2nd grade Social Studies
8 units matched to the Oregon State Standards. Kids see this subject as “Our World”.
Focus areas
- My neighborhood, my community
- People who help and how communities work together
- Goods, services and trade
Units
Unit 1
Needs & Wants
Telling needs from wants and how communities help meet people's needs.
Learning standard: 2.E.IC.5 · choices people make about buying goods and services
Unit 2
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.H.CH.1; 2.H.CH.2 · telling the recent from the distant past, and community timelines
Unit 3
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.G.GR.1; 2.G.HI.6 · the physical and human features of communities and what makes each community rich
Unit 4
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.H.CH.2; 2.H.CC.3 · how the local community changes over time and the people who change it
Unit 5
Working Together Fairly
Cooperating, resolving conflicts peacefully, listening actively, using respectful language, leading with care, and valuing contributions to the community.
Learning standard: 2.C.DP.5; 2.C.CE.6 · ways to resolve conflicts and seeing others' points of view about fairness
Unit 6
Citizens & Leaders
Local school and civic leaders, choosing leaders by voting (Oregon votes by mail), who is a citizen and a community member, solving disagreements fairly, and people who worked for fairness.
Learning standard: 2.C.PI.1; 2.C.PI.2; 2.C.IR.3; 2.C.IR.4; 2.C.DP.5; 2.H.CC.3 · local leaders, elections, citizenship, ways students affect their community, resolving conflicts and changemakers for equity
Unit 7
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.G.GR.1; 2.G.GR.2; 2.G.GR.3; 2.G.HE.8 · using maps and globes to find the world's physical and political geography and why people settle near water
Unit 8
Work, Saving & Resources
Why people save and where, why employers pay workers, natural, human and capital resources, buyers and sellers, specialization, and renewable and non-renewable resources.
Learning standard: 2.E.ES.1; 2.E.ES.2; 2.E.MI.3; 2.E.MI.4; 2.E.IC.5; 2.E.ST.6; 2.E.ST.7 · saving, earning, resources, buyers and sellers, buying choices, specialization and renewable resources
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