Social Studies Curriculum Map Second Grade Draft
		ESSENTIAL QUESTION (optional)	CONTENT	SKILLS	ASSESSMENT	RESOURCE
	August Community	Understands knowledge of government (local, national, international), participates	Civics: 1.	GLES: 1.1.1 Responsibility, respect public good	Objective checklist, portfolio, work samples, teacher observations, oral discussions, one-to-one celebrations and cultures, dioramas, reports	Timelines, trade books, films, volunteers, Jr. Achievement, 2nd steps, WWU , heroes, holidays, field trips, computers, cross-age, scholastic news, photographs
	September	Civic involvement myself/my classroom rules	Civics: 1.1.2; 1.1.4	1.1.2; 1.4.1 rights/responsibilities within a community thoughtfulness	Objective checklist, portfolio, work samples, teacher observations, oral discussions, one-to-one celebrations and cultures, dioramas, reports	Timelines, trade books, films, volunteers, Jr. Achievement, 2nd steps, WWU , heroes, holidays, field trips, computers, cross-age, scholastic news, photographs
	October Fall	People need food, water, clothing, shelter, Northwest communities	Economics: 2.	2.1.1 Business, jobs, employees/employer, cost/benefits	Objective checklist, portfolio, work samples, teacher observations, oral discussions, one-to-one celebrations and cultures, dioramas, reports	Timelines, trade books, films, volunteers, Jr. Achievement, 2nd steps, WWU , heroes, holidays, field trips, computers, cross-age, scholastic news, photographs
	November	Location, region, and movement impact environment. Neighborhoods/local communities	Geography: 3 Social studies: 5.4.1 Compares different people lives	3.1.1 Mapping-compass, rose, labels/key	Objective checklist, portfolio, work samples, teacher observations, oral discussions, one-to-one celebrations and cultures, dioramas, reports	Timelines, trade books, films, volunteers, Jr. Achievement, 2nd steps, WWU , heroes, holidays, field trips, computers, cross-age, scholastic news, photographs
	December Winter	Humans/environments People on the move-jobs	Geography: 3	3.2.2 Money, trade, needs, wants 3.2.3 3.3.1	Objective checklist, portfolio, work samples, teacher observations, oral discussions, one-to-one celebrations and cultures, dioramas, reports	Timelines, trade books, films, volunteers, Jr. Achievement, 2nd steps, WWU , heroes, holidays, field trips, computers, cross-age, scholastic news, photographs
	January	Uses history to understand present and plan for the future	History: 4 Social studies: 5	4.4.1, 5.4.2 Identifies author, title, date of resource	Objective checklist, portfolio, work samples, teacher observations, oral discussions, one-to-one celebrations and cultures, dioramas, reports	Timelines, trade books, films, volunteers, Jr. Achievement, 2nd steps, WWU , heroes, holidays, field trips, computers, cross-age, scholastic news, photographs
	February Spring	History shapes the present/future	History: 4	4.1.1Holidays, President's Day	Objective checklist, portfolio, work samples, teacher observations, oral discussions, one-to-one celebrations and cultures, dioramas, reports	Community time-line, films computer photos
	March	Factors that have shaped major events in history New leaders, new businesses	History: 4	4.2.1 4.2.2 Chronology, immigrants, contributions, 4.3.2	Objective checklist, portfolio, work samples, teacher observations, oral discussions, one-to-one celebrations and cultures, dioramas, reports	Community time-line, films computer photos
	April	Understands purpose, organization, function of government laws/political systems	Civics: 1.2.1 1.2.2	Functions of government: cities governed by mayors and city council, judges/police enforce laws		Jr. Achievement, professionals, police/fire fighters
	May	Economic system: Producers, distributors, consumer services	Economics: 2.	Teacher, principal, counselor, city government, local businesses, neighborhoods 2.2.1		Jr. Achievement, professionals, police/fire fighters
	June Summer	Interactions between humans/environments Understands point of view Reporting on one’s own community Uses inquiry-based research Analyzes visuals 1 texts when studying one’s community Questions to learn more	Geography: 3. Land use, creating parks, effects on environment Social Studies: 5	3.2.1 Points of view on pet ownership, foods, jobs…etc. 5.1.1 5.1.2 5.2.1 Develops questions to find out how community connects with others now/past 5.2.2 5.2.3 Evaluate issues through reading, writing, oral communication	Surveys Interviews	Jr. Achievement, professionals, police/fire fighters Interviews