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2nd Grade: The Education and the Environment Initiative (EEI) Curriculum

Below you will find EEI Curriculum final units for 2nd grade. Many of the PDF files are large (10 to 60 MB or more) and may require significant download time, depending upon the type of Internet connection you are using.

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2nd Grade Standard Units
Cover 2.2.4. California Lands – Then and Now. Click to enlarge image. 2.2.4.
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California Lands – Then and Now

Teacher’s Edition (PDF, 53 MB)
Teacher's Masters (PDF, 6 MB)
Student Workbook (PDF, 5 MB)
Visual Aids (PDF, 6 MB)
Visual Aids (Projectable Format PDF, 4.2 MB)
Dictionary (PDF, 13 MB)
Word Wall Cards (PDF, 6 MB)
Information Cards (PDF, 19 MB)
NGS Map: People and the Environment (PDF, 36 MB)
Cover 2.2.a./2.2.b. Cycle of Life. Click to enlarge image. 2.2.a./2.2.b.
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Cycle of Life

Teacher’s Edition (PDF, 80 MB)
Teacher's Masters (PDF, 7.7 MB)
Student Workbook (PDF, 4.5 MB)
Visual Aids (PDF, 22 MB)
Visual Aids (Projectable Format PDF, 15.3  MB)
Dictionary (PDF, 6.5 MB)
Word Wall Cards (PDF, 5 MB)
Information Cards (PDF, 30.3 MB)
Reader: The Tall Pine and the Big Eagle (PDF, 20 MB)
NGS Map: Habitats (PDF, 38 MB)
Cover 2.2.c./2.2.d. Alike and Different. Click to enlarge image. 2.2.c./2.2.d.
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Alike and Different

Teacher’s Edition (PDF, 47 MB)
Teacher's Masters (PDF, 4 MB)
Student Workbook (PDF, 4 MB)
Visual Aids (PDF, 20 MB)
Visual Aids (Projectable Format PDF, 17 MB)
Dictionary (PDF, 11 MB)
Word Wall Cards (PDF, 9 MB)
Information Cards (PDF, 2 MB)
Reader: Adapted to Woodlands (PDF, 10 MB)
Posters: Woodlands in Summer (PDF, 5 MB) and Woodlands in Winter (PDF, 7 MB)
NGS Maps: Habitats (PDF, 38 MB)
Cover 2.2.e.f. Flowering Plants in Our Changing Environment. Click to enlarge image. 2.2.e./2.2.f.
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Flowering Plants in Our Changing Environment

Teacher’s Edition (PDF, 115 MB)
Teacher's Masters (PDF, 10 MB)
Student Workbook (PDF, 5 MB)
Visual Aids (PDF, 18 MB)
Visual Aids (Projectable Format PDF, 16 MB)
Dictionary (PDF, 12 MB)
Word Wall Cards (PDF, 13 MB)
Information Cards (PDF, 13 MB)
Reader: Mother Orange Tree (PDF, 18 MB)
NGS Map: Habitats (PDF, 38 MB)
Cover 2.3.a/2.3.b. The Earth Rocks. Click to enlarge image. 2.3.a./2.3.b.
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The Earth Rocks

Teacher’s Edition (PDF, 55 MB)
Teacher's Masters (PDF, 4 MB)
Student Workbook (PDF, 7 MB)
Visual Aids (PDF, 25 MB)
Visual Aids (Projectable Format PDF, 18.5 MB)
Word Wall Cards (PDF, 8 MB)
Information Cards (PDF, 12 MB)
Dictionary (PDF, 11 MB)
Reader: Sarah’s Spring (PDF, 16 MB)
Posters: California Pine Forest (PDF, 5 MB) and California Rocky Coast (PDF, 11 MB)
Cover 2.4.1. From Field to Table. Click to enlarge image. 2.4.1.
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From Field to Table

Teacher’s Edition (PDF, 97.5 MB)
Teacher's Masters (PDF, 5.2 MB)
Student Workbook (PDF, 4 MB)
Visual Aids (PDF, 15.8 MB)
Visual Aids (Projectable Format PDF, 8.5 MB)
Dictionary (PDF, 11.4 MB)
Word Wall Cards (PDF, 9.2 MB)
Information Cards (PDF, 28.3 MB)
Readers: Wheat Farming: Then and Now (PDF, 10.8 MB) and  Bale Grist Mill (PDF, 23.2MB)
Newspaper: The California Weather Connection (PDF, 2.5 MB)
NGS Maps: Habitats (PDF, 38 MB) | People and the Environment (PDF, 36 MB)
Cover  2.4.2-2.4.3. The Dollars and Sense of Food Production. Click to enlarge image. 2.4.2./2.4.3.
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The Dollars and Sense of Food Production

Teacher’s Edition (PDF, 51 MB)
Teacher's Masters (PDF, 2 MB)
Student Workbook (PDF, 2 MB)
Visual Aids (PDF, 12 MB)
Visual Aids (Projectable Format PDF, 10.5 MB)
Dictionary (PDF, 10 MB)
Word Wall Cards (PDF, 6 MB)
Information Cards (PDF, 368 KB)
Reader: The Mystery of the Missing Strawberries (PDF, 10 MB)
Audio: Strawberry News Report (Windows Media, 32 Kbps, 2:20 minutes)
NGS Maps: Habitats (PDF, 4 MB) and People and the Environment (PDF, 38 MB)
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Last updated: January 19, 2011
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