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.
Kansas Mathematics Standards
Based on the Common Core, with the state's own changesAdopted 2017
Adopted 2017 and reviewed in 2024 (current document dated 2025); Grade 2 follows the Common Core domains and codes with a few Kansas additions.
Official standards (opens in a new tab)Kansas English Language Arts Standards (2023)
Based on the Common Core, with the state's own changesAdopted 2023
Adopted June 12, 2023; keeps the Common Core strands and codes, and Grade 2 stays within Common Core content.
Official standards (opens in a new tab)Kansas Science Standards (Next Generation Science Standards*)
Uses the Next Generation Science Standards*Adopted 2013
Kansas was a lead state in writing the Next Generation Science Standards* and adopted them in 2013; they were reviewed in 2025.
Official standards (opens in a new tab)Kansas Standards for History, Government, and Social Studies
The state's own standards, informed by the C3 Framework
Grade 2 is 'Societies Then and Now,' focused on continuity and change over time. The standards document uses the C3 Framework's inquiry arc.
Official standards (opens in a new tab)Grade 2 math adds a Kansas standard to identify coins and bills and their values (2.MD.9).
CoveredCovered in Week 24, where your child identifies coins and their values and solves problems with dollar bills.
Verified: 2026-09-30. Standards change; always check your state's official page.