Social Studies - Second Grade

Course Description

The second grade social studies curriculum is an introduction to communities. During the first semester, students will focus on rights and responsibilities in the family and classroom. Second semester studies include the political, environmental, cultural, and economic qualities of the local community. Throughout the year, Second Grade students are also introduced to Native American tribes and their cultures, the lives of the Pilgrims, and the westward movement of pioneers. The curriculum also includes introductory studies about our country's early history. State standards are imbedded throughout the course and guide its instructional objectives.

A Note on Standards

The second grade curriculum includes both Boise School District and State of Idaho standards. State standards include content knowledge and skills in the following areas: critical thinking and analytical skills, exploration and expansion, migration and immigration, political, social, and economic response to industrialization and technological innovation, international relations and conflicts, cultural and social development, foundations of the American political system, organization and formation of the American system of government, citizen responsibilities and rights, economic fundamentals, economic influences, and geography. While each standard is expressed through specific, associated instructional objectives, instructors should seek opportunities to apply the standards throughout the course.

Adopted Materials

We Live Together
Banks, Dr. James Banks, et al.
New York: Macmillan/McGraw-Hill School Publishing Company, 2003.
Primary Place
Manfredini, Becky.
Morristown, NJ: Silver Burdett Ginn School Division, 1995.

Copyright Resources

K – 12 Social Studies Scope and Sequence

Course Scope

First Semester Timeline

Second Semester Timeline

• For specific Standard References please see: Idaho State Assessment Standards
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Unit 1

Rules and Laws

Semester 1 & ongoing

213.01 Use the calendar to measure days, weeks, months, and years.

Standard Reference
District 21301

No.

Performance Objective

Resource Reference

Assessment Correlation

01

Develop a personal calendar on a monthly basis.

We Live Together, pp. 44-45; 55

TMA

02

Participate in daily calendar activity.

We Live Together, pp. 44-45; 55; Math Their Way, Chapter 4, Summary Newsletter

TMA

213.02 Identify the rules of the family and the classroom.

Standard Reference
District 21302

No.

Performance Objective

Resource Reference

Assessment Correlation

01

Discuss family rules and responsibilities.

We Live Together, pp. 180-181; 190

TMA

02

Discuss classroom rules and responsibilities.

We Live Together, pp. 37; 250-251; 287

TMA

03

Develop classroom Bill of Rights.

We Live Together, p. A3; Primary Place, p. 48 (TG)

TMA

213.03 Explain that there are benefits for following the rules and consequences for breaking the rules at home and school.

Standard Reference
2.SS.4.1.2

Associated Instructional Objective:

Identify the people or groups that make, apply, and enforce rules at home and school.

2.SS.4.1.3

No.

Performance Objective

Resource Reference

Assessment Correlation

01

Brainstorm, determine, and display consequences of breaking the rules at school.

We Live Together, pp. 36-39; Classroom/school Discipline Plan;

TMA

02

Write a journal entry on the consequences of breaking family rules.

TMA

03

List the different people or groups that make, enforce, and apply the rules at home and school.

TMA

213.04 Tell the meaning of the Pledge of Allegiance.

Standard Reference
2.SS.4.2.2

No.

Performance Objective

Resource Reference

Assessment Correlation

01

Recite the Pledge of Allegiance from memory.

We Live Together, p. A6; Primary Place, p. 103 and skill card #12

TMA

02

Discuss what the Pledge of Allegiance means.

We Live Together, pp. A6; 270-271

TMA

213.05 Explain why rules are necessary at home and school.

Standard Reference
2.SS.4.1.1

No.

Performance Objective

Resource Reference

Assessment Correlation

01

Discuss some of the laws in the community and talk about the consequences of breaking laws.

We Live Together, pp. 36-39

TMA

02

Re-enact what would happened if there were no rules on the playground or in the classroom.

We Live Together, pp. 37; 250-251; Primary Place, p. 20 (TG)

TMA

213.06 Obtain information from a variety of sources.

Standard Reference
District 21306

No.

Performance Objective

Resource Reference

Assessment Correlation

01

Use internet, atlas, dictionary, encyclopedia, newspaper, and multimedia sources.

www.mhschool.com We Live Together, pp. 7; 42; 57; 65; 107; 115; 121; 148-149; 157; 171; 173; 179; 200-201; 225; 231; 237; 249; 287

TMA

02

Utilize basic dictionary skills.

We Live Together, H9-H14; 10; 20; 30; 36; 46; 68; 76; 86-87; 92-93; 102; 124; 126; 132; 136; 142; 152; 158; 164; 182; 184; 194; 196; 202; 208; 214; 220; 240; 242; 260; 274; R8-R19

TMA

2l3.07 Identify current events involving the community.

Standard Reference
2l307

No.

Performance Objective

Resource Reference

Assessment Correlation

01

Discuss current events as appropriate

We Live Together, (examples) pp. 42-43; 57; 149; Newspaper; Scholastic News; Weekly Reader

TMA

02

Discuss newspaper articles revolving around the community.

We Live Together, (examples) pp. 52-53; 141; Newspaper

TMA

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Unit 2

Then and Now

Semester 1 & ongoing

213.08 Compare traditions practiced in other parts of the world.

Standard Reference
2.SS.5.1.2

Associated Instructional Objective:

Compare neighborhoods/communities in various parts of the world.

2.SS.5.1.1

No.

Performance Objective

Resource Reference

Assessment Correlation

01

Define traditions.

We Live Together, pp. 128-129; 160-161; 169; R19

TMA

02

Record family traditions and share them with the class.

We Live Together, pp. 48-51; 122-123; 140-141

TMA

03

Compare the school's neighborhood with one in another part of the world.

TMA

213.09 Identify Native American tribes and discuss their cultures.

Standard Reference
District 21309

No.

Performance Objective

Resource Reference

Assessment Correlation

01

Read and discuss stories about Native American tribes and their cultures.

We Live Together, pp. 126-129; 133; 159; 164-165; 277

TMA

02

Describe differences among tribes.

We Live Together, pp. 126-131

TMA

213.10 Recognize that Native Americans were inhabitants of North America before colonization.

Standard Reference
District 21310

No.

Performance Objective

Resource Reference

Assessment Correlation

01

Read and discuss stories about Native Americans before colonization.

We Live Together, pp. 126-129; 159; 164-165; 277

TMA

02

Draw pictures of Native American dwellings.

We Live Together, pp. 124-125; 127; 131

TMA

213.11 Identify some contributions Native American people have made to the development of the United States.

Standard Reference
District 21311

No.

Performance Objective

Resource Reference

Assessment Correlation

01

Discuss how the Native Americans helped the Pilgrims survive.

We Live Together, pp. 136-139

TMA

02

Identify the events surrounding the first Thanksgiving.

We Live Together, pp. 138-139

TMA

03

Generate ideas about aspects of our culture that descend from Native Americans.

We Live Together, pp. 130-131; 138-139

TMA

213.12 Tell who the Pilgrims were and why they came to America.

Standard Reference
District 21312

No.

Performance Objective

Resource Reference

Assessment Correlation

01

Read and discuss stories about the Pilgrims and why they came to America.

We Live Together, pp.116-119; 136-139

TMA

02

Explore the living conditions on the Mayflower.

We Live Together, pp. 116-119

TMA

213.13 Compare how jobs and tools have changed over time.

Standard Reference
District 21313

No.

Performance Objective

Resource Reference

Assessment Correlation

01

Compare jobs and tools of today with the lives of the Pilgrims.

We Live Together, pp. 136-139

TMA

02

Hypothesize about functions of tools of another time period.

We Live Together, pp. 220-225

TMA

213.14 Describe life during the westward movement and pioneer America.

Standard Reference
District 21314

No.

Performance Objective

Resource Reference

Assessment Correlation

01

Explain why pioneers moved west.

We Live Together, pp. 158-159

TMA

02

Describe how life changed for the pioneers as they moved west.

We Live Together, pp. 158-161

TMA

213.15 Compare and contrast current transportation with transportation of the past.

Standard Reference
District 21315

No.

Performance Objective

Resource Reference

Assessment Correlation

01

Generate a "Then and Now" list outlining forms of transportation from the past and present.

We Live Together, pp. A16-A17; 30-31; 35

TMA

213.16 Explain the many types of communication used by people today and long ago.

Standard Reference
District 21316

No.

Performance Objective

Resource Reference

Assessment Correlation

01

Create a "Then and Now" poster showing how communication has changed.

We Live Together, pp. 21-22; 32-33; 35; Basal Reader: Puff, Flash, Bang

TMA

213.17 Explain important customs, symbols, and celebrations that represent the development of American beliefs and principles.

Standard Reference
2.SS.4.2.1

No.

Performance Objective

Resource Reference

Assessment Correlation

01

Name some important traditions and symbols of our country.

We Live Together, pp. 266-269; 272-273; 288-295

TMA

02

Identify national holidays and their meanings.

We Live Together, pp. 288-295

TMA

213.18 Create and interpret timelines.

Standard Reference
District 21318

No.

Performance Objective

Resource Reference

Assessment Correlation

01

Create personal timelines showing life and/or classroom milestones.

We Live Together, pp. 162-163; 172

TMA

02

Discuss how a community has changed over time.

We Live Together, pp. 30-35; 46-51

TMA

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Unit 3

Geography

Semester 1 & ongoing

213.19 Show that map symbols such as key, legend, and scale represent a real object or place.

Standard Reference
2.SS.2.1.3

No.

Performance Objective

Resource Reference

Assessment Correlation

01

Understand that a map is an aerial view.

We Live Together, pp. A10-A11; H8-13; 13; 16-17; 29; 43; 53; 70-71; 73-75; 85; 89; 111; 135; 141-142; 165-166; 169; 193; 212-213; 215-217; 227;230; 240-241; 255; 261; 265; 283; 285; R2-R9

TMA

02

Draw an aerial map of a room, and use a map key containing four symbols to locate objects in the room.

We Live Together, pp. H9-H10; Primary Place, skills Assessment. p. 11

TMA

03

Locate information depicted on a simple map.

We Live Together, pp. H9-H10; 10-11; 14-17; 25; 213

TMA

04

Use legend information on a map to locate designated areas.

We Live Together, pp. H9-H10; 10-11; 14-17; 25; 213

TMA

213.20 State the cardinal directions and how to use the compass rose.

Standard Reference
2.SS.2.1.2

No.

Performance Objective

Resource Reference

Assessment Correlation

01

Identify items that are located on walls in classroom using different cardinal directions.

We Live Together p. 29

TMA

02

Explain how to use a compass rose.

We Live Together, pp. 28-29; 285; Primary Place, p. 99

TMA

03

Use a map to show cardinal directions.

We Live Together, pp. 29; 56; 75; 114; 285; R2-R5

TMA

213.21 Know that physical characteristics affect settlement patterns.

Standard Reference
District 21321

No.

Performance Objective

Resource Reference

Assessment Correlation

01

Using a map key, show where the largest concentrations of people have settled.

We Live Together, pp. H10; 70-71; 127; 135; Wall map

TMA

02

Using references, make a list of physical characteristics that might draw people to an area.

We Live Together, pp. 76-79; R8-R9; Internet

TMA

213.22 Illustrate that boundary lines separate states.

Standard Reference
2.SS.2.1.4

No.

Performance Objective

Resource Reference

Assessment Correlation

01

Using an atlas or map, identify the boundary lines of the states bordering Idaho.

We Live Together, pp. A10-A11; H11-H12; 70-71; R2-R5; Primary Place, p. 211 (TG); Atlas

TMA

213.23 Identify landforms, bodies of water, and human made features such as cities and dams on a map and globe.

Standard Reference
2.SS.2.1.1

No.

Performance Objective

Resource Reference

Assessment Correlation

01

Label a map and/or globe to identify landforms, bodies of water, and human made features.

We Live Together, pp. H5-H6; H13; 58-63; 64-66; 68-69; 74-81; 84-85; 264-265; 285; R4-R9

TMA

213.24 Compare how environmental conditions affect living styles and clothing in different parts of the country.

Standard Reference
2.SS.2.2.1

No.

Performance Objective

Resource Reference

Assessment Correlation

01

Discuss how the physical environment affects where and how we live.

We Live Together, pp. 48-53

TMA

02

Find examples of how people live in different environmental conditions.

We Live Together, pp. 48-53

TMA

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Unit 4

Our Country

Semester 2

213.25 Identify symbols of the United States such as the American flag.

Standard Reference
District 21325

No.

Performance Objective

Resource Reference

Assessment Correlation

01

Learn Patriotic songs.

We Live Together, pp. A6; 82-83; 173

TMA

02

Recognize the parts of the flag and their symbolism.

We Live Together, pp. 266-267; 272; Primary Place, Skills Assessment p. 12

TMA

03

Examine other U.S. Symbols (money, logos, eagle) and explain the symbolism.

We Live Together, pp. A12; 266-269; 272-273

TMA

213.26 Identify characteristics of good citizens.

Standard Reference
2.SS.4.3.1

Associated Instructional Objective:

Name historic and contemporary people who model characteristics of good citizenship.

2.SS.4.3.2

No.

Performance Objective

Resource Reference

Assessment Correlation

01

List characteristics of a good citizen.

We Live Together, pp. A14; 42-43; 108-109; 140-141; 192-193; 250-251

TMA

02

Describe the citizenship characteristics of Martin Luther King and Rosa Parks.

We Live Together, pp 278-279; 288; 291

TMA

03

Describe the citizenship characteristics of President Lincoln, Frederick Douglas, etc.

We Live Together, pp. A8; 153-155; 157, 261, 284

TMA

04

Analyze characteristics of American heroes.

We Live Together, pp. A8-A9; A13-A14; 24-25; 40-41; 82-83; 106-108; 143; 145; 152-153; 156-157; 163; 189; 224-225; 243; 245; 248-249; 274-281; 288; 291

TMA

213.27 Describe war as a type of conflict.

Standard Reference
District 21327

No.

Performance Objective

Resource Reference

Assessment Correlation

01

Participate in role playing exercises to help resolve conflicts.

Boise School District Counseling Program

TMA

02

Know that wars begin with unresolved conflicts.

TMA

213.28 Describe how individuals play specific roles during times of conflict.

Standard Reference
District 21328

No.

Performance Objective

Resource Reference

Assessment Correlation

01

Listen to and discuss stories about the role of individuals during the Civil War.

We Live Together, pp. 152-157

TMA

213.29 Identify significant early American leaders.

Standard Reference
District 21329

No.

Performance Objective

Resource Reference

Assessment Correlation

01

Describe the contributions of significant early American leaders.

We Live Together, pp. A8. 143; 145; 154-55; 157; 261; 284; 292

TMA

02

Listen to and discuss biographies of American leaders: George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Jefferson, and Andrew Jackson.

We Live Together, pp. A8-A9; A13; 40-41; 106-107; 156-157; 224-225; 248-249

TMA

213.30 Contrast the difference between a country, a state, and a city.

Standard Reference
District 21330

No.

Performance Objective

Resource Reference

Assessment Correlation

01

Compare and contrast the differences among our country, our state, and our city.

We Live Together, pp. A2-A16

TMA

02

On a map, identify and label your city and the state of Idaho within the United States.

Outline Maps

TMA

213.31 Know that leaders may be elected or appointed.

Standard Reference
District 21331

No.

Performance Objective

Resource Reference

Assessment Correlation

01

Identify elected and appointed officials.

We Live Together, pp. 239; 242-243; 245

TMA

02

Discuss the voting process.

We Live Together, pp. 238-239; 244-245; 286

TMA

03

Vote on a classroom issue.

We Live Together, pp. 232-235; 287

TMA

213.32 Name the current President of the United States and the current Governor of Idaho.

Standard Reference
District 21332

No.

Performance Objective

Resource Reference

Assessment Correlation

01

Match leader’s names, titles, and pictures.

We Live Together, pp. 236-281

TMA

213.33 Recognize that Washington, D.C. is the capital of the United States and that every state has a capital city.

Standard Reference
District 21333

No.

Performance Objective

Resource Reference

Assessment Correlation

01

Know that Washington, D.C. is the capital of the United States.

We Live Together, pp. 260-263; www.whitehouse.gov

TMA

02

Understand that every state has capital city.

We Live Together, pp. 214-215; Wall Map

TMA

03

Locate Boise on a map.

We Live Together, pp. 70-71; 85; Wall Map

TMA

213.34 Name many of the responsibilities and rights of American citizens.

Standard Reference
District 21334

No.

Performance Objective

Resource Reference

Assessment Correlation

01

Give examples of what taking responsibility means and some consequences of making poor choices.

We Live Together, pp. 238-239; 244-245; 286

TMA

02

Examine some of the rights of American citizens.

TMA

213.35 Identify similarities between different groups of people.

Standard Reference
District 21335

No.

Performance Objective

Resource Reference

Assessment Correlation

01

Recognize that our country, state, and city are comprised of many different types of people.

We Live Together, pp. 70-71; 239; 248-251; 274-281

TMA

02

Determine similarities and differences among groups of people.

We Live Together, pp. 52-53; 110-111; 168-169; 226-227; 248-249; 274-283; 293

TMA

213.36 Know that people come from different countries to live in the United States.

Standard Reference
District 21336

No.

Performance Objective

Resource Reference

Assessment Correlation

01

Describe some of the reasons immigrants come to the United States.

We Live Together, pp. 160-161

TMA

02

Determine the countries of origin of some of the students and/or their parents in the community.

We Live Together, pp. 160-161; Wall map

03

Compare and contrast pioneers and immigrants.

We Live Together, pp. 158-161; Graphic Organizer

TMA

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Unit 5

Our Community

Semester 2

213.37 Discuss different groups that a person belongs to such as family and neighborhood and how those roles and/or groups have changed or stayed the same.

Standard Reference
2.SS.1.1.1

No.

Performance Objective

Resource Reference

Assessment Correlation

01

Create a bar graph showing different groups to which students belong. and discuss how those groups have changed or stayed the same.

We Live Together, pp. 90-91; 113; 161; Primary Place, p. 93; Skill Card #10; Math text Chapter 15

TMA

02

Identify the country of origin of different sports, foods, customs, and words.

We Live Together, pp. 214-217; 231; Primary Place, audiocassette "What’s for Supper?"

TMA

213.38 Identify wants and needs of all families.

Standard Reference
2.SS.3.1.1

No.

Performance Objective

Resource Reference

Assessment Correlation

01

Name and illustrate the three basic needs of all families.

We Live Together, pp. 194-195; Primary Place, pp. 137; 195 (TG)

TMA

02

Write a story about an occasion when students did not get what they wanted.

We Live Together, p. 195

TMA

03

Analyze difference between wants and needs.

We Live Together, p. 195

TMA

213.39 Define income and identify different ways to earn and save.

Standard Reference
2.SS.3.1.2

No.

Performance Objective

Resource Reference

Assessment Correlation

01

List income from chores done at home, and compare to wants.

We Live Together, pp. 174-177; Primary Place, p. 101 (TG)

TMA

02

Create a pie graph illustrating where income goes.

We Live Together, pp. 198-199

TMA

213.40 Identify the difference between goods and services.

Standard Reference
2.SS.3.1.3

No.

Performance Objective

Resource Reference

Assessment Correlation

01

Describe the difference between a good and a service.

We Live Together, pp. 196-197; 202-205

TMA

02

Classify people as providers of goods or services.

We Live Together, pp. 228-229; 231

TMA

213.41 Explain the difference between producers and consumers.

Standard Reference
2.SS.3.1.4

No.

Performance Objective

Resource Reference

Assessment Correlation

01

Investigate the differences between producers and consumers.

We Live Together, pp. 98-99; 202-211

TMA

213.42 Describe how humans depend on the environment to meet their basic needs.

Standard Reference
2.SS.2.2.2

No.

Performance Objective

Resource Reference

Assessment Correlation

01

Make a list describing how humans depend on the environment to meet their basic needs.

We Live Together, pp. 86-89174-231 (background)

TMA

02

Create a flow chart describing how food gets from the farm to the table.

We Live Together, pp. 208-213; 258-259; 286

TMA

213.43 Identify ways machines and technology is used in homes, schools, and communities.

Standard Reference
District 21343

No.

Performance Objective

Resource Reference

Assessment Correlation

01

Make a list of machines that a student may use on a daily basis.

We Live Together, p. 223

TMA

02

After taking a field trip to a business, make a list of the machines that were seen and describe how technology was being used.

We Live Together, pp. 208-211; 220-223; HP, Micron, Albertson’s, WinCo, Louie’s, etc.

TMA

213.44 Identify technology services in the community.

Standard Reference
District 21344

No.

Performance Objective

Resource Reference

Assessment Correlation

01

Name some ways technology provides services in your community.

We Live Together, pp. 220-223

TMA

02

Write about what it would be like without modern day conveniences.

We Live Together, pp. 30-33; 35; 220-223

TMA

213.45 Explain how natural resources affect economic activities in the local community.

Standard Reference
2.SS.3.2.1

No.

Performance Objective

Resource Reference

Assessment Correlation

01

Compose a paragraph describing a speaker’s experiences as a worker in the natural resources area.

We Live Together, pp. 92-99; 102-105; Fish & Game Wildlife Services, BLM

TMA

02

Take a walking field trip and list the different ways the natural resources affect economic activities in Boise.

We Live Together, pp. 92-99; 102-105

TMA