Rockingham County Public Schools Second Grade Social Studies Benchmarks A Guide for Parent Involvement
1st Six Weeks Geography of the United States and related map skills; 2.5 · Locate equator, 7 continents, 4 oceans on maps and globes · Locate selected rivers, mountain ranges and lakes in the U. S. · James River · Mississippi River · Rio Grande · Appalachian Mountains · Rocky Mountains · Great Lakes General Map Skills; 2.6 · Constructing simple maps including: Title Legend/Key Directional indicator/ Compass rose Civics, responsibilities of a good citizen; 2.10* · Respect and protect rights and property of others · Voting when making classroom decisions · Describe actions that improve the school and community · Demonstrate self-discipline and self-reliance · Practice honesty and trustworthiness *To be taught in guidance, modeled on a daily basis, and reinforced through the Character Counts program.	2nd Six Weeks Review and relate previously taught SOLs to the new material below: History, compare the lives and contributions of American Indians (First Americans); 2.2 · Powhatan of the Eastern Woodlands · Sioux of the Plains · Pueblo of the Southwest Identify and compare changes in community over time; 2.3 · Buildings · Jobs · Transportation · Population Geography; 2.4 · Locate the regions of the Powhatan, Sioux & Pueblo · Compare climate, land, and plant life of these regions · Describe how people in these regions adapt to their environment Civics, identify contributions of famous Americans; 2.11 Susan B Anthony	3rdSix Weeks Review and relate previously taught SOLs to the new material below: Resources; 2.7 · Describe the differences between natural, capital, and human resources. Bartering; 2.8 · Distinguish between the use of barter and money in the exchange for goods and services. Scarcity; 2.9 · Requires people to make choices about producing and consuming goods and services. Diversity; 2.12 · United States is a land of people with diverse ethnic origins, customs, & traditions who contribute to community and unite Americans by common principles
4th Six Weeks Review and relate previously taught SOLs to the new material below Ancient Egypt & China; 2.1 · Architecture · Inventions · Calendar · Written Language Geography; 2.4 · Locate China & Egypt on world maps · Compare climate, land, and plant life in these regions · Describe how people in these regions adapt to their environment Civics, identify contributions of famous Americans; 2.11 · George Washington · Abraham Lincoln · Martin Luther King, Jr.	5thSix Weeks Review and relate previously taught SOLs to the new material below Civics, identify contributions of famous Americans; 2.11 · Jackie Robinson · Helen Keller Begin review of all Social Studies Standards of Learning in preparation for SOL test	6thSix Weeks Continue review of all Social Studies Standards of Learning in preparation for SOL test in early May Local SOL test Projects and study of special topics

** The numbers throughout the Benchmarks refer to the 2001 Virginia Social Studies Standards of Learning objectives. For example, “2.4” refers to the Second Grade SOL objective number “4”