They can write answers to questions and can write descriptions of things they observe. Second graders study spelling. New words are studied and reinforced with spelling practice and tests. Mathematics Second graders do lots of activities with the numbers 0 to 1000. They will learn to read the number words, one through one hundred.
Second graders add and subtract larger numbers.
They can add up to 3 single digit numbers. Second graders work with patterns and shapes. Second graders will learn how to continue patterns of geometric shapes or number sequences. They are able to identify various shapes including squares, circles, triangles, rectangles, spheres, cones, cubes, cylinders, hexagons and trapezoids. Second graders learn to work with simple fractions.