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In Grade 2, students focus on a
study of their local community by examining the impact of significant
individuals and events in the history of the community as well as on the
island of Guam and the nation. They continue to acquire knowledge of
important customs, symbols, and celebrations that represent their beliefs
and principles. Students identify the significance of works of arts and
crafts in the local community. They communicate what they have learned in
written, oral, and visual forms.
CONTENT STANDARD 1
1. Culture
Performance Indicators
1.2.1 Define the multiple roles
(jobs/responsibilities) of individuals in the families, schools, and in the
community.
1.2.2 Discuss the contributions
of different cultural groups to the community.
1.2.3 Identify local and
national holidays on the calendar.
1.2.4 Write stories, poems, and
compose songs related to different cultures.
1.2.5 Write and address letters
to family members, extended family members and friends.
1.2.6 Identify and describe the
talents and abilities of others.
1.2.7 Respect and accept other
cultures.
1.2.8 Participate actively in
individual, group, multi cultural, and intergenerational activities.
1.2.9 Identify and explain the
significance of selected stories, poems, statues, and other examples of the
local cultural heritage.
CONTENT STANDARD 2
2. History
Performance Indicators
2.2.1 Join in singing patriotic
songs and reliving history through creative drama.
2.2.2 Identify and explain
important events on a calendar.
2.2.3 Discuss with guest
speakers events that have occurred in their past and present experiences.
2.2.4 Create and interpret time
lines.
2.2.5 Explain the significance
of various community, island, and national celebrations (e.g., Memorial Day,
Thanksgiving, and Independence Day).
2.2.6 Identify and explain the
significance of various community, island, and national landmarks (e.g.,
Chief Gadao’s statue, Two Lovers Point, and national capital buildings).
2.2.7 Describe the order of
events by using designations of time periods such as ancient times and
modern times.
2.2.8 Use vocabulary related to
chronology, including past, present, and future.
2.2.9 Describe and measure
calendar times by days, weeks, months, and years.
2.2.10 Name several sources of
information about a given period or event.
2.2.11 Compare various
interpretations of the same time period using evidence such as photographs
and interviews.
2.2.12 Identify contributions
of historical figures who have influenced the community, the island, and the
nation.
2.2.13 Identify historic
figures who have exhibited a love of individualism and inventiveness (e.g.,
Amelia Earhart, Robert Fulton).
CONTENT STANDARD 3
3. Geography
Performance Indicators
3.2.1 Read and interpret a map
of Guam; identify traffic signs and road signs.
3.2.2 Locate Guam, the United
States, selected countries, oceans, and continents on maps and globes.
3.2.3 Compare information from
different sources about places and regions.
3.2.4 Use symbols, find
locations, and determine directions on maps and globes.
3.2.5 Draw maps to show places
and routes and to write simple directions to and from certain destinations.
3.2.6 Describe how weather
patterns, natural resources, seasonal patterns, and natural hazards affect
activities and settlement patterns.
3.2.7 Explain how and identify
ways people depend on the physical environment and its natural resources to
satisfy their basic needs.
3.2.8 Identify ways in which
people have modified the physical environment (e.g., building roads,
clearing land for urban development, creating Fena Valley Reservoir).
3.2.10 Identify consequences of
human modification of the physical environment (e.g., use of irrigation to
improve crop yields, golf courses affect Guam’s water supply).
3.2.11 Identify ways people can
conserve and replenish natural resources.
3.2.12 Illustrate and explain
the geographical features of Guam.
3.2.13 Construct a model of an
area being studied.
3.2.14 Construct and interpret
graphs.
3.2.15 Discuss and list ways to
help improve the school and community environment.
CONTENT STANDARD 4
4. Government
Performance Indicators
4.2.1 Discuss the rules and
laws that are a necessary part of community life.
4.2.2 Follow safety rules
during work and play, going to and from school, and at home with or without
supervision.
4.2.3 Recognize why there is a
need for authority in the home, school, and the community.
4.2.4 Accept group decisions.
4.2.5 Respect the opinions and
rights of self and others.
4.2.6 Make personal choices
from different options.
4.2.7 Choose and vote for
group/class leaders and decide their responsibilities.
4.2.8 Identify basic functions
of governments.
4.2.9 Identify and explain the
value of some governmental services in the community (e.g., libraries,
schools, parks).
4.2.10 Describe how governments
establish order, provide security, and manage conflicts.
4.2.11 Compare the roles of
public officials (e.g., mayor, governor, president).
4.2.12 Identify ways that
public officials are selected (e.g., elections, appointments to office).
4.2.13 Identify characteristics
of good citizenship (e.g., justice, truth, equality).
CONTENT STANDARD 5
5. Economics
Performance Indicators
5.2.1 Recognize that people
have basic needs.
5.2.2 Tell how various
occupations contribute to the well being of the community.
5.2.3 Discuss what, where, and
how services are available in the island community.
5.2.4 Differentiate among
economic terms (e.g., buy, sell, trade, barter, getting things free, goods,
services).
5.2.5 Identify economic
problems and suggest solutions (e.g., no paper, no lunch ticket).
5.2.6 Explain the importance of
money and its proper use and effects in everyday life.
5.2.7 Name different businesses
or agencies that contribute to Guam’s economy.
5.2.8 Explain how work provides
income to purchase goods and services.
5.2.9 Explain the choices
people can make in the United States free enterprise system (e.g., earning,
spending, and saving money; where to live and work).
5.2.10 Distinguish between
producing and consuming.
5.2.11 Identify ways in which
people are both producers and consumers.
5.2.12 Trace the development of
a product from a natural resource to a finished product (e.g., furniture
making, dairy processing).
CONTENT STANDARD 6
6. Technology
Performance Indicators
6.2.1 List technological
toys/games students would like to have.
6.2.2 Describe how science and
technology have changed communication, transportation, and recreation.
6.2.3 Explain how science and
technology have changed the ways in which people meet basic needs.
6.2.4 Follow rules and
direction regarding the use of computers.
6.2.5 Locate, collect,
organize, and evaluate information from media sources.
6.2.6 Transfer
information/knowledge learned regarding use of tools and equipment used in
business centers (e.g., cash registers, automated library).
6.2.7 Classify and describe
modes of transportation used on Guam.
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