LESSON/DAY

LESSON 1
AMOUNT OF TIME: 30
MINUTES

DAYS: 3-4

LESSON 2
AMOUNT OF TIME: 30
MINUTES
DAYS: 1

Our Place on Earth- 2nd Grade Social Studies

Standard 3: The student will understand geography through the study of people; places and environment
Benchmarks 1-4
DESIRED RESULTS/OBJECTIVES
ASSESSMENT/EVIDENCE OF LEARNING
INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES
Students will define
characteristics of landforms and
bodies of water
Students will describe how
people use or adapt to living
near bodies of water and
landforms in their community
Students will compare
landforms in the textbook to
landforms in Iowa
Students will explain that
symbols on a map key represent
real things
Students will use a map key to
read a land-form map

LESSON 3
AMOUNT OF TIME: 30
MINUTES
DAYS: 3

LESSON 4
AMOUNT OF TIME: 30
MINUTES
DAYS: 1

Unit map 2

Students will define country,

nation, state, and continent
Students will locate North
America on a map or globe
Students will identify where
Iowa and the U.S. is located on
a map
Students will explain why
people choose to live in
different parts of the world
Students will identify Canada
and Mexico and describe life in
those countries
Students will compare and
contrast the United States,
Mexico and Canada
Students will identify Canada,
Mexico, and the United States
as countries in North America

The evidence of the student learning will be based on:

Class Discussion while reading the book
Students creation of body movements and
riddles
Students sharing of riddles
Students answers to riddle quiz

The evidence of the student learning will be based on:

Participation in class discussion about map
keys and symbols
Answers to questions on page 51 in textbook
Individual answers to smart board map

The evidence of the student learning will be based on:

Participation in class discussion about
addresses
Completion of Me on the Map flip book

The evidence of the student learning will be based on:

Participation in class discussion and
observation
Contribution to compare and contrast activity

Read aloud in textbook pg. 44-49

Class discussion while reading
Sharing of individual students work
Formative Assessment quiz

Class discussion
Individual answers to questions

Project
Class discussion
Individual students coming to the board
to answer a question

Whole class discussion

Venn Diagram to compare and contrast

LESSON/DAY

Our Place on Earth- 2nd Grade Social Studies

Standard 3: The student will understand geography through the study of people; places and environment
Benchmarks 1-4
DESIRED RESULTS/OBJECTIVES
ASSESSMENT/EVIDENCE OF LEARNING
INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES

LESSON 5
AMOUNT OF TIME: 30
MINUTES
DAYS: 2-3
LESSON 6
AMOUNT OF TIME: 30
MINUTES
DAYS: 2

Unit map 2

Students will define the word

region
Students will classify the
various kinds of regions
Students will compare and
contrast four different regions
in the United States

The evidence of the student learning will be based on:

Completion of grab bag
Contribution to class discussion
Group project

Students will review all

information learned in the unit

The evidence of the student learning will be based on:

Correct answer on Jeopardy game
Test score

Class discussion
Sharing to the class about their grab bag
Group Project

Review game
Summative test
Class discussion