Grade 2 Overall Expectations:
Application: describe some similarities and differences in the ways in which people in two or more communities in different parts of the world meet their needs and have adapted to the location, climate, and physical features of their regions.
- The Beaver’s Tail (Video – Curio)
- Cultural Traditions in the Netherlands (eBook – Ebsco Host)
- Cultural Traditions in Canada (eBook – Ebsco Host)
- Cultural Traditions in Russia (eBook – Ebsco Host)
- Cultural Traditions in Mexico (eBook – Ebsco Host)
- The Magic School Bus on the Ocean Floor (e-Audiobook – Hoopla)
- Canadian Culture (YouTube)
- A Complete Guide to Canada (Reference Website)
- Communities for Kids (YouTube)
- Top 10 Famous Landmarks in the World (Website)
Inquiry: use the social studies inquiry process to investigate aspects of the interrelationship between the natural environment, including the climate, of selected communities and the ways in which people in those communities live.
- The Magic School Bus and the Climate Challenge (e-Audiobook – Hoopla)
- What is Weather? (eBook – Ebsco Host)
- Climate Maps (eBook – Ebsco Host)
- What is Climate? (eBook – Ebsco Host)
- Mountain Geo Facts (eBook – Ebsco Host)
- Biome Geo Facts (eBook – Ebsco Host)
- Animal Facts: Canadian Geographic Kids (Website)
- Eco Kids Resources (Bilingual Website)
- Where on Earth are Forests?(eBook – Ebsco Host)
- Saving Kate’s Flowers (eBook – Hoopla)
- Weather and Climate: 25 Science Projects for Kids (eBook – Hoopla)
- Maps and Globes (eBook – Hoopla)
- Fact Monster: World Geography (Website)
Understanding Context: identify and locate various physical features and selected communities around the world, and describe some aspects of people’s ways of life in those communities.
- You’re Part of the World Community (eBook – Hoopla)
- North America for Kids (eBook – Hoopla)
- The Seven Continents (eBook – Hoopla)
- Kids Vocabulary – Our Planet Earth, Continents and Oceans (YouTube)
- Interactive Native Land Map (Interactive Website)
- 7 Continents of the World – Geography for Kids (YouTube)
- World Continents and Ocean Games (Interactive Website)
- National Geographic Kids: Explore Countries of the World (Interactive Website)
- Fact Monster: Countries of the World (Website)
- Types of Communities: Interactive Maps (Website)
- A Kid’s Guide to Building Great Communities