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Grade 2 Moose x Amplify

Grow vocabulary and develop persuasive and informational writing skills while introducing students to people, places, and ideas that existed long ago. Introduce historical thinking skills through a variety of social studies topics.

The Amplify Second Grade Knowledge Domains challenge students to think about people, places, and ideas that exist today, as well as those that thrived long ago and far away. Students add to their growing vocabulary and develop their persuasive and informational writing skills as they read and respond to texts and images that cover a range of topics including insects, Westward Expansion, and the U.S. Civil War. Moose x Amplify lessons reinforce and extend the Knowledge Domains’ learning goals with activities that challenge students to apply their developing historical thinking skills to texts, documents, and photographs that explore New Hampshire-specific topics.

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Unit 1:
Fair Tales and Tall Tales		 Lesson 6:
Pecos Bill		 Students will review the characteristics of a tall tale and identify examples of exaggeration. MxA Lesson:
Old Man Moses		  
Unit 2:
Early Asian Civilizations		 Lesson 8:
The Yellow and Yangtze River		 Students will explain the importance of rivers to the development of civilization and cities. MxA Lesson:
Building Cities on Water		  
Unit 5:
War of 1812		 Lesson 5:
The Attack on Washington, D.C.		 Students will explain how the United States benefited from its greater familiarity with waterways during the War of 1812. MxA Lesson:
Shipbuilding in New Hampshire		  
Unit 7:
Westward Expansion		 Lesson 3:
Journal of a Twelve-year-old on the Erie Canal		 Students will describe canal development and use in New Hampshire.
 		 MxA Lesson:
Go With the Flow on the Amoskeag Canal		  
  Lesson 7:
The Pony Express		 Students will review various modes of transportation used by people moving west in the 19th century. Lesson 7.1:
New Hampshire on the Move (Activation and Direct Instruction)
Educator Guide / Worksheets and Resources		 Educator Background Knowledge:
Unit 7: The Big Picture

Virtual Field Trip:
The Concord Coach
  Lesson 8:
Working on the Transcontinental Railroad		 Students will explain the importance of railroads. MxA Lesson:
Traveling New Hampshire by Train!		  
Unit 8:
Insects		 Lesson 1: Insects Everywhere! Students will describe insects and their habitats. MxA Lesson:
Lively Ladybugs		  
Unit 9:
The U.S. Civil War

Check out Moose Unit 10: New Hampshire and the Civil War for related resources		 Lesson 3:
The Controversy Over Slavery		 Reinforce understanding of abolitionism and the use of music to spread ideas. MxA Lesson:
The Hutchinson Family Singers and New Hampshire Abolitionism		  
  Lesson 4:
Abraham Lincoln		 Students will identify the differences between the North and South leading up to the Civil War.

Students will explain Abraham Lincoln's views on slavery as a candidate for the U.S. Senate.		 MxA Lesson:
"Honest Abe" in the Granite State		  
  Lesson 5:
The Division of the United States		 Students will review the differences between the North and South and the issue of slavery leading up to the Civil War. MxA Lesson:
Franklin Pierce and His Statue		  
Unit 11:
Immigration

Check out Moose Unit 12: Immigration in the Industrial Age for related resources		 Lesson 1:
E Pluribus Unum		 Students will review what they know about the United States prior to 1880.

Students will explain why people immigrate.		 Lesson 12.1: What Is Immigration?
Educator Guide / Worksheets and Resources

Lesson 12.2: Push-Pull Factors
Educator Guide / Worksheets and Resources		 Educator Background Knowledge:
Unit 12: The Big Picture
 
  Lesson 3:
Life in the City		 Students will describe the lives of immigrants living in major U.S. cities. Lesson 12.4:
Creating Community
Educator Guide / Worksheets and Resources		 Educator Background Knowledge:
Unit 12: The Big Picture
  Lesson 4:
A Land of Opportunity		 Students will explain how the United States was known as the "land of opportunity." Lesson 12.3:
Mapping Jobs and Immigrant Groups
Educator Guide / Worksheets and Resources		 Educator Background Knowledge:
Unit 12: The Big Picture
  Lesson 7:
A Mosaic of Immigrants		 Students will explain how the United States is a mosaic of immigrants. MxA Lesson:
The People of New Hampshire		 Do It! Activity:
Your Immigrant Ancestry
  Lesson 9:
We the People		 Students will explain the importance of the Constitution to the U.S. government and its citizens. MxA Lesson:
Our Constitution