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VT 2nd Grade Social Studies Curriculum

Help your 2nd grader keep up with Vermont's social studies curriculum - covering government, geography, history, economics, and world communities all in one place.

2nd Grade Social Studies

About 2nd Grade Vermont social studies

Vermont follows the Vermont Academic Standards for social studies, organized around civics, geography, history, economics, and global awareness. In 2nd grade, students explore branches and levels of government, American documents and heroes, types of maps and landforms, early America and colonial life, supply and demand, banking, budgeting, and world communities. StudyPug provides lessons and practice problems aligned to these standards so your child can get help exactly when they need it.

  • Strands covered: civics and government, geography, history, economics, and global cultures
  • Step-by-step lessons and guided practice for every topic
  • Practice problems with instant feedback and step-by-step explanations
  • Aligned to Vermont Academic Standards for 2nd grade social studies

Curriculum topics by strand

Browse lessons and practice problems organized by strand, aligned to the Vermont Academic Standards for 2nd grade social studies.

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Vermont 2nd Grade Social Studies Topics

  • Civics and Government: Branches of government, local government, the democratic process, community action, and foundational American documents and heroes.
  • Geography: Types of maps, map features, landforms, natural resources, and population.
  • History: Time periods, early America, colonial life, and primary and secondary sources.
  • Economics: Supply and demand, business basics, banking, budgeting, trade basics, and resources.
  • Global Awareness: World communities, global cultures, global issues, digital world, and media literacy.

How StudyPug Helps Vermont 2nd Grade Social Studies Students

When a student is unsure about how local government works or cannot remember the difference between a landform and a natural resource, StudyPug breaks each concept down into short, focused lessons with worked examples and practice problems. You can find grade 2 social studies help organized by topic so your child never has to search long to find what their class is covering.

StudyPug also makes it easy to look ahead or review earlier material. If your child is ready to move on, explore the vt grade 3 social studies curriculum to see what comes next, or revisit the vt grade 1 social studies curriculum to fill in any gaps.

Aligned to Vermont 2nd Grade Social Studies Curriculum

All content on StudyPug for 2nd grade social studies is aligned to the Vermont Academic Standards, which organize learning around civics, geography, history, economics, and global awareness. Whether your child is studying the branches of government, reading a map, or exploring world communities, every lesson matches what Vermont schools are teaching in 2nd grade.

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