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People
Working Together
Work serves as
an organizing theme for the second grade.
Students learn about jobs today and long ago in the United
States and in other parts of the world.
They become familiar with biographies of people whose work
has made a difference and use historical artifacts as clues to the
past. They deepen
their knowledge of diverse cultures and begin to understand how
cooperation can help to achieve goals.
Note:
Much of the social studies program at the second grade
level can be taught through classroom routines and procedures or
literacy, math and other subject areas. Indicators printed in
italics need to be specifically taught, either as stand-alone
items or as part of a unit. The
majority of indicators that fall in the latter category are found
in the Geography, Economics and Government standards.
History
Standard
Students
use materials drawn from the diversity of human experience to
analyze and interpret significant events, patterns and themes in
the history of Ohio, the United States and the world.
History Benchmarks Grades K-2
By the end of
the K-2 program, students will be able to:
- Use
a calendar to determine the day, week, month and year.
- Place
events in correct order on a time line.
- Compare
daily life in the past and present, demonstrating an
understanding that while basic human needs remain the same,
they are met in different ways in different times and places.
- Recognize
that the actions of individuals make a difference, and relate
the stories of people from diverse backgrounds who have
contributed to the heritage of the United States.
Second Grade History Indicators
By the end of
second grade, students will be able to:
Chronology
1. Measure calendar time by days, weeks, months and years.
[Calendar time]
2. List
the days of the week and the months of the year in order.
[Calendar time]
LINK: http://www.321know.com/g2_k8day.htm
(Days of the
Week)
LINK: http://www.321know.com/g2_k8mon.htm
(Months of
theYear)
3. Place
a series of related events in chronological order on a time
line. [Literacy]
Daily Life
4. Use
historical artifacts, photographs, biographies, maps, diaries
and folklore to answer questions about daily life in the past.
[Literacy]
5. Identify
the work that people performed to make a living in the past
and explain how jobs in the past are similar and/or different
from those of today. [Literacy]
6. Identify
and describe examples of how science and technology have
changed the daily lives of people and compare: [Literacy]
a. forms
of communication from the past to the present
b. forms
of transportation from the past to the present.
Heritage
7. Recognize the importance of individual action and character
and explain how they have made a difference in others’ lives
with emphasis on the importance of: [Literacy]
a. social and political leaders in the United States (e.g.,
George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Tecumseh, Harriet Tubman,
Abraham Lincoln, Sojourner Truth, Susan B. Anthony and Martin
Luther King, Jr.)
b. explorers, inventors and scientists (e.g., George
Washington Carver, Thomas Edison, Charles Drew, Rachel Carson and
Neil Armstrong).
People
in Societies Standard
Students
use knowledge of perspectives, practices and products of
cultural, ethnic and social groups to analyze the impact of
their commonality and diversity within local, national, regional
and global settings.
People in Societies Benchmarks
Grades K-2
By the end of the
K-2 program, students will be able to:
- Identify
practices and products of diverse cultures.
- Identify
ways that different cultures within the United States and the
world have shaped our heritage.
Second
Grade People in Societies Indicators
By
the end of second grade, students will be able to:
Cultures
1.
Describe the cultural practices and products of people on
different continents. [Literacy]
Diffusion
2. Describe ways in which language, stories, folktales, music
and artistic creations serve as expressions of culture and
influence the behavior of people living in a particular culture.
[Literacy, art, music]
3. Explain how contributions of different cultures within the
United States have influenced our common national heritage.
[Literacy]
4.
Describe the contribution of significant individuals,
including artisans, inventors, scientists, architects, explorers
and political leaders to the cultural heritage of the United
States. [Literacy, art]
Geography
Standard
Students
use knowledge of geographic locations, patterns and processes to
show the interrelationship between the physical environment and
human activity, and to explain the interactions that occur in an
increasingly interdependent world.
Geography Benchmarks Grades K-2
By the end of the
K-1 program, students will be able to:
- Identify
the location of the state of Ohio, the United States, the
continents and oceans on maps, globes and other geographic
representations.
- Identify
the physical and human features of places.
Second Grade Geography Indicators
By the end of
second grade, students will be able to:
Location
1. Read
and interpret a variety of maps.
2. Construct
a map that includes a map title and key that explains all
symbols that are used.
3. Name
and locate the continents and oceans.
LINK: http://go.hrw.com/atlas/norm_htm/world.htm
(Interactive
Map of the World)
Places and
Regions
4. Describe
and locate landforms (plateaus, islands, hills, mountains,
valleys) and bodies of water (creeks, ponds, lakes, oceans) in
photographs, maps and 3-D models.
Human and
Environmental Interaction
5. Compare
how land is used in urban, suburban and rural environments.
6. Identify
ways in which people have responded to and modified the
physical environment such as building roads and clearing land
for urban development.
Economics
Standard
Students
use economic reasoning skills and knowledge of major economic
concepts, issues and systems in order to make informed choices
as producers, consumers, savers, investors, workers and citizens
in an independent world.
Economics Benchmarks Grades K-2
By the end of the
K-2 program, students will be able to:
- Explain
how the scarcity of resources requires people to make choices
to satisfy their wants.
- Distinguish
between goods and services and explain how people can be both
buyers and sellers of goods and services.
- Explain
ways that people may obtain goods and services.
Second Grade Economics Indicators
Scarcity and Resource Allocation
1. Explain
how resources can be used in various ways (e.g., a bushel of
corn could be fed to cows, used to make sweetener or converted
to fuel).
Production, Distribution and
Consumption
2. Explain
how people are both buyers and sellers of goods and services.
3. Recognize
that most people work in jobs in which they produce a few
special goods or services.
4. Explain
why people in different parts of the world earn a living in a
variety of ways.
Markets
5. Recognize
that money is a generally accepted medium of exchange for
goods and services and that different countries use different
forms of money.
Government
Standard
Students
use knowledge of the purposes, structures and processes of
political systems at the local, state, national and
international levels in order to understand that people create
systems of government as structures of power and authority to
provide order, maintain stability and promote the general
welfare.
Government Benchmarks Grades K-2
By the end of the
K-2 program, students will be able to:
- Identify
elected leaders and authority figures in the home, school and
community and explain the reasons for having persons in
authority.
- Recognize
and explain the importance of symbols and landmarks of the
United States.
- Explain
the purposes of rules in different settings and the results of
adherence to, or violation of, the rules.
Second Grade Government Indicators
By the end of
second grade, students will be able to:
Role of Government
1. Identify
leaders such as mayor, governor and president, and explain
that the people elect them.
2. Explain
how a system of government provides order to a group such as a
school or community and why government is necessary,
including:
LINK:
http://bensguide.gpo.gov/k-2/government/index.html
(Ben's Guide)
a. making
and enforcing laws
b. providing
leadership
c. providing
services
d. resolving
disputes.
3. Explain
the importance of landmarks in the United States and the
ideals that they represent, including:
LINK:
http://bensguide.gpo.gov/k-2/symbols/index.html
(Ben's Guide: Symbols of U. S.
Government)
LINK:
http://www.tourofdc.org/monuments/
(Tour of Washington, DC Monuments)
LINK:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/whtour/
(On-Line Tour of the White House)
a. the
Washington Monument
LINK:
http://www.nps.gov/wamo/
(National Park Service website)
LINK: http://www.nps.gov/archive/wamo/home.htm
(Washington
Monument Homepage)
b. the
Jefferson Memorial
LINK:
http://www.nps.gov/thje/
(National Park Service website)
c. the
Lincoln Memorial.
LINK:
http://www.nps.gov/linc/
(National Park Service website)
Rules and Laws
4. Explain
the purpose of rules in the workplace.
5. Predict
the consequences of following rules or violating rules in
different settings.
Citizenship
Rights and Responsibilities Standard
Students
use knowledge of the rights and responsibilities of citizenship
in order to examine and evaluate civic ideals and to participate
in community life and the American democratic system.
Citizenship Rights and
Responsibilities Benchmarks Grades K-2
By the end of the
K-2 program, students will be able to:
- Describe
the results of cooperation in group settings and demonstrate
the necessary skills.
- Demonstrate
personal accountability, including making choices and taking
responsibility for personal actions.
Second Grade Rights and
Responsibilities Indictors
By the end of
second grade, students will be able to:
Participation
1. Demonstrate
skills and explain the benefits of cooperation when working in
group settings: [Classroom routines and procedures and
instructional arrangements]
a. manage
conflict peacefully
b. display
courtesy
c. respect
others.
Rights
and Responsibilities
2. Demonstrate
self-direction in tasks within the school community (e.g.,
classroom, cafeteria and playground).
[Instructional arrangements, classroom routines and
procedures]
3. Demonstrate
citizenship traits, including: [Classroom routines and
procedures]
a. honesty
b. self-assurance
c. respect
for the rights of others
d. persistence
e. patriotism
Social
Studies Skills and Methods
Students
collect, organize, evaluate and synthesize information from
multiple sources in order to draw logical conclusions.
Students communicate this information using appropriate
social studies terminology in oral, written or multimedia form
and apply what they have learned to societal issues in simulated
of real-world settings.
Social Studies Skills and Methods
Benchmarks Grades K-2
By the end of the
K-2 program, students will be able to:
- Obtain
information from oral, visual, print and electronic sources.
- Predict
outcomes based on factual information.
- Communicate
information orally, visually or in writing.
- Identify
a problem and work in groups to solve it.
Second Grade Social Studies Skills
and Methods Indicators
Obtaining Information
1. Obtain
information from oral, visual and print sources. [Literacy]
2. Identify
sources used to gather information: [Literacy]
a. people
b. printed
materials
c. electronic
resources.
Thinking
and Organizing
3. Predict
the next event in a sequence. [Literacy]
4. Distinguish
the difference between fact and fiction in oral, visual and
print materials.
Communicating Information
5. Communicate
information in writing. [Literacy]
Problem Solving
6. Use
problem-solving/decision-making skills to identify a problem
and gather information while working independently and in
groups.
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