This contains 3 slide presentations to match theBenchmark Advance Unit 1 Government at Work: Weeks 1-3 curriculum for 2nd grade. It includes slides for direct instruction of content areas, stories, discussions, spelling, grammar, writing, examples, activities, video links, games, and more. You can also use these slides without Benchmark to teach different concepts that align with CCSS of 2nd grade. However, for a few links, you made need a Benchmark Universe account.