Unit Planner: CommunitySubmitted By: Deborah Thompson

EDEL 453: Teaching Elementary School Social ScienceNevada State College – Spring 2014Instructor: Karen Powell

UNIT PLANNER: Community Submitted By: Deborah Thompson

Summary of Lesson Plan NV State Social Studies Objectives Notes

MO

ND

AY

This social studies lesson is for 2nd grade students to learn about the certain activities that occur in a

community, as well as what activates their classmates do in the

community. This lesson will be completed using Houghton Mifflin

Social Studies textbook “Neighborhoods” (p.36-39).

G6.2.2 - Describe neighborhoods and communities as places where

people live, work, and play.Print copy of questions for group

and whole group discussions

TUES

DAY

This social studies lesson is for 2nd grade students to create their own

maps of the places in their communities. This lesson will be completed using a strategy from Integrating Language Arts and

Social Studies textbook, Strategy 7 (p.48-54).

G7.2.1 Construct a visual model, i.e., graph, table, and/or choropleth

map of population distribution.Remember to bring example map of

communities.

WED

NES

DAY This social studies lesson is for 2nd

grade students to learn about the important events or customs

celebrated on holidays (Fourth of July). This lesson will be completed

using “Apple Pie 4th of July” by Janet S Wong, as a read aloud.

H1.2.3 Tell why important events, people and/or customs are marked

by holidays.Total of 30 post-its for students

connections

THU

RSD

AY

This social studies lesson is for 2nd grade students to learn how to identify ways in which people

cooperate to achieve a common goal of recycling. This lesson will be

completed using a strategy from Integrating Language Arts and

Social Studies textbook, Strategy10 (p.70-76).

H2.2.1 Identify ways in which people cooperate to achieve a

common goal.Bring in examples of recyclables

FRID

AY

This social studies lesson is for 2nd grade students to learn the types of

social groups to which people belong in a community. This lesson

will be completed using a list of interview question to interview a

member of the community.

G7. 2.4 List types of social groups to which people belong Print copy of interview questions

EDEL 453 - Spring 2014 Karen Powell- Instructor