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.
Arizona Mathematics Standards
Based on the Common Core, with the state's own changesAdopted 2016
Adopted in December 2016 as a revision of Arizona's earlier Common Core-based standards. The state notes some differences from Common Core, and the Grade 2 document was updated in 2017 and 2018.
Official standards (opens in a new tab)Arizona English Language Arts Standards
Based on the Common Core, with the state's own changesAdopted 2016
Adopted in 2016. Arizona has posted updates for Grades 3 to 8 since 2025, but Grade 2 still uses the 2016 version.
Official standards (opens in a new tab)Arizona Science Standards
Based on the national science framework, with the state's own changesAdopted 2018
Adopted in October 2018 and based on the national Framework for K-12 Science Education. Arizona publishes summaries showing how its standards match the Next Generation Science Standards*, but its standards are written and organized differently.
Official standards (opens in a new tab)Arizona History and Social Science Standards
The state's own standards, informed by the C3 Framework
Adopted in October 2018, using the C3 Framework's inquiry steps. Grade 2 is 'The World Around Me': geography and economics that link the child's community to the wider world.
Official standards (opens in a new tab)ELA: a Writing Foundations strand asks Grade 2 children to write legibly in print (manuscript), with correct letter formation and spacing.
Partly coveredYour child makes neat final copies each week in Publishing (for example Weeks 3, 4 and 8). Add 10 minutes of print practice twice a week: model 3 letters on lined paper, have your child copy a row of each, and check letter size and a finger space between words.
Verified: 2026-09-30. Standards change; always check your state's official page.