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.
Hawaii Common Core (Common Core State Standards for Mathematics)
Uses the Common Core State StandardsAdopted 2010
Hawaii uses the Common Core math standards, so Grade 2 math matches the national framework.
Official standards (opens in a new tab)Hawaii Common Core (Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts)
Uses the Common Core State StandardsAdopted 2010
Hawaii uses the Common Core ELA standards, so Grade 2 reading and writing match the national framework.
Official standards (opens in a new tab)Next Generation Science Standards*
Uses the Next Generation Science Standards*Adopted 2016
The Board of Education adopted the Next Generation Science Standards* in February 2016.
Official standards (opens in a new tab)Hawaii Core Standards for Social Studies (HCSSS)
The state's own standards, informed by the C3 Framework
Grade 2 is built around four big questions: We The People (leaders and civic life), Looking Into Our Past, What We Make and Use (economics and resources) and Together We Can. The Department recommended adopting the C3 Framework in 2015.
Official standards (opens in a new tab)Grade 2 social studies uses Hawaii examples, such as Kamehameha uniting the Hawaiian Islands, navigator Nainoa Thompson, and local goods like pineapple and taro chips.
Partly coveredThe My State, Part 2 add-on lesson covers a person and events from your state, and Week 26 teaches goods. Choose Kamehameha or Nainoa Thompson as the person in that lesson, and add a 10-minute talk about local goods such as pineapple and taro chips.
Verified: 2026-09-30. Standards change; always check your state's official page.