Second graders explore the places that make up a neighborhood — the school, library, store, park, and more — and learn what people do at each place that helps the community.
Students will be able to…
A neighborhood is full of important places — where you learn, play, shop, and get help. What are the special places in a neighborhood, and what do we do at each one?
Project this and match each neighborhood place to what you do there — tap a place, then tap what you do.
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A neighborhood is full of important places — where do we learn, play, and shop?
Children investigate.
Children explain.
Children share.
Children conclude.
Aligned to the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards (Grade 2 / Neighborhoods).
Construct maps of familiar places in the neighborhood.
Use maps to describe places in the community.
Describe how people in the neighborhood help each other.
Take informed action in the community.
Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.
Have families take a walk and point out the important places in their neighborhood and what people do at each. A printable neighborhood sheet is in the Social Studies library.
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A print-and-go review sheet with a built-in answer key. Tap “Show answer key” to reveal answers, or print the clean version for students.