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.
2023 North Dakota Mathematics Content Standards K-12
The state's own standardsAdopted 2023
Reorganized into North Dakota's own domains (Number and Operations, Algebraic Reasoning, Geometry and Measurement, Data, Probability and Statistics). Built from earlier North Dakota standards, which replaced Common Core in 2017. In use from 2024-25.
Official standards (opens in a new tab)2023 North Dakota English Language Arts Content Standards
The state's own standardsAdopted 2023
Finalized June 2023 with North Dakota's own strands (Foundations of Literacy, Communication, Reading, Writing, Inquiry and Research); tested from 2024-25.
Official standards (opens in a new tab)2019 North Dakota Science Content Standards K-12
Based on the national science framework, with the state's own changesAdopted 2019
Written using the Next Generation Science Standards* and other states' standards as a framework, with North Dakota connections. Grade 2 performance expectations match the national Grade 2 list.
Official standards (opens in a new tab)2019 North Dakota Social Studies Content Standards K-12
The state's own standards, informed by the C3 Framework
Written for a K-2 grade band (teachers set grade-level goals): rules and laws, symbols, needs and wants, producers and consumers, saving, maps, holidays and time order. North Dakota studies begin in Grades 3-5. The committee drew on the C3 Framework.
Official standards (opens in a new tab)Math: skip count forward and backward by 2s (and by 100s) (2.NO.CC.4). Common Core Grade 2 skip counting is by 5s, 10s and 100s.
Partly coveredWeeks 17 and 18 skip-count by 2s and Week 4 by 100s. Add 5 minutes of counting backward by 2s (from 40 to 0, then from 41 to 1) a few times that week.
ELA: write upper- and lowercase letters accurately and automatically (2.F.13). Common Core's handwriting standards end in Grade 1.
Partly coveredYour child makes neat final copies each week in Publishing. Add 5 minutes of quick letter writing 3 times a week: say a letter and have your child write the upper- and lowercase forms.
ELA: write a paragraph of several complete sentences on a topic (2.F.14).
CoveredCovered in Week 8 (animal paragraphs), Week 14 (a compare-and-contrast paragraph) and Week 28 (a research paragraph).
Verified: 2026-09-30. Standards change; always check your state's official page.