South Dakota

K-12.H History

• K-12.H.1 Students will analyze how major events are chronologically connected and evaluate their impact on one another.

  • 2.H.1.1 Demonstrate chronological order using events from history

  • 2.H.1.2 Use historical records and artifacts including but not limited to photos, diaries, oral histories, and videos to draw conclusions about family or school life in the past

• K-12.H.2 Students will analyze and evaluate the impact of people, events, ideas, and symbols upon history using multiple sources.

  • 2.H.2.1 Compare how holidays are celebrated in different cultures

    • Día de los Muertos (2-E.1)
    • Thanksgiving (2-E.2)
    • Hanukkah (2-E.3)
    • Rosh Hashanah (2-E.4)
    • Kwanzaa (2-E.5)
    • Christmas (2-E.6)
    • Easter (2-E.7)
    • Lunar New Year (2-E.8)
    • Ramadan (2-E.9)
    • Holi (2-E.10)

K-12.C Civics/Government

• K-12.C.1 Students will explain, compare and contrast, and analyze the historical principles and philosophical purposes of various forms of governments.

  • 2.C.1.1 Explain, in written form, through speech, or through the use of technology, the meaning behind our national symbols

    • Identify American symbols, landmarks, and monuments (2-D.1)
    • The American flag (2-D.2)
    • The White House (2-D.3)
    • The Washington Monument (2-D.4)
    • The Lincoln Memorial (2-D.5)
    • The Statue of Liberty (2-D.6)
    • The Empire State Building (2-D.7)
    • The Golden Gate Bridge (2-D.8)
    • Mount Rushmore (2-D.9)

• K-12.C.2 Students will explain the historical impact of primary founding documents including, but not limited to, the Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution, the U.S. Bill of Rights and subsequent amendments.

  • 2.C.2.1 Explain the basic political roles of leaders in the larger community

    • Purpose of government (2-C.1)
    • State government (2-C.3)
    • Federal government (2-C.4)

• K-12.C.3 Students will explain how the Constitution organizes the government of the United States.

  • 2.C.3.1 Identify laws in your local government and how local laws are made

    • Local government (2-C.2)

  • 2.C.3.2 Identify how local government services are funded

    • Local government (2-C.2)

K-12.G Geography

• K-12.G.1 Students will apply geospatial resources, including data sources and geographic tools to generate, interpret, and analyze information.

  • 2.G.1.1 Construct and explain a map that includes directions, labels, and a key

    • Read a letter-number grid (2-A.1)
    • Use a letter-number grid (2-A.2)
    • Read a map: cardinal directions (2-A.3)

  • 2.G.1.2 Explain how local communities are part of a larger region

• K-12.G.3 Students will recognize the characteristics of the processes that shape places and regions.

  • 2.G.3.1 Compare the physical and man-made characteristics of the local community with those of another community

    • Identify urban, suburban, and rural areas (2-A.10)
    • Compare urban, suburban, and rural areas (2-A.11)

• K-12.G.6 Students will understand the ways in which humans culturally adapt to, use, and modify the natural environment and its various elements.

  • 2.G.6.1 Describe positive and negative consequences of changing the physical environment of the local community

  • 2.G.6.2 Suggest ways people can responsibly interact with the environment in the local community

K-12.E Economics

• K-12.E.1 Students will apply the fundamental economic ideas and concepts associated with the study of economics.

  • 2.E.1.1 Identify goods and services available in the students' communities

    • Goods and services (2-F.2)
    • Producers and consumers (2-F.3)