Lesson Package | Little 2nd Grade Social Studies - Unit 5: Geography

Little Social Studies Thinkers is a complete social studies curriculum specifically for students in grade 2. It’s everything you need to introduce, teach, practice, and assess your 2nd grade students, including step-by-step scripted lesson plans and teaching PowerPoints. It incorporates many state 2nd grade social studies standards. This curriculum was completely researched, designed, and created by Karen Jones.

UNIT 5: GEOGRAPHY focuses on maps, mapping skills, and world geography. It contains lessons on theses specific topics:
What Geography Is
Mapping and Map Skills
Bodies of Water (Oceans, Lakes, Rivers, Glaciers)
Continents
Countries
The Equator, Prime Meridian, Hemispheres, and Poles
Geography of your State or Province

Components of the Unit:

- A complete Teacher Guide
- 14 Step-by-step, Scripted Lesson Plans (Twelve, 35-40minute lesson plans in all)
- 9 printable/projectable Books for Read-Alouds + 14 Lesson PowerPoints
- Essential Question and Learning Target Posters
- Anchor Charts
- Whole group Activities
- Student Workbook that follows each lesson
- Quick Check/Exit Ticket for every lesson
- Primary Assessment and Rubric for scoring
- Parent Letter
- A COMPLETE unit PowerPoint to guide your teaching during every lesson (all books, learning targets, activity and workbook pages are included in the PowerPoint- Also includes directions for converting the PowerPoint to Google Slides)

Outline of Unit 5:

Lesson 1: Introduction to Geography
Lesson 2: Features of Map
Lesson 3: Mapping Locations on A Grid
Lesson 4: Bodies of Water
Lesson 5: The Continents- North America
Lesson 6: South America
Lesson 7: Europe
Lesson 8: Africa
Lesson 9: Asia
Lesson 10: Australia and Antarctica
Lesson 11: The Equator, Prime Meridian, Hemispheres, and Poles
Lesson 12: Our State Or Province on A Map
Lesson 13: Review
Lesson 14: Assessment