Grade 2: Country study and the Civil Rights Movement

In second grade, students build upon their understanding of community and global citizenship and start viewing the whole world through different lenses. By engaging in a study of the country of China, students are able to compare and contrast their known community with several communities (rural and urban) in China. As they learn more about the world (continents and oceans), they also start to compare and contrast the geographical makeup of the United States and China. Second graders also learn about the Civil Rights Movement, which also enables them to learn about the past as well as the different perspectives people now hold about the inclusion of many different types of people.