Second Grade Social Science

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First Quarter

Arthur’s Pet Business

Students construct a poster advertising a business for a community

Rubric

18-18B

Arthur’s pet Business

Students construct a class timeline and discuss the differences and changes seen in the Arthur character through the books

Oral assessment

16-16A

Community unit

Definition of a community

School mapping- identifying different communities that exist within a school setting

Construct a model based on a building within the community

Community web

Model community building

18-18B

11-11B

Columbus

Discuss who he is and his importance

worksheets

16A

 

Second Quarter

CONTENT (General)

CONTENT (Specific)

ASSESSMENTS

ILLINOIS LEARNING STANDARDS

Veteran’s day

Native American Unit

Festival of Lights Unit

Discuss importance and thank you letter to servicemen

Study of their culture, traditions, way of life then and now

Study of different countries and their holiday celebrations

Worksheets

Letter

rubric

18C

16A

16E

17A,B

14A

16D

Third Quarter

CONTENT (General)

CONTENT (Specific)

ASSESSMENTS

ILLINOIS LEARNING STANDARDS

Martin Luther King Jr.

Read a story and watch a movie about MLK.

 

 

14F

18A

18C

MLK (continued)

 

Rural and Urban

Wrote narrative essay on MLK and his importance in history.

Compare similarities and differences between rural and urban living.  Read Country/City Mouse Play

Quiz on MLK

 

Venn diagram- rural/urban

14F

18A

18C

17A, 17B, 17C

Jr. Achievement

How does a community work

 

18B

14C

Jr. Achievement

 

 

Sweet “o” donuts – learning an assembly vs. unit production

 

18B

15A,C

15C

Jr. Achievement

The role of government- taxes, goods, services, benefits

 

18B

14A,F

15E

Jr. Achievement

A new business- voting, ballots, choices

 

18B

14B,C ,D

15B,C

Jr. Achievement

Map skills

How money travels in a community (quarter)

Study of the compass rose, map key, boundaries

 

Small town ws

Theme skill test

15A,B,C,D,E,18B

17A,18C

Casimir Pulaski

Read story and discuss

Comprehension ws

14E, 16D

 

Mesozoic Era

Study/made class timeline of Dinosaurs

Scramble ws

16E

 

Fourth Quarter

CONTENT (General

CONTENT (Specific)

ASSESSMENTS

ILLINOIS LEARNING STANDARDS

Junior Acheivement

 Students learned about exchange of money throughout a community

 

15A,B,C,D,E

Iowa Review

Mapping skills

Mapping ws

 

Iowa Testing

 

 

 

Oil Experiment

Discussed social effects of an oil spill

 

17C

Cinco De Mayo

Discussed history of this important day, explored different parts of Mexican/Spanish culture

 

16A,D

 

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