2nd grade Social Studies
11 units matched to the California Content Standards. Kids see this subject as “Our World”.
Focus areas
- People who make a difference
- Family history and maps of North America
- Government, producers and consumers
Units
Unit 1
Then & Now
Generations in a family, using photos, interviews and timelines, and how technology and traditions change from the past to the present.
Learning standard: 2.1.1; 2.1.2 · family history from sources, and comparing daily life with that of parents and grandparents
Unit 2
Communities Compared
Comparing communities around the world: what they share (basic needs, school, play) and how they differ (size, climate, jobs, travel).
Learning standard: 2.2.4 · comparing land use in urban, suburban and rural places
Unit 3
Our Community Changes
Practices how communities change over time: daily life long ago and today, changes made by people and by nature, finding out about the past from photos, museums and older people, and timelines. It follows the Grade 2 outcome on change in the community.
Learning standard: 2.1.2; 2.1.3 · how daily life has changed over time, and putting events in order
Unit 4
Working Together Fairly
Cooperating, resolving conflicts peacefully, listening actively, using respectful language, leading with care, and valuing contributions to the community.
Learning standard: 2.3.2 · ways groups work together to resolve problems
Unit 5
Maps of Our World
Using maps and globes to find continents, oceans and countries, physical and human features, and why people settle near water and flat land.
Learning standard: 2.2.2 · labeling a map of North America with its countries and oceans, and the continents
Unit 6
Reading Maps
Map titles, keys, compass directions and letter-number grids to find places in a neighborhood.
Learning standard: 2.2.1 · locating places on a letter-number grid and reading map features
Unit 7
Who Runs Our Community?
How communities and countries make laws, carry them out and decide whether they were broken: mayors, councils, judges and the people who elect them.
Learning standard: 2.3.1 · how the United States and other countries make laws, carry out laws, decide whether laws were broken and punish wrongdoers
Unit 8
Making & Trading
How food is grown, processed, shipped and sold long ago and today, the work of farmers, processors, distributors and grocers, and why people trade.
Learning standard: 2.4.1; 2.4.2 · food production and consumption long ago and today, and how buyers and sellers depend on each other
Unit 9
Work, Saving & Resources
Producers and consumers, wants and needs, saving, and how limited resources affect what people make and buy.
Learning standard: 2.4.2; 2.4.3 · the roles of buyers and sellers, and how limits on resources affect production and consumption
Unit 10
Citizens & Leaders
Who can vote, how communities choose leaders, and how groups and nations work out problems, from classmates to countries.
Learning standard: 2.3.1; 2.3.2 · how people choose leaders and make laws, and how groups and nations work to resolve problems
Unit 11
People Who Made a Difference
People from long ago and the recent past, in California and beyond, whose courage, ideas and hard work made life better: Cesar Chavez, Dolores Huerta, Rosa Parks, Harriet Tubman, Sally Ride, John Muir, Sylvia Mendez and others.
Learning standard: 2.5 · how heroes from long ago and the recent past have made a difference in others' lives
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