Second Grade Lesson Plans

Titles that appear in bold represent the best of the "Share the Knowledge" units presented over the years at Core Knowledge National Conferences.

Language Arts/ English

I. Reading and Writing

• Conquering Comprehension (2007)
• Celebrate Reading! (2006)
• Let's Represent! Listening, Reading, and Writing through the Study of the Symbols of American Freedom (2006)
• How Does Your Garden Grow? (2006)
• Out of Many One: Reading Comprehension and Writing Skills through the Study of Immigration (2005)

II. Poetry

• Bridging the ESOL Student to the Writing Process (2004)
• Core Poetry and More (2003)
• Using a Writing Workshop (2002)
• Poetry in Motion — A Second Grade Study of Poetry (2001)

III. Fiction

• American Folk Heroes and Tall Tales (2008)
• Charlotte's Web (2007)
• A Hodgepodge of Literature (2006)
• Celebrating Comprehension with Classical Characters (2005)
• Mountain of Myths (2004)
• A Christmas Carol (2004)
• Trickster Tales (2003)
• From Living Legends to Way-Out Whoppers (2001)
• Growing Up Charlotte: A Charlotte's Web Look at Life Cycles (2001)
• Peter Pan by J. M. Barrie (2000)
• The U.S.A. — Geography Enhanced Through Tall Tales (1999)

IV. Sayings and Phrases

• Heavens to Betsy! There Sure are a Lot of Sayings! (2005)

History and Geography

World:

I. Geography

• Spatial Connections, Grades 1–4 (2003)
• Around the World (2002)

II. Early Civilizations (India, China)

• Towns, Tales and Timelines — An Integrated Study and Simulation Unit of India, China and Japan (2004)
• Confucius Says 2+2+2=2x3 (2004)
• Traveling the Silk Road: A Multimedia Approach (2003)
• Let's Learn About India (2002)
• Confucius Say...China Old (2001)

III. Modern Civilization and Culture: Japan

• Towns, Tales and Timelines — An Integrated Study and Simulation Unit of India, China and Japan (2004)
• The Geography and Contemporary Culture of Japan (2002)

IV. Ancient Greece

• A Trip Back in Time (2005)
• Not Just for Gods and Goddesses: Greece Enrichment (2003)
• Olympic Games — Can You Measure Up? (2003)
• Connecting to Ancient Greece (2001)

American:

I. American Government: The Constitution

• Second Graders Create Their Own Social Studies Book (Part 1, The 5 Ws of the Constitution (2004)
• The Constitution: American Government (1995)

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