Grade 2 Social Studies Big Ideas Curricular Competencies Content Instructional Strategies/Assessments Term 1 Explain why people, events, and places Knowing our local community Making decisions in the classroom (intro to Canada is made up of are significant to various individuals Diverse characteristics of government)…pick a mayor, make rules, etc. many diverse regions and and groups communities and cultures Syilx First Nation stories…tied to environmental features communities How people’s needs and wants are Significant events and places in OK Falls Sequence objects, images, and events met in communities Services of OK Falls (needs and wants) and explain why some aspects change Relationships between people and and others stay the same the environment Letter to our Mayor (4 sentences) FPPL Diverse features of our I would vote for ____ because ____ in the classroom. Learning involves a sense environment Create a pictorial map of OK Falls showing the significant of place. Roles and responsibilities of locations…attach reasons why they chose those locations Learning is embedded in regional governments Wanted poster: New Service in OK (include reasons memory, history, and why it is needed) story. Term 2 Ask questions, make inferences, and Comparing communities Flat Stanley Canada is made up of draw conclusions about the content and Diverse characteristics of Post a map and pin up Stanley visits many diverse regions and features of different types of evidence communities and cultures Create a table showing differences between different communities Relationships between people and communities (natural environment, activities of people, Explain why people’s beliefs, values, the environment significant places/events) worldviews, experiences, and roles Diverse features of our give them different perspectives environment Students come up with two of their own questions for their Flat Stanley (separate from the 3 5 the class came up with) – Use social studies inquiry processes Compare and contrast between OK Falls and their Flat and skills community Complete a journal entry of where they would like to visit and why (after the Flats are back) Term 3 Recognize the causes and Roles and responsibilities of Taking care of the environment Local actions have global consequences of events, decisions, and individuals regionally and globally Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle consequences, and global developments Taking care of our local natural environment actions have local consequences Make value judgments about events, Wanted poster: Responsible Citizen decisions, and actions and suggest Table of actions as a responsible citizen (evidence of Individuals have rights and lessons that can be learned themselves as responsible citizens) responsibilities as global citizens FPPL Learning involves recognizing the consequences of one’s actions
Grade 2 Social Studies Big Ideas Curricular Competencies Content Instructional Strategies/Assessments Term 1 Canada is made up of many diverse regions and communities Explain why people, events, and places are significant to various individuals and groups Sequence objects, images, and events and explain why some aspects change and others stay the same Knowing our local community Diverse characteristics of communities and cultures How people’s needs and wants are met in communities Relationships between people and the environment Diverse features of our environment Roles and responsibilities of regional governments Making decisions in the classroom (intro to government)…pick a mayor, make rules, etc. Syilx First Nation stories…tied to environmental features Significant events and places in OK Falls Services of OK Falls (needs and wants) Letter to our Mayor (4 sentences) I would vote for ____ because ____ in the classroom. Create a pictorial map of OK Falls showing the significant locations…attach reasons why they chose those locations Wanted poster: New Service in OK (include reasons why it is needed) FPPL Learning involves a sense of place. Learning is embedded in memory, history, and story. Term 2 Canada is made up of many diverse regions and communities Ask questions, make inferences, and draw conclusions about the content and features of different types of evidence Explain why people’s beliefs, values, worldviews, experiences, and roles give them different perspectives Use social studies inquiry processes and skills Comparing communities Diverse characteristics of communities and cultures Relationships between people and the environment Diverse features of our environment Flat Stanley Post a map and pin up Stanley visits Create a table showing differences between different communities (natural environment, activities of people, significant places/events) Students come up with two of their own questions for their Flat Stanley (separate from the 3 – 5 the class came up with) Compare and contrast between OK Falls and their Flat community Complete a journal entry of where they would like to visit and why (after the Flats are back) Term 3 Local actions have global consequences, and global actions have local consequences Individuals have rights and responsibilities as global citizens Recognize the causes and consequences of events, decisions, and developments Make value judgments about events, decisions, and actions and suggest lessons that can be learned Roles and responsibilities of individuals regionally and globally Taking care of the environment Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle Taking care of our local natural environment Wanted poster: Responsible Citizen Table of actions as a responsible citizen (evidence of themselves as responsible citizens) FPPL Learning involves recognizing the consequences of one’s actions
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