2nd Grade · Full-year course · 4 units
History
Week 1 is free. Tap Week 1. The reading and the problems are on that lesson. Weeks 2–36 open with a Life Academy plan ($35/month per student or $69/month per family (up to 4 students)).
Unit 1: Foundations
Weeks 1–9Week 1U.S. map regions: Northeast, South, Midwest, WestWeek 2Map scale and a compass rose — tools, not decorationWeek 3Native nations of our region: name, place, one true factWeek 4Why people settle near water — geography as a causeWeek 5Colonial life: work, food, and distance (not a theme park)Week 6Thirteen colonies on the Atlantic — a map factWeek 7Taxes and representation: why colonists argued with BritainWeek 8Lexington 1775, Declaration 1776, Yorktown 1781 — orderWeek 9Patriots and Loyalists — Americans disagreed
Unit 2: Building fluency
Weeks 10–18Week 10The Constitution (1787) and why a country needs written rulesWeek 11Bill of Rights: speech, religion, a fair trial — in kid words that stay trueWeek 12Washington's precedents: two terms, Mr. President, peaceful transferWeek 13Lewis and Clark (1804–1806) — a journey with maps and journalsWeek 14Westward movement: settlers and Native nations both realWeek 15The Civil War (1861–1865): Union, Confederacy, slavery, and the 13th AmendmentWeek 16Immigrants: people who moved here — reasons you can nameWeek 17Inventors with dates: Whitney, Morse, Edison — one fact eachWeek 18Midyear: map regions + 1776/1787/1861 battery
Unit 3: Depth & application
Weeks 19–27Week 19State symbols and why a state has a constitution tooWeek 20Local government: mayor, council, county — who fixes a roadWeek 21Goods, services, producers, consumersWeek 22Then vs now: farms, factories, and storesWeek 23A biography: Sacagawea, Douglass, or Barton — two checkable factsWeek 24Primary vs secondary: a letter vs a textbook pageWeek 25Monuments remember; they are not the whole storyWeek 26Our state's path to statehood (year if known)Week 27Rivers of the U.S.: Mississippi as a highway of trade
Unit 4: Mastery & showcase
Weeks 28–36Week 28The National Anthem's first line and the 1814 story (Fort McHenry)Week 29Citizenship duties: laws, truth, and taking turns in publicWeek 30Current event: one fact from news, one question still openWeek 31Compare two regions: climate, work, and settlementWeek 32Timeline of the year: colonies → Revolution → Constitution → Civil WarWeek 33Oral history: interview an older person (two facts, one date)Week 34History fair mini: one person, one map, one sourceWeek 35Review: geography causes + civic rule booksWeek 36Grade 2 history portfolio: region map + three dated events