Observe daily weather. Look for patterns. Request the Summer Science Fun Packet from school and take time to complete these activities with your child. In social studies, second graders build on themes of self and family as they begin their study of neighborhoods and communities. They study maps, compare and contrast communities of the Native Americans, Australians, and the French.
Students learn about rules and laws and explain where they are made and why they are needed.
Children will continue to build their knowledge of wants and needs and goods and services. Examine characteristics of city, town and farm communities by interpreting and constructing maps using simple grid systems, cardinal directions, relative distances and sizes, and symbols explained in a legend or key. Demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between goods and services, producers and consumers, and the concept of scarcity in communities. Explain that people work at jobs to earn income to satisfy wants and needs and must also depend on others to help meet their wants and needs. Describe the relationship between economic wants and needs in communities.