Idaho Social Studies 2.SS.1.1

Social Studies2nd GradeHistory

The Standard

Identify different groups that a person belongs to, such as family and community, and how those roles and/or groups have changed or stayed the same.

Idaho Content Standards: K-12 Social Studies

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students name groups a person belongs to, such as a family or class. They compare an earlier time with now to tell which groups and roles changed or stayed the same.
What Mastery Looks Like: A student can show that Sam stayed in his family and joined a class when he started school. They can explain that becoming line leader is a new role, not a new group.
Common Misconceptions: Some students think a person can belong to only one group. Others mistake a role, such as line leader, for a group. They may think joining a class means leaving their family.
How to Assess It: Give this exit ticket: “Sam has always been part of his family. This year he joined a class and became line leader. Name one group that stayed, one group he joined, and one new role.”

Lesson moves

Give pairs picture cards of Sam before and after starting school. Have them place family and class labels on a then-and-now mat.
Ask, “Can someone join a class and still belong to a family?” Have students write one sentence explaining why.
Read “joined a class,” “still a cousin,” and “became line leader.” Students hold up group change, stayed the same, or role change cards.
Show a library card and ask what new group its holder joined and whether joining it changes their family membership.

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