Oklahoma Social Studies 1.C.2.2
The Standard
- 1.C.2
- Examine how we learn from the important events and people of the past.
Identify primary sources (e.g., letters, photographs, diaries, newspapers, artifacts, official papers) and explain how they help us learn about the past through firsthand accounts.
Oklahoma Academic Standards for Social Studies (2026) · 1.C.2
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students identify photos, letters, and objects made or used at the time they are studying. They use a detail from one to tell what people saw, did, or used long ago.
What Mastery Looks Like
- Given a 1950 classroom photo and a drawing of that classroom made today, a student picks the photo as a firsthand source. They point to a detail, such as the desks, and say what it shows about school then.
Common Misconceptions
- Some students think any picture of the past is firsthand, even a drawing made years later. Others think a photo can tell them what the people in it felt or why they acted.
How to Assess It
- Show a 1950 classroom photo and a drawing of a 1950 classroom made today. Ask students to circle the source made in 1950 and name one thing it shows about school then.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs a copy of an old classroom photo and a drawing made today; have them sort the images by when they were made.
Ask, “What does this old classroom photo show about school long ago, and what can we not know from the photo alone?”
Play Source Detective with a 1950 lunch menu and a description written today; students point to the source from 1950.
Show a dated photo of an old grocery store; students compare its signs and shelves with a store they visit today.
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- 5.P.2.2.A
Compare and analyze primary and secondary sources from the past and present, including the intended audience and author’s purpose.
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