2nd Grade Reading homeschool curriculum
Learn phonics, decoding, fluency, comprehension, and confident independent reading. Follow a flexible 36-week sequence with independent work, parent-supported teaching, interactive questions, and printable practice.
What children will practice
Every week includes a learning goal, examples, checking for understanding, a hands-on project, and an opportunity to explain the idea back to an adult. Activities can be adapted to your child’s readiness.
All 36 weekly reading lessons
- Week 1
Read for meaning: main idea
I can read a short passage and identify what it is mostly about.
Unit: Welcome & Wonder - Week 2
Multisyllabic words
I can break familiar two- and three-syllable words into manageable parts.
Unit: Welcome & Wonder - Week 3
Prefixes re-/un-/dis-
I can explain and use prefixes re-/un-/dis- with examples appropriate for Grade 2.
Unit: Welcome & Wonder - Week 4
Suffixes -ful/-less/-ly
I can explain and use suffixes -ful/-less/-ly with examples appropriate for Grade 2.
Unit: Welcome & Wonder - Week 5
R-controlled syllables
I can explain and use r-controlled syllables with examples appropriate for Grade 2.
Unit: Patterns All Around - Week 6
Vowel teams review
I can explain and use vowel teams review with examples appropriate for Grade 2.
Unit: Patterns All Around - Week 7
Compound words
I can explain and use compound words with examples appropriate for Grade 2.
Unit: Patterns All Around - Week 8
Context vocabulary
I can explain and use context vocabulary with examples appropriate for Grade 2.
Unit: Patterns All Around - Week 9
Reading rate and accuracy
I can explain and use reading rate and accuracy with examples appropriate for Grade 2.
Unit: Our Community - Week 10
Phrasing and expression
I can explain and use phrasing and expression with examples appropriate for Grade 2.
Unit: Our Community - Week 11
Read a short chapter
I can explain and use read a short chapter with examples appropriate for Grade 2.
Unit: Our Community - Week 12
Monitor comprehension
I can explain and use monitor comprehension with examples appropriate for Grade 2.
Unit: Our Community - Week 13
Central message
I can explain and use central message with examples appropriate for Grade 2.
Unit: Living Things - Week 14
Character change
I can explain and use character change with examples appropriate for Grade 2.
Unit: Living Things - Week 15
Compare story characters
I can explain and use compare story characters with examples appropriate for Grade 2.
Unit: Living Things - Week 16
Story structure
I can explain and use story structure with examples appropriate for Grade 2.
Unit: Living Things - Week 17
Main idea and details
I can explain and use main idea and details with examples appropriate for Grade 2.
Unit: Stories & Signals - Week 18
Use textual evidence
I can explain and use use textual evidence with examples appropriate for Grade 2.
Unit: Stories & Signals - Week 19
Nonfiction text features
I can explain and use nonfiction text features with examples appropriate for Grade 2.
Unit: Stories & Signals - Week 20
Compare sources
I can explain and use compare sources with examples appropriate for Grade 2.
Unit: Stories & Signals - Week 21
Cause and effect
I can explain and use cause and effect with examples appropriate for Grade 2.
Unit: Explore & Measure - Week 22
Problem and solution
I can explain and use problem and solution with examples appropriate for Grade 2.
Unit: Explore & Measure - Week 23
Chronological order
I can explain and use chronological order with examples appropriate for Grade 2.
Unit: Explore & Measure - Week 24
Summarize nonfiction
I can explain and use summarize nonfiction with examples appropriate for Grade 2.
Unit: Explore & Measure - Week 25
Poetry imagery and rhythm
I can explain and use poetry imagery and rhythm with examples appropriate for Grade 2.
Unit: Earth & Sky - Week 26
Figurative language basics
I can explain and use figurative language basics with examples appropriate for Grade 2.
Unit: Earth & Sky - Week 27
Author purpose and tone
I can explain and use author purpose and tone with examples appropriate for Grade 2.
Unit: Earth & Sky - Week 28
Different points of view
I can explain and use different points of view with examples appropriate for Grade 2.
Unit: Earth & Sky - Week 29
Ask higher-order questions
I can explain and use ask higher-order questions with examples appropriate for Grade 2.
Unit: Invent & Create - Week 30
Infer from clues
I can explain and use infer from clues with examples appropriate for Grade 2.
Unit: Invent & Create - Week 31
Compare two texts
I can explain and use compare two texts with examples appropriate for Grade 2.
Unit: Invent & Create - Week 32
Explain evidence
I can explain and use explain evidence with examples appropriate for Grade 2.
Unit: Invent & Create - Week 33
Choose independent book
I can explain and use choose independent book with examples appropriate for Grade 2.
Unit: Celebrate & Grow - Week 34
Book conversation
I can explain and use book conversation with examples appropriate for Grade 2.
Unit: Celebrate & Grow - Week 35
Present book review
I can explain and use present book review with examples appropriate for Grade 2.
Unit: Celebrate & Grow - Week 36
Reading celebration
I can explain and use reading celebration with examples appropriate for Grade 2.
Unit: Celebrate & Grow