Grade 2
Social Studies
Maps and Globes
Me On the Map by Joan Sweeney (Crown Pub. Co.)
I Know About Maps by Chris Jaeggi (Rand McNally & Co.)
What is a Map? By Lauren Weidenman (Capstone Press)
Maps and Globes by Sabrina Crewe (Children’s Press)
All About Maps by Catherine Chambers (Franklin Watts)
Beginning Geography-How to Use a Map (Volume 1) by Jo Ellen Moore and Joy Evans (Evan-Moor Ed. Pub.)
Our Home is the Sea by Riki Levinson (Dutton)
Teacher’s Guide and Classroom Activities for Our Home Is the Sea by Riki Levinson (Sundance Publishing)
Follow the River by Lydia Dabcovich (Sundance Publishing)
Teacher’s Guide and Classroom Activities for Follow the River by Lydia Dabcovich
My Little Island by Frane Lessac (HarperTrophy)
Teacher’s guide and Classroom Activities for My Little Island by Frane Lessac (Sundance Publishing)
Mega-Fun Map Skills by Catherine Tamblyn (Scholastic Professional Books)
Better than Breadcrumbs (Hansel and Gretel)
http://www.eduref.org/cgi-bin/printlessons.cgi/Virtual/Lessons/Social_Studies/Geography/GGR0059.html
Map Reading Activities Pages (various skills)
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/geography/mapreading/
Map Reading Activity
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/geography/mapreading/1.shtml
Compass Rose
We Need Directions! By Sarah De Capua (Children’s Press)
What is a Map? By Lauren Weidenman (Capstone Press)
Maps and Globes by Sabrina Crewe (Children’s Press)
All About Maps by Catherine Chambers (Franklin Watts)
Beginning Geography-How to Use a Map (Volume 1) by Jo Ellen Moore and Joy Evans (Evan-Moor Ed. Pub.)
Map Reading Activities Pages (various skills)
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/geography/mapreading/
Compass Rose Printout to Label
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/language/english/label/compass/
Map Symbols
Me On the Map by Joan Sweeney (Crown Pub. Co.)
I Know About Maps by Chris Jaeggi (Rand McNally & Co.)
We Need Directions! By Sarah De Capua (Children’s Press)
What is a Map? By Lauren Weidenman (Capstone Press)
Gingerbread Baby Map Skills from the book by Jan Brett
Maps and Globes by Sabrina Crewe (Children’s Press)
All About Maps by Catherine Chambers (Franklin Watts)
Beginning Geography-How to Use a Map (Volume 1) by Jo Ellen Moore and Joy Evans (Evan-Moor Ed. Pub.)
Our Home is the Sea by Riki Levinson (Dutton)
Teacher’s Guide and Classroom Activities for Our Home Is the Sea by Riki Levinson (Sundance Publishing)
Follow the River by Lydia Dabcovich (Sundance Publishing)
Teacher’s Guide and Classroom Activities for Follow the River by Lydia Dabcovich
My Little Island by Frane Lessac (HarperTrophy)
Teacher’s Guide and Classroom Activities for My Little Island by Frane Lessac (Sundance Publishing)
Mega-Fun Map Skills by Catherine Tamblyn (Scholastic Professional Books)
http://www.atozteacherstuff.com/pages/324.shtml
Map Symbols (cont.)
Map Reading Activities Pages (various skills)
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/geography/mapreading/
Map Reading Activity
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/geography/mapreading/1.shtml
Locating Continents
True Book Series (Children’s Press) Includes 1 title for each continent
Where is My Continent? By Robin Nelson (Lerner)
North America by Mary Virginia Fox (Heinemann)
The Seven Continents – Early Reader Printable Book
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/books/geography/continents/
Continents and Oceans Quiz
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/geography/continents/quiz.shtml
Label the Continents
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/geography/label/labelcontinents.shtml
Boundaries of the United States, Canada, and Mexico
True Book Series (Children’s Press) Includes 1 title for each continent
Where is My Continent? By Robin Nelson (Lerner)
North America by Mary Virginia Fox (Heinemann)
North America by David Petersen(True Book Series, Children’s Press)
Label the Continents
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/geography/label/labelcontinents.shtml
Oceans of the World
Oceans Series (Bridgestone Books) Includes 1 title for each ocean
Continents and Oceans Quiz
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/geography/continents/quiz.shtml
Label the Oceans
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/geography/label/labeloceans.shtml
Five Major Rivers of the World – Mississippi, Amazon, Volga, Yangtze, Nile
Rivers and Lakes by Helena Ramsay (Children’s Press)
Introduction to Rivers
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/geography/rivers/
River Activities – Printouts and Maps
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/geography/rivers/activities.shtml
Yahooligans Directory to web sites for individual major rivers of the world
http://yahooligans.yahoo.com/School_Bell/Social_Studies/Geography/Bodies_of_Water/Rivers/
Major Mountains and Mountain Ranges
Rookie Reader – About Geography Series. (Children’s Press) Includes titles such as Appalachian Mountains, Mount Everest, Rocky Mountains
Himalaya by Lama Tenzig Norbu (Groundwood Books)
Define Continent vs. Country
Where is My Continent? by Robin Nelson (Lerner)
Where is My Country? by Robin nelson (Lerner)
Where is My State? by Robin Nelson (Lerner)
Where is My Town? by Robin Nelson (Lerner)
Where I Live (Printable Version)
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/books/geography/whereilive/
Ethnic Traditions and Customs in the United States
Our American Family Series. (Power Kids Press) Includes such titles as I Am Native American, I Am Korean American
Ethnic Holidays Series (Bridgestone Books) Includes Asian, Hispanic, Muslim, and African American holidays
How My Family Lives in America by Susan Kuklin (Aladdin)
Locating Ancestral Homes
Where We Live Series (Steck-Vaughn) Includes several titles such as Kenya, Brazil, Ireland, Poland, Italy, Philippines.
Letters From Around the World Series (Cherrytree Books) Includes several titles such as India, Pakistan, Costa Rica
Picture a Country Series (Franklin Watts) Includes several titles such as India, Japan, Germany
We Come From Series (Steck-Vaughn) Includes titles such as India, China, Jamaica
A Visit To Series (Heinemann First Library) Includes several titles such as Israel, Cambodia, Egypt
True Book Series (Children’s Press) Includes several titles such as Saudi Arabia, Venezuela, and Norway
Climb the Family Tree, Jesse Bear by Nancy White Carlstrom (Simon and Shuster)
Describe Food, Customs, Sports, Games, Music From Ancestral Home
A Life Like Mine by (Dorling Kindersley Pub. In association with UNICEF)
Where We Live Series (Steck-Vaughn) Includes several titles such as Kenya, Brazil, Ireland, Poland, Italy, Philippines.
Picture a Country Series (Franklin Watts) Includes several titles such as India, Japan, Germany
Letters From Around the World Series (Cherrytree Books) Includes several titles such as India, Pakistan, Costa Rica
We Come From Series (Steck-Vaughn) Includes titles such as India, China, Jamaica
Games People Play Series (Children’s Press) Includes titles such as Russia, Italy, Mexico
Easy Menu Ethnic Cookbook Series (Lerner) Includes several titles such as Cooking the French Way, Cooking the Spanish Way
Countries of the World Series (Bridgestone Books) Includes titles such as Australia, Canada, The Netherlands
A Visit To Series (Heinemann First Library) Includes several titles such as Israel, Cambodia, Egypt
True Book Series (Children’s Press) Includes several titles such as Saudi Arabia, Venezuela, and Norway
Diane Goode Book of American Folktales and Songs (Dutton)
Identify Sites, Events, Landmarks from Ancestral Home
Where We Live Series (Steck-Vaughn) Includes several titles such as Kenya, Brazil, Ireland, Poland, Italy, and Philippines.
Picture a Country Series (Franklin Watts) Includes several titles such as India, Japan, Germany
Letters From Around the World Series (Cherrytree Books) Includes several titles such as India, Pakistan, Costa Rica
We Come From Series (Steck-Vaughn) Includes titles such as India, China, Jamaica
Countries of the World Series (Bridgestone Books) Includes titles such as Australia, Canada, The Netherlands
A Visit To Series (Heinemann First Library) Includes several titles such as Israel, Cambodia, Egypt
True Book Series (Children’s Press) Includes several titles such as Saudi Arabia, Venezuela, and Norway
Days, Weeks, Months, Seasons (Calendar Skills)
Months by Robin Nelson (Lerner)
A Week by Robin Nelson (Lerner)
A Day by Robin Nelson (Lerner)
My First Look at Seasons Series (Creative Ed.) Includes a title for each season.
A to Z Calendar Printouts
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/calendar
Biographies
John Muir: America’s First Environmentalist by Kathryn Lasky (Candlewick)
Squirrel and John Muir by Emily McCully (Farrar, Straus, and Giroux)
Climb the Family Tree, Jesse Bear by Nancy White Carlstrom (Simon and Shuster)
15 Easy-To-Read Biography Mini-Books: Famous Americans Reproducible (Scholastic)
Civics and Government
Citizenship by Janet Riechecky (Capstone)
Everyone Makes a Difference: A Story About Community by Cindy Leahey (Rourke)
We Live Here Too!: Kids Talk About Good Citizenship by Nancy Loew (Picture Window Books)
Me on the Map by Joan Sweeney (Crown)
Ben’s Guide to Government
http://bensguide.gpo.gov/
Economics
Goods and Services by Janeen Adil (Capstone)
Lemons and Lemonade: a Book About Supply and Demand by Nancy Loewen (Picture Window Books)
Community Helpers at Your Service
http://www.econedlink.org/lessons/index.cfm?lesson=EM454
Maps and Globes
Me On the Map by Joan Sweeney (Crown Pub. Co.)
I Know About Maps by Chris Jaeggi (Rand McNally & Co.)
What is a Map? By Lauren Weidenman (Capstone Press)
Maps and Globes by Sabrina Crewe (Children’s Press)
All About Maps by Catherine Chambers (Franklin Watts)
Beginning Geography-How to Use a Map (Volume 1) by Jo Ellen Moore and Joy Evans (Evan-Moor Ed. Pub.)
Our Home is the Sea by Riki Levinson (Dutton)
Teacher’s Guide and Classroom Activities for Our Home Is the Sea by Riki Levinson (Sundance Publishing)
Follow the River by Lydia Dabcovich (Sundance Publishing)
Teacher’s Guide and Classroom Activities for Follow the River by Lydia Dabcovich
My Little Island by Frane Lessac (HarperTrophy)
Teacher’s guide and Classroom Activities for My Little Island by Frane Lessac (Sundance Publishing)
Mega-Fun Map Skills by Catherine Tamblyn (Scholastic Professional Books)
Better than Breadcrumbs (Hansel and Gretel)
http://www.eduref.org/cgi-bin/printlessons.cgi/Virtual/Lessons/Social_Studies/Geography/GGR0059.html
Map Reading Activities Pages (various skills)
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/geography/mapreading/
Map Reading Activity
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/geography/mapreading/1.shtml
Compass Rose
We Need Directions! By Sarah De Capua (Children’s Press)
What is a Map? By Lauren Weidenman (Capstone Press)
Maps and Globes by Sabrina Crewe (Children’s Press)
All About Maps by Catherine Chambers (Franklin Watts)
Beginning Geography-How to Use a Map (Volume 1) by Jo Ellen Moore and Joy Evans (Evan-Moor Ed. Pub.)
Map Reading Activities Pages (various skills)
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/geography/mapreading/
Compass Rose Printout to Label
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/language/english/label/compass/
Map Symbols
Me On the Map by Joan Sweeney (Crown Pub. Co.)
I Know About Maps by Chris Jaeggi (Rand McNally & Co.)
We Need Directions! By Sarah De Capua (Children’s Press)
What is a Map? By Lauren Weidenman (Capstone Press)
Gingerbread Baby Map Skills from the book by Jan Brett
Maps and Globes by Sabrina Crewe (Children’s Press)
All About Maps by Catherine Chambers (Franklin Watts)
Beginning Geography-How to Use a Map (Volume 1) by Jo Ellen Moore and Joy Evans (Evan-Moor Ed. Pub.)
Our Home is the Sea by Riki Levinson (Dutton)
Teacher’s Guide and Classroom Activities for Our Home Is the Sea by Riki Levinson (Sundance Publishing)
Follow the River by Lydia Dabcovich (Sundance Publishing)
Teacher’s Guide and Classroom Activities for Follow the River by Lydia Dabcovich
My Little Island by Frane Lessac (HarperTrophy)
Teacher’s Guide and Classroom Activities for My Little Island by Frane Lessac (Sundance Publishing)
Mega-Fun Map Skills by Catherine Tamblyn (Scholastic Professional Books)
http://www.atozteacherstuff.com/pages/324.shtml
Map Symbols
Map Reading Activities Pages (various skills)
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/geography/mapreading/
Map Reading Activity
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/geography/mapreading/1.shtml
Locating Continents
True Book Series (Children’s Press) Includes 1 title for each continent
Where is My Continent? By Robin Nelson (Lerner)
North America by Mary Virginia Fox (Heinemann)
The Seven Continents – Early Reader Printable Book
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/books/geography/continents/
Continents and Oceans Quiz
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/geography/continents/quiz.shtml
Label the Continents
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/geography/label/labelcontinents.shtml
Boundaries of the United States, Canada, and Mexico
True Book Series (Children’s Press) Includes 1 title for each continent
Where is My Continent? By Robin Nelson (Lerner)
North America by Mary Virginia Fox (Heinemann)
North America by David Petersen(True Book Series, Children’s Press)
Label the Continents
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/geography/label/labelcontinents.shtml
Oceans of the World
Oceans Series (Bridgestone Books) Includes 1 title for each ocean
Continents and Oceans Quiz
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/geography/continents/quiz.shtml
Label the Oceans
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/geography/label/labeloceans.shtml
Five Major Rivers of the World – Mississippi, Amazon, Volga, Yangtze, Nile
Rivers and Lakes by Helena Ramsay (Children’s Press)
Introduction to Rivers
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/geography/rivers/
River Activities – Printouts and Maps
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/geography/rivers/activities.shtml
Yahooligans Directory to web sites for individual major rivers of the world
http://yahooligans.yahoo.com/School_Bell/Social_Studies/Geography/Bodies_of_Water/Rivers/
Major Mountains and Mountain Ranges
Rookie Reader – About Geography Series. (Children’s Press) Includes titles such as Appalachian Mountains, Mount Everest, Rocky Mountains
Himalaya by Lama Tenzig Norbu (Groundwood Books)
Define Continent vs. Country
Where is My Continent? by Robin Nelson (Lerner)
Where is My Country? by Robin nelson (Lerner)
Where is My State? by Robin Nelson (Lerner)
Where is My Town? by Robin Nelson (Lerner)
Where I Live (Printable Version)
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/books/geography/whereilive/
Ethnic Traditions and Customs in the United States
Our American Family Series. (Power Kids Press) Includes such titles as I Am Native American, I Am Korean American
Ethnic Holidays Series (Bridgestone Books) Includes Asian, Hispanic, Muslim, and African American holidays
How My Family Lives in America by Susan Kuklin (Aladdin)
Locating Ancestral Homes
Where We Live Series (Steck-Vaughn) Includes several titles such as Kenya, Brazil, Ireland, Poland, Italy, Philippines.
Letters From Around the World Series (Cherrytree Books) Includes several titles such as India, Pakistan, Costa Rica
Picture a Country Series (Franklin Watts) Includes several titles such as India, Japan, Germany
We Come From Series (Steck-Vaughn) Includes titles such as India, China, Jamaica
A Visit To Series (Heinemann First Library) Includes several titles such as Israel, Cambodia, Egypt
True Book Series (Children’s Press) Includes several titles such as Saudi Arabia, Venezuela, and Norway
Climb the Family Tree, Jesse Bear by Nancy White Carlstrom (Simon and Shuster)
Describe Food, Customs, Sports, Games, Music From Ancestral Home
A Life Like Mine by (Dorling Kindersley Pub. In association with UNICEF)
Where We Live Series (Steck-Vaughn) Includes several titles such as Kenya, Brazil, Ireland, Poland, Italy, Philippines.
Picture a Country Series (Franklin Watts) Includes several titles such as India, Japan, Germany
Letters From Around the World Series (Cherrytree Books) Includes several titles such as India, Pakistan, Costa Rica
We Come From Series (Steck-Vaughn) Includes titles such as India, China, Jamaica
Games People Play Series (Children’s Press) Includes titles such as Russia, Italy, Mexico
Easy Menu Ethnic Cookbook Series (Lerner) Includes several titles such as Cooking the French Way, Cooking the Spanish Way
Countries of the World Series (Bridgestone Books) Includes titles such as Australia, Canada, The Netherlands
A Visit To Series (Heinemann First Library) Includes several titles such as Israel, Cambodia, Egypt
True Book Series (Children’s Press) Includes several titles such as Saudi Arabia, Venezuela, and Norway
Diane Goode Book of American Folktales and Songs (Dutton)
Identify Sites, Events, Landmarks from Ancestral Home
Where We Live Series (Steck-Vaughn) Includes several titles such as Kenya, Brazil, Ireland, Poland, Italy, and Philippines.
Picture a Country Series (Franklin Watts) Includes several titles such as India, Japan, Germany
Letters From Around the World Series (Cherrytree Books) Includes several titles such as India, Pakistan, Costa Rica
We Come From Series (Steck-Vaughn) Includes titles such as India, China, Jamaica
Countries of the World Series (Bridgestone Books) Includes titles such as Australia, Canada, The Netherlands
A Visit To Series (Heinemann First Library) Includes several titles such as Israel, Cambodia, Egypt
True Book Series (Children’s Press) Includes several titles such as Saudi Arabia, Venezuela, and Norway
Days, Weeks, Months, Seasons (Calendar Skills)
Months by Robin Nelson (Lerner)
A Week by Robin Nelson (Lerner)
A Day by Robin Nelson (Lerner)
My First Look at Seasons Series (Creative Ed.) Includes a title for each season.
A to Z Calendar Printouts
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/calendar
Biographies
John Muir: America’s First Environmentalist by Kathryn Lasky (Candlewick)
Squirrel and John Muir by Emily McCully (Farrar, Straus, and Giroux)
Climb the Family Tree, Jesse Bear by Nancy White Carlstrom (Simon and Shuster)
15 Easy-To-Read Biography Mini-Books: Famous Americans Reproducible (Scholastic)
Civics and Government
Citizenship by Janet Riechecky (Capstone)
Everyone Makes a Difference: A Story About Community by Cindy Leahey (Rourke)
We Live Here Too!: Kids Talk About Good Citizenship by Nancy Loew (Picture Window Books)
Me on the Map by Joan Sweeney (Crown)
Ben’s Guide to Government
http://bensguide.gpo.gov/
Economics
Goods and Services by Janeen Adil (Capstone)
Lemons and Lemonade: a Book About Supply and Demand by Nancy Loewen (Picture Window Books)
Community Helpers at Your Service
http://www.econedlink.org/lessons/index.cfm?lesson=EM454