Second Grade Curriculum
Social Studies
Unit One: Before There Was a Georgia: : The focus of this unit is the major topographical features of Georgia.
Unit Two: Georgia's Beginnings : The focus of this unit is the founding of Georgia by the British at Savannah and their interactions with the Creek natives.
Unit Three: Native Georgians : The focus of this unit is the culture of the Cherokee natives and their interaction with European settlers.
Unit Four: Civil Rights : The focus of this unit is the contributions of Jackie Robinson and Martin Luther King, Jr. as leaders in the movement towards civil rights.
Unit Five: Human Rights : The focus of this unit is the life of Jimmy Carter as a human rights advocate from his childhood in Plains to the Governor’s Mansion, to the White House, and a winner of the Nobel Peace Prize.
Unit Six: Personal Finance : The focus of this unit is the self-discipline required to make informed and reasoned decisions concerning wise spending and saving choices.
- Geographic Setting: regions, rivers
Unit Two: Georgia's Beginnings : The focus of this unit is the founding of Georgia by the British at Savannah and their interactions with the Creek natives.
- Contributions:
- James Oglethorpe
- Tomochichi
- Mary Musgrove
- Geographic Setting:
- City of Savannah
- Savannah River
- Yamacraw Bluff
- Character:
- honesty
- Dependability
- civility
- Everyday Life:
- rules and laws
- hunt, fish, farm
- build shelters
- Economic Choices:
- choice/opportunity cost
- resource allocation
- money vs. barter/trade
Unit Three: Native Georgians : The focus of this unit is the culture of the Cherokee natives and their interaction with European settlers.
- Contributions:
- Sequoyah
- Creek
- Cherokee
- Sequoyah
- Geographic Setting:
- New Echota
- Trail of Tears
- Oklahoma
- New Echota
- Character:
- patience
- Everyday Life:
- syllabary/alphabet
- Cherokee Phoenix newspaper
- Racial discrimination
- Economic Choices:
- choice/opportunity cost
- resource allocation- land lottery
- money vs. barter/trade
Unit Four: Civil Rights : The focus of this unit is the contributions of Jackie Robinson and Martin Luther King, Jr. as leaders in the movement towards civil rights.
- Contributions:
- Juliette Gordon Low
- Jackie Robinson
- Martin Luther King, Jr.
- Civil Rights Movement
- Geographic Setting:
- Atlanta
- Albany
- Brooklyn
- Atlanta
- Character:
- good sportsmanship
- honor
- liberty
- good sportsmanship
- Everyday Life:
- baseball
- racial discrimination
- baseball
- Economic Choices:
- choice/opportunity cost
- resource allocation- land lottery
- money vs. barter/trade
Unit Five: Human Rights : The focus of this unit is the life of Jimmy Carter as a human rights advocate from his childhood in Plains to the Governor’s Mansion, to the White House, and a winner of the Nobel Peace Prize.
- Contributions:
- Jimmy Carter
- Chief Executive (Governor and President)
- Jimmy Carter
- Geographic Setting:
- Plains
- Atlanta
- Washington, DC
- capitol/capital
- Plains
- Character:
- compassion
- trustworthiness
- compassion
- Everyday Life:
- farmer
- farmer
- Economic Choices:
- choice/opportunity cost
- resource allocation- land lottery
- money vs. barter/trade
Unit Six: Personal Finance : The focus of this unit is the self-discipline required to make informed and reasoned decisions concerning wise spending and saving choices.
- Contributions:
- smart spending and saving
- smart spending and saving
- Economic Choices:
- costs
- benefits