Hands-On Social Studies, Grade 2

This teacher resource offers a detailed introduction to the program, which includes its guiding principles, implementation guidelines, an overview of the social studies skills that grade 2 students use and develop, and a classroom assessment plan complete with record-keeping templates and connections to the Achievement Levels outlined in the WCNP Social Studies Curriculum. The resource has three instructional units:

Unit 1: Our Local Community
Unit 2: Communities in Canada: Lunenburg
Unit 3: The Canadian Community

Each unit is divided into lessons that focus on specific curricular outcomes. Each lesson has

materials lists
activity descriptions
questioning techniques
activity centre and extension ideas
assessment suggestions
activity sheets and visuals