Second Grade Social Science
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First Quarter
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Arthur’s Pet Business |
Students construct a poster advertising a business for a community |
Rubric |
18-18B |
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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 |
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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 |
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Columbus |
Discuss who he is and his importance |
worksheets |
16A |
Second Quarter
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CONTENT (General) |
CONTENT (Specific) |
ASSESSMENTS |
ILLINOIS LEARNING STANDARDS |
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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
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CONTENT (General) |
CONTENT (Specific) |
ASSESSMENTS |
ILLINOIS LEARNING STANDARDS |
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Martin Luther King Jr. |
Read a story and watch a movie about MLK.
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14F 18A 18C |
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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 |
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Jr. Achievement |
How does a community work |
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18B 14C |
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Jr. Achievement
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Sweet “o” donuts – learning an assembly vs. unit production |
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18B 15A,C 15C |
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Jr. Achievement |
The role of government- taxes, goods, services, benefits |
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18B 14A,F 15E |
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Jr. Achievement |
A new business- voting, ballots, choices |
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18B 14B,C ,D 15B,C |
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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 |
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Casimir Pulaski |
Read story and discuss |
Comprehension ws |
14E, 16D
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Mesozoic Era |
Study/made class timeline of Dinosaurs |
Scramble ws |
16E |
Fourth Quarter
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CONTENT (General |
CONTENT (Specific) |
ASSESSMENTS |
ILLINOIS LEARNING STANDARDS |
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Junior Acheivement |
Students learned about exchange of money throughout a community |
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15A,B,C,D,E |
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Iowa Review |
Mapping skills |
Mapping ws |
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Iowa Testing |
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Oil Experiment |
Discussed social effects of an oil spill |
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17C |
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Cinco De Mayo |
Discussed history of this important day, explored different parts of Mexican/Spanish culture |
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16A,D |