How to learn Grade 2: Social studies

Connecticut academic standards: Social studies, Grade 2

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1. Decision-Making in our World

1. Goods & Services: Some people make things (goods) and some people do things for others (services); recognising both in everyday life and understanding that both have value
2. Actions and Their Consequences: Understand that actions have consequences — that what you choose to do affects both yourself and other people — and begin to think about what might happen before they act

2. Leadership Past and Present

1. Vocabulary: historical thinking: Know and use the vocabulary of historical thinking — source, evidence, primary source, secondary source, artefact, chronology, chronological order, BC/BCE, AD/CE, century, decade, era, period, timeline, excavation, archaeologist, interpretation, corroborate, bias, perspective — and apply these terms when discussing how we know about the past and how reliable our knowledge is
2. Questioning Historical Sources: Before trusting a historical source, ask: who made this, when, and why? — the answers shape how much weight the source should carry
3. Similarities & Differences: Notice and appreciate ways that people are similar to and different from each other — including appearance, family structures, languages spoken, foods eaten, and celebrations observed — and understand that differences make communities interesting

3. Working Together as a Community

1. Working Well in a Group: Work effectively as part of a small group — contributing their own ideas, listening to others' ideas, taking on a fair share of the work, and supporting the group to reach a shared goal
2. Community Rights and Responsibilities: Understand their rights and responsibilities as a member of a community — that everyone has a right to be treated with respect and to feel safe, and that with rights come responsibilities to treat others the same way

4. Communicate Conclusions and Take Informed Action

1. Vocabulary: making decisions and keeping safe: Know and use the vocabulary of making decisions and keeping safe — choice, consequence, rule, safe, fair, honest, trusted adult, and right and wrong — and understand that naming these ideas clearly helps make better choices

5. Evaluate Sources and Use Evidence

1. Checking Sources Against Each Other: Corroborate: check whether multiple sources agree on the same facts — and investigate why they might not