Social Studies

We will start the year focusing on Culture! We will be making our passports and boarding the place to explore the world and many different aspects of different cultures. We will discuss multiculturalism as many different cultures living within a community and state and compare and contrast family traditions and customs among different cultures within a student’s community and state. 

 K-2 Overview

SSP.01 Gather information from a variety of sources, including:

• Printed materials
• Graphic representations 
• Artifacts 
• Media and Technology

SSP.02 Critically examine a primary or secondary source in order to:

• Summarize significant ideas and relevant information
• Distinguish between fact and opinion
• Draw conclusions
• Recognize author's purpose and point of view

SSP.04 Communicate ideas supported by evidence to:

• Demonstrate an understanding of ideas
• Compare and contrast viewpoints
• Predict outcomes
• Illustrate cause and effect

SSP.05 Develop historical awareness by:

• Sequencing past, present, and future in chronological order
• Understanding that things change over time

SSP.06 Develop geographic awareness by:

• Identifying geographic symbols on maps and globes
• Understanding relationships between people, places, and resources 

First Grade Standards

• Culture
• 1.01 Describe the cultural aspects of a place, including a student’s community and state.
• 1.02 Define multiculturalism as many different cultures living within a community and state
• 1.03 Compare and contrast family traditions and customs among different cultures within a student’s community and state. 

• Economics
• 1.04 Give examples of products (goods) that people buy and use.
• 1.05 Give examples of services (producers) that people provide.
• 1.06 Distinguish how people are consumers and producers of goods and services.
• 1.07 Recognize major products and industries found in Tennessee (e.g., agriculture, manufacturing, mining,
• music, and tourism).
• 1.08 Determine the difference between basic wants and needs, and provide examples of each.
• 1.09 Assess factors that could influence a person to use or save money. 

• Geography
• 1.10 Recognize basic map symbols, including: cities, land, roads, and water. 
• 1.11 Locate Tennessee, Nashville, and Washington, D.C. on a U.S. map. 
• 1.12 Use cardinal directions on a map. 
• 1.13 Distinguish the difference between a lake, mountain, ocean, and river. 
• 1.14 Identify the three grand divisions of Tennessee on a map.

• Government and Civics
• 1.15 Identify the Governor and the President, and explain their roles.
• 1.16 Explain the importance of patriotic traditions, including the Pledge of Allegiance and the National Anthem,
• and respectful behavior during both.
• 1.17 Distinguish the differences between rules and laws, and give examples of each.
• 1.18 Define citizenship, and recognize traits of good citizens, such as respecting the rights of others, voting,
• following laws, etc.
• 1.19 Explain that voting is a way of making choices and decisions.
• 1.20 Recognize that a mayor is the leader of a town/city, and explain his/her role.
• 1.21 Identify Tennessee symbols, including: state flag, state tree, state flower, state bird, state animal, and the significance of the state nickname. 

• History
• 1.22 Arrange the events from a student’s life in chronological order.
• 1.23 Use correct words and phrases related to chronology and time, including: past, present, and future.
• 1.24 Interpret information from simple timelines.
• 1.25 Compare ways people lived in the past to how they live today, including: forms of communication, modes of transportation, and types of clothing.
• 1.26 Identify and describe the events or people celebrated during the following national holidays, and examine why we celebrate them:
• Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 
• Columbus Day 
• Presidents’ Day 
• Veterans’ Day 
• Memorial Day 
• Thanksgiving Day

Second Grade Standards

• Culture
• 2.01 Identify various cultural groups within the U.S. and the students’ community.
• 2.02 Compare and contrast the beliefs, customs, ceremonies, and traditions of the various cultures represented
• in the U.S.
• 2.03 Distinguish how people from various cultures in the community and nation share principles, goals, and traditions. 
• Economics
• 2.04 Examine different types of producers and consumers in the U.S.
• 2.05 Recognize major U.S. industries and their products, including: agriculture, manufacturing, tourism, transportation, etc.
• 2.06 Analyze how supply and demand influence production.
• 2.07 Differentiate between imports and exports.
• 2.08 Evaluate how imports and exports help to meet the needs of people in the U.S.
• 2.09 Explain why and how producers advertise to sell a product or service.
• 2.10 Describe the purpose of a budget. 
• Geography
• 2.11 Compare how maps and globes depict geographical information in different ways.
• 2.12 Identify and locate the four hemispheres (i.e., Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western), equator, prime meridian, North and South Poles, and the seven continents.
• 2.13 Recognize that the U.S. is part of the North American continent, and identify the U.S land/water borders including: Canada, Mexico, Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, and Gulf of Mexico.
• 2.14 Recognize the difference between physical and political maps.
• 2.15 Use legends and cardinal directions to determine locations on physical and political maps.
• 2.16 Compare physical features of the earth, including:
• Island • Ocean • Plateau
• Lake • Peninsula • River
• Mountain • Plain • Valley
• 2.17 Compare and contrast regions of the U.S. (i.e., Southeast, Northeast, Great Plains, Southwest, Rocky Mountain, and Pacific Northwest) in terms of climate, physical features, and population.
• 2.18 Analyze how the location of regions affects the way people live, including their: food, clothing, shelter, transportation, and recreation. 
• Government and Civics
• 2.19 Recall the origins, meaning, and lyrics of the “Star Spangled Banner.”
• 2.20 Identify and examine the significance of well-known national symbols and landmarks, including: Mt.
• Rushmore, the White House, the Statue of Liberty, and the bald eagle.
• 2.21 Recognize that the U.S. has a constitution, which is the basis for our nation’s laws.
• 2.22 Recognize that Tennessee has a constitution, which is the basis for our state’s laws.
• 2.23 Describe the three branches of U.S. government and the basic role of each.
• 2.24 Recognize that our nation makes laws and that there are consequences for breaking them.
• 2.25 Identify the rights and responsibilities of citizens of the U.S.
• 2.26 Understand that there are laws written to protect citizens’ right to vote.
• 2.27 Compare the ways one becomes a citizen (i.e., by birth or naturalization).
• 2.28 Describe the fundamental principles of American democracy, including: equality, fair treatment for all, and respect for the property of others. 
• History
• 2.29 Examine the significant contributions made by people of the U.S., including:
• Neil Armstrong • Martin Luther King, Jr. • Wilma Rudolph
• David Crockett • Rosa Parks • Sequoyah
• Benjamin Franklin • Jackie Robinson • George Washington
• 2.30 Describe periods of time in terms of:
• Days • Years
• Weeks • Decades
• Months • Centuries
• 2.31 Analyze and interpret events placed chronologically on a timeline.
• 2.32 Contrast primary and secondary sources.