PLEASANT VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT
PLEASANT VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT
PLANNED COURSE CURRICULUM GUIDE
SUBJECT
Grade 2
I. COURSE DESCRIPTION AND INTENT:
II. INSTRUCTIONAL TIME:
Class Periods: 6 per 6-day cycle
Length of Class Periods (minutes):
Length of Course:
Unit of Credit:
Updated: 6-2013
|COURSE: Social Studies |GRADE(S): 2 |
|STRAND: Civics and Government |TIME FRAME: |
|PA ACADEMIC STANDARDS |
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|5.1 Principles and Documents of Government |
|5.2 Rights and Responsibilities of Citizenship |
|5.3 How Government Works |
|5.4 How International Relationships Function |
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|BIG IDEA |
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|Government encompasses the civil rights and responsibilities of citizenship and laws, and why they are important in the home, |
|classroom, community, Pennsylvania, and the United States. |
|RESOURCES |
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|Houghton Mifflin CORE Reading Program |
|Trade Books |
|Scholastic News |
|Related Videos |
|OBJECTIVES |
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|The learner will state when and why special days are observed and recognize our country’s symbols. |
|The learner will demonstrate knowledge of good citizenship through personal responsibility and respect of others |
|ESSENTIAL CONTENT |
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|The learner will state when and why special days are observed and recognize our country’s symbols. |
|State the reason when and why we celebrate Columbus Day, Thanksgiving, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Abraham Lincoln and George |
|Washington’s birthdays, Memorial Day, Veteran’s Day. |
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|Identify a picture of the Capitol building and the White House. |
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|State that the constitution is a set of rules that Americans follow to keep us free and safe. |
|State what the Pledge of Allegiance personally means to the student. |
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|The learner will demonstrate knowledge of good citizenship through personal responsibility and respect of others |
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|Determine and define responsibility as carrying out a job or doing what you are expected to do. |
|Complete and return homework regularly. |
|Display observable responsibility for personal belongings and school materials. |
|Identify various conflict situations. |
|Demonstrate knowledge of several ways that disagreements can be settled. |
|Compare an acceptable and an unacceptable solution to conflicts. |
|Recognize that different rules exist for different purposes or areas (home, school, and community). |
|Define the meaning of authority.. |
|Demonstrate an understanding of personal responsibility (role-play, discussion). |
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|INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES |
|Use various reading materials, posters, and audio-visual supplies pertaining to important holidays/events/symbols to provide |
|opportunity for classroom discussion. |
|Provide opportunity for group activities to research information necessary to show understanding/knowledge of the Capitol building,|
|the White House, the American flag (example large poster for each symbol with paragraph describing the symbol) |
|Devise a set of classroom rules and relate them to the rules of our country as they are portrayed in the constitution. |
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|ASSESSMENTS |
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|Quarterly Benchmark Test |
|Teacher Observation |
|CORRECTIVES/EXTENSIONS |
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|Correctives: |
|Activity sheet with a comparison of “symbols” and their terms. |
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|Extensions: |
|Make a more in-depth report of a national symbol. |
|Use incomplete sentences for a role-play activity such as, "I get angry or made when…" "I have a good time when…" "I get my |
|feelings hurt when…". |
|Practice interviews using active listening skills. |
|Establish classroom and school rules and consequences. |
|Brainstorm ideas where rules exist. |
|Brainstorm a list of different authority figures. |
|Invite authority figures in the community to read with our classes and discuss their jobs. |
|Correctives: |
|Peer tutoring |
|Behavior contract |
|Extensions: |
|Research community, authority careers. |
|Describe a literary character using traits. Give examples |
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|Correctives: |
|Activity sheet with a comparison of “symbols” and their terms. |
|COURSE: Social Studies |GRADE(S): 2 |
|STRAND: Economics |TIME FRAME: |
|PA ACADEMIC STANDARDS |
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|6.1 Economic Systems |
|6.2 Markets and the Functions of Government |
|6.3 Scarcity and Choice |
|6.4 Economic Interdependence |
|6.5 Work and Earnings |
|BIG IDEA |
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|Economics provides citizens the opportunity to work and earn money and distinguish between needs and wants and how to acquire them |
|from various resources. |
|RESOURCES |
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|Houghton Mifflin CORE Reading Program |
|Trade Books |
|Scholastic News |
|Related Videos |
|OBJECTIVES |
|The student will be able recognize events in History when goods were traded for money or other goods. |
|ESSENTIAL CONTENT |
|The student will be able recognize events in History when goods were traded for money or other goods. |
|State events in History showing these trades or exchanges (Columbus Day. Labor Day, Early Settlers) |
|Name places where people exchange money for goods and services. |
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|INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES |
|Exchanging money for goods and services (PBS Store, Cafeteria) |
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|Use various reading materials, posters, and audio-visual supplies pertaining to important holidays/events to provide opportunity |
|for classroom discussion |
|ASSESSMENTS |
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|Quarterly Benchmark Test |
|Teacher Observation |
|CORRECTIVES/EXTENSIONS |
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|Generate a list of various stores and services that are local to our community. |
|COURSE: Social Studies |GRADE(S): 2 |
|STRAND: Geography |TIME FRAME: |
|PA ACADEMIC STANDARDS |
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|7.1 Basic Geography Literacy |
|7.2 Physical Characteristics of Places and Regions |
|7.3 Human Characteristics of Places and Regions |
|7.4 The Interactions Between People and Places |
|BIG IDEA |
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|Geography is used to explain the physical and human characteristics of places and regions and the impact of physical systems on |
|people. |
|RESOURCES |
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|Houghton Mifflin CORE Reading Program |
|Trade Books |
|Scholastic News |
|Related Videos |
|OBJECTIVES |
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|The learner will name, define, locate, and label basic geographical features of our earth |
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|ESSENTIAL CONTENT |
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|The learner will name, define, locate, and label basic geographical features of our earth |
|State/recognize that the globe is a small representation of the earth. |
|State 1/4 of the earth is land and 3/4 is water. |
|Explain the use of color on a globe as land and water. |
|Locate and define equator on a map and globe. |
|Locate and define north and south poles on a map and globe. |
|Identify and label the seven continents and four oceans o a map. |
|Name their planet, continent, country, state and town. |
|INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES |
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|Color picture of the globe using directed coloration. |
|Divide a circle into 1/4 green and 3/4 blue. |
|Use shapes of the continents to place together to create the world |
|Make salt dough models |
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|ASSESSMENTS |
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|Quarterly Benchmark Test |
|Teacher Observation |
|CORRECTIVES/EXTENSIONS |
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|Correctives: |
|Peer/teacher support with any of the activities. |
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|Extensions: |
|Use a world atlas to find other information about continents. |
|Create a game using various landforms |
|Pen pals. |
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|COURSE: Social Studies |GRADE(S): 2 |
|STRAND: History |TIME FRAME: |
|PA ACADEMIC STANDARDS |
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|8.1 Historical Analysis and Skills Development |
|8.2 Pennsylvania History |
|8.3 United States History |
|8.4 World History |
|BIG IDEA |
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|Historical contributions and events continue to influence and impact individuals in Pennsylvania, the United States and the World. |
|RESOURCES |
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|Houghton Mifflin CORE Reading Program |
|Trade Books |
|Scholastic News |
|Related Videos |
|OBJECTIVES |
|The student will state when and why special days are observed. |
|ESSENTIAL CONTENT |
| The student will state when and why special days are observed. |
|Name and explain the meaning of the following special days; |
|Labor Day |
|Constitution Day |
|Columbus Day |
|Veteran’s Day |
|Election Day |
|Martin Luther King Jr. Day |
|President’s Day |
|Memorial Day |
|INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES |
| Use various reading materials, posters, and audio-visual supplies pertaining to important holidays/events/symbols to provide |
|opportunity for classroom discussion. |
|ASSESSMENTS |
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|Quarterly Benchmark Test |
|Teacher Observation |
|CORRECTIVES/EXTENSIONS |
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|Label a yearly planning calendar of these special days and events. |
|Illustrate the special days. |
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