We are currently using the Harcourt School Publishers California serires entitled Reflections-People we Know which covers the six areas of study listed below. In second grade, the students will learn about how families have changed over time. They will meet special people who we remember for the important work they have done. Finally, the students will visit places near and far to see where people live and how they use the land around them. This being our most recent adoption, there is a wide range of cross-curricular learning at the Harcourt web site: www.harcourtschool.com/hss.

In addition to the units listed below, the students will learn about chronological sequence, how the present is connected to the past, map and globe skills, primary and secondary sources, and distinguishing fact from fiction by comparing documentary sources on historical figures and events.

Our Harcourt social studies book covers these four areas:

• Families, Now and Long Ago
• The Land Around Us
• Governing The People
• Using Our Resources
• People In The Marketplace
• People Make a Difference

FAMILIES, NOW AND LONG AGO :

* People and Places Change

* Tracing My History

* A Family's History

* Daily Life Then and Now

* Virtual Field Trip: Avila Adobe

THE LAND AROUND US :

* Different Kinds of Maps

* Living In California

* North America

* Moving From Place to Place

* Virtual Field Trip: Joshua Tree National Park

GOVERNING THE PEOPLE :

* A Country of Many People

* Community and State Governments

* Our National Government

* Our World Neighbors

* Working Together Around the World

* Virtual Field Trip: Yerba Buena Gardens

USING OUR RESOURCES :

* Land and Water Resources

* Getting Food Long Ago

* Farming Today

*From Farm to Table

*Virtual Field Trip: Abalone Farm

PEOPLE IN THE MARKETPLACE :

* Producers and Consumers

* Work and Income

* How Much and How Many?

* Trading

* Virtual Field Trip: Port of Oakland

PEOPLE MAKE A DIFFERENCE :

* Discovery and Invention

* Character and Courage

* Caring and Compassion

* Exploring New Worlds

* Virtual Field Trip: Mount Rushmore