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2nd grade social studies unit plans for Microsoft Word
Entrepreneur Project- DIY: Open for Business
Entrepreneur Project- DIY (Do It Yourself) Open for Business: is multi-step, long term economics project for students of all abilities and varied grade levels to learn how to form a small business and become young entrepreneurs.
Students of all ages are very aware of the hard economic times that many are experiencing in the country, in their neighborhoods and even in their own homes.
This project allows students to see that with creativity, ingenuity, organization, hard work, dedication, m
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2nd - 12th
Locomotive by Brian Floca - Primary GATE Unit with Caldecott STEAM!
Another amazing Caldecott book and another load of opportunities across the curriculum for our primary GATE kids: hands-on and participatory activities, critical thinking, creativity, art and graphic design, and always best practices in gifted education. I’ve used this unit with 2nd graders, and it will definitely stretch to 3rd grade GATE.
You get 35+ pages of instructions, critical thinking questions and activities, and ready-to-print student activity sheets—assuredly more than you’ll ever
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2nd - 4th
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Grade 2- UNIT 2: NYC Social Studies Lesson Plans: NYC Over Time
This is the 2nd unit for the new SS program that is being used throughout NYC . This is the entire Unit (12 lessons). Very thorough with differentiation in every lesson. This unit focuses on NYC over 3 centuries. There might be some adjustments that need to be made due to formatting difference between computers. Any concerns please contact me!Michele
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2nd
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Inventions and Inventors: How Technology Changes Over Time
This is an OUTSTANDING unit on inventions and inventors. It is a 24+ page reosurce with detailed lesson plans, technology integration links, and student worksheets and handouts (including a parent letter and guidelines on how to set up the end of unit Invention Convention). Download the preview file to see a sample of both the lesson plans and some student worksheets. It is scheduled to last for 8-10 weeks. It is adaptable from 2nd-5th grade with the best age range being in 3rd or 4th. The uni
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2nd - 5th
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Manitoba Report Card Comments: Grade 2 Social (full paragraph copy/paste)
You will find a high, medium and low report card comment for all Grade 2 Social Studies Clusters/Outcomes. You will also see a high, medium and low comment for each of the the Social Studies Skills (straight from curriculum). Headings include: Skills for Active Democratic Citizenship; Skills for Managing Information & Ideas; Critical and Creative Thinking Skills and Communication Skills.These are easy to use and ready to copy & paste into your reports. Of course you will adjust the comme
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2nd
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NEW SOCIAL STUDIES LESSON PLANS FOR NYC SCHOOLS- UNIT 1 2ND GRADE
This is the NEW Social Studies Program that every school in NYC will be using this fall. These lessons are truly detailed and thorough and include differentiated instruction for all learners to succeed. You are able to edit the lessons to make them your own. Hope this makes your year that much easier! THIS IS ONLY FOR 2ND GRADE AND IS ONLY UNIT 1: OUR COMMUNITY'S GEOGRAPHY. I will be adding future units shortly.
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2nd
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The World Where I Live...
This is a jam-packed, 40 page unit full of multi-sensory and multi-grade-level activities all centering on the relationships between the following concepts: city/town/village, county, state, country, continent, and community helpers. The following mathematical concepts are also explored: range, median, mode, and average (mathematical mean).
The following activities are included in this unit: Key vocabulary exercise, coloring Venn diagram activity, "Greater Than, Less Than" activity page, "My
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K - 8th
Ontario Report Card Comments: Grade 1 Social (full paragraph - 2023 curriculum)
You will find a high, medium and low report card comment for all Grade 1 Social Studies Outcomes/Units for the new curriculum (2023).Please see the preview and adapt as you see fit!
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2nd
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Grade 2 Social Studies (Revised 2023) Lesson Plans A-B (34 Lesson Plans)
Key Highlights:34 Lesson Plans: A meticulously structured curriculum spanning expectations A1.1 to B3.8.Crystal-Clear Learning Objectives: Well-defined aims for every single lesson.Diverse and Engaging Activities: Group endeavours, stimulating discussions, hands-on projects, and varied assessments.Comprehensive Assessment Strategies: Formative and summative assessments are meticulously integrated.Ready-to-Use Rubrics and Checklists: Facilitating smooth evaluation procedures.Embrace of Indigenous
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2nd
American Symbols Printable Book
This printable book can be used during your unit on American Symbols. The students will learn about 5 important American Symbols, and will get to fill out the book to show what they have learned. Each symbol studied includes a Marzano Learning Strategy.
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PreK - 5th
Mystery Island Project Instructions - Landforms
Imagine you discovered a new island no one ever explored before. It does not exist on any map! You can name this island whatever you want and make its first official map or model.
Use These set of Instructions for a Project Assignment with your LANDFORM Unit. I used this for my second grade class. It requires them to create an island that they discovered. They must name it according to its shape. They can get very creative with this. I have made an example of a final project: "Shark Island" in
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K - 5th
Ontario Report Card Comments: Grade 2 Social (full paragraph - 2023 curriculum)
You will find a high, medium and low report card comment for all Grade 2 Social Studies Outcomes/Units for the new curriculum (2023).Please see the preview and adapt as you see fit!
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2nd
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Maps Unit Plan
In this five day mapping unit, I have included all the necessary instructional materials. The unit includes: rational, pre-assessments, objectives, material listings, engagement, focus activities, worksheets, and assessments. The document contains twenty-four pages of meaningful instructional materials. I have aligned the unit to meet the Ohio Academic Social Studies Content Standards (Grade 3), however, all states can align the unit to meet their needs. The unit contains objectives to meet
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2nd - 4th
Famous Virginians Quick Checks & Unit Assessment (SOL 1.3)
This product includes:
*6 Quick Checks:
-Arthur R. Ashe, Jr. (5 questions)
-Christopher Newport (5 questions)
-Maggie Walker (5 questions)
-Jamestown (4 questions)
-George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Jamestown, Pocahontas, & Chief Powhattan (4 questions)
-Maggie Walker, Arthur R. Ashe, Jr., & Christopher Newport (5 questions)
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*1 Famous Virginians Unit Assessment (14 questions)
**ALL ASSESSMENTS INCLUDE AN ANSWER KEY**
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K - 2nd
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Cultural Traditions Lesson Plans - 2nd Grade Social Studies Unit
This resource includes lesson plans for a 3-week Social Studies unit on Cultural Traditions for 2nd Grade. The unit includes 9 days worth of lesson plans (3 days worth of plans for each of the 3 weeks).Each plan includes an objective, standards, direct instruction, collaborative activity, independent practice/assessment, and an optional craft/game idea.Lessons include the following topics: Week 1: Exploring Cultural Traditions Day 1: Introducing Cultural Traditions Da
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2nd
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Cultural Identity Inquiry Bundle - Social Studies - Planner - IB PYP
This bundle is designed to help students develop cultural empathy by learning more about their own culture and sharing this with others. It includes the following editable resources: a 6-7 week inquiry plan, a family values tally chart and two poetry writing lessons. The bonus file is a cultural interview chart. All are easily adapted to suit your own class/school.The 6-7 week inquiry unit includes: transdisciplinary theme, central idea, lines of inquiry, key concepts and questionsapproaches to
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2nd - 5th, Staff
Shh! We're Writing the Constitution Unit
Includes:
1. Vocabulary
2. Vocabulary Practice Activity
3. Vocabulary Quiz
4. Book Scavenger Hunt (with page numbers)
5. Foldable activity (with pictures)
6. Mini projects
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2nd - 8th
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Georgia Cherokee & Creek Indians Unit
This is a ten day unit that gives you all of the information and research you need to know to teach the unit. It gives you day by day instruction for 10 days and then the 11 and 12 day are review of the entire unit. This Unit is based on the Georgia Cherokee and Creek Indians. (All research and information is included in the unit.) Please message me for other products that go with this unit. I will reduce price for Unit and PowerPoints if you want all.
This work is licensed under a Creative Com
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2nd - 5th
*Saskatchewan Curriculum Correlated* Global Communities - Grade 3 Social Studies
This is an information collection, companion resource for learning about and comparing communities around the world. This unit covers Saskatchewan Grade 3 Social Studies outcomes:
IN3.1, IN3.2, DR3.2, DR3.3
This document includes a 4-part assessment which can be used as a test or as a series of shorter assessments throughout a unit.
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2nd - 6th
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Saskatchewan Report Card Comments: Grade 2 Social (full paragraph copy/paste)
You will find a high, medium and low report card comment for all Grade 2 Social Studies Units.Adapt as you see fit!
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2nd
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Native Americans in South Carolina Booklet
This booklet correlates with the South Carolina standards for Social Studies. Students complete a study of the three groups of Native Americans in South Carolina! Also includes a study of the major leaders from the tribes!
*UPDATED: 10/18/2012
The answers for the fill in the blanks for the Leaders are:
Sequoyah
1. Cherokee
2. Writing
3. Newpapers, schools, and books
4. Read and Write
5. Cherokee Phoenix
Hagler
1. Chief
2. Council
3. Leader
4. Peace
5. Nopkehe
6. Catawba
7. 1750 to 1763
8.
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2nd - 4th
Expeditionary Learning Common Core Lesson Planning Template
This, after much revision, is a comprehensive lesson plan template designed specifically for Expeditionary Learning modules that takes into account requirements for teacher lessons, units and observations. However, it can be used for other lessons, subjects as well. Math, Science and Social Studies will work...even Art. Select sections you don't need and cut or just leave them blank. Common Core standards can be copied here: http://www.corestandards.org/the-standards
Expeditionary Learnin
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PreK - 11th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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How to Make Common Craft Style Videos in Social Studies
Making Common Craft Style Videos in Social Studies is easier than you'd think. This lesson shows the process an 8th grade middle school class used to make their common craft videos with 19th Century United States History topics.
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1st - 12th
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Theatrical Interpretation of the Odyssey - Curriculum and Lesson Plan
This theatre based devising workshop is designed to teach young students studying Epic literature how these ancient texts are applicable to their lives today. By exploring the characters in “Tales from The Odyssey” by Mary Pope Osborne, students will learn who heroes are around them and what it means to be a hero themselves. Students will also learn team building, abstract thinking, and literary analysis. This program also supports Indiana Academic Standards for Fine Arts as well as Social Emoti
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2nd - 5th
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Importance of learning social studies
Social studies offers valuable insights into history, geography, and much more. Social studies captivates students by providing them with perspectives from the past, present, and future, allowing them to understand history and navigate current events. It enables them to appreciate how previous generations have shaped their present reality. In essence, social studies opens their eyes to the vastness of life beyond their immediate surroundings.
Benefits of learning social studies
Learning social studies offers many benefits to students in terms of helping them develop a holistic understanding of the world. Namely, it helps them:
- Learn about the achievements, challenges, perspectives, traditions, and customs of different societies
- Evaluate information, analyze evidence, and make informed judgments about complex social, economic, and political issues
- Become active, responsible, and engaged citizens
- Comprehend global issues such as human rights, environmental sustainability, and economic disparities
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