• How do families remember their past?

• Why do people move?

• How can we best describe California?

• How do governments work?

• What makes someone heroic?

Text Adoption - People We Know

Students in the second grade are ready to learn about people who make a difference in students’ own lives and who have made a difference in the past. They develop their own identities as people who have a place in their communities. Students start their study of people who make a difference by studying the families and people they know. Students then learn that they too can make a difference by engaging in service-learning to improve their schools or communities. Teachers should also work collaboratively with their colleagues who teach kindergarten and grades one and three to avoid repetition. The content themes begun in kindergarten—such as understanding of and appreciation for American culture and government, geographic awareness, and economic reasoning—serve as a multigrade strand that can allow an extended and relatively in-depth course of study.

Modules:

Families Today and in the Past

Geography and Mapping Skills: People, Places, and Environments

Government Institutions and Practices

Economics: People Who Supply Our Goods and Services

Biographies: People Who Made a Difference