Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 2 - TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY › Chapter 113 - TEXAS ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS FOR SOCIAL STUDIES › Subchapter A - ELEMENTARY › Section 113.13 - Social Studies, Grade 2, Adopted 2018

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Introduction.
(1) In Grade 2, students focus on a study of
				  their local community by examining the impact of significant individuals and
				  events on the history of the community as well as on the state and nation.
				  Students begin to develop the concepts of time and chronology. The relationship
				  between the physical environment and human activities is introduced as are the
				  concepts of consumers and producers. Students identify functions of government
				  as well as services provided by the local government. Students continue to
				  acquire knowledge of customs, symbols, and celebrations that represent American
				  beliefs and principles. Students identify the significance of works of art in
				  the local community and explain how technological innovations have changed
				  transportation and communication. Students communicate what they have learned
				  in written, oral, and visual forms.
(2) To support the teaching of the essential
				  knowledge and skills, the use of a variety of rich material such as nonfiction
				  texts, primary sources, biographies, folklore, poetry, songs, and artworks is
				  encouraged. Motivating resources are available from museums, historical sites,
				  presidential libraries, online tours, and local and state preservation
				  societies.
(3) The eight strands of
				  the essential knowledge and skills for social studies are intended to be
				  integrated for instructional purposes. Skills listed in the social studies
				  skills strand in subsection (b) of this section should be incorporated into the
				  teaching of all essential knowledge and skills for social studies. A greater
				  depth of understanding of complex content material can be attained when
				  integrated social studies content from the various disciplines and
				  critical-thinking skills are taught together. Statements that contain the word
				  "including" reference content that must be mastered, while those containing the
				  phrase "such as" are intended as possible illustrative examples.
(4) Students identify the role of the U.S.
				  free enterprise system within the parameters of this course and understand that
				  this system may also be referenced as capitalism or the free market
				  system.
(5) Throughout social
				  studies in Kindergarten-Grade 12, students build a foundation in history;
				  geography; economics; government; citizenship; culture; science, technology,
				  and society; and social studies skills. The content, as appropriate for the
				  grade level or course, enables students to understand the importance of
				  patriotism, function in a free enterprise society, and appreciate the basic
				  democratic values of our state and nation as referenced in the Texas Education
				  Code (TEC), §28.002(h).
(6)
				  Students understand that a constitutional republic is a representative form of
				  government whose representatives derive their authority from the consent of the
				  governed, serve for an established tenure, and are sworn to uphold the
				  constitution.
(7) Students must
				  demonstrate learning performance related to any federal and state mandates
				  regarding classroom instruction. Although Grade 2 is not required to
				  participate in Celebrate Freedom Week, according to the TEC, §29.907,
				  primary grades lay the foundation for subsequent learning. As a result, Grade 2
				  Texas essential knowledge and skills include standards related to this
				  patriotic observance.
(8) Students
				  discuss how and whether the actions of U.S. citizens and the local, state, and
				  federal governments have achieved the ideals espoused in the founding
				  documents.