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    Grade 2 ยท Social Studies

    Historical and Cultural Thinking

    SS-G2-HCT

    6
    Essential Learning Outcomes
    18
    Specific Curriculum Outcomes
    SS-G2-HCT-ELO1

    To Appreciate How Our Past and Present Shape Our Identity Section 1 โ€“ Our Ancestors

    3 specific outcomes

    Specific Curriculum Outcomes
    • SS-G2-HCT-SCO1HCT Knowledge 1 - Identify the early groups of people who settled in our community and explain why and how they came
    • SS-G2-HCT-SCO2HCT Skill 1 - Identify on a map the locations from which the early people that settled in our community came.
    • SS-G2-HCT-SCO3HCT Values 1 - Recognise that the community is made up of families of different ethnic origins.
    SS-G2-HCT-ELO2

    To Appreciate How Our Past and Present Shape Our Identity Section 2 โ€“ Our Families

    3 specific outcomes

    Specific Curriculum Outcomes
    • SS-G2-HCT-SCO4HCT Knowledge 2 - Know that family relationships can be represented on a family tree.
    • SS-G2-HCT-SCO5HCT Skills 2 - Represent relationships of families on a simple family tree.
    • SS-G2-HCT-SCO6HCT Values 2 - Appreciate that our family tree is made up of a diverse range of people who share a common heritage.
    SS-G2-HCT-ELO3

    To Appreciate How Our Past and Present Shape Our Identity Section 3 โ€“ Family Interactions

    3 specific outcomes

    Specific Curriculum Outcomes
    • SS-G2-HCT-SCO7HCT Knowledge 3 - State the ways individuals and families share positive human interactions with others.
    • SS-G2-HCT-SCO8HCT Skills 3 - Investigate how families in various communities fulfill their need for interaction.
    • SS-G2-HCT-SCO9HCT Values 3 - Appreciate that there are diverse ways that people fulfil their need for human interaction
    SS-G2-HCT-ELO4

    To Appreciate How Our Past and Present Shape Our Identity Section 4 โ€“ Family Occasions

    3 specific outcomes

    Specific Curriculum Outcomes
    • SS-G2-HCT-SCO10HCT Knowledge 4 - Describe occasions when people in the community come together to share.
    • SS-G2-HCT-SCO11HCT Skills 4 - Practice caring for one another in families, classrooms, and communities.
    • SS-G2-HCT-SCO12HCT Values 4 - Appreciate the value of community members supporting one another in times of celebrations, grief, and need.
    SS-G2-HCT-ELO5

    To Appreciate How Our Past and Present Shape Our Identity Section 5 โ€“ Our Festivals

    3 specific outcomes

    Specific Curriculum Outcomes
    • SS-G2-HCT-SCO13HCT Knowledge 5 - State examples of festivals celebrated in their country.
    • SS-G2-HCT-SCO14HCT Skills 5 - Discuss the reasons for celebrating various festivals in their country.
    • SS-G2-HCT-SCO15HCT Values 5 - Appreciate that festivals can be an important way to build community, national cohesion and pride.
    SS-G2-HCT-ELO6

    To Appreciate How Our Past and Present Shape Our Identity Section 6 โ€“ Historical Sites

    3 specific outcomes

    Specific Curriculum Outcomes
    • SS-G2-HCT-SCO16HCT Knowledge 6 - List examples of the oldest historical sites in our community .
    • SS-G2-HCT-SCO17HCT Skills 6 - Investigate the location, the age, significance of these historical sites.
    • SS-G2-HCT-SCO18HCT- Values 6 - Appreciate that historical sites can help us understand our identity.
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