Grade 2 Curriculum
Fluency, independence and first projects
Early & Foundation · Kindergarten – Grade 2
Grade 2 completes the foundation phase. Learners read fluently enough to learn from text, write organised paragraphs, work confidently with numbers to 1,000, and complete their first end-of-level exhibition project.
Developmental learning priorities
- Reading fluency and comprehension
- Paragraph writing
- Place value and multiplication readiness
- Investigation and recording
- Teamwork and independence
Subjects taught in Grade 2
Fluent Reading & Paragraph Writing(open for detail)
Learners read longer texts with expression, identify main idea and detail, use dictionaries, and write organised paragraphs with a topic sentence and supporting details across narrative and informational forms.
Annual learning objectives
- • Read grade-level text fluently with expression
- • State the main idea and two supporting details
- • Write an organised paragraph
- • Use capitalisation, punctuation and basic spelling rules
Key units & topics
- • Fluency and expression
- • Main idea and detail
- • Paragraph structure
- • Grammar and spelling
- • Poetry and story
Skills developed
- • Fluency
- • Comprehension
- • Paragraph writing
- • Editing
Projects & performance tasks
- • Non-fiction booklet about an animal of Liberia
- • Class poetry recital
Technology & AI integration
Learners type and format a short paragraph and use a read-aloud tool to check their own writing.
Assessment approach
Fluency assessment, comprehension tests and writing portfolio.
Place Value, Operations & Data(open for detail)
Learners work with numbers to 1,000, add and subtract with regrouping, learn equal-group thinking as a bridge to multiplication, measure with standard units and read and build simple graphs.
Annual learning objectives
- • Read, write and compare numbers to 1,000
- • Add and subtract with regrouping
- • Use repeated addition and arrays for multiplication readiness
- • Read and create bar and picture graphs
Key units & topics
- • Place value to 1,000
- • Regrouping
- • Equal groups and arrays
- • Measurement
- • Data and graphs
Skills developed
- • Computation accuracy
- • Modelling
- • Data reading
Projects & performance tasks
- • Class survey with a bar graph
- • Measuring project around the school
Technology & AI integration
Learners enter survey data into a spreadsheet template and generate a chart.
Assessment approach
Unit tests, fluency checks and a data task.
Life Cycles, Forces & Earth(open for detail)
Learners study life cycles and habitats, explore push, pull and motion, examine soil and water, and carry out fair tests where they change one thing and measure the effect.
Annual learning objectives
- • Describe a life cycle
- • Explain how forces make objects move
- • Compare soils or water sources
- • Change one variable in a fair test
Key units & topics
- • Life cycles and habitats
- • Forces and motion
- • Earth materials
- • Fair testing
Skills developed
- • Fair testing
- • Measurement
- • Explanation with evidence
Projects & performance tasks
- • Butterfly or bean life-cycle study
- • Ramp and rolling distance experiment
Technology & AI integration
Results recorded digitally and turned into a chart.
Assessment approach
Investigation write-ups and practical assessment.
Liberia: Our People & Traditions(open for detail)
Learners explore Liberia's counties, ethnic groups, languages, foods, music and traditions, and learn the story of the country's founding at an age-appropriate level.
Annual learning objectives
- • Name several Liberian counties and groups
- • Describe traditions of their community
- • Explain national symbols and holidays
- • Retell a traditional story
Key units & topics
- • Counties and peoples
- • Traditions and food
- • National symbols
- • Folk stories
Skills developed
- • Cultural awareness
- • Oral storytelling
- • Respect for difference
Projects & performance tasks
- • Culture day exhibition
- • Illustrated traditional story book
Technology & AI integration
Photos and recordings of family traditions collected with permission.
Assessment approach
Presentation and project work.
Algorithms, Loops & Introductory Blocks(open for detail)
Learners use block-based coding to move a character, repeat actions with loops and respond to events, planning their sequence before they build it.
Annual learning objectives
- • Use sequence, loop and event blocks
- • Plan before coding
- • Debug a program that misbehaves
- • Explain what a loop does
Key units & topics
- • Blocks and sequences
- • Loops
- • Events
- • Debugging
Skills developed
- • Algorithmic thinking
- • Debugging
- • Planning
Projects & performance tasks
- • Animated greeting or short story in a block environment
Technology & AI integration
Learners see that the same instruction repeated is a loop — the foundation of automation.
Assessment approach
Working project and explanation of how it works.
Typing, Files & Digital Safety(open for detail)
Learners begin structured keyboarding, create and organise files in folders, produce simple documents and learn the rules of safe, kind online behaviour.
Annual learning objectives
- • Type with correct hand placement
- • Save and find files in folders
- • Format a simple document
- • Explain three online safety rules
Key units & topics
- • Keyboarding
- • Files and folders
- • Word processing
- • Online safety and kindness
Skills developed
- • Keyboarding
- • File management
- • Digital responsibility
Projects & performance tasks
- • Typed and illustrated class newsletter page
Technology & AI integration
Introduces the digital footprint idea in simple terms.
Assessment approach
Typing benchmark and practical tasks.
Rules, Fairness & Community Service(open for detail)
Learners study why communities have rules and leaders, take on classroom responsibilities, vote on class decisions and complete a small service project.
Annual learning objectives
- • Explain why rules and leaders are needed
- • Participate in a class vote
- • Fulfil a classroom responsibility
- • Describe how they helped others
Key units & topics
- • Rules and laws
- • Leaders
- • Voting
- • Service
Skills developed
- • Civic participation
- • Responsibility
- • Fair decision making
Projects & performance tasks
- • Class election
- • School clean-up or kindness service project
Technology & AI integration
Voting results tallied and charted digitally.
Assessment approach
Participation and reflection.
First Exhibition Project(open for detail)
Learners complete the Foundation Level exhibition: choose a wonder question, investigate it with teacher support, make something to show what they learned, and present to parents.
Annual learning objectives
- • Ask a researchable question
- • Gather information from two sources
- • Create a product that shows learning
- • Present clearly to an audience
Key units & topics
- • Questioning
- • Finding information
- • Making and showing
- • Presenting
Skills developed
- • Inquiry
- • Planning
- • Presentation
Projects & performance tasks
- • Foundation Level Exhibition presented to families
Technology & AI integration
Learners include a typed page or a photo slideshow in their exhibit.
Assessment approach
Exhibition rubric covering research, product and presentation.
Health, PE & Wellbeing(open for detail)
Learners deepen hygiene and nutrition knowledge, learn about germs and disease spread, practise emotional self-management, and develop sport skills and fair play.
Annual learning objectives
- • Explain how germs spread and how to prevent it
- • Plan a balanced meal
- • Name and manage strong feelings
- • Play a team game following the rules
Key units & topics
- • Germs and prevention
- • Nutrition
- • Emotions
- • Team games
Skills developed
- • Preventive habits
- • Emotional regulation
- • Sportsmanship
Projects & performance tasks
- • Handwashing campaign for younger classes
- • Inter-class games day
Technology & AI integration
Health information looked up together and checked with the teacher.
Assessment approach
Demonstration, quiz and participation.
History: Liberia's Story Begins(open for detail)
Learners study Liberia's people and land, the founding of the Republic and its national symbols, and the idea that we learn about the past from evidence — photographs, objects and people's memories.
Annual learning objectives
- • Say when Liberia became independent and what that means
- • Name three sources historians use
- • Place four events on a class timeline in order
- • Describe one Liberian tradition and where it comes from
Key units & topics
- • Peoples of Liberia
- • Founding of the Republic
- • National symbols and heroes
- • How we know about the past
Skills developed
- • Chronology
- • Source awareness
- • Map recognition
- • Speaking from evidence
Projects & performance tasks
- • Class museum of old objects with labels
- • Illustrated timeline of Liberia's founding
Technology & AI integration
Learners view digitised photographs and archive images and discuss what each one shows and does not show.
Assessment approach
Timeline accuracy, museum labels and short oral explanations.
End-of-year outcomes
By the end of Grade 2, a learner:
- Reads fluently and learns new content from text.
- Writes an organised paragraph with correct mechanics.
- Works confidently with numbers to 1,000 and interprets graphs.
- Completes a fair test and an exhibition project.
- Types with correct posture, saves work and follows online safety rules.