How to learn Grade 2: Social studies

Washington academic standards: Social studies, Grade 2

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1. History · Understands how historical events inform analysis of contemporary issues and events.

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. Understanding People in Their Own Time: Understand that people in the past saw the world very differently from us — judge their actions by the context they lived in, not only by today's values

2. History · Understands that there are multiple perspectives and interpretations of historical events.

1. Different Accounts of the Same Event: Recognise that different people can give different accounts of the same event — and that both can be genuine while still disagreeing

3. Economics · Understands the economic issues and problems that all societies face.

1. How the Economy Works: What an economy is; producers and consumers; supply and demand; why prices change; the basics of how markets work

4. Economics · Understands that people have to make choices between wants and needs and evaluates the outcomes of those choices.

1. Needs & Wants: The difference between things we need (food, shelter, clothing) and things we want (toys, treats); that we sometimes have to choose because money is limited

5. Civics · Understands civic involvement.

1. Vocabulary: ethics and citizenship: Know and use the vocabulary of ethics and citizenship — bullying, cyberbullying, bystander, upstander, peer pressure, digital citizenship, rights, responsibility, and ethical — and understand the distinctions between these closely related terms
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

6. Civics · Understands the purposes and organization of tribal and international relationships and U.S. foreign policy.

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

7. Social Studies Skills · Creates a product that uses social studies content to support a claim and presents the product in a manner that meaningfully communicates with a key audience.

1. Making Something to Sell: The experience of creating a product to sell — a craft, a drawing, baked goods; what makes something worth buying; pride in making something others want