2nd grade Instructional Guide

2nd Grade Social Studies ​ Year at a Glance 2026-2027

Suggested Pacing

Aug-Sept

Oct-Nov

Dec-Jan

March-April

May

​ Unit 5: STEM/SS Integrated Place & Project Based Learning Opportunity

Social Studies Strand

Strand 3: Civics

Strand 4: Economics

Strand 1: History

Strand 2: Geography

●​ CSD 2nd Grade Social Studies Lessons & Resources ●​ Constitution Fitness Award Challenge ○​ Quick Start Guide Bite-sized PD & Slides ○​ Certificates and Checklists ○​ Form to Order Pins of Completion ​ ●​ Unpacked Standards, Skills, & Dispositions ​ Picture Books for Events, Celebrations, & Heritage Months ​ USBE Content Integration Crosswalk ​

Lessons & Resources

(Climate Action Kit)

Use this document for making sense of where different core content standards in the subjects of Social Studies, Health Education, Mathematics, English Language Arts and Science have natural connections. ​ ​ PLEASE NOTE: This is not a mandate regarding where to integrate, but rather a starting place for educators to find opportunities to incorporate integration.