Second Grade FOCUS: Social Studies
August 27November 9
What question do we ask ourselves?
How do fulfilling rights and responsibilities promote democratic ideas?
How can analyzing symbols, poems, songs, and people in our
community help me understand democratic ideas?
What do we need to know and be able to do?
 Identify and describe the rights and responsibilities of a
being a member of a group
How do your choices affect self, family, school, and community?
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Describe the characteristics of a responsible student
How does identifying community concerns and possible solutions help
to solve problems?
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Make connections with symbols, songs and poems for
of the United States
How does demonstrating appropriate social skills help contribute to
the success of a group?
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Explain how rules and laws are made to protect citizens
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Role play to demonstrate different points of view on an
issue
What words do we need to know to master the objectives?
Responsibilities
Community
Laws
Civics
Symbols
Ground Rules
Relationships
Rights
Respect
Culture
Democracy
How will we master the objectives?
Role playing
Reading Non-fiction texts
Taking a field trip to Washington, D.C.
Reflecting on our goals
Participating in Town Hall and Community meetings
Working in collaborative groups to solve problems
Safety
Rules
Citizen
Fairness
Country
What resources will we use?
Poems
Field Trip
Songs
Self and Class created charts
Posters
Online Resources
Informational texts