Little 2nd Grade SOCIAL STUDIES Thinkers {UNIT 2: Learning About the Past}

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

*Please download the preview to see all that is included, including samples of everything!*

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LITTLE SOCIAL STUDIES THINKERS UNITS FOR 2ND GRADE

Unit 1: GOVERNMENT & CIVICS
Unit 2: LEARNING ABOUT THE PAST
Unit 3: COMMUNITIES
Unit 4: ECONOMICS
Unit 5: GEOGRAPHY

2ND GRADE SOCIAL STUDIES CURRICULUM BUNDLE


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LICENSING TERMS: This purchase includes a license for one teacher only for personal use in their classroom. Licenses are non-transferable, meaning they can not be passed from one teacher to another. No part of this resource is to be shared with colleagues or used by an entire grade level, school, or district without purchasing the proper number of licenses. If you are a coach, principal, or district interested in transferable licenses to accommodate yearly staff changes, please contact me for a quote at karen@mrsjonessclass.com .


--------------------------RELATED CURRICULUM-------------------------------

2ND GRADE - Little Science Thinkers

KINDERGARTEN Little Social Studies Thinkers

FIRST GRADE Little Social Studies Thinkers

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