2.SS.1.B
Identify and explain the significance of various community, state, and national landmarks such as monuments and government buildings.
Grade 2 · Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) · TEKS 2010
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significancecommunitystatenationallandmarksmonumentsgovernment buildings
Skills
- identify (various community, state, and national landmarks) #dok1
- explain (the significance of various community, state, and national landmarks) #dok2
- compare (different types of landmarks and their roles in the community, state, and nation) #dok2
- analyze (why certain landmarks are important to people at different levels: community, state, nation) #dok3
Learning Targets
- I can identify important landmarks in my community, state, and country. #dok1
- I can name examples of monuments and government buildings. #dok1
- I can explain why certain landmarks are significant to my community, state, or nation. #dok2
- I can describe how different landmarks represent important events or values. #dok2
- I can compare the roles of various landmarks at the community, state, and national level. #dok2
- I can analyze how landmarks help people remember important events or people. #dok3
Big Ideas
- Landmarks help people remember significant events and individuals in their community, state, and nation.
- Understanding the significance of landmarks helps students appreciate their own heritage and identity.
Essential Questions
- What makes a landmark important to a community, state, or nation?
- How do monuments and government buildings help people remember history?
- Why do we have different types of landmarks at the community, state, and national levels?
- What can we learn about our country by studying its landmarks?
- How might landmarks affect the way people feel about where they live?