2.SS.11.E
Identify how selected symbols, customs, and celebrations reflect an American love of individualism, inventiveness, and freedom.
Grade 2 · Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) · TEKS 2010
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symbolscustomscelebrationsAmerican loveindividualisminventivenessfreedom
Skills
- identify (symbols, customs, and celebrations) #dok1
- explain (how symbols, customs, and celebrations reflect American values) #dok2
- analyze (connections between symbols/customs/celebrations and American beliefs) #dok3
Learning Targets
- I can identify symbols, customs, and celebrations that are important in America. #dok1
- I can explain how certain symbols, customs, and celebrations show American values of individualism, inventiveness, and freedom. #dok2
- I can analyze how symbols, customs, and celebrations represent American beliefs and principles. #dok3
Big Ideas
- Symbols, customs, and celebrations are important because they express and reinforce American beliefs like individualism, inventiveness, and freedom.
- Learning about national symbols and traditions helps us understand what values are important in American culture.
Essential Questions
- How do symbols and customs show what is important to Americans?
- Why do people celebrate certain events or use special symbols in America?
- What do individualism, inventiveness, and freedom mean, and how are they represented in American traditions?
- In what ways do symbols, customs, or celebrations help people feel connected to their country?
- Can you think of a symbol, custom, or celebration that shows American inventiveness or love of freedom?