2nd grade science curriculum

2nd Grade Science Curriculum {Little Science Thinkers}

Little 2nd grade Science Thinkers is a complete curriculum that includes scripted teacher lesson plans, nonfiction read-aloud books in a printable or projectible format, PowerPoints for each lesson, easy-prep science investigations and activities, assessments, anchor chart examples, and more.

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2nd Grade Social Studies Unit Plan

Little 2nd Grade SOCIAL STUDIES Thinkers Curriculum (TRASNFERABLE LICENSE)

Little Social Studies Thinkers is a complete social studies curriculum specifically for students in grade 2. It’s everything you need to introduce, teach, practice, and assess your 2nd grade students, including step-by-step scripted lesson plans and teaching PowerPoints. It incorporates many state 2nd grade social studies standards. This curriculum was completely researched, designed, and created by Karen Jones.

This curriculum currently contains 5 unit plans, with 62 lessons. Most lessons take 1 class period to complete. Lessons are approximately 35-40 minutes in length and many lessons can be split into two class periods.

This purchase is for ONE transferable license. A transferable license is assigned to one individual teacher and can be reassigned if there is a change in staffing. There is no limit to how many times the license can be reassigned, and these licenses do not expire. This type of license is only available for and most appropriate for school districts.

We offer bulk discounts on full curriculum purchases. Please send us an email at karen@mrsjonessclass. com to inquire if purchasing more than 10 licenses.

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2nd Grade Social Studies Unit Plan

Little 2nd Grade SOCIAL STUDIES Thinkers – Curriculum Bundle

Little Social Studies Thinkers is a complete social studies curriculum specifically for students in grade 2. It’s everything you need to introduce, teach, practice, and assess your 2nd grade students, including step-by-step scripted lesson plans and teaching PowerPoints. It incorporates many state 2nd grade social studies standards. This curriculum was completely researched, designed, and created by Karen Jones.

This curriculum currently contains 5 unit plans, with 62 lessons. Most lessons take 1 class period to complete. Lessons are approximately 35-40 minutes in length and many lessons can be split into two class periods.

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Little 2nd grade SOCIAL STUDIES {Unit 5: Geography}

Little Social Studies Thinkers is a complete social studies curriculum specifically for students in grade 2.  It’s everything you need to introduce, teach, practice, and assess your 2nd grade students, including step-by-step scripted lesson plans and teaching PowerPoints.  It incorporates many state 2nd grade social studies standards. This curriculum was completely researched, designed, and created by Karen Jones.

UNIT 5: GEOGRAPHY focuses on maps, mapping skills, and world geography. It contains lessons on theses specific topics:

  • What Geography Is
  • Mapping and Map Skills
  • Bodies of Water (Oceans, Lakes, Rivers, Glaciers)
  • Continents
  • Countries
  • The Equator, Prime Meridian, Hemispheres, and Poles
  • Geography of your State or Province
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Little Kindergarten SOCIAL STUDIES Thinkers {Unit 2: Then and Now}

Little Kindergarten Social Studies Thinkers is a complete curriculum specifically for Kindergarten. It’s everything you need to introduce, teach, practice, and assess your kindergarten students. It is cross-referenced and aligned to the main topics of Kindergarten Social Studies Standards. This curriculum was completely researched, designed, and created by Karen Jones.

UNIT 2: Then and Now takes kids back a couple hundred years to see what life was like for people similar to the early settlers in the United States. Please note that this unit doesn’t specify time frames, specific groups or locations (to follow along with Kindergarten standards). We are really focusing on the concept of time (past-present-future) and what life was like long ago for people who didn’t have the things that we have today.

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2nd grade Social Studies Little Thinkers Economics

Little 2nd grade SOCIAL STUDIES {Unit 4: Economics}

Little Social Studies Thinkers is a complete social studies curriculum specifically for students in grade 2.  It’s everything you need to introduce, teach, practice, and assess your 2nd grade students.  It incorporates many state 2nd grade social studies standards. This curriculum was completely researched, designed, and created by Karen Jones.

UNIT 4: ECONOMICS focuses on what makes up the economy and how all parts of the economy help people, businesses, and communities.
It contains lessons on theses specific topics:
•Goods and Services
•Producers and consumers
•Income, spending, and saving
•Supply, demand, and scarcity
•Local and international trade
•How the economy changes over time

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Little 2nd grade SOCIAL STUDIES {Unit 2: Learning About the Past}

Little Social Studies Thinkers is a complete social studies curriculum specifically for students in grade 2.  It’s everything you need to introduce, teach, practice, and assess your 2nd grade students.  It incorporates many state 2nd grade social studies standards. This curriculum was completely researched, designed, and created by Karen Jones.

UNIT 2: LEARNING ABOUT THE PAST focuses on how people learn about the past and tools and resources that can help us learn about different times in history. It contains lessons on theses specific topics:
•How people’s lives have changed over time
•Primary sources
•Secondary sources
•How maps, graphs, and timelines can help us learn about the past
•Causes and effects of how life has changed over time
•Comparing and contrasting our lives today with that of someone older
•Creating a personal timeline

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Little 2nd grade SOCIAL STUDIES {Unit 3: Communities}

Little Social Studies Thinkers is a complete social studies curriculum specifically for students in grade 2.  It’s everything you need to introduce, teach, practice, and assess your 2nd grade students.  It incorporates many state 2nd grade social studies standards. This curriculum was completely researched, designed, and created by Karen Jones.

UNIT 3: COMMUNITIES focuses on different types of communities and the natural resources that help communities thrive. It contains lessons on theses specific topics:

•Types of communities, including rural, urban, and suburban
•Population density
•Community diversity
•How people change their communities
•Natural resources
•How we can conserve natural resources

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space unit for kindergarten

Little Science Thinkers {Mini Unit: Space} TRANSFERRABLE LICENSE

Little Kindergarten Science Thinkers is a complete science curriculum specifically for primary students.  It includes everything you need to introduce science topics, teach, practice, and assess. This curriculum was completely researched, designed, and created by Karen Jones.

–MINI UNITS ARE NOT INCLUDED IN ANY LITTLE SCIENCE THINKERS BUNDLES–

MINI UNIT: Space was created for kindergarten students as well as students of other grade levels who are working on emergent literacy and science skills. (Grade level is not indicated on any student materials.) Get ready to investigate and explore space just like scientists do! It contains lessons on these specific topics:

Space and the Universe
Earth
The Moon
The Sun
The Solar System
Astronauts

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