Minnesota Grade 2 skill plan

Every Grade 2 skill in Vita, with the matching benchmark from the 2022 Minnesota K–12 Academic Standards in Mathematics. Minnesota schools must teach these standards by the 2027–28 school year. Language arts skills show their Common Core codes, science skills show NGSS codes, and social studies skills show C3 Framework codes.

168 skills this year: 95 math, 54 language arts, 11 science, 8 social studies. That's about 5 a week over a 36-week school year, and 15 to 20 minutes of practice a day is plenty for most kids. 90 of 95 math skills match a Minnesota benchmark, and 2 are taught in a different grade in Minnesota.

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Math 95 skills

Language arts 54 skills

Phonics and word study

Grammar

2.12Collective nounsL.2.1a
2.13Irregular past tense verbsL.2.1d
2.14Reflexive pronounsL.2.1c
2.15Adjective or adverb?L.2.1e
2.16Join sentences with and, but, soL.2.1f
2.17Plural nounsL.2.1b
2.18Nouns, verbs and adjectivesReview of grade 1 (Common Core L.1.1)
2.19Irregular pluralsL.2.1b
2.20Complete sentencesL.2.1f
2.21Words that tell howL.2.1e
2.22Four kinds of sentencesL.2.1f
2.23Sentences with more detailL.2.1f

Capitals and punctuation

2.24Capitalize names, places and holidaysL.2.2a
2.25ContractionsL.2.2c
2.26Possessive nounsL.2.2c
2.27Commas in lettersL.2.2b
2.28ABC order to the second letterL.2.2e

Vocabulary

2.29Context cluesL.2.4a
2.30Shades of meaningL.2.5b
2.31SynonymsL.4.5c (early practice for a later grade)
2.32AntonymsL.4.5c (early practice for a later grade)
2.33Formal and informal languageL.2.3a
2.34Root wordsL.2.4c
2.35Words that sound the sameL.2.4
2.36Guide wordsL.2.2e
2.37Words with more than one meaningL.2.4a
2.38What does the compound word mean?L.2.4d

Reading

2.39Read and answerRL.2.1
2.40Main topicRI.2.2
2.41The lesson of a fableRL.2.2
2.42How does the character feel?RL.2.3
2.43Rhyme in poemsRL.2.4
2.44Who is speaking?RL.2.6
2.45More text featuresRI.2.5
2.46Why did the author write it?RI.2.6
2.47Reasons that support a pointRI.2.8
2.48Cause and effectRI.2.3
2.49Problem and solutionRL.2.5
2.50Order of eventsRL.2.5
2.51Fact or opinion?RI.2.8
2.52How does the story end?RL.2.5
2.53How does the character respond?RL.2.3
2.54Compare two storiesRL.2.9

Science 11 skills

Matter

2.1Describe materialsNGSS 2-PS1-1
2.2Best material for the jobNGSS 2-PS1-2
2.3Build from small piecesNGSS 2-PS1-3
2.4Can it change back?NGSS 2-PS1-4

Plants and habitats

2.5What plants needNGSS 2-LS2-1
2.6Seeds and pollen moveNGSS 2-LS2-2
2.7Living things in habitatsNGSS 2-LS4-1

Earth's land and water

2.8Fast or slow Earth changesNGSS 2-ESS1-1
2.9Stop wind and water damageNGSS 2-ESS2-1
2.10Land and water on a mapNGSS 2-ESS2-2
2.11Solid or liquid waterNGSS 2-ESS2-3

Social studies 8 skills

Communities

2.1Urban, suburban or rural?C3 D2.Geo.6.K-2
2.2VotingC3 D2.Civ.2.K-2
2.3Local governmentC3 D2.Civ.1.K-2

Geography

2.4LandformsC3 D2.Geo.2.K-2
2.5Continents and oceansC3 D2.Geo.2.K-2

Economics and history

2.6Producer or consumer?C3 D2.Eco.1.K-2
2.7ScarcityC3 D2.Eco.3.K-2
2.8How communities changeC3 D2.His.2.K-2

Tip for homeschool families: the progress report on your Family page shows which of these skills your child has mastered, with dates. Print both to keep a record of the year.