Victoria Pecot

Dr. Benton
EDCI 3484
Curriculum Design

Content Focus: U.S. History/ People Long Ago

Grade Level: 2nd
Topics:
1. Culture: What heritage was the U.S. originally made up of? What were our first traditions?
2. Time, Continuity, and Change: What year did Christopher Columbus discover the
U.S.? When did the U.S. get independence from Great Britain? How did our flag look
then compared to now?
3. People, Places, and Environments: Who were Louis and Clark? Who was
Sacajawea? Who was Christopher Columbus? Who were the pilgrims and the Native
Americans?
4. Individual Development and Identity: What is your family’s heritage?
5. Individuals, Groups, and Institutions: Does your family have any traditions? If so,
what are they?
6. Power, Authority, and Governance: What was our first form of government? What
type of government do we have today compared to the beginning?
7. Production, Distribution, and Consumption: What did they eat at Thanksgiving?
What goods did we transfer?
8. Science, Technology, and Society: What type of society did the early U.S. have?
Did the U.S. have cars in this age? Was science valued over religion at this time?
9. Global Connections: What did our lifestyles look like compared to other countries’ at
this time? Did other countries have Thanksgiving?
10. Civic Ideals and Practices: Was voting practiced in the early U.S.? What
happened to the Native Americans? What were the social norms at this time?