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Neighbors near & far
2nd grade Social Studies April 2014
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ancestor | Someone in a family who lived long ago |
| custom | a way of doing something |
| artifact | something that is made and used by people |
| communication | sharing ideas with others |
| Chinese New Year (holiday) | (custom) parade with a dancing dragon, hanging paper lanterns, eating duck and rice |
| Cinco de mayo (hoiday) | (custom) parade with riders on horses, playing guitars, pinatas, candy, toys |
| Epiphany (holiday) | (custom) parade from a church, diving for a cross, dancing, eating seafood |
| Kwanza (holiday) | (custom)candles, stories, dancing, playing drums, eating ham and sweet potatoes |
| Things that make your community a better place to live | new school, playground, museum, planting a garden, recycling trash, cleaning up trash around the neighborhood |
| Ways you could help make one of the changes to make your community a better place to live | write a letter to someone in government, put up posters, volunteer to help with a project |