Oklahoma Social Studies K.P.2.3.B
The Standard
- K.P.2
- Use interdisciplinary tools to acquire, apply, and evaluate content understanding of the four strands of social studies.
- K.P.2.3
- Demonstrate a mastery of geographic concepts and the use of geographic tools to understand the impact of geography on the past and present.
Identify and describe the community’s human and physical environment through the use and creation of simple maps and photographs of the community.
Oklahoma Academic Standards for Social Studies (2026) · K.P.2.3
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students use photos and simple maps to find familiar places, such as the school, roads, and trees. They draw a map with a few features and describe what they show.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student can find the same building and tree in a photo and on a simple map. Their own map puts those features in roughly the right places. They can tell which feature people built and which one grows.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may draw every window and car from a photo instead of showing where places are. Some think a tree is built by people because someone planted it.
How to Assess It
- Show a photo of the school with a tree beside it. Ask students to draw a simple map showing both, then point to each and say which was built and which grows.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs a schoolyard photo and blocks. Have them place blocks for buildings and counters for trees, then sketch the layout.
Show a photo of a street near school. Ask, “Which things did people build, and which things grow?”
Place three local photos beside three simple maps. Have students match each photo to the map with the same landmarks.
On a short walk near school, photograph a sidewalk and a tree. Back inside, mark both on a class map.
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Related Standards
- 1.C.3.3
Construct maps of specific places, such as the community and state, and describe the relative location of physical and human features.
- 1.P.2.3.B
The 1st Grade version of this standard.
- 3.P.2.3.B
Describe the community and state’s human and physical environment by creating and using maps, graphs, and other geographic models, including aerial photography.
- 2.P.2.3.B
Describe the community and state’s human and physical environment by creating and using maps, graphs, and other geographic models, including aerial photography.
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