How to learn Grade 2: Social studies

Illinois academic standards: Social studies, Grade 2

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1. Civics · Laws, Rules, and Processes

1. Rules and agreements exist: Understand why rules and agreements exist — that they help keep people safe, make things fair, and help groups work well together — and follow agreed rules willingly rather than only when being watched

2. Economics and Financial Literacy · Families and Neighborhoods

1. 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. What Money Is: What money is and why we use it; that money is exchanged for goods and services; brief history from barter to coins to digital payments
3. Fair Trade & Ethics: Where products come from and who makes them; that people around the world produce what we buy; fair pay for workers; making ethical choices as consumers

3. History · Families and Community

1. Evidence from the Past: Understand that everything we know about the past comes from evidence — objects, buildings, pictures, documents, and stories that have survived