Second Grade

Across the four Second Grade units, students study their local community and learn about characteristics that define urban, suburban, and rural communities. Democratic principles and participation in government are introduced. Interaction with the environment and changes to the environment and their effects are examined. Students learn about the concept of change over time, cause and effect, and the availability of resources and the interdependence within and across communities.

In addition to the curriculum guides below, you can find the Passport Digital Slides adaptation of these resources (NYCDOE credential required to access).

These comprehensive resources integrate national standards, the New York State Social Studies Core Curriculum (content, concepts, key ideas, understandings and performance indicators), the Next Generation Learning Standards (NGLS) and the New York State K-12 Social Studies Framework.

Each yearly course of study is organized around a suggested time frame for core content (units of study) guided by essential questions. Teachers can use the document to focus on planning coherent instruction that considers relevant skills, practices and knowledge objectives for deep historical understanding.