Indiana Social Studies 2.H.2

Social Studies2nd GradeHistory

The Standard

Identify the impact the past has on the present way of life in the community using primary sources.

2026 Indiana Academic Standards: K-12 Social Studies

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students look at an old photo, map, or firsthand account from their community. They find something from the past that still affects how people live and explain the connection using evidence.
What Mastery Looks Like: A student can point to a road or building in an old photo and find it in a current view. They can explain how people use it now and name what the old photo shows.
Common Misconceptions: Students may treat a picture drawn years later as a firsthand record. They may list what changed without explaining how something from the past still affects people today.
How to Assess It: Show a dated town map beside a current map. Ask students to name one street shown on both and explain how people use it today, pointing to evidence on each map.

Lesson moves

Give pairs an old local map and a current map; have them trace a street that appears on both.
Show an old local photo beside a current view. Ask, 'What from the old photo still affects how people use this place?'
Play Evidence Match: students pair old local photo cards with current views and explain one connection for each pair.
Walk past a building shown in an old local photo; students sketch how people use it today and label what stayed.

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