Virginia SOL S.2.i

Social Studies2nd Grade

The Standard

using content vocabulary to demonstrate comprehension

Virginia Standards of Learning for History and Social Science

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students use social studies words when speaking and writing about people, places, events, government, and communities. They show understanding by adding accurate examples, details, or comparisons.
What Mastery Looks Like: A student selects the right term and uses it correctly in a complete sentence. The student can explain the term with an example, picture, or connection to the unit.
Common Misconceptions: Students may memorize a definition but use the word incorrectly in context. They may confuse related terms, such as citizen and leader, map and globe, or past and present.
How to Assess It: Exit ticket: Choose one unit word, draw an example, and write a sentence explaining how the drawing shows the word’s meaning.

Lesson moves

Give pairs picture cards and vocabulary cards to match, then have students explain each match using the word in a sentence.
Ask, “How does a citizen help a community?” and require students to use citizen, community, and responsibility in their response.
Play vocabulary bingo by reading examples aloud while students cover the matching social studies terms on their boards.
Show a photo of a local landmark and have students caption it using two unit words accurately.

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