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2nd Grade Social Studies Resources

This collection contains highly recommended second-grade Social Studies lessons, activities, and other resources from the eMedia library.

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BUDDY SHARE
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Students choose a mode of expression—e.g., writing, art or storytelling—to share theme-related ideas and feelings with a “buddy” from outside the classroom.

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Social Science
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Activity/Lab
Provider:
Learning for Justice
Date Added:
11/09/2023
COLLAGE OF CONCERNS
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Students create visual artwork combining various images to convey diversity or social justice issues, concerns or themes related to the central text.

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Social Science
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Activity/Lab
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Learning for Justice
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11/09/2023
COMMUNITY BULLETIN BOARD
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Students showcase artwork and nonfiction writing that addresses issues they found in the text. The result is a visual, collaborative and creative representation of student learning and ideas. An alternative to the bulletin board is a community newsletter.

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Social Science
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Activity/Lab
Provider:
Learning for Justice
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11/09/2023
COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT CARDS
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Students create “trading cards” spotlighting diverse community members who work toward social justice goals that connect to themes from the central text.

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Social Science
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
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Learning for Justice
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11/09/2023
Document Analysis
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The National Archives provides primary source sets, educator resources and articles, and printable primary sources analysis sheets. This page on the site outlines how to analyze primary source documents. Document analysis is the first step in working with primary sources. Teach your students to think through primary source documents for contextual understanding and to extract information to make informed judgments.

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Social Science
Social Studies
Material Type:
Lesson Plan
Primary Source
Provider:
National Archives
Date Added:
11/09/2023
Elementary Curriculum I: Colonial America to Reconstruction -- US Constitution
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Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History provides elementary lesson plans, student activity sheets and professional development for teachers centered on American History. This unit is focused on the US Constitution.

Subject:
Social Science
Social Studies
Material Type:
Unit of Study
Provider:
Gilder-Lehrman Institute
Date Added:
11/09/2023
Executive Command
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In this interactive game, students experience the decisions that have to be made by the President of the United States. Ever wanted to be President for a day? In Executive Command, you can be President for four years! Try to accomplish what you set as your agenda while facing the challenges and responsibilities that crop up along the way. Being commander-in-chief and chief executive is no easy job! See how you do!

Subject:
Social Science
Social Studies
Material Type:
Game
Provider:
ICivics
Date Added:
11/09/2023
IF YOU’RE ANGRY AND YOU KNOW IT
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The familiar children’s tune “If You’re Happy and You Know It” can take on a pro-social dimension if you change the lyrics. Singing “If you’re angry and you know it” provides an opportunity to explore appropriate responses to anger.

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Social Science
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Lesson Plan
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Learning for Justice
Date Added:
11/09/2023
Native American Dwellings
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In this activity, students will look at historical images to learn about three types of Native American dwellings — teepees, pueblo adobe structures, and hogans. Students will make observations about the types of dwellings in the images. Then students will discuss their observations as a class.

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Social Science
Material Type:
Lesson Plan
Provider:
United States Census Bureau
Date Added:
11/09/2023
Native Land Digital
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Native Land is an app to help map Indigenous territories, treaties, and languages. The interactive map can be used for looking at indigenous groups, territories, treaties, and languages across time across the world.

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Social Science
Social Studies
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Interactive
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Native Land Digital
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11/09/2023
People's Pie
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In this interactive game, students experience the decisions that have to be made by the Executive Branch of the U.S. Government. People's Pie is a balancing act! You must fund important programs without setting tax rates too high or borrowing too much money. To succeed, you must keep your residents happy and avoid a burdensome national debt. Are you ready for a piece of People’s Pie?

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Social Science
Social Studies
Material Type:
Game
Provider:
ICivics
Date Added:
11/09/2023
Thinking Through Timelines: Inching Toward Independence (Lesson Plan)
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A Short Activity for Second Grade
Question: Why do we celebrate Independence Day?
Note: The "Thinking Through Timelines: Inching Toward Independence" Powerpoint, also available in eMedia, was created to accompany this lesson plan.

Subject:
Social Science
Material Type:
Lesson Plan
Primary Source
Provider:
University of Central Florida
Date Added:
11/09/2023
Thinking Through Timelines: Inching Toward Independence (PowerPoint)
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A Short Activity for Second Grade
Question: Why do we celebrate Independence Day?
Note: The "Thinking Through Timelines: Inching Toward Independence" lesson plan, also available in eMedia, was created to accompany this PowerPoint.

Subject:
Social Science
Material Type:
Primary Source
Provider:
University of Central Florida
Date Added:
11/09/2023
WHAT IS EMPATHY?
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This lesson explicitly teaches students to be more conscious of other people’s feelings to create a more accepting and respectful school community.

Subject:
Social Science
Material Type:
Lesson Plan
Provider:
Learning for Justice
Date Added:
11/09/2023
We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution Program Description
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The We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution Program promotes civic competence and responsibility among the nation’s upper elementary and secondary students. This webpage provides a description of the program.

Subject:
Social Science
Social Studies
Material Type:
Reading
Provider:
Center for Civic Education
Date Added:
11/09/2023