Unit of Study: Geography - Pearson Assessments

Unit of Study: Geography -

Looking at Where We Live

Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District Integrated Social Studies, Grade 2

Geography - Week at a Glance

Week Instructional Focus

Reading Workshop

Writing Workshop

Revising & Editing

Singular & Plural Nouns

1

Map Tools

(Geography vocabulary

2 3

(5A, 5B)

Landforms (6A, 6C)

Bodies of Water

Traditional Literature

(After reading a text, students can find the country of origin of the text

on a map)

Procedural Writing

(Students can incorporate geography topics and vocabulary into their procedural

writing)

words can be used as practice)

Subject-Verb Agreement (CP#3)

Time Order Transition Words (Students can

incorporate these words

(6A, 6C)

into their procedural writing activities)

4

Places of Interest

(6B, 6C)

5 Technology Project

Fiction

(MOY DPM)

Personal Narrative Review

MOY Writing DPM

Fiction

Editing Conventions Review

GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT UNIT

The lessons in this unit are geared toward the 2nd grade TEKS. Teachers are encouraged to modify these activities as needed and choose resources that best fit their needs. INSS objectives should be visible in the classroom.

Lessons can be integrated into the reading/writing workshop schedule during the following times; poetry, independent reading & writing, read aloud, and social studies content time (15 min.). See the suggested components of balanced literacy in iXplore.

Resources from the new social studies adoption, Exploring Social Studies, are included in this unit. Leveled readers, reader's theater, audio files, and lesson plans are in iXplore. Each reader comes with a lesson plan booklet with various activities. These are referenced in the unit and located in iXplore.

NEW: 2nd grade Spanish Resources are in iXplore as a zip file. To view, right click and extract all documents.

Please see Dates of Remembrance & Heritage PPTs in iXplore for resources to use for required days of recognition as stated by CFISD policy.

Check out the INSS Year-round Resources folder in iXplore for language arts, vocabulary, & current events resources.

Grade 2 Integrated Social Studies Curriculum Unit 4: Geography Conceptual Lens: Patterns and Adaptations

Unit Length: 4 Weeks

Social Studies TEKS:

2.5(A) interpret information on maps and globes using basic map elements such as title, orientation

(north, south, east, west), and legend/map keys 2.5(B) create maps to show places and routes within the home, school, and community 2.6(A) identify major landforms and bodies of water, including each of the continents and each of

the oceans, on maps and globes 2.6(B) locate places of significance, including the local community, Texas, the state capital, the U.S.

capital, major cities in Texas, the coast of Texas, Canada, Mexico, and the United States on maps and globes

2.6(C) examine information from various sources about places and regions Including, but not limited to: Oral sources ? conversations, interviews, music Visual sources (e.g., maps, pictures, electronic sources, literature, reference sources, artifacts) Print sources (e.g., books, articles, letters, journals, newspapers)

Unit Overview:

Students will gain a basic understanding of simple geographic tools and how to use those tools to interpret maps and globes and create maps of their own. The student will also understand the locations and characteristics of places and regions in the community, state, and nation.

Literature Selections:

Teachers may choose a variety of literature for the read aloud selections to develop students' understanding of the social studies concepts. Please see Appendix A for suggested resources.

Map Tools Overview: Week 1

Enduring Understandings/Generalizations

Guiding/Essential Questions

Students will understand the use of simple geographic tools is

How do we use maps and globes to understand our world?

essential in the study of where one lives in relation to other places.

How does geography impact people; how do people impact

geography?

Why are maps and globes important?

Would life be different if we didn't have maps and globes?

Why would you use a map?

When would it be necessary to use symbols?

How would life be different if we didn't have cardinal

directions?

Students will . . . participate in discussions and express ideas in a written format about the unit's enduring understandings and guiding questions. use primary and secondary sources to gain information about a topic understand key vocabulary terms examine information from various sources about places and regions use geographic tools such as title, orientation, and keys to interpret information on a map and globe create maps to show places and routes within the home, school, and community

Teacher Materials Exploring Social Studies

Mapping Our Nation reader p. 4-7: Using Maps p. 14-23: Regions p. 28-29: Make It! p. 30-31: Glossary

Mapping Our World reader p. 4-5: Picturing Our world p.6-7: Map Features (compass rose & legend)

Geography PPTs and games Globe and laminated maps of

Texas and the United States Westburg by Bus! In the

Journeys textbook p. 151-152. Map Review PPT (iXplore) Directions PPT (iXplore) ? Start

the slide show from the beginning in slide show mode to introduce orientation concepts and then assess the students. Appendix A ? Suggested Literature Appendix B - Map Poems ? these can be used as a read aloud or poem of the week.

Instructional Resources: Week 1

Teacher Notes

Assessments (%)

Mapping Our Nation

Direction assessment on PPT

discusses types of maps Coaster Compass Rose-

and regions which are

Appendix C

not included in the 2nd Pre-assessment map skills-

grade TEKS. Teachers

Appendix D

may wish to use these Reading a Map (website) ?

sections as enrichment

can be used as an

materials for GT activities

assessment after the Thursday

or to extent learning.

lesson.

Blank North America map-

Primary Source ?

Appendix E

Mapping Our Nation

Making a Map

lesson plan booklet p. 13 Writing Activity

Mapping Our Nation lesson

plan booklet p.9-Word Work,

p.10-Analyze This (can be

used with any image from

the text), p. 14-Finding the

Way

Mapping Our World lesson

plan booklet, p. 8-KWL Chart

Technology Geography sites on

Only2Clicks Community Map United States & Neighbors -

map Map Quest Google Maps Geography Games Symbols and Keys quiz Direction quiz Adventure Island ? this

is a great interactive site that assesses the student's knowledge of map symbols in a legend. Reading a Map ? use as an assessment after the Thursday lesson. Create a Map Kids Infobits: Geography & Map Terms

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