American History

Supplies 

2 solid color folders (with pockets)

10 sheets of red cardstock

10 sheets of blue cardstock

Glue Sticks

Sharpened pencils with erasers

Black Ball Point Pen

Colored pencils/crayons (up to you!)

Personal sharpener

Scissors

Ruler

Highlighter(s) - I will provide one

Hand Sanitizer

Overview

2nd Grade US History Scope and Sequence 2022-2023

Week 1:

This week in US History we begun with introducing the flag salute to the students, each week a different student will lead us in this. The students were then able to take a look at the timeline example to see what they will be working on and creating throughout this school year. I collected each of the students cardstock so that I could cut it for them for the timeline and I collected it along with one of their folders. Their folders will include the cardstock and the images for their timeline project; however, they will remain at the school. Next, we completed our first lesson and story "The First People to Come to America" and we took a look at some of the maps and locations mentioned in the story. Following this we read our second story about the Puebloan culture and the students each got the opportunity to "decorate"/color their own pottery pot to go along with the lesson. They will be finishing those off next week and will be able to take them home. We weren't able to make our own pottery, however, this is certainly something you can try at home. If you would like to do so, please let me know and I can send you the directions and steps from the book to complete it.

Week 2:

We begun our American History class with Kinsley leading us in our flag salute/pledge of allegiance. The students were then given the opportunity to finish off coloring their pottery pictures from our previous lesson so that they could take them home completed. While they did so, I read them Lesson 4 that taught them about the Pilgrims at Plymouth and the Mayflower and we asked and answered the review questions at the end of the lesson. Next, the students were able to make their own origami Mayflower and we discussed how the Pilgrims travelled from Europe to America on the Mayflower and established the Plymouth colony. While we made our origami Mayflower's we also listened to "Providence and the Pilgrim". Lastly, the students completed their title page and page 1 of their timeline project that will be an ongoing project throughout the year. 

Week 3:

We begun our American History class finishing off our first two pages in our timeline projects. Next, we read Lesson 8 and learnt about James Oglethorpe and the founding of the Georgia colony in 1732. Following this, we watched a video about the first 13 colonies in America that later became the first 13 states. We then finshed off our third page in our timeline proejct that went along with our lesson. Next, the students followed along as I read about each colony and the order in which they were established, and they colored in the respective colony on the colony map they were given.  

Week 4:

We begun our American History class with the flag salute. Next, we read Lesson 1o about the Boston Tea Party and listended to "The Taxed Tea". Following this, we completed a craft that went along with our lesson about the Boston Tea Party. This craft was put into their take-home history folders if you haven't had the opportunity to see it! Laslty, we ended the class by completeing the next page in our timeline project. We worked on the image that went along with the lesson, and titled it, "1773: Angry colonists defy the Tea Act with the Boston Tea Party". 

Week 5:

We begun our American History class with the flag salute. Next, we read Paul Revere's Ride and the students had the opportunity to be Paul Revere riding on his steed, to warn all of the towns about the British soldiers. The students then had the opportunity to make their very own tricorn Revolutionary War hat, while listening to "War Song". Following the craft, we then read Lesson 14 and discussed the makings of the Declaration of Independence. Lastly, we ended our class by completeing our next page in our timeline project. This page went along with our lesson and was therefore titled, "1776: Continental Congress adopts the Declaration of Independence". 

Week 6:

We begun our American History class with the flag salute. Next, we reviewed what we have learned so far in American History. We then spoke about the Constitution and went through a few pages of an interactive book on the Constitution. The students also had the opportunity to look through a replica of the Bill of Rights and the different presidents we have had so far. We then shifted to speaking about our very first president, George Washington and how much he liked to dance! The students then had some fun with learning the dance to "minuet" and were able to practice with one another. After this, we read Lesson 17 which speaks about the White House and John Adams, the first president to occupy it. Lastly, we finished class with the students writing a letter to the president. If you haven't yet had the opportunity to take a look at your students letter and get it sent off if desired, you will find it in their take-home folders in their bags! I also sent the address home with them so you know where to address it to if needed and if you do decide to send it off. 

Week 7:

We begun our American History class with the flag salute. Next, we reviewed what we have learned so far in American History. We then read Lesson 20 which spoke about the Lewis and Clark Expedition. After this we completed our two timeline pages, that went along with last week's lesson on John Adams being the first president to live in the White House, and then this week's lesson about the Lewis and Clark Expedition and Sacagawea. 

Week 8:

We begun our American History class with the flag salute. Next, we read through Lesson 23 that spoke about Mary Pickersgill and her making of the 30x42 ft US flag that was hoisted over Fort McHenry during the War of 1812, as well as Francis Scott Key's creation of the "Star Spangled Banner". It took her 6 weeks to make with help from a few other ladies! We then marched on outside and spread out some yarn to measure out and observe real-time the size of the flag Pickersgill made. Next, the students had the opportunity to make their very own US flag! Though they did not stick 50 stars on, we did speak about how many stars there are on the flag and what that number represents.

Week 9:

We begun our American History class with the flag salute. Next, we watched a video for our lesson on the Trail of Tears. The students were able to learn about what the Trail of Tears was, some of the things the Cherokee experienced during it and more. After our lesson, we headed to take our class picture! Then, we came back into class to do our weaving craft that went along with our lesson, weaving baskets was common among Native American women such as the Cherokee. Lastly, we completed two of our timeline pages that went along with last week's and this week's lessons. 

Week 10:

We had a very fun and exciting day in our history class this week! The students were able to participate in their very own election. Each student had a role to play in the election, such as being a Presidential candidate, a Vice Presidential candidate, a campaign manager, a moderator, or working with the registration cards and ballots. They all did a fantastic job and at the end of the day Blake and Kinsley were selected as "President" and "Vice President". It was a very close race! They also had the opportunity to vote for a "proposition" which two of their fellow students came up with! It was a wonderful day.

Week 11:

We begun our class this week with the flag salute and then jumped straight into reading Lesson 29. We discussed how the Industrial Revolution changed the creation of certain items and made a class version of "by hand" vs "by machine". The students had to work in pairs to come up with something that used to be done by hand but is now done by machine. They then had the opportunity to draw what it looked like for each. We then moved onto Thanksgiving festivities and read about the first Thanksgiving and did a corresponding craft!

Week 12:

We begun our class this week with the flag salute and then jumped straight into reading Lesson 33. We then had a few timeline pages to work on and complete from our lessons over the past few weeks!

Week 13:

We begun our class this week with the flag salute and then jumped straight into reading Lesson 36. This week we introduced the tough topic of slavery. Following this, we completed our corresponding timeline page and then the students were able to complete a little craft inspired by the Rankin Safe House that housed slaves.

Week 15:

We begun our class with the flag salute and then began reviewing what we learned in our last lesson before break on the Civil War. Then we moved on to learn a little about the Emancipation Proclaimation before reading Lesson 40, which taught us about Starvation Parties, what they were and why people enjoyed them during the Reconstruction Era. Next, we completed the two timeline images that went with the Civil War and the Reconstruction Era.

Week 16:

Thanks to the fun we had in our science lesson, we went a bit over time into our History lesson! But we begun our history class with the flag salute and then moved on to reading Lesson 43, which discussed a little bit about the Red Cross Organization. We then moved on to completing our timeline page that corresponded with our lesson and ensuring we were all caught up in our timelines. 

Week 17:

We begun our history class with the flag salute and then we moved on to reading Lesson 46 about telephones! Quite fitting after the science lesson we had. We then read Lesson 48 as well and completed the respective timeline pages for both lessons. The students then had the opportunity to make their very own bookmark that looked like the Statue of Liberty.

Week 18:

We begun our history class with the flag salute and then we started with reading Lesson 51, which the students had so much acting out together as a class! We then completed the timeline page that went along with our lesson. Lastly, the students made a craft of a volcano, using their handprints, to remember we are to love our enemies - a connection we made from our lesson. 

Week 19:

We begun our history class with the flag salute and then we started by reading Lesson 54. The students then had the opportunity to look through the images from the story because this is the story their play is based off of!  Then we completed the timeline page for our lesson and lastly we ended with going over what the play looked like, who was which character, and what each person's lines were. 

Week 20:

We begun our history class with the flag salute and then we played musical hearts in honor of Valentine's Day. We then used the rest of our time to practice our Unit 18 play which we will be performing next week!

Week 21:

This week we had Career Day!

Week 22:

We begun our history class with the flag salute and then we moved on to reading Lesson 60. We then moved on to completing the timeline page that went along with the Coal Mining story we read during our lesson.

Week 23:

We begun our history class with the flag salute and then moved on to playing a little game that was to help us better understand the topic of our lesson, "The Great Depression". The students each received a job and a salary that came along with it. They then had to decide they would either rent or own a home. Following that, they had to decide how to split their money between the bank and the stock market. We then walked throuhg different things that happened during this time period and slowly but surely the students lost all their money, then their jobs, and then their homes. This scenario was to help them better understand what people went through during the Great Depression. We then completed our timeline page that went along with the lesson. 

Week 24:

We begun our history class with the flag salute and then we read Lessons 64 through 66. As we read these three stories, the students had a piece of paper folded into three, with each section being dedicated to either Emma, Katherine, or Mas. These were the three main characters in the lessons we read. The students had to listen and pick out the important information for each person and write it down as we read the lessons. This was to further help them with IEW as it served as practice for sorting out the important information from the unimportant information. Lastly, we completed the corresponding timeline pages.

Week 25:

We begun our history class with the flag salute and then we read Lesson 68 which spoke about the CARE packages America sent to Europe after WWII was over. The students then had the opportunity to write a letter as if they were sending a CARE package to a child or family in Europe during that time.

Week 26:

We begun our history class with the flag salute and then we read Lesson 72 and completed the timeline page that corresponded with the lesson.

Week 27:

We begun our history class with the flag salute and then we read Lesson 75 and completed a craft for the landing on the moon. We then also read Lesson 76 and then completed the timeline pages for both of the lessons.

Week 28:

We begun our history class with the flag salute and then read Lesson 80 and completed the timeline page that corresponded with our lesson.

Week 29:

We begun our history class with the flag salute and then read Lesson 83 and completed the timeline page that corresponded with our lesson.