Math
Common Core State Standards for Mathematics
Uses the Common Core State StandardsAdopted 2010
The District adopted Common Core in July 2010.
Official standards (opens in a new tab)District of Columbia: Second Grade and your state's standards
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.
District of Columbia's standards by subject
English Language Arts
Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and Literacy
Uses the Common Core State StandardsAdopted 2010
The District adopted Common Core in July 2010.
Official standards (opens in a new tab)Science
Next Generation Science Standards*
Uses the Next Generation Science Standards*Adopted 2013
The DC State Board of Education adopted the Next Generation Science Standards* on December 18, 2013.
Official standards (opens in a new tab)Social Studies
District of Columbia Social Studies Standards (2023)
The state's own standards
Adopted on June 21, 2023. They use an 'inquiry arc' of their own but do not name the C3 Framework. Grade 2 is 'This Wide World': world geography, how people use land and water, and early civilizations.
Official standards (opens in a new tab)Grade 2 topics your state adds or places differently
Social studies: Grade 2 studies early civilizations, such as Egypt, Kush, Mesopotamia and the Olmec, including farming, irrigation and early governments.
Add at homeAdd one 20-minute session for each civilization (Egypt, Kush, Mesopotamia and the Olmec): find the place on the world map from Week 8, read a library picture book, and have your child draw how people there farmed with river water. Finish with a short chart that compares the four.
Homeschooling in District of Columbia
Sources
- Common Core State Standards in DC · Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE)
- District of Columbia Adopts Next Generation Science Standards* · Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE)
- OSSE Adopts New Social Studies Standards · Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE)
- DC Social Studies Standards · Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE)
- Home Schooling · Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE)
Verified: 2026-09-30. Standards change; always check your state's official page.