SOCIAL STUDIES FOR THE WEEK OF AUGUST 31st

Tuesday:  Our World

Second graders will begin their study of Social Studies with a short unit on maps.  They'll be looking a world maps and make "foldable" which helps them study four vocabulary words:

Thematic Map

Political Map

Physical Map

Globe

Friday:  Using Maps

The students will start learning some map elements and answer the question "Why are maps important?"  Additional Vocabulary:

Map Scale

Compas Rose

Intermediate Directions

Map Key