Birch Grove Primary School
Week
1
2
August/ September
October
22 Days
21 Days
Aug. 29 – Aug 31
Science: Rocks
 Scientist
 Inquiry
 Send home rock project
Sept. 4 – 7
Science: Rocks
 Geologist
 Rock Project – Suggested Lesson: If You
Find a Rock (book and lesson) and Rocks:
Hard, Soft, Smooth, and Rough
Pacing Guide Grade 2
Science & Social Studies
2012 - 2013
November
Sept. 10 - 14
Science: Rocks
 Characteristics of Rocks – Suggested
Book - Rocks :Hard, Soft, Smooth, and
Rough
 Rock Project continued
21 Days
Oct. 1 - 5
Science: Rocks
 Rock Cycle – How Rocks are Made
(book in binder)
 Minerals – begin growing crystals
 Geodes
Oct. 29 – Nov. 2
Social Studies: Geography – North America
 Where is the Equator? Where are the hottest
and coldest places? (Les. 6)
 Review of Compass Rose, location of
continents, and oceans (Les. 7)
 Does anyone live in Antarctica? (Les. 10)
Dec. 3-6
Social Studies: Native Americans
 Plains Native Americans – effects of natural
resources and location on their culture
Jan. 2- 4
Science: Shadows, Sun, Gravity
 Shadow Exploration area
 Read Bear Shadows
 Human Sundial or other sundial project
Oct. 10- 12
Science: Rocks
 Rock cycle continued
 Earth’s Resources - The Earth Gives Us
What We Need (book in binder)
 Erosion/Weathering – Earthquakes and
Volcanoes and How Does the Earth’s
Surface Change? (books in binder)
Nov. 5 - 9
Social Studies: Native Americans
 First people on the North American continent
 Basic Needs – food, shelter, clothing,
communication
 How did children cover basic needs on other
continents?
Social Studies: Geography Lessons
Similarities between children in Tolland and
those on other continents (Les. 8 and 9)
Dec. 10- 14
Social Studies: Native Americans
 Southwest Native Americans – effects
of natural resources and location on
their culture
Nov. 14 – 16
Social Studies: Native Americans
 Eastern Woodlands Native Americans –
effects of natural resources and location on
their culture
Tolland Historical Society Field Trip
No School November 12
In-Service November 13
Dec. 17 - 21
Social Studies: Native Americans
 Southwest Native Americans – effects
of natural resources and location on
their culture
Native Americans Benchmark
Completed - Post to MM by 1/4/13
Oct. 15 - 19
Science: Rocks
 Some rocks contain fossils
 Wrap -up
Rocks Assessment- Post to MM by
10/26/12
4
5
Sept. 17 - 21
Science: Rocks
 Igneous, Sedimentary, and metamorphic
Rock formation
 Layers of the Earth intro
Sept. 24 - 28
Science: Rocks
 Layer’s of the Earth continued
 The Layer’s of the Earth book (in binder)
Science & Social Studies
January
15 Days
No School October 8
In-Service October 9
3
December
18 Days
Oct. 22 - 26
Social Studies: Geography – North
America
 Location of CT and US in North America
(Les. 3)
 Using a Compass Rose (Les. 4)
 What are the differences between maps and
globes? (Les. 5)
No School December 7, 2012 PTC
Start Moon Journal this week
Nov. 19 - 21
Social Studies: Native Americans
 Eastern Woodlands Native Americans –
effects of natural resources and location on
their culture
Jan. 7 - 11
Science: Shadows, Sun, Gravity
 Conditions for Shadows to form
 Tower Shadows
 Light Passing through
Jan. 14 - 18
Science: Shadows, Sun, Gravity
 Conditions for Shadows to form
 Light Passing through
 Tower Shadows
Jan. 22- 25
Science: Shadows, Sun, Gravity
Vacation Week
Dec. 24– Jan. 2, 2013
 Sun – Gravity of the Sun holds the
planets in orbit
 Moon
 Moon Phases
Nov. 26 -30
Social Studies: Native Americans
Plains Native Americans – effects of natural
resources and location on their culture
August, 2012
Birch Grove Primary School
February
18 Days
Week
1
Jan. 28 – Feb. 1
Science: Shadows, Sun, Gravity
Continue Moon phases
Earth:
 Day/Night
 Seasons
 Conditions for life
March
20 Days
April
17 Days
March 4 - 8
Social Studies: Japan
April 1 - 5
Social Studies: Japan
 Meaning of the Japanese flag
 Japan’s unique culture – tea ceremony,
holidays, food, and utensils
 Compare Japanese and American
children
 Tea Ceremony
May
22 Days
April 29 – May 3
Science: Insects
 Identify insects/spiders
 Insect life cycle
 Metamorphosis
 Observe/diagram Painted Lady butterfly
life cycle
June
10 Days
June 3 – June 7
Science: Insects
 In-School field trip – Native Creatures
 Optional activity – Investigating
Amber with Carolyn
 Wrap-up
 Review
Insect Assessment- Post to MM
by 6/14/13
2
Feb. 4– Feb. 8
Science: Shadows, Sun, Gravity
March 11 - 15
Social Studies: Japan
April 8- 12
Social Studies: Japan
Gravity
 Look Out Below
 Examining falling objects
 Start Drifting Down Lessons
 Japan’s unique culture – tea ceremony,
holidays, food, and utensils
 Compare Japanese and American
children
 Tea Ceremony
Japan Benchmark Completed - Post
to MM by 4/26/13
3
Feb. 11 – Feb 15
Science: Shadows, Sun, Gravity
March 18 - 22
Social Studies: Japan
Gravity
 Continue Drifting Down
 Japan’s unique culture – tea ceremony,
holidays, food, and utensils
Feb. 20 – Mar. 1
Science: Shadows, Sun, Gravity
 Review
 Assessment
Shadows, Sun, Gravity Assessment –
Post to MM by 3/8/13
5
March 25 - 29
Social Studies: Japan
 Japan’s unique language, music, literature, math
No School on March 29th
 Describe metamorphosis
 Examples of different kinds of
metamorphosis
 Complete/Incomplete metamorphosis
 Observe/diagram Painted Lady butterfly
life cycle and incomplete
metamorphosis insect
June 10- June 14
Last week of school
Original Last Day of School Friday,
June 14, 2013
May 13 – May 17
Science: Insects
Vacation Week
April 15 - 19
Feb. 18 and 19 – No School
4
May 6 – May 10
Science: Insects
April 22 - 26
Science: Insects
 Intro to insects
 Insect characteristics
 Observation of insects and other
invertebrates
 Compare insect life cycle to other
organisms
 Classification of organisms (based on
characteristics)
 Specialized organs
 Observe Painted Lady butterfly life
cycle
May 20 – May 24
Science: Insects
 In-School field trip – Native Creatures
 Organisms and life cycles compare
growth and development
 Observe a variety of small organisms,
sort and classify
 Observe/diagram Painted Lady butterfly
life cycle and incomplete
metamorphosis insect
May 28 – May 31
Science: Insects
 In-School field trip – Native Creatures
 Release Painted Lady Butterflies
 Observe a variety of small living things
 Observe various life cycles
Science & Social Studies
August, 2012