Grade 2 Social Studies
9 units matched to the Prince Edward Island Curriculum. Kids see this subject as “Our World”.
Learning focus
- Citizenship, Power, and Governance. Students will be expected to demonstrate an understanding of the rights and responsibilities of citizenship and the origins, functions, and sources of power, authority, and governance.
- Culture and Diversity. Students will be expected to demonstrate an understanding of culture, diversity, and world view, recognizing the similarities and differences reflected in various personal, cultural, racial, and ethnic perspectives.
- Individuals, Societies, and Economic Decisions. Students will expected to demonstrate the ability to make responsible economic decisions as individuals and as members of society.
- Interdependence. Students will be expected to demonstrate an understanding of the interdependent relationship among individuals, societies, and the environment — locally, nationally, and globally — and the implications for a sustainable future.
- People, Place, and Environment. Students will be expected to demonstrate an understanding of the interactions among people, places, and the environment.
- Time, Continuity, and Change. Students will be expected to demonstrate an understanding of the past and how it affects the present and the future.
Units
Unit 1
Then & Now
Generations in a family, using photos, interviews and timelines, and how technology and traditions change from the past to the present.
Curriculum outcome: 2.1.1; 2.2.2 · generations in a family, using photos and timelines, and how technology and traditions change
Unit 2
Changes in My Life
Practises talking about changes in a child’s own life, such as starting school or a move, and the feelings that go with them.
Curriculum outcome: 2.1.1 · describing changes in our lives and our reactions to them
Unit 3
People Who Make Change
Practises how individuals and groups contribute to change, and how decisions made by diverse groups lead to change in a community.
Curriculum outcome: 2.1.2; 2.1.3 · how individuals and groups contribute to change and how their decisions lead to change
Unit 4
Caring Citizens
Rights and responsibilities, community helpers, and how small local actions help the planet.
Curriculum outcome: 2.1.4; 2.4.3 · rights and responsibilities, and how small local actions help the community and the planet
Unit 5
Our Community’s Future
Practises predicting how a community might change in the future, and what children can do to help shape that future.
Curriculum outcome: 2.1.4 · predicting how our community might change and how we can help
Unit 6
Technology Then and Now
Practises the role of technology in our lives, how to judge whether it helps, and how people have changed technology over time to meet their needs.
Curriculum outcome: 2.2.1; 2.2.2 · the role of technology in our lives and how it has changed over time
Unit 7
Needs & Wants
Telling needs from wants and how communities help meet people's needs.
Curriculum outcome: 2.3.1 · telling needs from wants and how communities help meet people's needs
Unit 8
Work and Prices
Introduces why prices go up or down when something is hard to find or easy to find, and how jobs and work have changed over time.
Curriculum outcome: 2.3.2; 2.3.3 · how supply and demand affect price and how work has changed over time
Unit 9
Land and Change
Practises how and why places change over time, how people’s use of the environment has changed, and why caring for resources for the future matters.
Curriculum outcome: 2.4.1; 2.4.2; 2.4.3 · how places change, how people use the environment, and caring for it for the future
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