Standard Course of Study :: Social Studies — Grade 2

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Then and Now: Life in Early America, 1740-1840: Students use archival materials, re-creations, and classroom activities in order to consider which aspects of everyday life have changed and which have stayed the same in the last 200 years. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–3 Social Studies); Provided by: National Endowment for the Humanities

Reading, writing and 'rithmetic in the one-room schoolhouse: This lesson focuses on the universal experience of attending school, using original photographs to give students a vivid impression of how American children received an education a hundred years ago. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Social Studies); Provided by: National Endowment for the Humanities

Native American cultures across the U.S.: Students discuss the differences between five Native American tribes within the U.S. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Social Studies); Provided by: National Endowment for the Humanities

My piece of history: Students examine pictures of household objects from the late 20th century, gather historical information about them from older family members, and then create an in-class exhibit of historical objects from their own homes. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Social Studies); Provided by: National Endowment for the Humanities

Human migration: The story of a community: In this Xpeditions lesson, students come to understand some key concepts of human migration through the examination of maps and migration patterns. Students research and document the impact of migration on a region's cultural landscape. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 2 Social Studies); Provided by: National Geographic

The great migration: In this ARTSEDGE lesson, students learn about the migration of African Americans to Harlem, beginning with the original migration of blacks to North America. Students explore paintings by Jacob Lawrence to understand the experience of blacks who migrated... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–3 and 5 Visual Arts Education and Social Studies); Provided by: ArtsEdge

Geo-generations: In this Xpeditions activity, students create a Geo-Generations Scrapbook that charts where members of their family have lived and tells what those places were like. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Social Studies); Provided by: Xpeditions

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