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Grade 2 History and Social Studies Week 6 | Teacher Guide

Grade 2 | HISTORY AND SOCIAL STUDIES

WEEK 6 • TEACHER GUIDE AND ANSWER KEY • DAYS 26–30

Read each lesson aloud with the child and model the worked example before practice. Do not show this key during practice. Accept oral, drawn or written answers where the child cannot yet write the whole answer. On Day 30, read aloud if needed but give no hints.

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Day 26: Two Levels of Government

Standard: SS24.2.2a

Practice record: Two capitals, printed on the Week 6 Practice Workbook.

Worked example: Where does Alabama’s state government work? Worked answer: In Montgomery.

  1. Washington, D.C.
  2. Montgomery.
  3. Alabama has its own needs, such as its schools and state roads. A state government close to home can make decisions for the people who live there. Accept any answer about state needs or being closer to the people.

Teaching note: Find Washington, D.C. and Montgomery on a map. Families can trace the route from their own town to Montgomery.

Day 27: President and Governor

Standard: SS24.2.2a

Practice record: Comparing leaders, printed on the Week 6 Practice Workbook.

Worked example: Who leads the executive branch of Alabama’s government? Worked answer: The governor.

  1. Montgomery.
  2. Voters in Alabama.
  3. Alike: both lead an executive branch, sign bills into law and serve 4-year terms. Different: the President leads the whole nation, while the governor leads only Alabama. Accept one correct likeness and one correct difference.

Teaching note: Teach the office, not any particular person or party.

Day 28: Congress and the Alabama Legislature

Standard: SS24.2.2a

Practice record: Comparing lawmakers, printed on the Week 6 Practice Workbook.

Worked example: How many members are in the Alabama Senate? Worked answer: 35 members.

  1. 105.
  2. 140 (35 + 105).
  3. Alike: both make laws and both have a Senate and a House. Different: Congress makes laws for the whole nation in Washington, D.C., while the Alabama Legislature makes laws for Alabama in Montgomery. Accept one likeness and one difference from the table.

Teaching note: This links to Grade 2 math: 35 + 105 = 140.

Day 29: Different Jobs for Different Governments

Standard: SS24.2.2a

Practice record: Who does this job?, printed on the Week 6 Practice Workbook.

Worked example: Which level of government prints the money we use? Worked answer: The national government.

  1. The state government.
  2. The national government.
  3. Prints dollar bills: national. Gives a driver’s license: state. Makes a treaty: national. Sets rules for Alabama’s public schools: state. Dealing with other countries is a national job because the whole country must speak with one voice; 50 states making separate deals would be confusing. Accept all four with a reason about one voice for the nation.

Teaching note: Point out real examples: a dollar bill (national), a parent’s driver’s license (state).

Day 30: Independent Check: State and National Government

Standard: SS24.2.2a; SS24.2.2

Practice record: Town news (written for this lesson), printed on the Week 6 Practice Workbook.

Worked example: Who leads the national executive branch? Worked answer: The President.

  1. The governor of Alabama.
  2. Congress.
  3. Building and repairing state roads and bridges is a state job, so the Alabama Legislature and the governor handled it. Dealing with other countries is a national job, so Congress handled the trade bill. Accept any answer that matches each job to its level.

Teaching note: Independent check: read the news aloud if needed, but do not give the answers. The news is an invented example.

Sources

USA.gov, Branches of the U.S. government | Alabama Legislature, Senate (35 senators; 105 House members)

Week 6 Student Textbook | Week 6 Practice Workbook | Week 6 Teacher Guide | Week 5 Student Textbook | Grade 2 index