2002 Issaquah History Kits				LESSONS
Social Studies: Civics – Essential Academic Learning Requirements
Components	2^nd Grade	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44
1.1 understand and interpret the major ideas of foundational documents	identify classroom, school, and community rules																										X
1.2 examine key ideals of U.S. democracy	discuss democratic ideals in relation to holidays, for example, Veteran’s Day, MLK Day, etc.																									X
1.2 examine key ideals of U.S. democracy	identify the traits of responsible citizens in our community
1.3 examine representative government and citizen participation	describe various ways that responsible citizens in our community participate in a democratic government; identify examples of rights and responsibilities of citizenship
2.1 understand and explain the organization of U.S.	describe local government in terms of people and groups who have the right to make, apply, and enforce rules and laws
2.2 understand the function and effect of law	explain the purpose of rules and laws, for example, the purpose of classroom rules and family and community rules
2.3 compare and contrast democracies with other forms of government	explain what government is and what governments do, for example, make laws, establish schools, and provide health services
	explain how local governments may have different rules
3.1 understand how the world is organized politically and how nations…	explore the concept of different nations and understand the United States is a nation
3.2 recognize factors and roles that affect the development of foreign policy	give examples of conflict, cooperation, and interdependence among individuals, families, and communities
	explain why a community would want to develop relationships with other communities
4.1 understand individual rights and their accompanying responsibilities	identify individual rights and the responsibilities they imply, for example, classroom rules, family obligations, traffic safety, and voting
	explain why democracy requires citizens to exercise their own rights and to respect the rights of others, for example, playground rules, common courtesy, and sharing
4.2 identify and demonstrate rights of U.S. citizenship	participate in classroom discussion pertaining to school and community issues
4.2 identify and demonstrate rights of U.S. citizenship	explain the important characteristics of good citizenship including choosing to vote in the community or in national elections
4.3 explain how citizen participation influences public policy	describe how one person can make a difference in school or the local community, for example, by participating in a food drive
	identify community helpers and describe their jobs																																												X