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.
Idaho Content Standards for Mathematics
Based on the Common Core, with the state's own changesAdopted 2022
Replaced the 2011 Common Core-based standards in 2022 but keeps the same Grade 2 domains and codes; a new review is under way for 2026-27.
Official standards (opens in a new tab)Idaho Content Standards for English Language Arts/Literacy
Based on the Common Core, with the state's own changesAdopted 2022
A 2022 revision of Idaho's former Common Core-based standards, regrouped into seven strands (such as Foundational Reading Skills and Vocabulary Development); Grade 2 content is largely the same.
Official standards (opens in a new tab)Idaho Content Standards for Science
Based on the national science framework, with the state's own changesAdopted 2022
Idaho says its standards are based on A Framework for K-12 Science Education; Grade 2 covers properties of matter, plants and pollination, habitats, landforms and erosion.
Official standards (opens in a new tab)Idaho Content Standards for K-12 Social Studies
The state's own standards
Grade 2 centers on citizens and government, maps and state boundaries, how people depend on the environment, and national symbols. These revised standards were approved by the State Board in August 2025; the date they take effect was not confirmed.
Official standards (opens in a new tab)Grade 2 social studies compares two of Idaho's five federally recognized tribes (Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai, Shoshone-Bannock, Nez Perce and Shoshone-Paiute).
Partly coveredWeek 21 teaches Native nations that live today, and the My State, Part 2 add-on asks which nations live in your state. Add a 20-minute session: choose two of Idaho's five tribes, read about each from its official website or a library book, and make a two-column chart comparing them.
The Grade 2 reading fluency standard points to specific published fluency norms (Hasbrouck and Tindal, 2017).
Partly coveredWeeks 29 and 35 check fluency as words correct per minute. Compare your child's Week 35 score with the Grade 2 table in the Hasbrouck and Tindal (2017) fluency norms that the Idaho standard names.
Verified: 2026-09-30. Standards change; always check your state's official page.