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Core Content and Skills
Social Studies 2
2008-2009
BOE Approved 

Active Citizenship  Content   Skills  Rules and Consequences Symbols Voting process Taxation   Brainstorming classroom rules Discussing why rules are needed Defining consequences and discussing them Discussing meaning of symbols Identifying symbols in home, school and community Brainstorming personal symbols Creating personal symbol collage Identifying symbols that show loyalty to the U.S.  Explaining symbols and their historical significance in our country Discussing what it means to vote Brainstorming responsibilities of voters Practicing mock voting process (ballots/background facts) Reviewing goods and services Learning about paying taxes Tracking and graphing expenses and taxes

Active Citizenship Continued  Content   Skills  National Holidays (continued throughout the year)   Exploring ways to be patriotic Reflecting on the meaning of National Holidays

Rural, Urban, Suburban  Content   Skills  Community Rural Communities Urban Communities Suburban Communities   Comparing and Contrasting ideas Identifying cause and effect Drawing inferences and making conculsions Evaluating types of communities Distinguishing fact from opinion Handling diversity of interpretations Gathering information Organizing information Interpreting information Applying information Analyzing information Supporting a position based on information from the unit Defining terms Recognizing and avoiding stereotypes Recognizing different points of view Participating in group planning Cooperating to accomplish goals Assuming responsibility Decoding images Drawing conclusions Making predictions

Geography of Communities  Content   Skills  Continents Oceans Map skills Land Forms Bodies of water Environmental Factors (Climate, Vegetation, and Animals) Connections between Geographic/Environmental factors and the lifestyle of the community   Applying map skills Identifying and comparing different environmental factors Examining the connections between geographic/environmental factors and the lifestyle of a community Analyzing photos of different communities in terms of geographic/environmental factors and lifestyle Evaluating how the geographic/environmental factors of their own community affects the lifestyle of the people in their communities

Change and Interdepdence  Content   Skills  Past, Present and Future of Communities Changes over time in Rural communities Changes in Suburban communities Changes in Urban communities Interdependence   Completing graphic organizers Participating in group planning and discussion Cooperating to accomplish goals Assuming responsibility for carrying out tasks Drawing conclusions and making predictions Obtaining information from a graphic organizer Reading a map Obtaining information from a map Writing responses Comparing and contrasting then and now Completing a timeline