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    Michigan: 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.

    Michigan's standards by subject

    Math

    Michigan K-12 Standards for Mathematics

    Uses the Common Core State StandardsAdopted 2010

    Michigan's State Board adopted the shared multistate (Common Core) standards in 2010.

    Official standards (opens in a new tab)

    English Language Arts

    Michigan K-12 Standards for English Language Arts

    Uses the Common Core State StandardsAdopted 2010

    Adopted alongside the math standards in 2010.

    Official standards (opens in a new tab)

    Science

    Michigan K-12 Science Standards

    Based on the national science framework, with the state's own changesAdopted 2015

    Adopted November 2015; Michigan was a lead partner on the Next Generation Science Standards*, and two Grade 2 expectations are localized to Michigan and the Great Lakes.

    Official standards (opens in a new tab)

    Social Studies

    Michigan K-12 Social Studies Standards

    The state's own standards, informed by the C3 Framework

    Adopted June 2019. Grade 2 is 'The Local Community': the child's community, how it fits within Michigan, and local government services.

    Official standards (opens in a new tab)

    Grade 2 topics your state adds or places differently

    • Science: landforms and bodies of water are modeled using Michigan and the Great Lakes or a local area (2-ESS2-2 MI).

      Partly covered

      Weeks 19 and 21 model and map landforms and bodies of water. Add 15 minutes to find the Great Lakes on a map and point out Michigan, a lake and a river, or use your own local area as the model.

    • Science: where fresh water is found, including the Great Lakes and Great Lakes Basin (2-ESS2-3 MI).

      Partly covered

      Week 22 teaches where water is found on Earth. Add 10 minutes to explain that the Great Lakes hold fresh water, unlike the salty ocean, and trace the Great Lakes Basin on a map.

    • Social studies: use maps to locate the local community within Michigan and describe it as part of a county, metro area, tribal reservation or the state.

      Partly covered

      Week 35 finds home, town, state and country, and the My State, Part 1 add-on maps your state. Add 10 minutes on a Michigan map to find your county (and metro area or tribal reservation, if you live in one).

    Homeschooling in Michigan

    Sources

    Verified: 2026-09-30. Standards change; always check your state's official page.