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History, Civics & Social Studies · Grade 2

Communities and Their Rules

Second graders compare urban, suburban and rural communities using Illinois examples, find places on a community map with a compass rose and the four cardinal directions, and learn who makes the rules and laws in families, schools and towns, and why communities need them.

  • 3 lessons
  • About 60 minutes
  • Communities, maps and rules: 7 questions
  • Ways to answer: fill in the blanks, choose an answer, plot points, match pairs, sort into groups and true or false
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What learners will discover

  • Describe and compare urban, suburban and rural communities.
  • Use the cardinal directions (north, south, east, west) and a compass rose to describe locations on a community map.
  • Explain who makes rules and laws in families, schools and towns, and why communities need laws.

Lessons

  1. Urban, suburban and rural 4 steps2 practiceabout 20 min
  2. Directions on a map 4 steps2 practiceabout 20 min
  3. Who makes the rules? 4 steps2 practiceabout 20 min
  4. Communities, maps and rules 7 questions at the end

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