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Homeschool Quests

Second grade at home

Every subject, second grade

Math

Second grade widens place value to 1,200 under TEKS, which is a Texas quirk worth knowing since Common Core stops at 1,000.

12 things to aim for, 5 free options.

 Reading and Phonics

Second grade is the multisyllable year, and it is the year most homemade phonics plans quietly stop.

10 things to aim for, 5 free options.

 Writing, Grammar and Spelling

Second grade is where Texas parts company with most of the country.

10 things to aim for, 5 free options.

 Science

Second grade adds the Moon, sound, and changes in materials that you can and cannot undo.

10 things to aim for, 5 free options.

 History and Social Studies

Second grade in Texas is the local year.

10 things to aim for, 5 free options.

 Art, Music, Movement and Life Skills

Second grade is where cursive shows up in the Texas standards, earlier than most parents expect: the ELAR standards have second graders writing cursive letters, with third grade expecting legible cursive words and answers.

11 things to aim for, 5 free options.