2nd Grade Community and Culture Resources

Practice using a compass to find the directions!

Help your young student learn how to write their address with this fun envelope template!

Challenge your students to demonstrate their understanding of rural, urban, and suburban communities with this vocabulary worksheet.

From voting to cleaning up to just plain common courtesy, this social studies worksheet gives a few examples of how to be a good citizen.

In this worksheet, children will follow prompts to draw three pictures of people working, writing the name of each job and a brief description of what they do.

Learn how the animals of the Chinese Zodiac came to be with this Chinese New Year folktale! 

Children discover what community service is, along with examples, in this thoughtful worksheet.

Your child may not be driving yet, but it's still good to know the meaning of traffic signs. He's probably familiar with stop signs, but does he know others?

In this worksheet your kid will fill out the address and phone numbers for the police station, and with a word search can think about community police officers.

This four-page printable can be made into your community map with information and pop-up buildings.

Your child might be unaware of the community services that help her family every day. She'll keep track of the places and people that assist her in a week.

Learn to read a family tree with this family relationships chart.

Families in the United States live in all different settings. Kids think about the similarities and differences between rural and urban life on this worksheet.

Follow the prompts to make a firefighter paper doll, then sit down for an interview with them!

Choosing your transportation often depends on where you want to go. Can your child pick the best form of transportation for each trip?

This Las Posadas coloring page introduces kids to the pre-Christmas celebration celebrated in Mexico, Guetemala, and more. Try our Las Posadas coloring page.

At Chinese New Year parades, participants often celebrate by building dragon and lion characters to dance under. How many dancers are under this dragon?

Follow the prompts to make a nurse paper doll, then sit down for an interview with them!

With four game cards featuring 25 things New York is known for, this printable game is a sweet introduction to the sights, sounds, and tastes of an iconic American city.

Learn more about all the different types of communities, from fans to family to friends, in this easy social studies worksheet.

Teach your 2nd grader how to write the Chinese character for good fortune with this detailed guide. Give it to someone else to celebrate the lunar new year!

Use this worksheet to have students write a letter to a service worker, thanking them for their service. Then, students will consider how they can serve their school community.

Through a simple matching activity, kids learn how their actions can have a direct effect on the environment.

Do you know your local heroes? Meet your local police officer, fire fighter, doctor, dentist, emergency technician (EMT) and veterinarian.