Student Practice and Activity Workbook

Student Practice and Activity Workbook

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Grade 2 Workbook Table of Contents Lesson 1: Where I Live.............................................. 1 Map and Globe Skills: A Community Map........................... 2 Lesson 2: A Region Drawing........................................ 3 Map and Globe Skills: A Colorful Map!............................... 4 Lesson 3: Teepee Painting.......................................... 5 Lesson 4: When I Grow Up.......................................... 6 Lesson 5: Transportation Then and Now............................. 7 Lesson 6: Tradition, Tradition!....................................... 8 Vocabulary Review.................................................. 9 Lesson 1: Family History............................................. 10 Lesson 2: Egypt s Geography........................................ 11 Map and Globe Skills: On the Road.................................. 12 Lesson 3: Drawing Contributions.................................... 13 Lesson 4: Postcard from China...................................... 14 Lesson 5: A Chart of Contributions.................................. 15 Vocabulary Review.................................................. 16 iii

Lesson 1: Sorting Needs and Wants.................................. 17 Lesson 2: Workers and Goods....................................... 18 Chart and Graph Skills: School Workers.............................. 19 Lesson 3: From Factory to School.................................... 20 Lesson 4: Choices, Choices, Choices................................. 21 Vocabulary Review.................................................. 22 Lesson 1: Rules for School and Home................................ 23 Lesson 2: If I Were a Leader.......................................... 24 Lesson 3: Three Parts of Government................................ 25 Lesson 4: The White House.......................................... 26 Lesson 5: Who Am I?................................................ 27 Map and Globe Skills: A Tour of Washington, D.C.................... 28 Lesson 6: A Letter to a Leader....................................... 29 Lesson 7: Coming to America....................................... 30 Vocabulary Review.................................................. 31 iv

Use with Unit 1, Lesson 1 CURRICULUM CONNECTION LANGUAGE ARTS Where I Live Write your name in the fi rst circle. Then write the places where you live in the other circles. My name: My street: My state: My town or city: My country: My continent: UNIT 1 The First Americans 1

Use with Unit 1, Map and Globe Skills A Community Map Use the map to answer the questions below. M OOSE APPLE STREET RI V E R MAIN STREET ELM STREET SCHOOL MAP KEY SIDE BRIDGE RIVER STREET YOUR HOUSE STREET 2 1. How many streets are there on the map? 2. What is the name of the river? 3. What street is the school on? 4. Draw the symbol for the bridge in the box. UNIT 1 The First Americans

Use with Unit 1, Lesson 2 A Region Drawing CURRICULUM CONNECTION Choose one of the regions where American Indians lived. Draw a picture of this region. Include at least one of the kinds of land from the box. ART desert mountain hill prairie river plain Why might you like to live here? UNIT 1 The First Americans 3

Name Use with Unit 1, Map and Globe Skills A Colorful Map! The map below shows landforms and water in Massachusetts. Follow the directions. 1. Color the water blue. 2. Color the mountains orange. 3. Color the plains green. 4. Color the hills yellow. Map Key Water Mountains Plains Hills ATLANTIC OCEAN 4 UNIT 1 The First Americans 5. Include these same colors in the map key.

Use with Unit 1, Lesson 3 CURRICULUM CONNECTION READING Teepee Painting Read the story below. Then follow the directions. The Lakota often painted the outsides of their teepees. They made paints out of things in their environment. They painted pictures of things from nature, such as animals or weather symbols. The paintings on the teepees had special meaning to the people who lived there. 1. 2. Underline two things that the Lakota painted on their teepees. Why do you think the Lakota painted their teepees? UNIT 1 The First Americans 5

Use with Unit 1, Lesson 4 CURRICULUM CONNECTION LANGUAGE ARTS When I Grow Up What occupation do you want to have when you grow up? In the box below, draw a picture of yourself with that occupation. 6 Think About It On a separate piece of paper, write about why you chose this occupation. UNIT 1 The First Americans

Use with Unit 1, Lesson 5 CURRICULUM CONNECTION ART Transportation Then and Now Do the pictures below show transportation commonly used long ago or today? Circle the correct answers. 1. long ago today 2. long ago today 3. long ago today 4. long ago today Think About It On a separate piece of paper, draw a picture of what you think transportation might look like when you grow up. UNIT 1 The First Americans 7

Use with Unit 1, Lesson 6 CURRICULUM CONNECTION Tradition, Tradition! People follow traditions in many ways. Think about how you follow traditions with your family or friends. Finish each sentence below. LANGUAGE ARTS 1. One special day that I celebrate with my family or friends is 2. A special food that we eat on this day is. 8 3. A special thing that we do on this day is UNIT 1 The First Americans..

Use with Unit 1 Vocabulary Review Choose a word from the box that solves each riddle. Write the correct word on the line. region continent culture transportation environment 1. I am a large body of land on Earth. 2. I am the surroundings. 3. I am an area with common features that make it different from other areas. 4. I am the beliefs, customs, and way of life of a group of people. 5. I am a way of moving people and things from one place to another. UNIT 1 The First Americans 9

Use with Unit 2, Lesson 1 CURRICULUM CONNECTION LANGUAGE ARTS Family History Talking to family members is a way to learn about how they lived in the past. Ask an older relative these questions. Person s Name: Where did you live when you were a child? What did you do for fun? How did you help your family? Think About It Write your own question. Question: Answer: 10 UNIT 2 Ancient Egypt and China

Use with Unit 2, Lesson 2 Egypt s Geography Fill in the circles below with Egypt s climate, landforms, and bodies of water. Climate: Landforms: Egypt Bodies of Water: UNIT 2 Ancient Egypt and China 11

Use with Unit 2, Map and Globe Skills CURRICULUM CONNECTION MATH On the Road The Blackwell family took a trip. Use the map scale to answer the questions. High Hills October Mountain 0 10 miles Scale: 1 inch = 10 miles Clover Park 1. The Blackwells drove from High Hills to October Mountain. About how many miles did they travel? 2. Next, they visited Clover Park. About how many miles was this part of their trip? 3. Then they drove back to High Hills. About how many miles is it from Clover Park to High Hills? 12 UNIT 2 Ancient Egypt and China

Use with Unit 2, Lesson 3 CURRICULUM CONNECTION ART Drawing Contributions In the space below, draw three contributions from ancient Egypt. Include a label under each picture of what you drew. UNIT 2 Ancient Egypt and China 13

Use with Unit 2, Lesson 4 CURRICULUM CONNECTION LANGUAGE ARTS Postcard from China Imagine that you visited ancient China. Write a postcard to a friend describing China s geography. 14 UNIT 2 Ancient Egypt and China

Use with Unit 2, Lesson 5 A Chart of Contributions Fill in the chart below with the contributions of ancient China. Contributions of Ancient China Written Language Architecture Inventions UNIT 2 Ancient Egypt and China 15

Use with Unit 2 Vocabulary Review Circle the correct answer to each riddle. 1. I am used by the ancient Egyptians. I am pictures that stand for an object or sound. hieroglyphics symbols 2. I am the story of what happened in the past. architecture history 3. I am a thin paper made from a plant. compass papyrus 4. I am used by the ancient Chinese. I am cut onto turtle shells. hieroglyphics characters 5. I am a way to carry water to crops. irrigation fl ood 16 UNIT 2 Ancient Egypt and China

Use with Unit 3, Lesson 1 Sorting Needs and Wants Circle the things in the box that are needs. Put a line under the things that are wants. clothing food computer jewelry shelter love MP3 player bike Think About It Name one more need and one more want: UNIT 3 Economics 17

Use with Unit 3, Lesson 2 CURRICULUM CONNECTION ART Workers and Goods Look at the drawings of workers. What good is each worker making or growing? On a separate piece of paper, draw each worker s fi nal product. 1. 2. 3. 18 UNIT 3 Economics

Use with Unit 3, Chart and Graph Skills School Workers CURRICULUM CONNECTION MATH Look at the bar graph. Then answer the questions. Workers in Riverview School 10 Number of Workers 8 6 4 2 0 Teachers Nurses Bus Drivers Cooks Kinds of Workers 1. How many bus drivers work at Riverview School? 2. How many teachers work at Riverview School? 3. Are there more nurses or cooks? 4. Are the jobs listed on the bar graph service jobs? How do you know? UNIT 3 Economics 19

Use with Unit 3, Lesson 3 From Factory to School The fl ow chart below shows the steps that workers take to make an American fl ag. Read the chart and circle the correct answer. Workers sew the fl ag. Workers fold the fl ag. The fl ag fl ies on a school fl agpole. Workers pack the fl ag in boxes. 1. What do the workers do fi rst? sew the fl ag fold the fl ag pack the fl ag 2. Do the workers fold the fl ag before they pack the fl ag in boxes? Yes No 3. What is the last step in the fl ow chart? Workers sew Workers pack The fl ag fl ies the fl ag. the fl ag. on a fl agpole. 20 UNIT 3 Economics

Use with Unit 3, Lesson 4 Choices, Choices, Choices In the chart below, give an example of each situation. Situation Example scarcity borrowing consumer choice producer choice Think About It Think about a time you made a choice. What was the opportunity cost of your choice? UNIT 3 Economics 21

Use with Unit 3 Vocabulary Review Write a sentence using each word or words. 1. service 2. natural resources 3. graph 4. spend 5. capital resources 22 UNIT 3 Economics

Use with Unit 4, Lesson 1 CURRICULUM CONNECTION ART Rules for School and Home Draw a picture of a rule that you follow at home in the fi rst box. Then draw a picture of a rule that you follow at school in the second box. A Rule at Home A Rule at School UNIT 4 Civics 23

Use with Unit 4, Lesson 2 CURRICULUM CONNECTION LANGUAGE ARTS If I Were a Leader Imagine you could have signed the Constitution. Write a law or a right that you would want to see in the Constitution. Then sign your name. Signed: 24 UNIT 4 Civics

Use with Unit 4, Lesson 3 Three Parts of Government Complete the chart below. In the boxes, draw a leader, a lawmaker, and a judge. Our Country s Government Leader Lawmaker Judge UNIT 4 Civics 25

Use with Unit 4, Lesson 4 CURRICULUM CONNECTION ART The White House Draw a picture of the White House. Then answer the questions. 1. Why is the White House important? 2. Who lives and works at the White House? 26 UNIT 4 Civics

Use with Unit 4, Lesson 5 Who Am I? Read each clue. Then write the name or names of the correct state worker from the box. governor lawmaker judge 1. I make sure people in my state follow state laws. 2. I decide if state laws are fair. 3. I make laws for the people in my state. 4. I decide if a person has broken a law. 5. I am elected by the people in my state. UNIT 4 Civics 27

Use with Unit 4, Map and Globe Skills A Tour of Washington, D.C. Imagine you are on a tour of Washington, D.C. Look at the map and the compass rose. Then answer the questions. White House Lincoln Memorial Washington Monument U.S. Capitol N Potomac River Tidal Basin 0 0.15 0.3 mile 0 0.15 0.3 kilometer 1. Is the Washington Monument north or south of the White House? 2. Is the U.S. Capitol east or west of the Lincoln Memorial? 3. Is the Washington Monument east or west of the U.S. Capitol? W S E 28 UNIT 4 Civics

Use with Unit 4, Lesson 6 CURRICULUM CONNECTION LANGUAGE ARTS A Letter to a Leader Is there a problem in your community that needs to be solved? Write a letter to a community leader. Ask him or her to help solve the problem. Then sign your letter. UNIT 4 Civics 29

Use with Unit 4, Lesson 7 CURRICULUM CONNECTION ART Coming to America Immigrants come to America from all over the world. Draw a picture of a family coming to America. Then answer the questions. 1. In the past, what did immigrants see when they arrived? 2. What do immigrants bring with them? Think About It How do you think immigrants felt when they arrived in America? Write your answer on a separate piece of paper. 30 UNIT 4 Civics

Use with Unit 4 Vocabulary Review Look at the words in the box. Write the word from the box next to its meaning on the lines below. immigrant vote Congress election right 1. a freedom that we have 2. a person who leaves one country to live in another 3. all of our country s lawmakers together 4. the special time when citizens vote 5. to make a choice about something UNIT 4 Civics 31