Second Grade is built on the national frameworks that most state standards are based on or closely resemble: the Common Core State Standards for math and English language arts, the national K-12 science framework (the Next Generation Science Standards*), and the C3 Framework for social studies. Every lesson lists the standard it teaches.
Alaska Mathematics Standards
Based on the Common Core, with the state's own changesAdopted 2012
Alaska chose not to adopt Common Core and wrote its own standards in 2012; the state says they are similar to those of other states.
Official standards (opens in a new tab)Alaska English Language Arts Standards
Based on the Common Core, with the state's own changesAdopted 2012
Written in Alaska in 2012 rather than adopting Common Core, so the state could change them later; the state says they are similar to those of other states.
Official standards (opens in a new tab)Science Standards for Alaska
Based on the national science framework, with the state's own changesAdopted 2019
Alaska's writing committee used the Next Generation Science Standards* as the foundation, reworded some standards and added Alaska examples. Grade 2 covers matter, plants and animals, habitats, and land and water.
Official standards (opens in a new tab)Alaska Social Studies Standards
The state's own standards, informed by the C3 Framework
Adopted in December 2024. The state says the standards connect to the C3 Framework throughout K-12. Grade 2 is 'My Local Community'.
Official standards (opens in a new tab)Social studies: children sort savings goals into short-term and long-term goals.
Partly coveredWeek 28 teaches saving for a goal. Add a 10-minute sort that week: write 8 savings goals on cards (a sticker, a book, a bike, a trip) and sort them into 'soon' (short-term) and 'takes a long time' (long-term).
Social studies: children explore traditional ways people have made a living in their local region.
Partly coveredWeek 3 teaches community jobs and Week 19 compares life long ago and today. Add a 15-minute talk with a library book or a relative about traditional ways people in your region have made a living, such as fishing or hunting, and draw one of them.
Verified: 2026-09-30. Standards change; always check your state's official page.