Social Studies Report Card Comments, Grades K-2
Social studies covers communities, citizenship, rules and government, maps and globes, people and events of the past compared with today, needs and wants, goods and services, using sources and perspectives, and sharing what was learned.
Below are 13 sample sentences for Grades K-2: two strengths and one next step for each of the 4 comment levels (Exceeds the standard / Meets the standard / Approaching the standard / Beginning), plus a tip for families. They are a small selection from the 161 social studies sentences in the full pack. Copy one, then add a detail only you know about the student.
Jump to: Exceeds the standard · Meets the standard · Approaching the standard · Beginning · Writing tips
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Exceeds the standard E
Strengths
- Comparing then and now pictures of schools, toys and homes, [Name] notices small details and explains how daily life has changed.
- With clear examples, [Name] explains how limited time, money and resources shape choices and applies the idea to everyday decisions.
Next step
- A good challenge would be for [Name] to make a then and now book about toys, schools or transportation using pictures and labels.
Meets the standard M
Strengths
- In lessons about rules, [Name] explains how class rules help everyone learn and play safely together.
- Most of the time, [Name] explains how available time, money or resources affect choices made by people and communities.
Next step
- Sorting pictures of goods and services into two groups and explaining each choice will deepen [Name]'s understanding.
Approaching the standard A
Strengths
- With reminders, [Name] can explain why the class has a rule, and is learning to connect rules to keeping everyone safe.
- With a visual model, [Name] is learning to explain how available time, money or resources can affect a choice made by a person or community.
Next step
- Role-playing community helper jobs at centers will help [Name] connect each helper to the service that helper provides.
Beginning B
Strengths
- Through picture cues and practice, [Name] is starting to explain how a class rule keeps everyone safe.
- With adult guidance and visual examples, [Name] is beginning to notice that people and communities make choices when resources are limited.
Next step
- Reviewing one class rule at a time with picture cues will help [Name] explain why rules keep everyone safe.
Support at home
- Pointing out community workers you see, such as bus drivers or librarians, and talking about their jobs helps your child see how people in a community depend on each other.
How to write social studies comments for Grades K-2
- Use concrete early-grade topics: community helpers, needs and wants, school rules or a map of the classroom or neighborhood. Name what the child can explain, such as why a rule keeps people safe.
- Then and now comparisons suit young children. Mention whether the child can say how school, toys or transportation differed long ago, often from old photos, which gives families an easy dinner-table topic.
- Map skills grow from pictures to symbols. Describe whether the child uses a simple map key, follows directions like left and right, or tells land from water on a globe.
Watch out: Treating recall, such as naming the branches of government, as the whole subject. Add one thinking skill, like reading a map key or comparing perspectives, so the comment reflects more than memory.
At the top of the scale, describe accurate, independent work and how the child extends it, such as choosing harder books or explaining a strategy to a partner. For Meets, use steady words like usually or as taught in class; for Approaching, say what happens with reminders or a model; for Beginning, name what is emerging and the support in place. Describe the skill in action, not the mark.
What Social Studies covers
In these comments, social studies covers these behaviours:
- understands communities, citizenship, rules and how government works
- uses maps, globes and geography skills
- learns about people and events of the past and compares then and now
- understands needs and wants, goods and services, and jobs
- uses sources, considers different perspectives and shares learning
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