Social Studies Teaching Resources for 2nd Grade
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Effects of Physical Location Sort
Help children learn how the environment affects those that live in a specific area with a sorting activity.
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Mapping Our Classroom - Mapmaking Project
Develop primary grade map skills with a classroom mapping project.
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Continents and Oceans Roll and Color Game
Learn to identify the continents and oceans of the world with a Continents and Oceans Roll and Color Game.
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What is a Timeline? Instructional Slide Deck
Use this slide deck and accompanying materials to teach your students how to read, understand, and identify timelines.
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Continents and Oceans Board Game
Make world geography fun by using our Continents and Oceans Board Game!
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Celebrate America Mini Book
Read and write about the major national holidays in the United States with a printable mini-book for primary readers.
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Community Helpers Google Interactive
Identify community helpers and the tools they use in different locations around the community with a Google Interactive Activity.
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Henry Ford Worksheet- RACES Writing Strategy
Provide students with Social Studies and Writing instruction using the RACES strategy for constructed response paragraphs.
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Needs and Wants Mini Book
Introduce the concept of needs and wants to your students with this easy-to-use printable mini book.
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Looking at Landforms Worksheet
Identify the major landforms of the world with a labeling worksheet.
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This or That! Needs and Wants Slides Game
Practice identifying needs and wants with an active game designed to get your students moving and learning.
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This or That! Goods and Services Active Game
Practice identifying examples of goods and services with an active game designed to get your students moving and learning.
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Goods and Services-Google Interactive
Identify and sort goods and services in locations around the community with a Google Interactive Activity.
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World Continents and Oceans Exit Tickets
Determine your students' mastery of Geography concepts with a set of twenty continents and oceans exit tickets.
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U.S. Geographic Features - Bodies of Water Worksheet
With this worksheet, students will understand reflexive pronouns and how they are used in sentences.
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U.S. Land Features Matching Worksheet
Apply knowledge of the major U.S. rivers, mountains, and land features with a matching worksheet.
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U.S. Branches of Government Sorting Activity
Learn about the branches of the U.S. government, each branch's responsibilities and those that are involved in each branch using a sorting activity.
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Long Ago, Now, or In the Future Sort
Help your students develop a sense of history and how life, transportation, and communications have changed over time.
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Declaration of Independence- Constructed Response Passage Worksheet
Blend reading, writing, and historical concepts with the Declaration of Independence worksheet.
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Blank Map of Wyoming Template
Download a blank Wyoming map for your lesson plans, student research projects and more!
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Blank Printable Map of New York
A blank printable map of New York State to use during Geography lessons.
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Illinois Outline - Blank Map
Use a blank outline of the state of Illinois to kick off your state Geography lessons.
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Map of Colorado Template
A blank map of Colorado to use during Geography lessons.
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Goods and Services Word Search
Stretch your students’ vocabulary and reading skills with this economics-focused word search that features examples of goods and services.
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Color Posters with Images – Bilingual
A set of 9 posters exploring color.
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Labeled Map of the United States
Teach your students about the geography of the United States of America with this detailed map.
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Cardinal and Intermediate Directions Poster
Display this cardinal and intermediate directions poster when exploring the compass rose with your students.
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Compass Points Worksheet
A worksheet showing the 8 major compass points.
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World Map Poster
Teach your students about the continents and countries of the world with this detailed map.
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Built Environments Concept Map
A concept map to use when learning about built environments.
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Past, Present and Future Poster
A poster with definitions of the past, present and future.
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Map of The United States - Labeling Activity
Discover the location and position of America's states with this labeling activity.