Little 2nd grade SOCIAL STUDIES {Unit 2: Learning About the Past}
$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 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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COMPONENTS OF THE UNIT:
-A complete Teacher Guide
-4 printable/projectable Books for Read-Alouds + 12 Lesson PowerPoints
-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 2:
Lesson 1: LEARNING ABOUT THE PAST
Lesson 2: PRIMARY SOURCES
Lesson 3: SECONDARY SOURCES
Lesson 4: EXAMINING THE PAST & TODAY USING MAPS
Lesson 5: EXAMINING THE PAST & TODAY USING GRAPHS
Lesson 6: EXAMINING THE PAST & TODAY USING TIMELINES
Lesson 7: MY PERSONAL TIMELINE PROJECT
Lesson 8: THE PAST & TODAY: CAUSE AND EFFECT
Lesson 9: THE PAST & TODAY: COMPARE AND CONTRAST (DAY 1)
Lesson 10: THE PAST & TODAY: COMPARE AND CONTRAST (DAY 2)
Lesson 11: REVIEW
Lesson 12: ASSESSMENT
