Virginia SOL 2.7.c

Social Studies2nd Grade

The Standard

Alexander Hamilton

Virginia Standards of Learning for History and Social Science

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students identify Alexander Hamilton as a leader who helped the new United States manage its money. They explain that he served as the first Secretary of the Treasury.
What Mastery Looks Like: A student can name Hamilton and describe his work creating plans for the nation’s finances. The student can connect him to the Treasury and the ten-dollar bill.
Common Misconceptions: Students may think Hamilton was a president because his picture is on money. They may confuse him with George Washington or think he personally created the ten-dollar bill.
How to Assess It: Show a picture of Hamilton and ask: “Who was he, and how did he help the new country?” Look for first Treasury Secretary and managing money.

Lesson moves

Arrange picture and caption cards showing Hamilton’s life, then build a simple timeline of his military, writing, and Treasury work.
Ask students to write two sentences answering, “Why did the new country need someone to make a plan for its money?”
Play Who Am I using clues such as Washington’s aide, Constitution supporter, first Treasury Secretary, and person on the ten-dollar bill.
Examine a ten-dollar bill and discuss why Hamilton appears on it even though he was never president.

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