California Social Studies Grades 2 and 3

This is a bundle of my Grades 2 and 3 California packs. (by request)

Included:

GRADE 2

History- Families From the Past (38 pages)

-Learning about families from the past, including Abe Lincoln's

- primary sources with a study of Abe Lincoln's family

- Family interview

- Research a year

- Create a Time Capsule

- Timelines for music and communication

- Family timeline

- Family study

Geography- 36 pages

- Grid maps

- Map key, directions, scale

- Fun Google Earth activities

- Booklet to make

- Lots of map activities

- Push and Pull Factors in Moving

- Types of communities

Government- 35 pages

- Rules and Laws- fun activities!

- Rights and responsibilities

- 3 Branches of Government

- Government simulation

- Solving problems in the classroom

Economics- 30 pages

- From Farm to Table activities

- California crop research and booklet project

- Wants and Needs

- Scarcity with a fun activity

- Making Choices and Trade-offs- fun activity

Biography Pack- 24 pages

Included are biographies of famous people suggested in the California standards. There is also a fun research page. Students can work in partners to study one of the 20 people.

GRADE 3

There are six separate PDFs in this zip file.

Why did People Settle in California? (39 pages)

-Exploring your local community

-Culture

-Landforms

-Ecosystems

-Human-Environment Interaction

Who Were the First People in my Community? (15 pages)

-Native American Research Project

Why Did People Move to my Community? (10 pages)

-Community Awards Ceremony

-Chinese New Year

How has my Community Changed over Time? (31 pages)

-Transportation then and now

-Topography, soil, minerals

-Missions, Ranchos

-Gold Rush

-Changing community

What is the US Constitution and why it is Important? (36 pages)

-Biography of a famous American hero

-Landmarks and symbols

-Rules and laws

-Constitution

-Government

-Mock Trial

How Can I Help my Community? (4 pages)

-Planning a service project

Also included are two of my social studies centers-- Landforms and Past and Present

Assessments are not included right now. This is something I plan to add. I do have projects included for assessment.