Module 16: The Past- Social Studies 2 - Course Guide

Module Overview:

In this module, students will learn to differentiate schools from the past to today’s schools, compare and contrast life today with their ancestors’ time, and organize their life events on a timeline in the order in which they occurred.

Module Materials:

  • Pencils
  • Crayons or colored pencils
  • Notebook
  • Scissors
  • Glue
  • Highlighter
  • Markers
  • Blank paper

Module Objectives:

Lesson # Lesson Title Objective(s)
1 The Past
  1. Differentiate schools from the past to today’s schools.
2 My Family History
  1. Compare and contrast life today with their ancestors’ time.
3 My Past
  1. Organize their life events on a timeline in the order in which they occurred.

Module Key Words:

Key Words
past
present
future
timeline
family history
ancestor
primary source
secondary source

Module Assignments:

Lesson # Lesson Title Page # Assignment Title
1 The Past 6 Past or Present Assignment
2 My Family History 6 My Interview Assignment
3 My Past 5 My Own Timeline Assignment

Learning Coach Notes:

Lesson # Lesson Title Notes
1 The Past After completing this lesson, ask your student to explain the meaning of the words past, present, and future, and describe what schools were like in the past. If possible visit a local one-room school house with your student to experience what school was like in the past.
2 My Family History After completing this lesson, ask your student to explain how life was different for their ancestors and how it was the same.
3 My Past After completing this lesson, ask your student to explain what a timeline is and its purpose.

Module Guiding Questions:

When a student starts a lesson ask them questions to check for prior knowledge and understanding and to review concepts being taught. At the end of the lesson ask the questions again to see if their answer changes.

Lesson Title Question
The Past
  1. What was school like in the past?
My Family History
  1. How was life different for our ancestors?
My Past
  1. What is a timeline?

Module Video Questions:

When a student watches a video take time to ask them questions about what they watched. Suggested questions for the videos in this module are listed here. Suggestion: Have the student watch the entire video first all the way through. Then have them watch the video a second time, as they watch it pause the video and ask the questions.

Lesson Title Video Question

Module Suggested Read Aloud Books:

Take time to read to your student or have them read aloud to you. Read a different book each day. While reading the book point out concepts being taught. You may purchase these books or find them at your local library. Suggested things to discuss while reading the book:

  • What is the main idea?
  • What are three things new you learned?
  • How does this book relate to what you are learning about?

# Book Author Lexile Level

Module Outing:

Take some time to apply what your student is learning to the real world. Suggested outings are below.

# Outing