Unit Planner: Community

Submitted By: Deborah Thompson

EDEL 453: Teaching Elementary School Social Science
Nevada State College Spring 2014
Instructor: Karen Powell
EDEL 453 - Spring 2014 Karen Powell- Instructor

UNIT PLANNER: Community Submitted By: Deborah Thompson
Summary of Lesson Plan NV State Social Studies Objectives Notes
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This social studies lesson is for 2nd
grade students to learn about the
certain activities that occur in a
community, as well as what activates
their classmates do in the community.
This lesson will be completed using
Houghton Mifflin Social Studies
textbook Neighborhoods (p.36-39).
G6.2.2 - Describe neighborhoods and
communities as places where people
live, work, and play.
Print copy of questions for group and
whole group discussions
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This social studies lesson is for 2nd
grade students to create their own
maps of the places in their
communities. This lesson will be
completed using a strategy from
Integrating Language Arts and Social
Studies textbook, Strategy 7 (p.48-54).
G7.2.1 Construct a visual model, i.e.,
graph, table, and/or choropleth map
of population distribution.
Remember to bring example map of
communities.
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This social studies lesson is for 2nd
grade students to learn about the
important events or customs
celebrated on holidays (Fourth of
July). This lesson will be completed
using Apple Pie 4th of July by Janet
S Wong, as a read aloud.
H1.2.3 Tell why important events,
people and/or customs are marked
by holidays.
Total of 30 post-its for students
connections
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This social studies lesson is for 2nd
grade students to learn how to
identify ways in which people
cooperate to achieve a common
goal of recycling. This lesson will be
completed using a strategy from
Integrating Language Arts and Social
Studies textbook, Strategy10 (p.70-76).
H2.2.1 Identify ways in which people
cooperate to achieve a common
goal.
Bring in examples of recyclables
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This social studies lesson is for 2nd
grade students to learn the types of
social groups to which people belong
in a community. This lesson will be
completed using a list of interview
question to interview a member of the
community.
G7. 2.4 List types of social groups to
which people belong
Print copy of interview questions