8212; RA-home-education@pa.gov.
Required subjects
Elementary level: 'English, to include spelling, reading and writing; arithmetic; science; geography; history of the United States and Pennsylvania; civics; safety education, including regular and continuous instruction in the dangers and prevention of fires; health and physiology; physical education; music; and art.'
Instruction time
At least 180 days or 900 hours a year at the elementary level.
Assessment
An annual evaluation by a qualified evaluator, who interviews the child and reviews the portfolio and certifies whether an appropriate education is occurring. The certification goes to the superintendent by June 30. Standardized tests are required in grades 3, 5 and 8, so not in Grade 2.
Records to keep
A portfolio: a log made at the time of the reading materials used, samples of writings, worksheets, workbooks or creative materials, and standardized test results in grades 3, 5 and 8.
Teacher qualifications
The supervisor (usually the parent) needs a high school diploma or its equivalent. Evaluators (per PDE's May 2026 guide): a licensed clinical psychologist; a certified school psychologist; a Pennsylvania-certified teacher with two years of experience at the level evaluated; a nonpublic school teacher or administrator with two years of Pennsylvania teaching experience in the last 10 years at that level; or another person with the superintendent's prior consent. The supervisor or spouse may not be the evaluator.
Recent changes
Since Act 196 of 2014, the evaluator's certification replaces the superintendent's review of the portfolio. Act 55 of 2022 lets home-educated students take part in district cocurricular activities and career and technical education programs. Compulsory school age is 6 (since 2020-21) to 18.
Official sources
- Home Education and Private TutoringPennsylvania Department of Education
- Home Education and Private Tutoring Guide (May 2026)Pennsylvania Department of Education
- Educational Names and Addresses (EdNA)Pennsylvania Department of Education
Other sources
Verified: 2026-09-30
Unofficial summary, not legal advice, and not endorsed by any state or agency; rules change, so check official sources and secondgrade.com/state-adaptations before acting.
Texas
Ways to homeschool
- Homeschool as a private school. In Leeper v. Arlington ISD (1994), the Texas Supreme Court held that home-schooled children are exempt from compulsory attendance to the same extent as private school students.
- Enroll in a public virtual or charter program (a public school, with its rules).
Notice or filing
None. TEA 'does not regulate, index, monitor, approve, register, or accredit' home school programs. To withdraw from a public school, 'a signed and dated letter from the parent or guardian stating that the student is being homeschooled and the date homeschooling began is sufficient documentation.' A district that becomes aware of a possible home-schooled student may ask in writing for a letter of assurance; TEA says 'a letter of this type is not required each year.'
Where to file
No filing required by state law
Filing informationTexas Education Agency home schooling page. TEA general contact: 1701 N. Congress Avenue, Austin, TX 78701; (512) 463-9734.
Required subjects
TEA: the curriculum should be designed to meet basic education goals including reading, spelling, grammar, mathematics, and a study of good citizenship. Under Leeper, the curriculum must be pursued in a bona fide manner and use written materials (books, workbooks or other written materials, including on a screen).
Instruction time
None.
Assessment
None required.
Records to keep
None required by law.
Teacher qualifications
None.
Recent changes
Texas Education Freedom Accounts (Senate Bill 2, 89th Legislature, 2025) begin with the 2026-27 school year. A participating home-schooled child may receive up to $2,000 a year (Education Code 29.361(b-1)). The annual norm-referenced testing in SB 2 (Education Code 29.358(b)(2)(B)) is a condition for private schools and applies to grades 3 to 12; the law does not impose it on home-schooled participants. Program rules are set by the Texas Comptroller. Compulsory school age is 6 to 19.
Official sources
- Home SchoolingTexas Education Agency
- To the Administrator Addressed: Home Schools (July 11, 2019)Texas Education Agency
- Senate Bill 2, 89th Legislature (enrolled text)Texas Legislature
- Texas Education Freedom AccountsTexas Comptroller of Public Accounts
Verified: 2026-09-30
Unofficial summary, not legal advice, and not endorsed by any state or agency; rules change, so check official sources and secondgrade.com/state-adaptations before acting.
Cross-reference matrix
How each national standard (Common Core, Next Generation Science Standards*, C3) lines up with the standards of 10 states.
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Mathematics
| Standard | CA | FL | GA | IL | NJ | NY | NC | OH | PA | TX |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operations & Algebraic Thinking | ||||||||||
| 2.OA.A.1 Your child should be able to solve story problems using addition and subtraction up to 100 — including problems that take two steps to solve. State notes (4)
| ✅ | 🔄 | 🔄 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | 🔄 | ⚠️TEKS 2.4 |
| 2.OA.B.2 By the end of second grade, your child should know all basic addition facts (like 7+8=15) from memory and quickly solve subtraction within 20. State notes (4)
| ✅ | 🔄 | 🔄 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | 🔄 | ⚠️TEKS 2.4 |
| 2.OA.C.3 Your child should be able to tell if a number is odd or even by pairing objects or skip-counting by 2s, and write equations like 8 = 4 + 4. State notes (4)
| ✅ | 🔄 | 🔄 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | 🔄 | ⚠️TEKS 2.4 |
| 2.OA.C.4 Your child should be able to look at objects arranged in rows and columns and use repeated addition to find the total (this builds toward multiplication!). State notes (4)
| ✅ | 🔄 | 🔄 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | 🔄 | ⚠️TEKS 2.4 |
| Number & Operations in Base Ten | ||||||||||
| 2.NBT.A.1 Your child should understand that in a number like 706, the 7 means 700, the 0 means 0 tens, and the 6 means 6 ones. State notes (4)
| ✅ | 🔄 | 🔄 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | 🔄 | ⚠️TEKS 2.2–2.4 |
| 2.NBT.A.2 Your child should be able to count forward by 5s, 10s, and 100s starting from any number (not just from 0). State notes (4)
| ✅ | 🔄 | 🔄 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | 🔄 | ⚠️TEKS 2.2–2.4 |
| 2.NBT.A.3 Your child should be able to read, write, and represent numbers to 1000 in different ways: 453, 'four hundred fifty-three', and 400 + 50 + 3. State notes (4)
| ✅ | 🔄 | 🔄 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | 🔄 | ⚠️TEKS 2.2–2.4 |
| 2.NBT.A.4 Your child should compare three-digit numbers and use the symbols > (greater than), < (less than), and = (equal to). State notes (4)
| ✅ | 🔄 | 🔄 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | 🔄 | ⚠️TEKS 2.2–2.4 |
| 2.NBT.B.5 Your child should be able to quickly and accurately add and subtract numbers up to 100 using smart strategies (not just counting on fingers). State notes (4)
| ✅ | 🔄 | 🔄 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | 🔄 | ⚠️TEKS 2.2–2.4 |
| 2.NBT.B.6 Your child should be able to add three or four two-digit numbers together by looking for friendly combinations. State notes (4)
| ✅ | 🔄 | 🔄 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | 🔄 | ⚠️TEKS 2.2–2.4 |
| 2.NBT.B.7 Your child should add and subtract numbers up to 1000 using drawings, blocks, or place value strategies — and be able to explain their method. State notes (4)
| ✅ | 🔄 | 🔄 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | 🔄 | ⚠️TEKS 2.2–2.4 |
| 2.NBT.B.8 Your child should be able to quickly figure out what's 10 more, 10 less, 100 more, or 100 less than any number — in their head! State notes (4)
| ✅ | 🔄 | 🔄 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | 🔄 | ⚠️TEKS 2.2–2.4 |
| 2.NBT.B.9 Your child should not just solve problems — they should be able to explain WHY their strategy works using place value. State notes (4)
| ✅ | 🔄 | 🔄 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | 🔄 | ⚠️TEKS 2.2–2.4 |
| Measurement & Data | ||||||||||
| 2.MD.A.1 Your child should know which measuring tool to use and how to measure objects correctly — starting at zero, reading the number at the end. State notes (4)
| ✅ | 🔄 | 🔄 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | 🔄 | ⚠️TEKS 2.9 |
| 2.MD.A.2 Your child should understand that measuring the same object in inches gives a different number than measuring in centimeters — because the units are different sizes. State notes (4)
| ✅ | 🔄 | 🔄 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | 🔄 | ⚠️TEKS 2.9 |
| 2.MD.A.3 Your child should be able to make a sensible guess about how long something is before measuring it, using the right unit (inches for a pencil, feet for a table, meters for a room). State notes (4)
| ✅ | 🔄 | 🔄 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | 🔄 | ⚠️ |
| 2.MD.A.4 Your child should be able to measure two things and say how much longer one is than the other, in inches or centimeters. State notes (4)
| ✅ | 🔄 | 🔄 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | 🔄 | ⚠️ |
| 2.MD.B.5 Your child should solve word problems about length: 'The red ribbon is 24 inches and the blue one is 36 inches. How much longer is the blue one?' State notes (4)
| ✅ | 🔄 | 🔄 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | 🔄 | ⚠️TEKS 2.9 |
| 2.MD.B.6 Your child should use number lines to show and solve addition and subtraction problems by hopping along the line. State notes (4)
| ✅ | 🔄 | 🔄 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | 🔄 | ⚠️TEKS 2.9 |
| 2.MD.C.7 Your child should read both analog (round) and digital clocks to the nearest 5 minutes and know the difference between a.m. and p.m. State notes (4)
| ✅ | 🔄 | 🔄 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | 🔄 | ⚠️TEKS 2.9 |
| 2.MD.C.8 Your child should know coin values, count mixed coins, and solve money word problems. State notes (4)
| ✅ | 🔄 | 🔄 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | 🔄 | ⚠️TEKS 2.9 |
| 2.MD.D.9 Your child should measure multiple things and organize that data on a line plot (a simple graph with X marks above a number line). State notes (4)
| ✅ | 🔄 | 🔄 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | 🔄 | ⚠️TEKS 2.9 |
| 2.MD.D.10 Your child should create and read bar graphs and picture graphs, and answer questions about the data. State notes (4)
| ✅ | 🔄 | 🔄 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | 🔄 | ⚠️TEKS 2.9 |
| Geometry | ||||||||||
| 2.G.A.1 Your child should identify and draw shapes by their attributes (number of sides, angles) — not just by what they 'look like.' State notes (4)
| ✅ | 🔄 | 🔄 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | 🔄 | ⚠️TEKS 2.8 |
| 2.G.A.2 Your child should be able to divide rectangles into rows and columns of equal squares and count them — this connects to arrays and future multiplication. State notes (4)
| ✅ | 🔄 | 🔄 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | 🔄 | ⚠️TEKS 2.8 |
| 2.G.A.3 Your child should divide shapes into 2, 3, or 4 equal parts and use words like 'halves,' 'thirds,' and 'fourths.' They should see that equal parts can look different but still be the same size. State notes (4)
| ✅ | 🔄 | 🔄 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | 🔄 | ⚠️TEKS 2.8 |
English Language Arts
| Standard | CA | FL | GA | IL | NJ | NY | NC | OH | PA | TX |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading: Literature | ||||||||||
| RL.2.1 After reading a story, your child should be able to answer basic questions about who, what, where, when, why, and how. State notes (4)
| ✅ | ⚠️ | 🔄 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | 🔄 | ⚠️ |
| RL.2.2 Your child should retell stories in order and explain the lesson or moral (like 'slow and steady wins the race'). State notes (4)
| ✅ | ⚠️ | 🔄 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | 🔄 | ⚠️ |
| RL.2.3 Your child should explain what characters do and feel when big things happen in a story. State notes (4)
| ✅ | ⚠️ | 🔄 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | 🔄 | ⚠️ |
| RL.2.4 Your child should notice how rhymes, repeated lines, and beats make a poem or story sound the way it does and add to its meaning. State notes (4)
| ✅ | ⚠️ | 🔄 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | 🔄 | ⚠️ |
| RL.2.5 Your child should identify and describe the beginning, middle, and end of a story. State notes (4)
| ✅ | ⚠️ | 🔄 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | 🔄 | ⚠️ |
| RL.2.6 Your child should recognize that different characters have different thoughts and feelings, and use different voices when reading dialogue. State notes (4)
| ✅ | ⚠️ | 🔄 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | 🔄 | ⚠️ |
| RL.2.7 Your child should use both the pictures AND the words to understand a story. State notes (4)
| ✅ | ⚠️ | 🔄 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | 🔄 | ⚠️ |
| RL.2.9 Your child should compare different versions of the same story (like two Cinderella books) and explain what's the same and different. State notes (4)
| ✅ | ⚠️ | 🔄 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | 🔄 | ⚠️ |
| RL.2.10 By the end of second grade, your child should be reading and understanding grade-level stories and poems, with a little help on the hardest ones. State notes (4)
| ✅ | ⚠️ | 🔄 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | 🔄 | ⚠️ |
| Reading: Informational Text | ||||||||||
| RI.2.1 Your child should ask and answer questions about nonfiction texts using details from the text as evidence. State notes (4)
| ✅ | ⚠️ | 🔄 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | 🔄 | ⚠️ |
| RI.2.2 Your child should tell you what an entire nonfiction text is about AND what each section focuses on. State notes (4)
| ✅ | ⚠️ | 🔄 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | 🔄 | ⚠️ |
| RI.2.3 Your child should explain how ideas in a nonfiction text connect — like steps in a process or cause and effect. State notes (4)
| ✅ | ⚠️ | 🔄 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | 🔄 | ⚠️ |
| RI.2.4 Your child should be able to figure out what new words mean in a nonfiction book by using the sentence, the pictures, and the glossary. State notes (4)
| ✅ | ⚠️ | 🔄 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | 🔄 | ⚠️ |
| RI.2.5 Your child should use headings, bold words, captions, glossaries, and indexes to find information quickly — not just read front to back. State notes (4)
| ✅ | ⚠️ | 🔄 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | 🔄 | ⚠️ |
| RI.2.6 Your child should explain WHY the author wrote the text — to inform, persuade, or entertain. State notes (4)
| ✅ | ⚠️ | 🔄 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | 🔄 | ⚠️ |
| RI.2.7 Your child should explain how pictures, diagrams, and maps help readers understand the information better. State notes (4)
| ✅ | ⚠️ | 🔄 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | 🔄 | ⚠️ |
| RI.2.8 Your child should be able to say what the author is trying to convince us of and find the reasons the author gives. State notes (4)
| ✅ | ⚠️ | 🔄 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | 🔄 | ⚠️ |
| RI.2.9 Your child should be able to read two books about the same topic and say what both say and where they differ. State notes (4)
| ✅ | ⚠️ | 🔄 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | 🔄 | ⚠️ |
| RI.2.10 By the end of second grade, your child should be reading and understanding grade-level nonfiction, with some help on the hardest texts. State notes (4)
| ✅ | ⚠️ | 🔄 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | 🔄 | ⚠️ |
| Reading: Foundational Skills | ||||||||||
| RF.2.3 Your child should use phonics rules to sound out unfamiliar words — including vowel teams, prefixes, suffixes, and multisyllabic words. State notes (4)
| ✅ | ⚠️ | 🔄 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | 🔄 | ⚠️ |
| RF.2.4 Your child should read smoothly, at a good pace, with expression — and understand what they read. State notes (4)
| ✅ | ⚠️ | 🔄 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | 🔄 | ⚠️ |
| Writing | ||||||||||
| W.2.1 Your child should write clear opinion pieces with a topic, their opinion, reasons (using words like 'because' and 'also'), and a conclusion. State notes (4)
| ✅ | ⚠️ | 🔄 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | 🔄 | ⚠️ |
| W.2.2 Your child should write 'teaching' pieces with a clear topic, real facts, and a closing. State notes (4)
| ✅ | ⚠️ | 🔄 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | 🔄 | ⚠️ |
| W.2.3 Your child should write stories with a clear sequence, descriptive details, time-order words (first, then, finally), and an ending. State notes (4)
| ✅ | ⚠️ | 🔄 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | 🔄 | ⚠️ |
| W.2.5 Your child should be willing to go back to a piece of writing, add details, and fix mistakes with help from you. State notes (4)
| ✅ | ⚠️ | 🔄 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | 🔄 | ⚠️ |
| W.2.6 Your child should be able to type a short piece on a computer or tablet with help, and share it with someone. State notes (4)
| ✅ | ⚠️ | 🔄 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | 🔄 | ⚠️ |
| W.2.7 Your child should be able to learn about a topic from a few books and write a short report about it with your help. State notes (4)
| ✅ | ⚠️ | 🔄 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | 🔄 | ⚠️ |
| W.2.8 Your child should be able to answer a question by remembering what happened or by looking it up in a book you provide. State notes (4)
| ✅ | ⚠️ | 🔄 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | 🔄 | ⚠️ |
| Speaking & Listening | ||||||||||
| SL.2.1 Your child should be able to take part in a real conversation about a book or topic: listening, taking turns, staying on topic, and asking questions. State notes (4)
| ✅ | ⚠️ | 🔄 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | 🔄 | ⚠️ |
| SL.2.2 Your child should be able to tell you the main ideas and details from something they heard, whether a story, a talk, or a video. State notes (4)
| ✅ | ⚠️ | 🔄 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | 🔄 | ⚠️ |
| SL.2.3 Your child should be able to ask a good question after listening to someone, to understand more or check what they meant. State notes (4)
| ✅ | ⚠️ | 🔄 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | 🔄 | ⚠️ |
| SL.2.4 Your child should be able to tell a story or describe something that happened clearly, in order, loudly enough to be heard, with good details. State notes (4)
| ✅ | ⚠️ | 🔄 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | 🔄 | ⚠️ |
| SL.2.5 Your child should be able to record themselves reading a story or poem, and add a picture to a story to make it clearer. State notes (4)
| ✅ | ⚠️ | 🔄 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | 🔄 | ⚠️ |
| SL.2.6 Your child should answer in full sentences when it matters, like when explaining something or answering a question in a group. State notes (4)
| ✅ | ⚠️ | 🔄 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | 🔄 | ⚠️ |
| Language | ||||||||||
| L.2.1 Your child should use correct grammar including collective nouns, irregular plurals, reflexive pronouns, past tense, adjectives, and adverbs. State notes (4)
| ✅ | ⚠️ | 🔄 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | 🔄 | ⚠️ |
| L.2.2 Your child should capitalize proper nouns and sentence beginnings, use commas, apostrophes, and correct spelling. State notes (4)
| ✅ | ⚠️ | 🔄 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | 🔄 | ⚠️ |
| L.2.3 Your child should notice the difference between casual talk with friends and the more careful way we speak or write to a teacher or in a letter. State notes (4)
| ✅ | ⚠️ | 🔄 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | 🔄 | ⚠️ |
| L.2.4 Your child should figure out what unknown words mean using context clues, prefixes/suffixes, root words, and dictionaries. State notes (4)
| ✅ | ⚠️ | 🔄 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | 🔄 | ⚠️ |
| L.2.5 Your child should understand real-life connections between words, and shades of meaning (like mad → angry → furious). State notes (4)
| ✅ | ⚠️ | 🔄 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | 🔄 | ⚠️ |
| L.2.6 Your child should be using new words they meet in books and conversations, including describing words, when they talk and write. State notes (4)
| ✅ | ⚠️ | 🔄 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | 🔄 | ⚠️ |
Science
| Standard | CA | FL | GA | IL | NJ | NY | NC | OH | PA | TX |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matter and Its Interactions | ||||||||||
| 2-PS1-1 Your child should be able to observe, describe, and sort materials by properties like color, texture, hardness, flexibility, and whether they absorb water. State notes (7)
| ✅ | ⚠️ | ⚠️ | ✅ | ✅ | 🔄 | ⚠️ | ⚠️ | ⚠️ | ⚠️ |
| 2-PS1-2 Your child should test materials to figure out which one works best for a job — like 'which material makes the best umbrella?' State notes (7)
| ✅ | ⚠️ | ⚠️ | ✅ | ✅ | 🔄 | ⚠️ | ⚠️ | ⚠️ | ⚠️ |
| 2-PS1-3 Your child should understand that things can be taken apart and rebuilt into something new — the pieces don't change, just the arrangement. State notes (7)
| ✅ | ⚠️ | ⚠️ | ✅ | ✅ | 🔄 | ⚠️ | ⚠️ | ⚠️ | ⚠️ |
| 2-PS1-4 Your child should know that heating and cooling can change materials — and sometimes you can undo the change (ice melting) but sometimes you can't (cooking an egg). State notes (7)
| ✅ | ⚠️ | ⚠️ | ✅ | ✅ | 🔄 | ⚠️ | ⚠️ | ⚠️ | ⚠️ |
| Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics | ||||||||||
| 2-LS2-1 Your child should set up a simple experiment to prove that plants need sunlight and water — not just know it, but TEST it. State notes (7)
| ✅ | ⚠️ | ⚠️ | ✅ | ✅ | 🔄 | ⚠️ | ⚠️ | ⚠️ | ⚠️ |
| 2-LS2-2 Your child should understand and model how animals help plants by spreading seeds or pollinating flowers. State notes (7)
| ✅ | ⚠️ | ⚠️ | ✅ | ✅ | 🔄 | ⚠️ | ⚠️ | ⚠️ | ⚠️ |
| 2-LS4-1 Your child should observe and compare the different plants and animals that live in different places (forest vs. desert vs. ocean). State notes (7)
| ✅ | ⚠️ | ⚠️ | ✅ | ✅ | 🔄 | ⚠️ | ⚠️ | ⚠️ | ⚠️ |
| Engineering Design | ||||||||||
| K-2-ETS1-1 Your child should identify real problems and think about how to solve them by designing something new or better. State notes (7)
| ✅ | ⚠️ | ⚠️ | ✅ | ✅ | 🔄 | ⚠️ | ⚠️ | ⚠️ | ⚠️ |
| K-2-ETS1-2 Your child should draw or build a model of their solution and explain how its shape helps it work. State notes (7)
| ✅ | ⚠️ | ⚠️ | ✅ | ✅ | 🔄 | ⚠️ | ⚠️ | ⚠️ | ⚠️ |
| K-2-ETS1-3 Your child should test different designs, compare results, and explain which worked better and why. State notes (7)
| ✅ | ⚠️ | ⚠️ | ✅ | ✅ | 🔄 | ⚠️ | ⚠️ | ⚠️ | ⚠️ |
| Earth's Place in the Universe & Earth's Systems | ||||||||||
| 2-ESS1-1 Your child should give examples of Earth changes that happen fast (earthquake, volcano) and slow (erosion, mountain building). State notes (7)
| ✅ | ⚠️ | ⚠️ | ✅ | ✅ | 🔄 | ⚠️ | ⚠️ | ⚠️ | ⚠️ |
| 2-ESS2-1 Your child should understand erosion and compare ways people try to stop it (retaining walls, planting grass, etc.). State notes (7)
| ✅ | ⚠️ | ⚠️ | ✅ | ✅ | 🔄 | ⚠️ | ⚠️ | ⚠️ | ⚠️ |
| 2-ESS2-2 Your child should be able to create a model showing different landforms (mountains, valleys) and bodies of water (rivers, lakes, oceans). State notes (7)
| ✅ | ⚠️ | ⚠️ | ✅ | ✅ | 🔄 | ⚠️ | ⚠️ | ⚠️ | ⚠️ |
| 2-ESS2-3 Your child should be able to say where water is found (oceans, lakes, rivers, ponds, ice caps, glaciers) and that water can be liquid or frozen solid. State notes (7)
| ✅ | ⚠️ | ⚠️ | ✅ | ✅ | 🔄 | ⚠️ | ⚠️ | ⚠️ | ⚠️ |
Social Studies
| Standard | CA | FL | GA | IL | NJ | NY | NC | OH | PA | TX |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Civics: Rules, Laws & Government | ||||||||||
| D2.Civ.1.K-2 Your child should know what leaders do — at home (parents), at school (principal, teacher), and in the community (mayor, police, firefighters). State notes (10)
| 🔄 | ⚠️ | ⚠️ | 🔄 | ⚠️ | 🔄 | ⚠️ | ⚠️ | ⚠️ | ⚠️ |
| D2.Civ.2.K-2 Your child should understand that everyone in a community has important jobs — not just people in charge. State notes (10)
| 🔄 | ⚠️ | ⚠️ | 🔄 | ⚠️ | 🔄 | ⚠️ | ⚠️ | ⚠️ | ⚠️ |
| D2.Civ.3.K-2 Your child should explain why we have rules and laws — to keep people safe, be fair, and help everyone get along. State notes (10)
| 🔄 | ⚠️ | ⚠️ | 🔄 | ⚠️ | 🔄 | ⚠️ | ⚠️ | ⚠️ | ⚠️ |
| D2.Civ.5.K-2 Your child should be able to say what a government is (the group of people who make and carry out the rules for a community, state, or country) and name a few things it does, like making laws, keeping people safe, and running schools and parks. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| D2.Civ.6.K-2 Your child should be able to explain how people in a community share jobs and work together, and who is in charge of what (the crossing guard, the librarian, the mayor). State notes (10)
| 🔄 | ⚠️ | ⚠️ | 🔄 | ⚠️ | 🔄 | ⚠️ | ⚠️ | ⚠️ | ⚠️ |
| D2.Civ.7.K-2 Your child should practice being a good citizen — taking turns, being honest, respecting others, and helping out. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| D2.Civ.8.K-2 Your child should see examples of how groups of people cooperate — neighbors, clubs, towns — to get things done that one person couldn't do alone. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| D2.Civ.9.K-2 Your child should practice listening to others, waiting their turn, and following discussion rules when making group decisions. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| D2.Civ.10.K-2 Your child should notice that people can see the same situation differently, and should be able to say what they think and compare it respectfully with what others think. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| D2.Civ.11.K-2 Your child should be able to describe fair ways a group can decide something together, like taking a vote, taking turns, or talking until everyone agrees. State notes (10)
| 🔄 | ⚠️ | ⚠️ | 🔄 | ⚠️ | 🔄 | ⚠️ | ⚠️ | ⚠️ | ⚠️ |
| D2.Civ.12.K-2 Your child should be able to name rules in public places (the library, the pool, the playground) and explain what each rule is for. State notes (10)
| 🔄 | ⚠️ | ⚠️ | 🔄 | ⚠️ | 🔄 | ⚠️ | ⚠️ | ⚠️ | ⚠️ |
| D2.Civ.14.K-2 Your child should be able to tell about a person or group who made their community better, in the past or today, and how they did it. State notes (10)
| 🔄 | ⚠️ | ⚠️ | 🔄 | ⚠️ | 🔄 | ⚠️ | ⚠️ | ⚠️ | ⚠️ |
| Geography: Maps & Our World | ||||||||||
| D2.Geo.1.K-2 Your child should be able to draw simple maps of familiar places — their room, school, or neighborhood — with a key. State notes (10)
| 🔄 | ⚠️ | ⚠️ | 🔄 | ⚠️ | 🔄 | ⚠️ | ⚠️ | ⚠️ | ⚠️ |
| D2.Geo.2.K-2 Your child should use maps and globes to learn about different places — what they look like, who lives there, and how people live. State notes (10)
| 🔄 | ⚠️ | ⚠️ | 🔄 | ⚠️ | 🔄 | ⚠️ | ⚠️ | ⚠️ | ⚠️ |
| D2.Geo.3.K-2 Your child should recognize and name major landforms (mountains, plains, valleys) and bodies of water (oceans, rivers, lakes) on maps and globes. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| D2.Geo.4.K-2 Your child should compare their own community with another — like a rural town vs. a big city, or a desert vs. a coastal area. State notes (10)
| 🔄 | ⚠️ | ⚠️ | 🔄 | ⚠️ | 🔄 | ⚠️ | ⚠️ | ⚠️ | ⚠️ |
| D2.Geo.5.K-2 Your child should understand that people change the places they live — by building roads, planting farms, or creating pollution — and that these changes affect the environment. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| D2.Geo.6.K-2 Your child should be able to describe what makes a place special: its weather and land, and the foods, languages, celebrations, and traditions of the people who live there. State notes (10)
| 🔄 | ⚠️ | ⚠️ | 🔄 | ⚠️ | 🔄 | ⚠️ | ⚠️ | ⚠️ | ⚠️ |
| Economics: Needs, Wants & Choices | ||||||||||
| D2.Eco.1.K-2 Your child should understand that we can't have everything, so we have to make choices — this is called scarcity. State notes (10)
| 🔄 | ⚠️ | ⚠️ | 🔄 | ⚠️ | 🔄 | ⚠️ | ⚠️ | ⚠️ | ⚠️ |
| D2.Eco.2.K-2 Your child should be able to weigh the good things and bad things about a choice before making it. State notes (10)
| 🔄 | ⚠️ | ⚠️ | 🔄 | ⚠️ | 🔄 | ⚠️ | ⚠️ | ⚠️ | ⚠️ |
| D2.Eco.3.K-2 Your child should understand that making things (goods) and doing jobs (services) requires learning and practice — a baker needs to know how to bake, a doctor needs years of school. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| D2.Eco.4.K-2 Your child should identify what is made or done in your community vs. things that come from far away — like local bakeries vs. imported bananas. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| D2.Eco.6.K-2 Your child should understand that people earn money by doing work, making goods, or providing services, and that families use that money to pay for what they need and want. State notes (10)
| 🔄 | ⚠️ | ⚠️ | 🔄 | ⚠️ | 🔄 | ⚠️ | ⚠️ | ⚠️ | ⚠️ |
| D2.Eco.9.K-2 Your child should be able to say that a bank is a safe place to keep money, and that people put money in and take money out when they need it. State notes (10)
| 🔄 | ⚠️ | ⚠️ | 🔄 | ⚠️ | 🔄 | ⚠️ | ⚠️ | ⚠️ | ⚠️ |
| D2.Eco.10.K-2 Your child should be able to explain that people save money so they can buy something bigger later or be ready for a surprise. State notes (10)
| 🔄 | ⚠️ | ⚠️ | 🔄 | ⚠️ | 🔄 | ⚠️ | ⚠️ | ⚠️ | ⚠️ |
| D2.Eco.14.K-2 Your child should be able to explain that countries trade because each one has things the other needs or wants, like bananas from warm places or wool from cold places. State notes (10)
| 🔄 | ⚠️ | ⚠️ | 🔄 | ⚠️ | 🔄 | ⚠️ | ⚠️ | ⚠️ | ⚠️ |
| D2.Eco.15.K-2 Your child should be able to name a few things that come from other countries to our stores, and a few things made here that go to other countries. State notes (10)
| 🔄 | ⚠️ | ⚠️ | 🔄 | ⚠️ | 🔄 | ⚠️ | ⚠️ | ⚠️ | ⚠️ |
| History: Past and Present | ||||||||||
| D2.His.1.K-2 Your child should put events in order from first to last — in stories, in history, and in their own life. State notes (10)
| 🔄 | ⚠️ | ⚠️ | 🔄 | ⚠️ | 🔄 | ⚠️ | ⚠️ | ⚠️ | ⚠️ |
| D2.His.2.K-2 Your child should compare how people lived long ago with how we live now — technology, transportation, school, daily life. State notes (10)
| 🔄 | ⚠️ | ⚠️ | 🔄 | ⚠️ | 🔄 | ⚠️ | ⚠️ | ⚠️ | ⚠️ |
| D2.His.3.K-2 Your child should learn about important people in history and ask thoughtful questions about them. State notes (10)
| 🔄 | ⚠️ | ⚠️ | 🔄 | ⚠️ | 🔄 | ⚠️ | ⚠️ | ⚠️ | ⚠️ |
| D2.His.9.K-2 Your child should recognize that we learn about the past from many kinds of sources — photographs, letters, objects, maps, stories, and interviews. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| D2.His.14.K-2 Your child should think about WHY things happened in history — not just what happened, but what caused it. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
About This Matrix
This cross-reference compares national frameworks (CCSS for Math & ELA, the Next Generation Science Standards* for Science, C3 for Social Studies) against each state's adopted standards. "Identical" means the state adopted the national standard verbatim. "Similar" means closely aligned with minor differences. "Different" means the state has its own framework covering the same concepts differently.