Curriculum Development with
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K-2 Social
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Easy Postcard Template
This easy postcard template allows students to type a message and mailing address in a format that can be printed, folded and cut to resemble a real postcard. After printing, students can hand-draw a picture for their postcard. |
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Postcard template (.doc) | |
Landforms Booklet:
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In the grade two social studies program, students explore rural, urban, and suburban communities, concentrating on communities in the United States. Students learn that communities vary in different regions and are influenced by geographic and environmental factors. In this activity, students create a booklet describing forest, coastal, mountain, plains, and desert landforms. |
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| Credits: | Eileen Harren (Orenda/2nd) and Gail Pietrafesa (Lead Teacher for Instructional Technology) | |||
| Links: | Landforms Booklet Template* (Publisher) | |||
| * Must have Microsoft Publisher to access. | ||||
Continents and Oceans - Basic Map Skills:
| By "painting" the land masses and corresponding map key, second graders review their knowledge of the continents and reinforce basic map skills. Students complete the world map by dragging the major oceans to the correct location. |
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| Credits: | Diane Iannon (Skano/2nd) and Gail Pietrafesa (Lead Teacher for Instructional Technology) | |||
| Links: | Blank World Map (.jpg) | Completed World Map (.jpg) | World Map Template (KidPix)* | |
| * Must have KidPix to access. | ||||
My Community:
| This activity encourages second graders to describe their own community using Kidspiration software's visual learning tools. Students identify symbols that represent animals, buildings, community helpers and other aspects of their community. |
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| Credits: | Pam Rorick (Lead Teacher for Instructional Technology) and Barb Brosnon, Becky Brown, Eileen Harren and Becky Gwaizdowski (Orenda/2nd) | |||
| Links: | Community Template (Kidspiration)* | Community (Completed Project) | ||
| *must access from a Shenet computer | ||||
Clifton Park Virtual Field Trip:
| Travel to special places in our community and compare how things look today with how they looked 200 years ago. See schools, government buildings, churches, bridges, housing and places to stay over night called lodging. Some places have changed and are used differently and still others haven't changed at all. |
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| Credits: | Originally created by Charlotte Bowser (Okte/2nd) with technical help from Chris Nafis (GE) and Lisa Harding; currently maintained by Carolyn Walton (Okte/Librarian) and Ilka Morse | ||
| Links: | Clifton Park Virtual Field Trip | ||
Communities WebQuest:
| This cleverly designed WebQuest helps students review and apply their knowledge of urban, suburban and rural communities. Students assume the role of advisors as they help the President identify the types of communities visited along the campaign trail. |
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| Credits: | Sandy Debus (Tesago multi-age 1st/2nd)) | |||
| Links: | Communities WebQuest | Other Shen WebQuests | WebQuest Examples @ webquest.org | |
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