How to read this page
Newfoundland and Labrador publishes its curriculum as long official documents written for teachers. This page is the same content, translated for the fridge door: each subject below shows this year's units and the skills inside them. If a skill sounds unfamiliar, that's the point — now you know what to ask about at dinner.
Mathematics this year
Numbers stop being abstract this year — they become things your child can count, compare, build, and explain. In Newfoundland and Labrador, that's Mathematics, Grade 2 — 9 units, 17 skills.
Repeating and Increasing Patterns
- Repeating patterns with 3 to 5 elements
Equality
- Equalities and inequalities to 100
Data
- Collecting data and making graphs
See the full Mathematics, Grade 2 curriculum, with the ministry's own wording →
English Language Arts this year
Reading and writing grow fast at this age — this is the year the letters turn into stories. In Newfoundland and Labrador, that's English Language Arts, Grade 2 — 3 units, 35 skills.
Speaking and Listening
- Describing your experiences out loud
- Taking part in conversations
- Using social conventions
Reading and Viewing
- Choosing texts for a purpose
- Making questions that lead to inquiry
- Making connections to texts
Writing and Representing
- Writing feelings and imaginative ideas
- Using different text types and forms
- Using traits of writing to share ideas
See the full English Language Arts, Grade 2 curriculum, with the ministry's own wording →
Science this year
Science at this age is guided curiosity — observing, sorting, asking why, and testing ideas hands-on. In Newfoundland and Labrador, that's Science, Grade 2 — 3 units, 19 skills.
Earth and Space Science
- Air around us and wind
- Moisture on the move
- Where our water comes from
Physical Science
- Properties of liquids and solids
- Describing where things are
Life Science
- Changes through an animal's life cycle
- What changes and what stays the same
See the full Science, Grade 2 curriculum, with the ministry's own wording →
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Common questions
What does my child learn in Grade 2 in Newfoundland and Labrador?
Newfoundland and Labrador's official curriculum sets out Mathematics, English Language Arts, Science, Social Studies for Grade 2 — 89 specific skills in total. The big themes: Mathematics covers counting and representing whole numbers; English Language Arts covers speaking and listening and reading and viewing; Science covers earth and space science and physical science. The full list is on this page.
Is this the official Newfoundland and Labrador curriculum?
It's built from Newfoundland and Labrador's official program of studies, reorganized into plain language — and each subject links to a course page that quotes the ministry's own wording and links to the government source, so you can check our work. One honest caveat: we're not the ministry, curricula do change, and we can't guarantee this reflects the very latest revision, so confirm anything important against the live provincial curriculum data.
My child is finding one of these skills hard. What can I do?
That's normal — every skill on this page is one most kids wobble on at first. MapleMind teaches any of them one-on-one: a short lesson in plain words, a worked example, then solving together. It's free to start, on any device, in 14 languages.
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MapleMind isn't affiliated with any ministry of education. We build these guides from each province's official program of studies and refresh them from time to time — but curricula change, and we can't guarantee this page reflects the very latest revision. Always confirm against the live provincial curriculum data. Last updated 2026-08-15.
Social Studies this year
Social studies starts close to home — family, community, and how people live together. In Newfoundland and Labrador, that's Social Studies, Grade 2 — 10 units, 18 skills.
Social Studies Concepts and Skills - 1. Civic Engagement
- Fairness and group decisions
+ 1 more skill in this unit →Social Studies Concepts and Skills - 2. Inquiry and Research
Civics - 3. Civic Engagement
- Individuals and groups who bring change
+ 1 more skill in this unit →Civics - 4. Time, Continuity, and Change
Geography - 5. People, Place, and Environment
- Natural and human influences on the environment
+ 1 more skill in this unit →Geography - 6. Time, Continuity, and Change
- Interactions, culture, and the land
+ 1 more skill in this unit →Economics - 7. Individuals, Societies, and Economic Decisions
- Goods, services, and sectors of work
+ 1 more skill in this unit →Economics - 8. Time, Continuity, and Change
- Work changing with time and technology
+ 1 more skill in this unit →Politics - 9. Citizenship, Power, and Governance
- Rights and responsibilities of citizens
+ 1 more skill in this unit →Politics - 10. Civic Engagement
See the full Social Studies, Grade 2 curriculum, with the ministry's own wording →