SS10.2.2

Social Studies (2010) Grade(s): 2

SS10.2.2

Identify national historical figures and celebrations that exemplify fundamental democratic values, including equality, justice, and responsibility for the common good.

Unpacked Content

Knowledge

Students know:
  • Fundamental democratic values including equality, justice, and responsibility for the common good.
  • The names and significance of national historic figures, both male and female.
  • The significance of national holidays and the relationship of each to democratic values.
  • The history and significance of American symbols and monuments.
  • Vocabulary: democratic values, equality, justice, responsibility, common good, founding father, national holiday, American symbol, monument

Skills

Students are able to:
  • Identify national historic figures and celebrations.
  • Identify the ways historic figures and celebrations exemplify fundamental democratic values.
  • Recognize our country's founding fathers and other historic male figures.
  • Recognize historic female figures.
  • Describe national holidays, including the significance of each and the democratic values associated with each.
  • Identify American symbols and monuments and describe the history and significance of each.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • There is an importance and impact of national historic figures and celebrations.

Vocabulary

  • historic figures (male and female)
  • celebrations
  • exemplify
  • democratic values
  • recognize
  • founding fathers
  • significance
  • national holidays
  • American symbols
  • monuments

Aligned Learning Resources

All-American Diva, Ruby Bridges
Time After Time: How Can We Use Timelines to Reconstruct the Past? Part 1
Time After Time: How Can We Use Timelines to Reconstruct the Past? Part 2
Symbols All Around Us
Symbols
Design Your Own Monument
Math and Measuring the Star-Spangled Banner
Recreating Ben Franklin's Magical Picture
Reading "Martin's Big Words"
Remembering King
Word Art With King's Words
Reading The Flag Maker
Liberty Bell: 1753
Harriet Tubman - A Kid Explains History, Episode 13
Hero Maker/Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum
Peg+Cat/Eid-Al-Adha Adventure
Where Did "The Eagle Has Landed" Come From?/Your Space Place
Blossom and Snappy Go to the Post Office/Count on It
Rosh Hashanah/All About the Holidays
Presidents Day/All About the Holidays
Eid AL-Adha/All About the Holidays
Bet You Didn't Know: Independence Day
Examining Chamizal National Memorial
Bet You Didn't Know: Veteran's Day/History
Bet You Didn't Know: Thanksgiving/History
Statue of Hope
Weak or Strong Statements: That Is the Question
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