RSD Social Studies Committee 2013
Social Studies Curriculum Map K-5
Grade: Second Grade
Time
Frame
Unit Title
Sept. –
Dec.
Our
Community
Big Idea: Communities
Essential
Questions
EALRs/GLEs
Civics 1.1.1 Understands the key ideal of
public or common good within the
context of the community
Civics 1.2.1 Understands the basic
organization of government in the
community
Civics 1.2.2 Understands the basic function
of government and laws in the
community
Geography 3.1.1 Understands and applies
basic mapping elements such as compass
rose, labels and key to read and construct
maps that display information about
neighborhoods or local communities
Geography 3.1.2 Understands the physical
characteristics of places in the community
History 4.1.1 Understands and creates
timelines for events in a community to
show how the present is connected to the
past
History 4.2.1 Understands individuals who
have shaped history in the local
community
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What makes a
community?
What causes
communities to
change?
How are
communities
alike and
different?
How is our
community
organized?
Who has shaped
our community
in the past? Who
shapes it now?
Materials and Resources
Possible
Assessments
(websites, videos, literature, curriculum packages)
TCI: Social Studies Alive!: My Community*
 Lesson 1: “What is a Community?”
 Lesson 2: “How Are Communities Different?”
 Lesson 3: “How Do We Use Maps?”
*Other Lessons are suggested, but not required
BrainPOP Jr:
 Rural, Suburban and Urban Link to Video
 Homes Link to Video
 Reading Maps Link to Video
Discovery Streaming:
 Citizens in the Community (Specific Segment: What is a Community?) Link to
Video
 How Communities Change and Grow, Second Edition Link to Video
 How Customs and Heritage Shape Community Link to Video
 Me on the Map (Teacher Resource) Link to Resource
 Government and Laws Link to Video
Literature:
 What is a Community? by Bobbie Kalman
 Places in My Community by Bobbie Kalman
 On The Town by Judith Casely
Additional Text Resources (Unit 1)**
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TCI Lesson
Assessments
(Lesson
Masters)
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Lesson 1 p.3-4
Lesson 2 p.9
Lesson 3 p.14-15
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Where Do I Live? by Neil Chesanow
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Paulie Pastrami Achieves World Peace by James Proimos
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Three Hens and Peacock by Lester L. Laminack
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Map Keys, Rookie Reader by Rebecca Aberg
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Follow That Map by Scot Ritchie
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The Democratic Process by Mark Friedman
**These resources are not provided but are suggested supplemental trade books
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Materials and Resources
Time
Frame
Unit Title
EALRs/GLEs
January
- March
Communities
Meeting
Their Needs
and Wants
Economics 2.2.1 Understands the basic
elements of a community’s economic
system, including producers,
distributors, and consumers of goods
and services
Economics 2.1.1 Understands that
members of the community make
choices among products and services
that have costs and benefits
Geography 3.2.1 Understands that
people in communities affect the
environment as they meet their needs
and wants
Essential
Questions
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What goods and
services do
communities
provide?
How do
communities make
decisions that affect
the whole
community?
How do
communities pay for
the goods and
services they need
and want?
What jobs do people
have in a
community – public
and private?
How do consumers
make decisions
about what to buy
and how do
producers make
decisions about what
to sell?
How does
advertising influence
people’s choices in
the marketplace?
Possible
Assessments
(websites, videos, literature, curriculum packages)
TCI: Social Studies Alive!: My Community*
 Lesson 6: “How Are Goods Made and Brought to Us?”
 Lesson 7: “Who Provides Services in a Community?”
 Lesson 8: “How Can I Be a Good Shopper?”
*Other Lessons are suggested, but not required
StoryPath: Main Street
BrainPOP Jr:
 Goods and Services Link to Video
 Community Helpers Link to Video
 Needs and Wants Link to Video
 Saving and Spending Link to Video
Discovery Streaming:
 People Work to Earn Money Link to Video
 The Difference Between Wants and Needs Link to Video
 Goods and Services Link to Video
 Production Workers Link to Video
Whole Class Read Aloud Literature:
 What are Goods and Services? by Carolyn Andrews
 Do I Need It or Want It? by Jennifer S. Larson
 Our Corner Grocery Store by Joanne Schwartz
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TCI Lesson
Assessments
(Lesson
Masters)
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Lesson 6 p.35-36
Lesson 7 p.38
Lesson 8
p.46-48, 55
Additional Text Resources (Unit 2)**
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Community Helper Mysteries (Series), by Amanda Doering Tourville
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A Place Where Hurricanes Happen by Renee Watson
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What is Money Anyway? by Jennifer S. Larson
**These resources are not provided but are suggested supplemental trade
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Materials and Resources
Time
Frame
Unit Title
EALRs/GLEs
March June
Participating
in Our
Community
Civics 1.1.2 Applies the key idea of the
public or common good to uphold
rights and responsibilities within the
context of the community.
SS Skills 5.1.1 Understands multiple
points of view on issues in the
community
SS Skills 5.3.1 Engages in discussions to
learn about different points of view on
issues
Civics 1.4.1 Understands that
citizenship and civic involvement in
the neighborhood and community are
the rights and responsibilities of
individuals
Essential
Questions
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How do
communities
solve problems?
What are the
roles and
responsibilities of
community
members?
How can we
make a
difference in our
community?
What challenges
does our
community face?
Possible
Assessments
(websites, videos, literature, curriculum packages)
TCI: Social Studies Alive!: My Community*
 Lesson 11: “Can One Person Make A Difference?”
 Lesson 12: “How Do Leaders Help Their Communities?”
*Other Lessons are suggested, but not required
BrainPOP Jr:
 Rights and Responsibilities Link to Video
 Reduce, Reuse, Recyle Link to Video
 Natural Resources Link to Video
Discovery Streaming:
 Maya and Miguel, Every Day is Earth Day Link to Video
 Reading Rainbow: Our Big Home, An Earth Poem Link to Video
 Unity in the Community Link to Video
Whole Class Read Aloud Literature:
 The Weber Street Wonder Work Crew by Maxwell Newhouse
 The A+ Custodian by Louise Borden
 A Good Team: A Cooperation Story by Anastasia Suen
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TCI Lesson
Assessments
(Lesson
Masters)
 Lesson 11 p.78
 Lesson 12
p.93,97
Additional Text Resources (Unit 3)**
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What are My Jobs? By Bobbie Kalman
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Beatrice’s Goat by Page McBrier and Lori Lohstoeter
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Alejandro’s Gift by Richard Albert and Sylvia Long
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Common Ground: The Water, Earth and Air We Share by Bang
**These resources are not provided but are suggested supplemental trade
books
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