Little 2nd grade SOCIAL STUDIES {Unit 1: Government & Civics}

$19.95

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 1: GOVERNMENT & CIVICS introduces your students to government. It contains lessons on these specific topics:

Rules and laws in our home, school, and community
Rights and responsibilities
Why people form governments
Levels of government
Services provided by governments
Roles of public officials
What taxes are
Participating in government and community service

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COMPONENTS OF THE UNIT:

-A complete Teacher Guide
-7 printable/projectable Books for Read-Alouds
-12 Step-by-step, Scripted Lesson Plans (Twelve, 30-minute lesson plans in all)
-Essential Question and Learning Target Posters
-Anchor Charts
-Whole group Activities
-Student Workbook that follows each lesson
-Quick Check/Exit Ticket for every lesson
-Primary Assessment and Rubric for scoring
-Parent Letter
-A COMPLETE unit PowerPoint to guide your teaching during every lesson (all books, learning targets, activity and workbook pages are included in the PowerPoint- Also includes directions for converting the PowerPoint to Google Slides )

OUTLINE OF UNIT 1:

Lesson 1: RULES AND LAWS
Lesson 2: PRINCIPLES OF CITIZENSHIP
Lesson 3: RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Lesson 4: PURPOSE OF GOVERNMENT
Lesson 5: LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT
Lesson 6: GOVERNMENT SERVICES
Lesson 7: ROLES OF PUBLIC OFFICIALS
Lesson 8: TAXES
Lesson 9: PARTICIPATING IN GOVERNMENT
Lesson 10: COMMUNITY SERVICES PROJECT (2 DAYS)
Lesson 11: REVIEW
Lesson 12: ASSESSMENT