2nd grade Social Studies
10 units matched to the Arizona Academic Standards. Kids see this subject as “Our World”.
Focus areas
- Maps, continents and world regions
- Cultures and communities around the world
- Goods, jobs and trade in a global economy
Units
Unit 1
Needs & Wants
Telling needs from wants and how communities help meet people's needs.
Learning standard: 2.E1.2 · reasons to spend or save, and choosing with limited resources
Unit 2
Globes & World Maps
Continents and oceans, the equator, prime meridian and hemispheres, map tools such as the title, key, compass rose, grid and scale, and finding world communities on a map or globe.
Learning standard: 2.G1.2; 2.G1.1 · using maps and globes to find and compare places around the world
Unit 3
Communities Around the World
Communities in countries such as Japan, Brazil, Kenya, Egypt, India, Mexico and Peru: where people settle and why, how they adapt to and change their environment, languages, festivals, folktales and families.
Learning standard: 2.G2.1; 2.G4.1 · communities in different regions of the world, and how climate shapes life there
Unit 4
Culture & Traditions
What culture is, cultural universals such as food, shelter and language, traditions, diversity, and how foods, games and ideas spread between communities.
Learning standard: 2.SP2.1; 2.H1.2 · comparing cultures and traditions around the world
Unit 5
Trade Around the World
Natural and human resources, the three economic questions, surplus and scarcity, how communities earn a living, money in other countries, and how ships, planes and the internet help communities trade.
Learning standard: 2.E3.1; 2.E5.1 · goods made around the world, and how resources shape what countries produce and trade
Unit 6
Communities Compared
Comparing communities around the world: what they share (basic needs, school, play) and how they differ (size, climate, jobs, travel).
Learning standard: 2.G2.2; 2.G2.3 · how people use and change their environments
Unit 7
Work, Saving & Resources
Producers and consumers, wants and needs, saving, and how limited resources affect what people make and buy.
Learning standard: 2.E1.1; 2.E3.2 · jobs and earning income
Unit 8
Citizens & Leaders
Who can vote, how communities choose leaders, and how groups and nations work out problems, from classmates to countries.
Learning standard: 2.C2.1; 2.C2.2 · leaders and their roles, and how everyone plays a part
Unit 9
Continents & Oceans
Finding the United States, the seven continents and the main oceans on maps and globes, and using simple map tools to compare places near and far.
Learning standard: 2.G1.1; 2.G4.1 · using maps and globes of familiar and unfamiliar places, and naming physical regions of the world
Unit 10
People Who Made a Difference
People from long ago and the recent past whose courage, ideas and hard work made life better, including Arizonans such as Sandra Day O'Connor, César Chávez and the Navajo Code Talkers.
Learning standard: 2.H1.1; 2.SP1.3 · how individuals contribute to their communities and the world, and questions about people who shaped history
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