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Second Grade Social Studies
TEXTBOOKS
Classroom sets of non-fiction trade books.
Educational videos that compliment the objectives.
DESCRIPTION
Second grade Social Studies focuses on three world habitats – the forest, polar
regions and rain forest – with an emphasis on plants, animals, geography and
people of these regions. Also studied are the contributions of numerous
historical figures and events. Basic mapping skills are introduced.
OBJECTIVES
1. Students will define a community as a group of people who share common
characteristics. (1.15) (4.1)
2. Students will compare and contrast his/her own life and the life of people in
the forest, rain forest and Arctic. (1.12)
3. Students will write a minimum of three sentences about the contributions of
the following people in United States history. (e.g.: J. Sterling Morton,
Christopher Columbus, Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, Abraham Lincoln,
George Washington.) (1.1) (4.2) (4.3)
4. Students will explain the importance of selected holidays and special events.
(4.8)
5. Students will label a map with the four cardinal directions. (1.8)
6. Students will label on a map the North Pole, South Pole and equator on a
globe. (1.8)
7. Students will label on a map the continent of North America and the countries
of Canada, Mexico, and the United States. (1.8)
8. Students will label the state of Nebraska on an outline map of the United
States. (1.8) (4.20)
9. Students will label the Rocky Mountains and Appalachian Mountains on a map of
the United States. (1.8)
10. Students will demonstrate proper etiquette regarding symbols and songs of
the United States.(1.24)
11. Students will list 3 qualities of a citizen that would make them a
responsible member of any community: (e.g.: respecting property, following
community rules, positive attitude toward self and others, practices a spirit of
cooperation, etc.) (1.23) (4.26)
12. Students will demonstrate the appropriate way to resolve a conflict
peacefully. (1.30)
13. Students will distinguish between a want and a need. (1.17)
14. Students will use a computer to access biographical information for an
assigned research project.
WRITING ACTIVITIES
1. Class books and individual papers are written and illustrated to review
information taught.
2. Child respond in writing as a culminating or assessment activity at the end
of each unit of study
MULTICULTURAL EDUCATION ACTIVITIES
1. Numerous genres including biographies are read.
2. Students research historical figures and events.
3. Students compare and contrast different cultures.
