Grade guide · Grade 2
Grade 2 in British Columbia: what your child learns this year
Grade 2 has 80 short lesson videos on Knowledge Made Fun across Mathematics, Science and five more subjects. Each lesson is about a minute long, follows the British Columbia curriculum and comes with a transcript. Two lessons play free without an account.
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- Watch two Grade 2 lessons on the website without an account. Grade 2 lessons
- Sign in free, no payment and no card, to watch three lessons a day. Pick a lesson
- Print Grade 2 worksheets free after a free sign-in. Worksheets
- Draw and print graph paper, no account needed. Graph paper
- Put a timer, a name picker, dice, a noise meter or a scoreboard on the screen, no account needed. Classroom tools
Subject
Arts Education
8 lessons for Grade 2, by strand.
All Grade 2 Arts Education lessons
Music
- Beat and RhythmBeat and rhythm
- High and Low SoundsHigh and low sounds
- Loud and soft, fast and slow
- Writing Music DownWriting music down
Visual arts
- Lines in art: thick, thin, wavy, zigzag and jaggedLines in art
- Pattern and ContrastPattern, repetition and contrast in art
Arts in general
- Symbols in ArtSymbols in art
- Making Art Safely and KindlyMaking art safely and kindly
The full curriculum is on the Province's site.
Subject
Career Education
5 lessons for Grade 2, by strand.
All Grade 2 Career Education lessons
Career education
- Setting a Goal in Small StepsSetting a goal in small steps
- Trying Something NewTrying something new
- Respecting differences
- Everyone Has Jobs: Helping at Home, at School and in the CommunityHelping at home, at school and in the community
- Jobs People Do in a CommunityJobs people do in a community
The full curriculum is on the Province's site.
Subject
English Language Arts
12 lessons for Grade 2, by strand.
All Grade 2 English Language Arts lessons
Story/text
- Characters and Setting: Who and WhereCharacters and setting
- Beginning, Middle and End: Sam's KiteBeginning, middle and end
- Rhyme and Sound Play: Five Funny FrogsRhyme and sound play
- Words That Stand Out: Bold, Underline and ColourWords that stand out: bold, underline and colour
- Parts of a Book: Title, Author, Illustrator, Chapters and ContentsParts of a book
Strategies and processes
- Predicting what will happen
- Sounding Out a New WordSounding out a new word
- Main Idea and DetailsMain idea and details
- Revising and Editing: Make It Better, Then Fix ItRevising and editing
Language features, structures, and conventions
- Word Families: Same Ending, New First SoundWord families
- Joining Sentences with And, But and SoJoining two sentences with and, but or so
- Capital Letters and End MarksCapital letters and end marks
The full curriculum is on the Province's site.
Subject
Mathematics
23 lessons for Grade 2, by strand.
All Grade 2 Mathematics lessons
Number
- Skip-Counting by 2s, 5s and 10sSkip-counting by 2s, 5s and 10s
- Comparing and Ordering Numbers to 100Comparing and ordering numbers to 100
- Tens and Ones: What Each Digit in 49 Is WorthTens and ones: what each digit is worth
- Even and Odd Numbers: Can Every Sock Find a Partner?Even and odd numbers
- How Many Beans? Estimating with a HandfulEstimating with 25, 50 and 100
- Making 10 to add: 8 + 5Making 10 to add
- Doubles and Near Doubles: 6 + 7Doubles and near doubles
- Subtracting by Counting UpSubtracting by counting up
- Adding Two-Digit Numbers: Tens and OnesAdding two-digit numbers with tens and ones
- Adding with Friendly Numbers: 48 + 37Adding with friendly numbers
- Subtracting on an open number line
Patterns and algebra
- Finding the Core of a Repeating PatternFinding the core of a repeating pattern
- Increasing Patterns: Add the Same AmountIncreasing patterns
- Finding a missing number with a ten frameFinding a missing number with a ten-frame
- Equal and Not Equal on a BalanceEqual and not equal
Geometry and measurement
- Measuring Length in CentimetresMeasuring length in centimetres
- Centimetres or Metres? Fingertips and Giant StepsCentimetres and metres
- Sorting Shapes by Two RulesSorting shapes by two attributes
- The Flat Faces of a Cube and a CylinderThe flat faces of 3D objects
Data and probability
- From Real Fruit to a Picture GraphFrom a real-object graph to a picture graph
- How Likely Is It? Crayons in a BoxHow likely is it?
Financial literacy
- Counting Coins to 100 CentsCounting coins to 100 cents
- Save a Little at a TimeSpending and saving
The full curriculum is on the Province's site.
Subject
Physical and Health Education
9 lessons for Grade 2, by strand.
All Grade 2 Physical and Health Education lessons
Physical literacy
- How Hard Is My Body Working?How hard is my body working?
Healthy and active living
- What Moving Does to Your BodyWhat moving does to your body
- Being Active Every Day: Fill Up Your 60 MinutesBeing active every day
- Many Foods, Lots of EnergyEating a variety of foods
- Stopping Germs: Wash, Cover, RestStopping germs
- Who Can Help With Your Health?Who to ask about health
Social and community health
Mental well-being
- Naming and Calming Big FeelingsNaming and calming big feelings
- What Makes You YouWhat makes you you
The full curriculum is on the Province's site.
Subject
Science
14 lessons for Grade 2, by strand.
Biology
- Metamorphosis: A Whole New ShapeMetamorphosis: a body that changes shape
- Growing Up Without Changing ShapeGrowing up without changing shape
- How Young Animals Look Like Their ParentsHow young animals look like their parents
- The Salmon Life CycleThe salmon life cycle
Chemistry
- Warm, Cool, Cut, Mix: Still the Same StuffChanging materials by warming, cooling, cutting and mixing
- Cooking and Burning: Changes You Cannot UndoCooking and burning: changes you cannot undo
Physics
- Tug of War: Balanced and Unbalanced PullsPushes and pulls: balanced and unbalanced
- Forces That Work Without TouchingForces that work without touching
- Air Resistance: Why a Flat Sheet Falls SlowerAir resistance: why shape changes how things fall
- Sliding on Ice, Carpet and SandSliding on ice, carpet and sand
Earth science
- Where We Find WaterWhere we find water
- What a Watershed IsWhat a watershed is
- Saving Fresh WaterSaving fresh water
- The Water CycleThe water cycle
The full curriculum is on the Province's site.
Worksheets
Worksheets for this grade
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