Indiana Social Studies 2.G.6

Social Studies2nd GradeGeography

The Standard

Identify and describe cultural or man-made features on a map using map symbols.

2026 Indiana Academic Standards: K-12 Social Studies

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students use a map key to identify symbols for places and structures people made, such as schools, roads, and bridges. They find those features on a map and describe where they are.
What Mastery Looks Like: Given a town map, a student uses the key to find a school and a bridge. They name each feature and describe its location using nearby places or landmarks.
Common Misconceptions: Students may think a symbol shows the actual size or shape of a building. They may also confuse a bridge symbol with the river it crosses, or call the river a feature people made.
How to Assess It: Give students a town map with a key for a school, bridge, road, and river. Ask them to circle two features people made, name them, and describe where one is.

Lesson moves

Give pairs a town map with a river and roads; have them add school and bridge stickers, then make a key for the stickers.
Show a town map and ask, "How does the key help you tell the bridge symbol from the river symbol?"
Make cards with map symbols and feature names; have students match them, then sort roads and bridges from rivers and lakes.
Print a neighborhood map; have students mark a familiar school with a symbol and add that symbol to a key for visitors.

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