How to learn Grade 2: Social studies
Tennessee academic standards: Social studies, Grade 2
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1. History
- 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. Government and Civics
- 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
3. Economics
- Budgeting Pocket Money: What a budget is; planning how to spend a fixed amount of pocket money or allowance; making trade-offs between different things you want to buy
- How the Economy Works: What an economy is; producers and consumers; supply and demand; why prices change; the basics of how markets work
4. Culture
- 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