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.
Amplify Knowledge Domain | Amplify Lesson | Objective Connection | Moose Lesson | More to Explore |
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: | |
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: | |
Lesson 7: The Pony Express | Students will review various modes of transportation used by people moving west in the 19th century. | MxA Lesson: The Concord Coach | Lesson 7.1: New Hampshire on the Move (Activation and Direct Instruction) Educator Guide / Worksheets and Resources Educator Background Knowledge: Virtual Field Trip: The Concord Coach | |
Lesson 8: Working on the Transcontinental Railroad | Students will explain the importance of railroads. | MxA Lesson: | ||
Unit 8: Insects | Lesson 1: Insects Everywhere! | Students will describe insects and their habitats. | MxA Lesson: | |
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: | |
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: | ||
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 Background Knowledge: |
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 Background Knowledge: | |
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 Background Knowledge: | |
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: | |
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 |