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Community and Culture

In this lesson, students will develop an understanding of communities and will learn how to locate their communities on a map.

In this lesson, students will develop an understanding of communities and will learn how to locate their communities on a map.

Second Grade

Community and Culture

Mae Jemison was the first African American female astronaut to enter space! Use the Who Is Mae Jemison? lesson plan to get to know this prominent scientist and entrepreneur. Students will read about Mae and then answer questions about her.

Community and Culture

How? In this lesson, your students will become familiar with using this question word to investigate how things work.

How? In this lesson, your students will become familiar with using this question word to investigate how things work.

First Grade

Community and Culture

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Learning About W.E.B. Du Bois

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Learning About W.E.B. Du Bois

Second Grade

Vocabulary

This lesson plan teaches kids about W.E.B. Du Bois through video and a short informational text. Students will compare/contrast their findings and create a poster in small groups showing what they learned.

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Learning About W.E.B. Du Bois

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Learning About W.E.B. Du Bois

Community and Culture

Help your students become global citizens with this lesson that teaches the about culture. Students will explore their culture and the cultures of their classmates in this engaging, hands-on activity.

Community and Culture

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Different Communities

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Different Communities

Second Grade

Community and Culture

What's the difference? In this lesson, your students will learn to describe what living in an urban, rural, and a suburban area is like.

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Different Communities

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Different Communities

What's the difference? In this lesson, your students will learn to describe what living in an urban, rural, and a suburban area is like.

Second Grade

Community and Culture

Community and Culture

Our community relies on different kinds of resources to operate successfully. In this lesson, your students will learn how capital, human, and natural resources are all important for the functioning of a productive society.

Community and Culture

Community and Culture

Help your students make the connection between what they're learning in school and how adults use math in everyday life with this art lesson. Students will sharpen their critical thinking skills and share their ideas for the future.

Community and Culture

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Are You a Producer or a Consumer?

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Are You a Producer or a Consumer?

Second Grade

Economics

In this lesson, your students will learn about their roles as consumers and producers in a community through engaging activities and discussion.

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Are You a Producer or a Consumer?

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Are You a Producer or a Consumer?

In this lesson, your students will learn about their roles as consumers and producers in a community through engaging activities and discussion.

Community and Culture

In this hands on activity students will explore the advantages and disadvantages of specialization and interdependence through their creation of paper bugs.

In this hands on activity students will explore the advantages and disadvantages of specialization and interdependence through their creation of paper bugs.

Second Grade

Community and Culture

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Learning About Black Visionaries

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Learning About Black Visionaries

First Grade

History

Use this lesson plan as an introductory activity to kick-off a short, project-based learning unit where students will research black visionaries and share what they learned.

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Learning About Black Visionaries

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Learning About Black Visionaries

Use this lesson plan as an introductory activity to kick-off a short, project-based learning unit where students will research black visionaries and share what they learned.

Have you ever had to explain to someone where something is? Learning to create a map is a fun way to show where objects and places are.

Have you ever had to explain to someone where something is? Learning to create a map is a fun way to show where objects and places are.

Second Grade

Geography

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Goods and Services: Let's Make a Deal!

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Goods and Services: Let's Make a Deal!

Second Grade

Community and Culture

Have your students experience the act of trading goods and services with bartering. In this activity, students will have the opportunity to make a deal, in order to get what they want. Better yet, make a deal without spending a cent!

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Goods and Services: Let's Make a Deal!

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Goods and Services: Let's Make a Deal!

Second Grade

Community and Culture

Through creative and engaging activities, your students will explore and learn about landforms. In this lesson, they will make their own mini dictionary of landforms.

Through creative and engaging activities, your students will explore and learn about landforms. In this lesson, they will make their own mini dictionary of landforms.

Community and Culture

In this lesson, your students will use their imaginations to picture why all communities need laws. Help them brainstorm the important role that laws and rules play in a variety of communities through these engaging activities.

Community and Culture

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One, Two, Three Resources!

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One, Two, Three Resources!

Second Grade

Community and Culture

What do you use to make what you need? Resources! Students will explore the three kinds of resources producers use to create the products the use and sell.

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One, Two, Three Resources!

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One, Two, Three Resources!

What do you use to make what you need? Resources! Students will explore the three kinds of resources producers use to create the products the use and sell.

Second Grade

Community and Culture

Community and Culture

From teachers to farmers, many people and things together comprise a community. In this social studies lesson, students will identify and illustrate their dream community by making a pop-up card.

From teachers to farmers, many people and things together comprise a community. In this social studies lesson, students will identify and illustrate their dream community by making a pop-up card.

Second Grade

Community and Culture

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It's A Small World: Different Cultures

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It's A Small World: Different Cultures

First Grade

Geography

Make your students global citizens with this lesson that has them learn about the different cultures of the world.

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It's A Small World: Different Cultures

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It's A Small World: Different Cultures

Make your students global citizens with this lesson that has them learn about the different cultures of the world.

Give students an opportunity to show what they know! In this lesson, students will review key terms and construct a map of a familiar place. Whether it’s school or home, or a make believe place, students will enjoy mapping their world.

Creating a Behavior Contract in Your Classroom

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Creating a Behavior Contract in Your Classroom

Second Grade

Community and Culture

In this lesson, students collaborate to create a class-wide behavior contract. With your guidance, your class will develop and implement their own set of classroom rules.

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Creating a Behavior Contract in Your Classroom

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Creating a Behavior Contract in Your Classroom

In this lesson, students collaborate to create a class-wide behavior contract. With your guidance, your class will develop and implement their own set of classroom rules.

Second Grade

Community and Culture

Community and Culture

In this lesson, your students will learn how to identify what direction they are going when they move from one place to another. They'll be able to visually see directions in the classroom.

In this lesson, your students will learn how to identify what direction they are going when they move from one place to another. They'll be able to visually see directions in the classroom.

Second Grade

Community and Culture

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Learning About Maria Tallchief

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Learning About Maria Tallchief

First Grade

History

This engaging lesson plan provides students with an opportunity to learn all about America's prima ballerina, Maria Tallchief.

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Learning About Maria Tallchief

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Learning About Maria Tallchief

This engaging lesson plan provides students with an opportunity to learn all about America's prima ballerina, Maria Tallchief.

First Grade

History

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About 2nd Grade Social Studies Lesson Plans

On Education.com, second-grade social studies lesson plans introduce students to our local communities, maps, landforms, and daily civics. These materials help young learners understand how their environment shapes daily life and explore basic concepts of geography and society. Through engaging activities and hands-on lessons, children begin to recognize community helpers, U.S. symbols, and the roles of government. This foundation helps students connect to their surroundings and develop a sense of civic responsibility.

Educational resources on Education.com include printable worksheets, group activities, interactive classroom materials, and lesson plans. These resources provide structured ways to teach core concepts like geography, early economics, culture, and civics. Educators and parents can access materials that make social studies engaging, practical, and easy to integrate into everyday learning. With a variety of formats, planning lessons becomes more manageable and enjoyable.

By using these 2nd grade social studies lesson plans and resources from Education.com, teachers and parents can create interactive lessons that reinforce geography skills, cultural awareness, and civic understanding. These materials save planning time while providing meaningful learning experiences. Students gain confidence as they explore their community, identify landmarks, and understand basic societal concepts.

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