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Second Grade Unit Six: Being a Georgian Today

Second Grade Unit Six: Being a Georgian Today. Sarah Blascovich Brown Teacher on Assignment. What really matters in Unit Six?. Chance to review all information learned in second grade social studies: Famous Georgians Geography of our state & its effect on our lives

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Second Grade Unit Six: Being a Georgian Today

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  1. Second Grade Unit Six: Being a Georgian Today Sarah Blascovich Brown Teacher on Assignment

  2. What really matters in Unit Six? • Chance to review all information learned in second grade social studies: • Famous Georgians • Geography of our state & its effect on our lives • Government leaders & places • Economic concepts (scarcity, opportunity cost, allocating goods & services, barter, currency, making spending & saving choices) • How are our lives different today than people lived in the past? • Who is Jimmy Carter? Why is he important to our state & country? • In addition: *Think about reviewing the Enduring Understandings you used to teach this year. • Provide students with opportunities to make their own connections to what they have learned in social studies.

  3. Facts About President Carter • Born in Plains • Lived in Archery,on his family’sfarm • Served in the Navy • Returned to Plains • Active in local & state government before becoming President • Began Carter Center & won Nobel Peace Prize for its work

  4. From the Unit Six Framework: In addition, the Jimmy Carter National Historic Site in Plains has produced a short video discussing different aspects of President Carter’s life.

  5. From the Unit Six Framework:

  6. From the Unit Six Framework:

  7. Chasing Jimmy Carter… http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Map_of_USA_with_state_names.svg/700px-Map_of_USA_with_state_names.svg.png

  8. Chasing Jimmy Carter… http://www.mapsofworld.com/images/world-map.jpg

  9. Resources (Teacher Reference): • The New Georgia Encyclopedia (Jimmy Carter): http://www.newgeorgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-676&sug=y • The New Georgia Encyclopedia (Carter Center):http://www.newgeorgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-1959&sug=y • The New Georgia Encyclopedia (Carter Family): http://www.newgeorgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-2735&hl=y • The New Georgia Encyclopedia (Plains):http://www.newgeorgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-3280&sug=y • The New Georgia Encyclopedia (Carter Library):http://www.newgeorgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-2538&hl=y

  10. Resources: • Great Year-End Review Webquest: http://www.kennesaw.edu/prism/A_Technology/Ayoola/Georgia_on_my_Mind_WebQuest.ppt • JCNHS Education Program Home Page:http://www.jimmycarter.info • National Park Service JCNHS Website:http://www.nps.gov/jica/ • Plains, GA’s Website: http://www.plainsgeorgia.com • Jimmy Carter Library & Museum: http://www.jimmycarterlibrary.gov{Virtual tour of Museum: http://www.jimmycarterlibrary.org/tour/}

  11. Literature Resources: Jimmy Carterby: Laura Hamilton Waxman The Little Baby Snoogle-Fleejerby: Jimmy Carter Jimmy Carter: 39th Presidentby: Mike Venezia Always a Reckoning and Other Poemsby: Jimmy Carter

  12. Literature Resources: Mailing Mayby: Michael Tunnell http://www.kidseconposters.com/keb/Title%20List%20Poster%20Set%20A/Opportunity%20Cost/Mailing%20May.htm Tops and Bottomsby: Janet Stevens http://www.kidseconposters.com/keb/Title%20List%20Poster%20Set%20A/Opportunity%20Cost/Tops%20and%20Bottoms.htm A Chair for My Motherby: Vera B. Williams http://www.kidseconposters.com/keb/Title%20List%20Poster%20Set%20B/Saving/Chair%20For%20My%20Mother.htm Uncle Jed’s Barbershopby: Margaree King Mitchellhttp://www.kidseconposters.com/keb/Title%20List%20Poster%20Set%20B/Saving/Uncle%20Jeds%20Barbershop.htm http://www.kidseconposters.com/keb/Literature%20Connection.htm

  13. Teaching Unit Five: • Distribution of Power • Individuals, Groups, & Institutions: • Location • Scarcity • Time, Change, Continuity

  14. Primary Sources

  15. Fun Extras: • Econ Songs: • http://www.kidseconposters.com/econsongs.html • http://www.econed.org/assets/EconSongs.pdf • Looking to incorporate more authors into your classroom? • http://www.teachingbooks.net/ • Resources Recommended by Columbia County Teachers: • http://www.ccboe.net/learning/elementary/files/196D222C768A4FC891F932448E57F02C.pdf • Virtual Tour of Plains, Georgia: • http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2009/02/03/us/20090203-plains-slideshow_index.html

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