Troup County School System

Social Studies Curriculum Map

Second Grade – Third Quarter

To be taught the last 4 weeks of the grading period

Georgians and Civil Rights / Economics
Informational Process Skills:
1.  Compare similarities and differences
3. Identify issues and/or problems alternative solutions
6. Identify and use primary secondary sources
7. Interpret timelines
9. Construct charts and graphs
10. Analyze artifacts / Map Skills:
1. Use cardinal directions
2. Use intermediate directions
3. Use a letter/number grid system to determine location
4. Compare & contrast the categories of natural, cultural, & political features found on maps
5. Use inch to inch map scale to determine distance on map
6. Use map key/legend to acquire information from, historical, physical, political, resource, product & economic maps
7. Use a map to explain impact of geography on historical & current events
Jackie Robinson and Martin Luther King, Jr.
GPS Standards / Essential Questions / Vocabulary / System Resources
SS2H1 The student will read about and describe the lives of historical figures in Georgia history.
Individuals, Groups, and Institutions
a. Identify the contributions made by these historic figures: James Oglethorpe, Tomochichi, and Mary Musgrove (founding of Georgia); Sequoyah (development of a Cherokee alphabet); Jackie Robinson (sports); Martin Luther King Jr. (civil rights); Jimmy Carter (leadership and human rights).
Time, Change, and Continuity
b. Describe how everyday life of these historical figures (Jackie Robinson, Martin Luther King, Jr) is similar to and different from everyday life in the present (food, clothing, homes, transportation, communication, recreation, rights, and freedoms) / SS2H1, CG3, G2
How have Jackie Robinson / Martin Luther King, Jr. helped make life better for people in our state?
How was daily life for Jackie Robinson / Martin Luther King, Jr. the same as and different from life for people today? / SS2H1, CG3, G2
Jackie Robinson
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Similar
Different
Communication
Recreation
Rights
Freedoms / SS2H1, CG3, G2
Georgia Experience:
·  Pages 52 - 69
·  Blackline Masters 3 – 5, 16
·  Overhead Transparency 3
Studies Weekly:
·  Jackie Robinson Weeks 14 and 15
·  Martin Luther King, Jr. Weeks 16 and 17
American Hero Series Biographies:
student books and big book
·  Jackie Robinson Guided Reading Level Q
·  Martin Luther King, Jr. Guided Reading Level Q
Reading A-Z:
·  Martin Luther King Jr. Guided Reading Level L
·  Martin Luther King Jr. Guided Reading Level M
·  Dr. King’s Memorial Guided Reading Level H
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Jackie Robinson and Martin Luther King, Jr. continued
GPS Standards / Essential Questions / Vocabulary / System Resources
Individuals, Groups, and Institutions
SS2CG3 The students will give examples of how the historical figures under study (Jackie Robinson, Martin Luther King, Jr.) demonstrate the positive citizenship traits of honesty, dependability, liberty, trustworthiness, honor, civility, good sportsmanship, patience, and compassion.
Location
SS2G2 The student will describe the cultural and geographic systems associated with the historical figures in SS2H1 (Jackie Robinson, Martin Luther King, Jr.)
a. Identify specific locations significant to the life and times of each historic figure on a political map
b. Describe how place (physical and human characteristics) had an impact on the lives of each historical figure
c. Describe how each historic figure adapted to and was influenced by his/her environment
d. Trace examples of travel and movement of these historic figures and their ideas across time
e. Describe how the region in which these historic figures lived affected their lives and compare these regions to the region in which students live. / SS2H1, CG3, G2
How did Jackie Robinson / Martin Luther King, Jr. show positive character traits?
How were decisions made by Jackie Robinson / Martin Luther King, Jr. connected to where he lived? / SS2H1, CG3, G2
Compassion
Honesty
Good
sportsmanship
Patience
Geographic
Political map
Locations
Characteristics
Adapt
Environment
Ideas
Travel
Movement / SS2H1, CG3, G2
Discovery Education:
· American Heroes: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
· Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Books in Media Center:
· Picture book of Martin Luther King, Jr. by D. Adler
· Happy birthday, Martin Luther King by J. Marzollo
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Economics
GPS Standards / Essential Questions / Vocabulary / System Resources
Scarcity
SS2E1 The student will explain that because of scarcity, people must make choices and incur opportunity costs.
Making choices about goods and services because of scarcity is a 1st grade skill. Students are now introduced to the concept of opportunity costs.
Production, Distribution, and Consumption
SS2E2 The student will identify ways in which goods and services are allocated (by price; majority rule; contests; force; sharing; lottery; command; first-come, first-served; personal characteristics; and others).
How to distinguish goods from services was taught in Kindergarten, and how to identify goods that people make and services that people provide in 1st grade. Learning ways in which goods and services are allocated is new learning.
Costs & benefits of spending & saving
SS2E4 The student will describe the costs and benefits of personal spending and saving choices.
Describing the costs and benefits of personal spending and saving choices was a 1st grade standard. When describing the costs and benefits of spending vs. saving, second graders should include opportunity costs as one of the costs of spending. / How does scarcity influence decisions about what a person spends?
What is an opportunity cost?
What are goods and services?
How are goods and services allocated?
How do decisions about spending have both costs and benefits?
How do decisions about saving have both costs and benefits? / Scarcity
Costs
Goods
Services
Allocated
Price
Majority rule
Contests
Force
Sharing
Lottery
Command
First-come, first-serve
Benefits
Spending
Saving / SS2H1, CG3, G2
Georgia Experience:
·  Pages 84 – 88, 91 - 92
·  Blackline Masters 19, 20, 22
·  Overhead Transparency 12
Studies Weekly:
·  E1 Week 22
·  E2 Week 20
·  E4 Week 23
Reading A-Z:
·  Brad Needs a Budget Guided Reading Level L
·  Rainy-Day Savings Guided Reading Level M
Discovery Education:
E1
· Smart Choices (5:12)
· Scarcity and Choice (2:43)
· Satisfying Wants: The Concept of Opportunity Cost (2:10)
· Consumers: The Role of Opportunity Cost in Choice (1:52)
E2
· The Marketplace: Supply and Demand (6:44)
· Economy Between Communities (17:07)
E4
· Saving Money (2:28)
· If You Made A Million (17:51)
Books in Media Center:
· Goods and Services by J. Adil
· Supply and Demand by J. Adil
· Scarcity by J. Adil
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Troup County Schools 2014

2nd Grade Social Studies Map

Third Quarter