2nd Grade
2nd Grade
Mrs. Peterson
*Chapter tests will be given at the end of each chapter. A study guide will be sent home with your child at the beginning of each chapter. Please use this study guide to help your child learn how to study for exams and be more successful in school. Thank you for making yourself available to help your child in his learning experiences. Mrs. Hord
Hartcourt Brace SOCIAL STUDIES "Making A Difference"
Unit 1: We Belong To Many Groups
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Lesson 1 - Learning Together at School |
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Lesson 2 - Living at Home and in the Neighborhood |
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Lesson 3 - In and Around the City |
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Lesson 4 - Our Country of Many People |
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Lesson 5 - Making Social Studies Real (The Big Help) |
Unit 2: Where We Live
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Lesson 1 - Looking Around Communities |
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Lesson 2 - Life in Different Places |
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Lesson 3 - Using the Land |
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Lesson 4 - Where Does Our Food Come From? |
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Lesson 5 - How to Make an Apple Pie and See the World (Literature) |
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Lesson 6 - Caring for the Earth |
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Lesson 7 - Making Social Studies Real (Tree Muskateers) |
Unit 3: We All Work Together
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Lesson 1 - Community Services |
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Lesson 2 - People Make Goods |
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Lesson 3 - Goods From Near and Far |
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Lesson 4 - Makers and Users, Buyers and Sellers |
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Lesson 5 - Making Wise Choices |
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Lesson 6 - Making Social Studies Real (Biz Kids$) |
Unit 4: People Make History
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Lesson 1 - American Indians |
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Lesson 2 - We Remember the Past |
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Lesson 3 - Communities Grow and Change |
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Lesson 4 - People Lead the Way |
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Lesson 5 - American Portraits |
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Lesson 6 - Making Social Studies Real (Play a Part in History) |
Unit 5: Being A Good Citizen
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Lesson 1 - Proud Americans |
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Lesson 2 - Our Country's Government |
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Lesson 3 - Community Government |
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Lesson 4 - Our Freedoms |
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Lesson 5 - Making Social Studies Real (Kids Voting USA) |
Unit 6: People In Time and Place
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Lesson 1 - People on the Move |
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Lesson 2 - Winter Days in the Big Woods (Literature) |
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Lesson 3 - A World of People |
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Lesson 4 - A Family History |
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Lesson 5 - Community Celebrates |
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Lesson 6 - One for All, All for One |
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Lesson 7 - Making Social Studies Real (Prairie Peace Park) |
Skills We Will Learn:
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Learning from a Picture Map |
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Reading Maps |
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Finding Land and Water on the Maps |
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Using Globes |
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Reading a Table |
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Using a Pictograph |
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Predicting a Likely Outcome |
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Following a Diagram |
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Reading a Time Line |
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Reading a History Map |
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Finding Cause and Effect |
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Understanding What People Think |
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Using a Bar Graph |
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Learning From Artifacts |
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Acting on Our Own |