September: 

Where we live

Rural 

Urban 

Stamford, New York 


Tall tales:  


How do they help us tell the story of our country? 


NOVEMBER:

Communities and Americans 

We will be learning about the importance of Veteran's Day.

 We will also be discussing traditions and what we are thankful for.

The First Thanksgiving

Scholastic Virtual Field Trip 

BRAIN POP JR:  Thanksgiving

Click on the graphic above to go to the BrainpopJr. video about Winter Holidays!


December

Holidays Around the World


This month, 2nd graders will be learning more

about how other children around the Earth

celebrate during our Christmas season. 

We will visit:  Australia, Mexico, Brazil, Sweden, 

Russia, Italy, Canada, England, the Netherlands, 

Germany, and France.  We will also learn about

Hannukah and Kwanzaa as they are celebrated

here in the U.S.A.


January:  Resolutions and Dreams 

2nd graders will reflect

on the past year and

write a resolution for

the new year! 

We will also learn about

the impact of Martin

Luther King Jr. and his

dream for equality on

the United States. 


FEBRUARY:  PRESIDENTS

 March:  Washington D.C. &

Monuments

BrainPOP Jr.:  The Thirteen Colonies 

Branches of Government

 

 April: 

Landforms and Natural

Resources

May 

This Land Is Your Land
Words and Music by Woody Guthrie

This land is your land This land is my land
From California to the New York island; 
From the red wood forest to the Gulf Stream waters 
This land was made for you and Me.

As I was walking that ribbon of highway, 
I saw above me that endless skyway: 
I saw below me that golden valley: 
This land was made for you and me.

I've roamed and rambled and I followed my footsteps 
To the sparkling sands of her diamond deserts; 
And all around me a voice was sounding: 
This land was made for you and me.

When the sun came shining, and I was strolling, 
And the wheat fields waving and the dust clouds rolling, 
As the fog was lifting a voice was chanting: 
This land was made for you and me.

As I went walking I saw a sign there 
And on the sign it said "No Trespassing." 
But on the other side it didn't say nothing, 
That side was made for you and me.

In the shadow of the steeple I saw my people, 
By the relief office I seen my people; 
As they stood there hungry, I stood there asking 
Is this land made for you and me?

Nobody living can ever stop me, 
As I go walking that freedom highway; 
Nobody living can ever make me turn back 

This land was made for you and me. 

Brain POP Jr. Lesson on the Thirteen Colonies

June: 


A Visit to Lansing Manor