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2nd grade Social Studies Standard 2-(Citizenship): Students will recognize and practice civic responsibility in the community, state, and nation.

Objective 1- Examine civic responsibility and demonstrate good citizenship.

• Describe characteristics of being a good citizen through the examples of historic figures and ordinary citizens. 
• Explain the benefits of being a U.S. citizen (e.g., responsibilities, freedoms, opportunities, and the importance of voting in free elections). 
• Identify and participate in a local civic activity. (e.g. community cleanup, recycling, walkathons, voting). 
• Identify state and national activities (e.g., voting, Pledge of Allegiance, holidays). 

Objective 2- Identify individuals within the school community and how they contribute to the school's success.

• Identify the roles that people have in the school and explain the importance of each member.
• Demonstrate respect for the school and the school community. 

Objective 3- Investigate and show how communities, state, and nation are united by symbols that represent citizenship in our nation.

• Explain the significance of various community, state, and national celebrations (e.g., Memorial Day, Independence Day, and Thanksgiving). 
• Identify community and state symbols, documents and landmarks (e.g., city hall, county courthouse, state capitol, Utah State Constitution, flag, holidays). 
• Identify and explain the significance of various national symbols, documents, and landmarks (e.g., Declaration of Independence, Constitution, flag, Pledge of Allegiance, national monuments, national capitol building). 

Ed Tech Standard 5- Use technology tools (e.g., multimedia authoring, presentation, web tools, digital cameras, scanners) for individual and collaborative writing, communication, and publishing activities to create knowledge products for audiences inside and outside the classroom.
ISTE-  Innovative Designer- Students use a variety of technologies within a design process to identify and solve problems by creating new, useful or imaginative solutions.

The google slides I made was to focus on people in the school who with the successes of the school.  This is a fun way to have a lesson as well as getting the message of the beginning phases of the common core standard taught.  I think giving them a short homework assignment as well as an in-class group assignment can be a good way for the students to apply both technology and basic writing skills into their education.  I think it is so important for the young kids to learn about people in their school, community, state, and country who have jobs to help us be a safe and successful place.

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