Social Studies Objectives for Second Grade 2009-2010

 

1^st Quarter

 

Unit 1

 

Lesson 1. Living in a Neighborhood

 

* Rural, suburb, urban communities

 

* Law, vote, history, capital

 

* Citizen Heroes, Kids Care Clubs

 

Lesson 2. A Walk Through a Community

 

* Then and Now, How a Community Changes

 

* Map and globe skills, read a city map

 

Lesson 3. Comparing Communities

 

 * Biography, Henrietta King

 

Lesson 4. Our State Our Country

 

* Biography, Benjamin Banneker

 

Lesson 5. Our Country is Part of Our World

 

* Continents

 

* Dorling Kindersley , Children of the World

 

 

Unit 2.

 

Lesson 1. Interview with a Geographer

 

* Map and Globe skills, landforms and water on a Map

 

Lesson 2. Where People Live

 

* Then and Now How People Lived

 

 

 Lesson 3. From My Orchard to You

 

* Ancestor, producer, consumer

 

* Smithsonian Harvest Time

 

* Biography , Cesar Chavez

 

Lesson 4. Our Earth’s Resources

 

* Natural resource, crop,

 

* Chart and graph skills, read a bar graph

 

Lesson 5. Caring for Our Resources

 

* Conservation

 

* Biography, Rachel Carson

 

* Citizen Heroes, The Earth Angels

 

 

2^nd Quarter

Unit 3

 

Lesson 1. Choosing Goods and Services

 

* Income, goods, services

 

* Citizen heroes, Phoenix Kids Pride Program

 

Lesson 2. Services in our Community

 

*  Tax

 

* Workers in our community

 

* Biography, Florence Nightingale

 

 

Lesson 3. Goods from the Factory to you

 

* Factory, how a t-shirt is made

 

* Map and Globe skills, use a Compass Rose

 

Lesson 4. A Trip to the Bank

 

* Chart and graph skills, read a Pie Chart

 

* Biography, Linda Alvarado

 

Lesson 5. Countries Trade and Move Goods

 

* Then and Now Bartering Goods and Services

 

* Trade, transportation, barter

 

 

 

3^rd Quarter

 

Unit 4

 

Lesson 1. Local Government

 

* Mayor, citizen

 

* Citizen heroes, Anna Beavers

 

Lesson 2. State Government

 

* Governor

 

* Chart and Graph skills, read a Table

 

Lesson 3. Federal Government

 

* President, Congress, Supreme Court

 

* Biography, Thurgood Marshall

 

Lesson 4. Voting for Leader

 

*  Smithsonian, Presidential Treasures

 

* Biography, Susan B. Anthony

 

Lesson 5. The Land of Freedom

* Freedom, motto, monument

* Map and Globe skills, use a Map Grid, Flags around the World

Unit 5 Our Country Long Ago

 

Lesson 1. The First Americans

 

* Shelter, tradition, explorer, colony, colonist, independence, pioneer

 

* Native American Groups, Powhatan, Sioux, Pueblo

 

* Citizen Heroes, Ella Cara Deloria

 

Lesson 2. Colonies

 

* Pilgrims, Mayflower, Thanksgiving

 

* Map and Globe skills, read a History Map

 

Lesson 3. Thirteen Colonies, One Country

 

* Map of Thirteen Colonies, The American flag

 

* Biography, Paul Revere

 

 

4^thQuarter

 

Unit 5 continued

 

Lesson 4. Our Country Grows

 

* Then and Now Westward Ho!

 

* Chart and Graph skills, read a Time Line

 

Lesson 5. We Remember Americans

 

* African Americans, Slavery, Abraham Lincoln, Harriet Tubman, Frederick Douglass

 

* Biography, Sojourner Truth

 

Unit 6

 

Lesson 1.Family History

 

* Immigrant, holiday, custom, landmark, artifact, invention, communication

 

* Citizen heroes, Ellen Ochoe

 

Lesson 2.People Celebrate

 

* Chart and Graph skills, read a Calendar

 

Lesson 3 Landmarks in Our Country

 

* National Landmarks

 

* Landmarks around the world

 

* Biography, Ieoh Ming Pei

 

Lesson 4. A Step Back in Time

 

* Egypt, China

 

* Chart and Graph skills, read a Diagram

 

Lesson 5.Linking Our World

 

* Communication, Braille,

 

* Henry Ford, Helen Keller, Wright brothers, Amelia Earhart

 

* Biography, Robert Fulton

 

* Map Skills will be taught in every lesson