Grade Level & Subject: Grade 2 Social Studies		Curriculum Map	Year 2003-04 PILOT
Calendar	November	December	January
	Second Nine Weeks – November - January
Possible Resources	We Live Together, Grade 2-Macmillan/McGraw-Hill (Anchor Text)
Nine Weeks Focus	Unit 2-3 (pages 58-139) “All About Earth,” “Our Past”
Skills/Standards (To teach and measure)	History 4. Use historical artifacts, photographs, biographies, maps, diaries and folklore to answer questions about daily life in the past. 7. Recognize the importance of individual action and character and explain how they have made a difference in others' lives with emphasis on the importance of: a. Social and political leaders in the United States (e.g., George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Tecumseh, Harriet Tubman, Abraham Lincoln, Sojourner Truth, Susan B. Anthony and Martin Luther King Jr.); b. Explorers, inventors and scientists (e.g., George Washington Carver, Thomas Edison, Charles Drew, Rachel Carson and Neil Armstrong). People in Societies 1. Describe the cultural practices and products of people on different continents. 2. Describe ways in which language, stories, folktales, music and artistic creations serve as expressions of culture and influence the behavior of people living in a particular culture. 3. Explain how contributions of different cultures within the United States have influenced our common national heritage. 4. Describe the contributions of significant individuals, including artisans, inventors, scientists, architects, explorers and political leaders to the cultural heritage of the United States . Geography 1. Read and interpret a variety of maps. 2. Construct a map that includes a map title and key that explains all symbols that are used. 3. Name and locate the continents and oceans. 4. Describe and locate landforms (plateaus, islands, hills, mountains, valleys) and bodies of water (creeks, ponds, lakes, oceans) in photographs, maps and 3-D models. Economics Government Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities Social Studies Skills and Methods (embedded in each social studies standard) 1. Obtain information from oral, visual and print sources. 2. Identify sources used to gather information: a. People; b. Printed materials; c. Electronic sources. 3. Predict the next event in a sequence. 4. Distinguish the difference between fact and fiction in oral, visual and print materials. 5. Communicate information in writing. 6. Use problem-solving/decision-making skills to identify a problem and gather information while working independently and in groups. A C A D E
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