A Correlation of ReadyGEN, © 2016 to the
Illinois Learning Standards for Social Science

A Correlation of

©2016

To the
Illinois Learning Standards
for Social Science
Grade 2

Introduction

This document demonstrates how ReadyGEN, ©2016meets the Illinois Learning Standards for Social Science, Grade 2. Correlation page references are to the Unit Module Teacher’s Guides and are cited by grade, unit and page references.

ReadyGEN ©2016 is a K-6 comprehensive literacy curriculum that equips students and teachers with the tools to meet heightened literacy expectations Authentic, rigorous text sets actively engage students, and a complete array of print and digital resources provide teachers with the support and flexibility they need.

Authentic Text at the Core of Instruction

  • The only elementary literacy program that puts a library of 12 authentic trade books in the hands of every child
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Supportive, Flexible, and Customizable

  • Foundational skills instruction and practice built into every lesson
  • An Interactive Teacher’s Guide for point-of-use access to close reading support, note-sharing, and modeling videos
  • A variety of scaffolding strategies promoting instructional equity and access to rigorous text for all students
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  • Ability to rearrange content, add links and information, upload resources, and build your own tests for a personalized experience
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Assessment for Responsive Teaching

  • Various assessment opportunities for you to use with students to monitor their progress toward college and career readiness
  • Baseline Assessments
  • Formative checkpoints throughout instruction
  • Performance-Based Assessments at the end of every module
  • Access to technology-enhanced items
  • Summative, End-of-Unit assessments

Illinois Learning Standards for
Social Science-2nd Grade / ReadyGEN, Grade 2
©2016
Inquiry Skills
Developing Questions and Planning Inquiries
Constructing Essential Questions
SS.IS.1.K-2: Create questions to help guide inquiry about a topic with guidance from adults and/or peers / TG: Unit 1: Mod A: Center Options: Research Center: 11; Mod B: Center Options: Research Center: 161; Informative/Explanatory Writing: Use Facts/Conduct Research: 248-250; Unit 2: Mod A: Center Options: Research Center: 11; Mod B: Center Options: Research Center: 161; Opinion Writing: State and Support an Opinion: 198; Reading Analysis Extension: Ask and Answer Questions, …do research…; Unit 3: Mod A: Center Options: Research Center: 11; Informative/Explanatory Writing: Conduct Research/Choose a Topic and List Questions: 58-60; Informative/Explanatory Writing: Research a Topic/Research a Question and Write an Answer: 78-80; Informative/Explanatory Writing: Use Outside Sources in Writing/Research a Time Period: 88-90; Informative/Explanatory Writing: Research Historical Figures/Use Reliable Sources and Take Notes: 118-120; Performance-Based Assessment: Informative Task: 142-149; Mod B: Center Options: Research Center: 161; Unit 4: Mod A: Center Options: Research Center: 11; Mod B: Center Options: Research Center: 161; Informative/Explanatory Writing: Research and Connect Scientific Details: 188-190; Informative/Explanatory Writing: Conduct Research: 238-240; Performance-Based Assessment: Informative/Explanatory Task: 282-289; Unit 5: Mod A: Center Options: Research Center: 11; Mod B: Center Options: Research Center: 161; Unit 6: Mod A: Center Options: Research Center: 11; Mod B: Center Options: Research Center: 161
Determining Helpful Sources
SS.IS.2.K-2: Explore facts from various sources that can be used to answer the developed questions. / TG: Unit 1: Mod A: Center Options: Research Center: 11; Mod B: Center Options: Research Center: 161; Informative/Explanatory Writing: Use Facts/Conduct Research: 248-250; Unit 2: Mod A: Center Options: Research Center: 11; Mod B: Center Options: Research Center: 161; Opinion Writing: State and Support an Opinion: 198; Reading Analysis Extension: Ask and Answer Questions, …do research…; Unit 3: Mod A: Center Options: Research Center: 11; Informative/Explanatory Writing: Conduct Research/Choose a Topic and List Questions: 58-60; Informative/Explanatory Writing: Research a Topic/Research a Question and Write an Answer: 78-80; Informative/Explanatory Writing: Use Outside Sources in Writing/Research a Time Period: 88-90; Informative/Explanatory Writing: Research Historical Figures/Use Reliable Sources and Take Notes: 118-120; Informative/Explanatory Writing: Write Research Facts/Organize Research to Write a Draft: 128-130; Informative/Explanatory Writing: Revise and Strengthen a Research Paper: 138-140; Performance-Based Assessment: Informative Task: 142-149; Mod B: Center Options: Research Center: 161; Unit 4: Mod A: Center Options: Research Center: 11; Mod B: Center Options: Research Center: 161; Informative/Explanatory Writing: Research and Connect Scientific Details/Research and Write an Informative/Explanatory Paragraph: 188-190; Informative/Explanatory Writing: Conduct Research/Research and Take Notes for Writing Task: 238-240; Performance-Based Assessment: Informative/Explanatory Task: 282-289; Unit 5: Mod A: Center Options: Research Center: 11; Mod B: Center Options: Research Center: 161; Unit 6: Mod A: Center Options: Research Center: 11; Mod B: Center Options: Research Center: 161
Evaluating Sources and Using Evidence
Gathering and Evaluating Sources
SS.IS.3.K-2: Gather information from one or two sources with guidance and support from adults and/or peers. / TG: Unit 1: Mod A: Center Options: Research Center: 11; Mod B: Center Options: Research Center: 161; Unit 2: Mod A: Center Options: Research Center: 11; Mod B: Center Options: Research Center: 161; Unit 3: Mod A: Center Options: Research Center: 11; Informative/Explanatory Writing: Conduct Research/Choose a Topic and List Questions: 58-60; Informative; Informative/Explanatory Writing: Research a Topic/Research a Question and Write an Answer: 78-80; Informative/Explanatory Writing: Use Outside Sources in Writing/Research a Time Period: 88-90; Informative/Explanatory Writing: Research Historical Figures/Use Reliable Sources and Take Notes: 118-120; Informative/Explanatory Writing: Write Research Facts/Organize Research to Write a Draft: 128-130; Performance-Based Assessment: Informative Task: 142-149; Mod B: Center Options: Research Center: 161; Unit 5: Mod A: Center Options: Research Center: 11; Mod B: Center Options: Research Center: 161
Developing Claims and Using Evidence
SS.IS.4.K-2: Evaluate a source by distinguishing between fact and opinion. / TG: Unit 1: Mod B: Informative/Explanatory Writing: Write a Paragraph Using Facts: 209; Unit 2: Mod B: Opinion Writing: Find Information to Form an Opinion: 188; Opinion Writing: Plan an Opinion Paragraph: 259; Opinion Writing: Write Paragraphs to Explain an Opinion: 269; Unit 5: Mod A: Opinion Writing: Support Opinions with Reasons: 98; Unit 6: Mod A: Opinion Writing: Support Opinions: 58; Mod B: Opinion Writing: Draft a Letter to the Editor: 199; Opinion Writing: Make Connections: 228; Opinion Writing: Support an Opinion with Facts: 238
Communicating Conclusions and Taking Informed Action
Communicating Conclusions
SS.IS.5.K-2: Ask and answer questions about arguments and explanations. / TG: Unit 2: Mod B: Money Matters!; I Wanna Iguana; Unit 3: Mod A: Theodore Roosevelt: The Adventurous President; Marching With Aunt Susan; Mod B: Change Makers; Unit 4: Mod B: Danger! Earthquakes; Unit 5: Mod A: John Chapman: Planter and Pioneer; Unit 6: Mod A: 68 Ways to Save the Planet Before Bedtime
Taking Informed Action
SS.IS.6.K-2: Use listening, consensus building, and voting procedures to decide on and take action in their classroom. / TG: Taking Action/Voting in Classroom: Unit 1: Mod A: 141; Unit 2: Mod A: 19, 29, 69, 79; Mod B: 199, 219, 239, 288; Unit 3: Mod A: 69, 79, 133; Mod B: 219; Unit 4: Mod A: 19, 39, 69, 79; Mod B: 89, 199, 219; Unit 5: Mod B: 219, 259; Unit 6: Mod B: 169, 189
Civics Standards
Civic and Political Institutions
SS.CV.1.2: Explain what governments are and some of their functions (e.g. making and enforcing laws, protecting citizens, and collecting taxes). / TG: Unit 3: Mod A: Theodore Roosevelt: Adventurous President; “Lincoln”; “My America”; Mod B: City Green; Unit 6: Mod B: A Picture Book of Eleanor Roosevelt
Processes, Rules, and Laws
SS.CV.2.2: Describe how communities work to accomplish common tasks, establish responsibilities, and fulfill roles of authority. / TG: Unit 3: Mod A: Marching With Aunt Susan; Mod B: City Green; Unit 6: Mod A: 68 Ways to Save the Planet Before Bedtime
Geography Standards
Geographic Representations: Spatial Views of the World
SS.G.1.2: Construct and interpret maps and other graphic representations of both familiar and unfamiliar places. / TG: Unit 1: Mod A: Snowshoe Hare’s Winter Home; Unit 2: Mod A: A Chair for My Mother; Unit 3: Mod B: Center Options: Research Center: 161; Unit 5: Mod B: Going West; “The Gateway Arch”; Unit 6: Mod A: On Meadowview Street
Human-Environment Interaction: Place, Regions and Culture
SS.G.2.2: Identify some cultural and environmental characteristics of your community and compare to other places. / TG: Unit 1: Mod A: Center Options: Research Center: 11; Trouble at the Sandbox; Mod B: The House on Maple Street; “Subways Are People”; Unit 2: Mod A: “Sharing”
Human Population: Spatial Patterns and Movements
SS.G.3.2: Explain how people in your community use local and distant environments to meet their daily needs. / TG: Unit 1: Mod A: Center Options: Research Center: 11; Unit 6: Mod A: 68 Ways to Save the Planet Before Bedtime; On Meadowview Street
Economics and Financial Literacy Standards
Economic Decision Making
SS.EC.1.2: Demonstrate how our choices can affect ourselves and others in positive and negative ways. / TG: Unit 2: Mod A: Alexander, Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday; A Chair for My Mother,” Mod B: I Wanna Iguana; Unit 4: Mod A: Seek the Sun
SS.EC.2.2: Explain the role of money in making exchange easier. / TG: Unit 2: Mod A: “Money Matters”; Mod B: Money Matters!
Exchange and Markets
SS.EC.3.2: Compare the goods and services that people in the local community produce and those that are produced in other communities / TG: Unit 1: Mod B: Friends Around the World; Unit 2: Mod A: A Chair for My Mother; Mod B: I Wanna Iguana
Financial Literacy
SS.EC.FL. 4.2.: Explain that money can be saved or spent on goods and services. / TG: Unit 2: Mod A: “Money Matters”; Mod B: Money Matters!; Unit 2: Mod A: A Chair for My Mother
History Standards
Change, Continuity and Context
SS.H.1.2: Summarize changes that have occurred in the local community over time. / TG: Unit 3: Mod B: Change Makers; City Green; “City Trees”; Unit 4: Mod A: The Earth Dragon Awakes; Mod B: Disaster Alert!; Danger! Earthquakes; Unit 5: Mod A: John Chapman: Planter and Pioneer; Johnny Appleseed; “Planting a Tree”; “Trees”
Perspectives
SS.H.2.2: Compare individuals and groups who have shaped a significant historical change. / TG: Unit 3: Mod A: Theodore Roosevelt: The Adventurous President; Marching With Aunt Susan; “Lincoln”; Mod B: Change Makers; Unit 5: Mod A: John Chapman: Planter and Pioneer; Johnny Appleseed; Mod B: Pioneers to the West; Going West; Unit 6: Mod B: Alfred Nobel: The Man Behind the Peace Prize; A Picture Book of Eleanor Roosevelt; Poems from Heroes and She-roes
Historical Sources and Evidence
SS.H.3.2: Explain how different kinds of historical sources (such as written documents, objects, artistic works, and oral accounts) can be used to study the past. / TG: Unit 3: Mod A: Informative/Explanatory Writing: Use Outside Sources in Writing/Research a Time Period: 88-90; Informative/Explanatory Writing: Research Historical Figures/Use Reliable Sources and Take Notes: 118-120; Informative/Explanatory Writing: Write Research Facts/Organize Research to Write a Draft: 128-130; Informative/Explanatory Writing: Revise and Strengthen a Research Paper: 138-140; Performance-Based Assessment: Informative Task: 142-149

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TG = Teacher’s Guide