Common Planner
K–12 Standards

Grade 2

Other Indiana Social Studies Content Connectors sets

History

  • 1

    Identify when the local community was established, and identify one of its founders.2.H.1a

  • 2

    Identify how transportation, work, or use of leisure time has changed between the past and present in community life. (E)2.H.2a

  • 3

    Identify an action or an individual who had a positive impact in your school and/or local community.2.H.3a

  • 4

    Identify a community celebration, symbol, or tradition and why it is important. (E)2.H.4a

  • 5

    Place three events from the history of the school and/or community in chronological order on a provided timeline. (E)2.H.5a

  • 6

    Use a classroom calendar to identify important school or community days or holidays.2.H.6a

  • 7

    Read or listen to a passage and summarize historical community event(s) using a variety of resources (e.g., the library, digital media, print media, electronic media, or community resources). 2.H.7a

Civics and Government

  • 1

    Identify three basic rights as a United States citizen. (E)2.C.1a

  • 2

    Identify three things a responsible government should do for a community.2.C.2a

  • 3

    Describe ways people of different ages, cultural backgrounds, or traditions contribute to the community. 2.C.3a

  • 4

    Identify people who are good citizens and describe the character traits that make them admirable. (E)2.C.4a

  • 5

    Identify the role played by Benjamin Harrison in promoting recitation of the Pledge by American school children.2.C.5a

Geography

  • 1

    Use a compass rose to locate a place in the school or community.2.G.1a

  • 2

    Locate Indiana, the United States, and North America on a world map. (E) 2.G.2a

  • 3

    Locate the equator, the poles, the continents, the United States, and Indiana on a world map or globe. (E) 2.G.2b

  • 4

    Identify physical features of your community and explain how they affect transportation or types of work. (E)2.G.3a

  • 5

    Compare neighborhoods in your community/region with those in other parts of the world.2.G.4a

  • 6

    On a map, identify physical features of the local community and how seasons may or may not impact those features. 2.G.5a

  • 7

    Identify and describe cultural or human features on a map using map symbols.2.G.6a

Economics

  • 1

    Explain that a price is what people pay when they buy goods or services and what people receive when they sell goods or services. (E)2.E.1a

  • 2

    Describe goods and services available in the local community; recognize how people in the community can be both consumers and producers. (E)2.E.2a

  • 3

    Identify why people need to make choices when there are limited resources in relation to people's wants. (E)2.E.3a

  • 4

    Explain why people trade for goods and services, and explain how money makes trade easier.2.E.4a

  • 5

    Identify something a person saves for and why saving is important.2.E.5a

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