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K–12 teaching and learning · from the UNC School of Education

Social Studies — Grade 2

Goal 4: The learner will exhibit an understanding of change in communities over time.

Objective 4.03. Describe human movement in the establishment of settlement patterns such as rural, urban, and suburban.

Additional related resources

We’re in the process of aligning our content for students to the Standard Course of Study. As we do, you’ll find it here.

General resources

Aligned lesson plans

Moravian migration: Before a visit to Bethabara
Students investigate NCECHO site to learn about the 1753 Moravian settlement of Bethabara. Student teams present information to classmates in some visual product in one of five categories. Students also will visit the photos on NCECHO and answer analytical questions to increase understanding of the past as compared to today.
Format: lesson plan (grade 2–4 English Language Arts and Social Studies)

Resources on the web

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
If you were a pioneer on the Oregon Trail
In this lesson, students compare imagined travel experiences of their own with the actual experiences of 19th-century pioneers. After creating, as a class, oral stories about contemporary cross-country journeys, students learn about the experiences of the... (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K and 2 Social Studies)
Provided by: EDSITEment
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
How do you like a crowd?
Students consider what it's like to be in heavily and sparsely populated places. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K–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