2nd+Grade+Social+Studies

3. Did he achieve his goals? 4. Why do we celebrate Columbus day? || * Early life of Columbus
 * ~ Unit ||~ Start Date (duration) ||~ Essential Questions ||~ Content / Concepts ||~ Skills ||~ Texts ||~ Supporting / Supplementary Materials ||
 * Columbus Day || October-first 2 weeks of Oct || 1.Who was Columbus || * History of exploration || map reading || * enchanted learning site || Columbus day map project depicting his intended route and the actual journey ||
 * ||  || 2.Why did he feel the need to travel and explore?
 * Historical context of Spain
 * The world known and unknown to Columbus
 * The intentions of Columbus
 * The journey of Columbus
 * The contributions of Columbus ||  || * a-z reading site
 * ed helper site ||  ||
 * Native Americans || Second 2 weeks of October- first 3 weeks of November || # Who inhabited the land we call America before the Europeans arrived?
 * 1) What did they eat and wear?
 * 2) What unique traditions did each tribe possess that made them different from the other tribes? || * The Inuit
 * The Tlingit
 * The Navajo
 * The Sioux
 * The Hopi || comparing and contrasting || * History Pockets- Native Americans- Evan Moor
 * On line history sources
 * Google Images || Each tribe is accompanied by a hands on project that highlights the uniqueness of that particular tribe
 * Google Images || Each tribe is accompanied by a hands on project that highlights the uniqueness of that particular tribe

We use felt, glue, etc... to create each project. They vary year to year ||
 * Thanksgiving || Last week of November || # How do the Native American tribes we learned about compare to the Wampanoag tribe that the Pilgrims encountered?
 * 1) Why did the Pilgrims search out a new life for themselves?
 * 2) How did the Native Americans feel about the arrival of the Pilgrims?
 * 3) How was the journey and first year in America for the Pilgrims?
 * 4) When did the first Jews come to America? || * Life for the Pilgrims in England and the new world
 * life for the wampanoag
 * changes in life for both groups as time went on
 * story of the first jews to arrive in the new world aprox 30 years after the arrival of the pilgrims and their interactions || listening and reading comprehension || * ed helper
 * a-z reading
 * enchanted learning || We make Turkey centerpieces ||
 * Martin L. King Day || First 3 weeks of January || # Who was Martin Luther King Junior?
 * 1) How did his mission in life change the life for all Americans? || * Early life of MLKJ
 * Career of MLKJ
 * His dream for black and white Americans
 * The legacy he left behind
 * How we can Incorporate those lessons in our day to day lives || * critical thinking
 * paragraph writing
 * reading and listening comprehension
 * comparing and contrasting
 * predicting || * enchanted learning
 * ed helper
 * a-z reading || The children write -**I Have a Dream** speeches ||
 * Presidents Day || February || # Why do we choose to commemorate the presidency of Washington and Lincoln?
 * 1) How did they change the course of American history? || * Early life of both presidents
 * political careers of both presidents
 * Great changes both presidents made that changed the course of history
 * What lessons we carry with us til today || * critical thinking
 * paragraph writing
 * reading and listening comprehension || * enchanted learning
 * ed helper
 * a-z reading || The children choose either Lincoln or Washington as a president they admire. They have to write about why they admire that president most. ||
 * Interesting laws || March || # What is involved in making a law?
 * 1) Why are laws important? || Funny/interesting laws across the country || * critical thinking
 * reading and listening comprehension || * Chickens May Not Cross the Road and Other Crazy (but true) Laws
 * The United Stated of America-Scholastic || The children invent their own laws based on problems or situations that they feel need amending ||
 * I Earth Day || First Week in April || # Why do we celebrate Earth Day?
 * 1) How can we help to save the Earth? || * problems caused by pollution and misuse or overuse of natural resources
 * Ways in which we can help the Earth at home and at school || * predicting
 * critical thinking
 * reading and listening comprehension
 * group collaboration || * enchanted learning
 * ed helper
 * a-z reading || The children brainstorm ways that they can change their home and school habits to better benefit the earth
 * a-z reading || The children brainstorm ways that they can change their home and school habits to better benefit the earth

The children create inventions to help clean up the Earth using recycled materials || our houses make believe town ||
 * Maps and graphs || April-May || # Why do we need maps?
 * 1) How do we use maps
 * 2) What are the different types of maps? || * Looking at various street maps and state maps to gain a broad view of maps
 * track distances and directions on each respective map
 * Map keys || * map skills || * enchanted learning
 * other online sources || create our own maps of :