Grade 2 Social Studies Maine standards Standards

History

Geography

Personal Finance & Economics

Civics & Government

Students understand key ideas and processes that characterize democratic government in the community and the United States by describing and providing examples of democratic ideals.

Students understand key ideas and processes that characterize democratic government in the community and the United States by recognizing symbols, monuments, celebrations, and leaders of national government.

Students understand the concepts of rights, duties, responsibilities, and participation by explaining the purpose of school/classroom rules and national laws encountered in daily experiences to promote the common good and the peaceful resolution of conflict through selecting, planning, and participating in a civic action or service-learning project based on a classroom or school asset or need, and describing the project's potential civic contribution.

Students understand the traditions of Maine Native Americans and various cultures by comparing national traditions and customs.

Students understand the nature and basic ideas of geography by using basic maps and globes to identify local and distant places and locations, directions (including N, S, E, and W), and basic physical, environmental, and cultural features.

Students understand the influence of geography on individuals and groups in Maine, including Maine Native Americans, the United States and the world by identifying the impacts of geographic features on individuals and groups in those communities.

Students understand the nature of history as well as the key foundation of ideas by following an established procedure to locate sources appropriate to reading level and identifying a few key figures and events from personal history and the history of the community, the state, and the United States, especially those associated with historically-based traditions.

Students understand the nature of history as well as the key foundation of ideas by creating a brief historical account about family, the local community, or the nation by locating and collecting information from sources including maps, charts, graphs, artifacts, photographs, or stories of the past.

Students understand historical aspects of the uniqueness and commonality of individuals and groups, including Maine Native Americans, by describing traditions of Maine Native Americans and various historical and recent immigrant groups and traditions common to all.

Students understand the nature of personal finance as well as key foundational ideas by describing how planning for the future is important to managing money.

Students understand the nature of economics as well as key foundational ideas by explaining how people make choices about how to use scarce resources and make individual and collaborative plans to meet their own needs and wants.

Students understand the influence of economics on individuals and groups in the United States and the World, including Maine Native Americans by describing the work and contributions of various groups to the economics of the local community in the past and present.

Students draw on concepts from civics and government to understand political systems, power, authority, governance, civic ideals and practices, and the role of citizens in the community, Maine, the United States, and the world.

Students draw on concepts and processes from geography to understand issues involving people, places, and environments in the community, Maine, the United States, and the world.

Students draw on concepts and processes using primary and secondary sources from history to develop historical perspective and understand issues of continuity and change in the community, Maine, the United States, and world.

Students draw from concepts and processes in personal finance to understand issues of money management, saving, investing, credit, and debt; students draw from concepts and processes in economics to understand issues of production, distribution, consumption in the community, Maine, the United States, and the world.