Oklahoma Social Studies K.P.2.2.A
The Standard
- K.P.2
- Use interdisciplinary tools to acquire, apply, and evaluate content understanding of the four strands of social studies.
- K.P.2.2
- Develop skills which demonstrate an understanding of historical events and the people who shaped our history.
Identify a primary source of information and with support, gather basic information (i.e., author, date, facts).
Oklahoma Academic Standards for Social Studies (2026) · K.P.2.2
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What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students identify a photo, drawing, or object made during an event or by someone who saw it. With help, they find who made it, when it was made, and one fact it shows.
What Mastery Looks Like
- Given a dated photo, a student names the photographer and date and points to something visible in the picture. They can explain that the photo came from the event, not from someone retelling it later.
Common Misconceptions
- Children may treat a later retelling as a firsthand source. They may name a person in a photo as the photographer or guess the date from how old the photo looks. They may report guesses as facts.
How to Assess It
- Show a photo of two children on swings labeled “Photo by Ms. Lee, May 2024,” beside a description written later by someone who was absent. Ask which source came from the event, who made it, when, and what the photo shows.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs a dated classroom photo labeled with the photographer's name; have them circle the name and date and point to one detail.
Show a drawing made during recess and a later account from someone absent; ask, “Which one shows what someone there saw?”
Sort cards showing a class photo, a recess drawing made that day, and two accounts from children who missed recess.
Read a grocery receipt together; find the store that made it, the purchase date, and one food bought.
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Related Standards
- 3.P.2.2.A
Explain the difference between a primary and secondary source of information; gather basic information (i.e., author, date, facts).
- 1.P.2.2.A
The 1st Grade version of this standard.
- 2.P.2.2.A
Explain the difference between a primary and secondary source of information; gather basic information (i.e., author, date, facts).
- 7.P.2.2.A
Gather and draw conclusions from sources of evidence, identifying plausible author, occasion, audience, purpose, and possible bias.
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