2ND GRADE INTERCONNECTIONS
STANDARDS
Utah Second Grade Science Core
Utah Second Grade Social Studies Core
LESSON PLANS
UNIT 1 : NAVIGATE MY COMMUNITY
Essential Question 1: How are people in my community similar and different?
1 – School Roles
2 – My Story
3 – Cultures in our Community
4 – Community Culture Trunk
Essential Question 2: How does geography help us understand our community?
5 – Navigating Maps & Globes
Essential Question 3: How does location affect living things?
6 – Living Things & Animals Habitats
7 – Animal Adapations: Hibernate & Migrate
8 – Plant Adaptations
9 – The Care I Give for Where I Live
Essential Question 4: How can I be a responsible citizen in our community?
10 – Do Unto Otters – Lesson Taught in English by the English Partner Teacher
11 – What is a Good Citizen? – Lesson Taught in English by the English Partner Teacher
12 – The ABC’s of Civic Responsibility – Lesson Taught in English by the English Partner Teacher
UNIT 2: NAVIGATE NATURE
Essential Question 1: What can we learn about non-living things?
13 – Falling Objects
14 – Physical Changes
15 – Disappearing Salt
Essential Question 2: How does the natural world change?
16 – Rockin’ Rocks
17 – Weathering
18 – The Moon, Part 1
19 – The Moon, Part 2
20 – Stars in the Sky
21 – Weather
22 – Weather Forecasting
23 – Temperature
UNIT 3: NAVIGATE THE WORLD
Essential Question 1: How do geographic skills help us understand the world?
24 – Safety Safari – Lesson Taught in English by the English Partner Teacher
25 – Navigate the World
Essential Question 2: How is earth different around the world?
26 – Where on Earth?
Essential Question 3: How does location affect living things?
27 – Give & Take
28 – Paying for Goods & Services
29 – Navigating a World of Food
30 – Navigating Habitats Around the World
RESOURCES