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Kindergarten Course Title: Social Studies Duration: September
Big Ideas/Enduring Understandings (bulleted)
Good citizens follow rules.
Citizenship involves responsibility to myself and others.
Essential Questions
What rules and consequences are important?
Can I identify some American symbols?
Standards Content Skills/Competency Assessment
5.1 Principles and documents of
government
5.1.1 Sources, purpose and functions of
law
Explain the purpose of law
5.1.5 Symbols and Holidays
Identify several American
symbols
5.2 Rights and responsibilities of
citizenship
5.2.1 Civic rights, responsibilities and
duties
Identify responsibilities at school
Participate in activities that
support the life of the classroom
and/or school
Identify community workers that
exist in most or all communities
5.2.2 Sources and resolution of conflict
Identify the sources of conflict
and disagreement and different
ways conflict can be resolved
5.2.3 Political leadership and public
service
Participate in leadership
opportunities in the classroom
5.2.4 Competent and responsible Citizens
Describe how to be a responsible
Rules help to keep us safe.
Holidays and symbols are used
to celebrate American society.
(on-going throughout the year
using calendar).
Years are divided into days,
weeks and months.
Put days of the week in proper
sequence.
Identify the school days.
Holidays and celebrations
include:
Labor Day
Constitution Day
Grandparents’ Day
Rosh Hashanah*
Yom Kippur*
*may occur in Oct.
Establish classroom rules and
routines.
Recognize why we have rules.
Recognize patriotic symbols
and holidays (ongoing
throughout the year using
calendar).
Recognize days of the week,
months of the year (ongoing
throughout the year using
calendar).
Recurring throughout the year:
Demonstrate the need to take
responsibility for their actions.
Informal observation of
students .
Completion of
classroom activities.
Tests – which may be
done verbally
member of a class or other group
to which one belongs.
5.3 How government works
5.3.1 Branches of government
Identify positions of authority at
school and community
Describe the roles of students,
teachers and administrators
7.2 Physical Characteristics
of Places and Regions
7.2.1 Physical Characteristics
Locate and discuss places in the
home, school and community
7.3 Human Characteristics of
Places and Regions
7.3.1 Human Characteristics
Describe how individuals are
unique and special
Compare and contrast customs of
families in communities
7.4 Interactions Between People and the
Environment
7.4.2 Impact of People on Physical
Systems
Understand that people can use
technology to complete tasks
8.1 Historical Analysis and
Skills Development
8.1.1 Continuity and Change
over Time
Understand chronological thinking
through days, weeks, months, years
(calendar time)
Kindergarten Course Title: Social Studies Duration: October
Big Ideas/Enduring Understandings (bulleted)
Every location can be described on a map or globe.
Every location can be described by its physical characteristics.
Essential Questions
Can I identify maps and globes?
Can I use maps and globes?
Standards Content Skills/Competency Assessment
5.1 Principles and documents of
government
5.1.5 Symbols and Holidays
Identify several American
symbols
5.2 Rights and responsibilities of
citizenship
5.2.1 Civic rights, responsibilities and
duties
Identify responsibilities at
school
Participate in activities that
support the life of the
classroom and/or school
Identify community workers
that exist in most or all
communities
5.2.2 Sources and resolution of
conflict
Identify the sources of
conflict and disagreement and
different ways conflict can be
resolved
5.2.3 Political leadership and public
service
Maps and globes are tools used to
describe place.
Maps and globes use symbols and
colors to describe different things.
Locational words include:
Near
Far
Beside
On
Behind
Between
Over
Left
Right
Under
Below
Outside
Inside
Holidays and celebrations:
Identify differences
between:
Maps/globes
Land/water
Describe/explain
Locational terms
Opposites
Position words
Explain how rules at home
and school keep us safe.
Recite home addresses
(ongoing review throughout
the year)
Recurring throughout the
year:
Demonstrate the need to
take responsibility for their
actions
Informal observation of
students .
Completion of classroom
activities.
Tests – which may be done
verbally
Participate in leadership
opportunities in the
classroom
5.2.4 Competent and responsible
Citizens
Describe how to be a
responsible member of a class
or other group to which one
belongs.
5.3 How government works
5.3.1 Branches of government
Identify positions of authority
at school and community
Describe the roles of
students, teachers and
administrators
7.3 Human Characteristics of Places
and Regions
7.3.1 Human Characteristics
Describe how individuals
are unique and special
Compare and contrast
customs of families in
communities
7.4 Interactions Between People
and the Environment
7.4.2 Impact of People on Physical
Systems
Understand that people can
use technology to complete
tasks
8.1 Historical Analysis and Skills
Development
8.1.1 Continuity and Change over
Time
Understand chronological
Columbus Day
Halloween
Fire Prevention Week
thinking through days, weeks,
months, years (calendar time)
Kindergarten Course Title: Social Studies Duration: November
Big Ideas/Enduring Understandings (bulleted)
Past and present experiences help us make sense of the world.
Citizenship involves responsibility to myself and others.
Essential Questions
What do I know about families of the past?
How do they compare to families of today?
What is my role in the family?
Standards Content Skills/Competency Assessment
5.1 Principles and documents of
government
5.1.5 Symbols and Holidays
Identify several American
symbols
5.2 Rights and responsibilities of
citizenship
5.2.1 Civic rights, responsibilities
and duties
Identify responsibilities at
school
Participate in activities that
support the life of the
classroom and/or school
Identify community workers
that exist in most or all
communities
5.2.2 Sources and resolution of
conflict
Identify the sources of
conflict and disagreement
and different ways conflict
can be resolved
5.2.3 Political leadership and public
service
Participate in leadership
Families may consist of:
Daughter
Son
Father
Mother
Grandmother
Grandfather
Different family roles help the
members of the family.
Holidays and celebrations:
Election Day
Veterans’ Day
Thanksgiving
Distinguish between past,
present and future.
Explain different traditions
and customs of families.
Compare and contrast how
people lived long ago to
today’s life style.
Review on-going skills
Home addresses
Days and months
Recurring throughout the year:
Demonstrate the need to take
responsibility for their actions
Informal observation of
students .
Completion of
classroom activities.
Tests – which may be
done verbally
opportunities in the
classroom
5.2.4 Competent and responsible
Citizens
Describe how to be a
responsible member of a
class or other group to which
one belongs.
5.3 How government works
5.3.1 Branches of government
Identify positions of
authority at school
and community
Describe the roles of
students, teachers and
administrators
7.4 Interactions Between People
and the Environment
7.4.2 Impact of People on Physical
Systems
Understand that people can
use technology to complete
tasks
8.1 Historical Analysis and Skills
Development
8.1.1 Continuity and Change over
Time
Understand chronological
thinking through days,
weeks, months, years
(calendar time)
8.1.2 Historical Comprehension and
Interpretation
Compare children and
families of today with those
in the past
Kindergarten Course Title: Social Studies Duration: December
Big Ideas/Enduring Understandings (bulleted)
Past and present experiences help make traditions.
Traditions and ideas help us make sense of the world.
Essential Questions
What do I know about traditions which Americans celebrate?
Standards Content Skills/Competency Assessment
5.1 Principles and documents of government
5.1.5 Symbols and Holidays
Identify several American symbols
5.2 Rights and responsibilities of citizenship
5.2.1 Civic rights, responsibilities and duties
Identify responsibilities at school
Participate in activities that support the life of
the classroom and/or school
Identify community workers that exist in
most or all communities
5.2.2 Sources and resolution of conflict
Identify the sources of conflict and
disagreement and different ways conflict can
be resolved
5.2.3 Political leadership and public service
Participate in leadership opportunities in the
classroom
5.2.4 Competent and responsible Citizens
Describe how to be a responsible member of
a class or other group to which one belongs.
6.3 Scarcity and Choice
6.3.1 Scarcity and limited resources
Distinguish between wants and needs and
how money or materials should be used
7.3 Human Characteristics of Places and Regions
Holidays and celebrations:
Christmas
Hanukkah
Kwanza
Explain different
traditions and customs
of families.
Differences:
Wants and needs
Review on-going skills
Home
addresses
Days and
months
Recurring throughout
the year:
Demonstrate the need
to take responsibility
for their actions
Informal
observation of
students .
Completion of
classroom
activities.
Tests – which
may be done
verbally
7.3.1 Human Characteristics
Describe how individuals are unique and
special
Compare and contrast customs of families
in communities
8.1 Historical Analysis and Skills Development
8.1.1 Continuity and Change over Time
Understand chronological thinking through
days, weeks, months, years (calendar time)
8.1.2 Historical Comprehension and Interpretation
Compare children and families of today with
those in the past
8.1.3 Research
Know where to go to locate information
Kindergarten Course Title: Social Studies Duration: January
Big Ideas/Enduring Understandings (bulleted)
People work in the community.
Good citizens follow rules.
Essential Questions
Can I describe how community jobs are the same and different?
How do I show examples of good citizenship at school?
Standards Content Skills/Competency Assessment
5.1 Principles and documents of
government
5.1.5 Symbols and Holidays
Identify several American symbols
5.2 Rights and responsibilities of
citizenship
5.2.1 Civic rights, responsibilities and
duties
Identify responsibilities at school
Participate in activities that support
the life of the classroom and/or
school
Identify community workers that
exist in most or all communities
5.2.2 Sources and resolution of conflict
Identify the sources of conflict and
disagreement and different ways
conflict can be resolved
5.2.3 Political leadership and public service
Participate in leadership
opportunities in the classroom
5.2.4 Competent and responsible Citizens
Describe how to be a responsible
member of a class or other group to
which one belongs.
5.3 How government works
5.3.1 Branches of government
Different jobs in the
neighborhood and school
perform different functions.
Rules and manners help people
to work together more
effectively.
Holidays and celebrations:
New Year’s Day
Martin Luther King
Jr. Day
Describe ways to work
together peacefully.
Identify ways to get along
with others.
Review importance of rules
and how they help us.
Review on-going skills
Home addresses
(should be known)
Days and months
Recurring throughout the year:
Demonstrate the need to take
responsibility for their actions
Informal observation of
students .
Completion of
classroom activities.
Tests – which may be
done verbally
Identify positions of authority at
school and community
Describe the roles of students,
teachers and administrators
6.1 Economic Systems
6.1.2 Measures of economic
Identify the role of people in a
community and what they do to
make a living
Describe why people work
6.5 Work and Earnings
6.5.1 Factors influencing wages
Explain that adults earn money
from working to buy things that
are wanted or needed
Describe that different jobs pay
different amounts of money
6.5.3 Types of businesses
Define types of businesses
7.1 Basic Geographic Literacy
7.1.1 Geographic tools
Identify the following geographic
tools: map, globe and
photographs
7.1.2 Places and Regions
Describe the types of homes and
businesses located in the
community
7.2 Physical Characteristics of Places and
Regions
7.2.1 Physical Characteristics
Locate and discuss places in the
home, school and community
7.4 Interactions Between People and the
Environment
7.4.2 Impact of People on Physical Systems
Understand that people can use
technology to complete tasks
8.1 Historical Analysis and Skills
Development
8.1.1 Continuity and Change over Time
Understand chronological thinking
through days, weeks, months, years
(calendar time)
8.1.3 Research
Know where to go to locate
information
Kindergarten Course Title: Social Studies Duration: February
Big Ideas/Enduring Understandings (bulleted)
People work in the community.
Good citizens follow rules.
Essential Questions
Can I describe how community jobs are the same and different?
How do I show examples of good citizenship at school?
Standards Content Skills/Competency Assessment
5.1 Principles and documents of government
5.1.5 Symbols and Holidays
Identify several American symbols
5.2 Rights and responsibilities of citizenship
5.2.1 Civic rights, responsibilities and duties
Identify responsibilities at school
Participate in activities that support the
life of the classroom and/or school
Identify community workers that exist
in most or all communities
5.2.2 Sources and resolution of conflict
Identify the sources of conflict and
disagreement and different ways
conflict can be resolved
5.2.3 Political leadership and public service
Participate in leadership opportunities
in the classroom
5.2.4 Competent and responsible Citizens
Describe how to be a responsible
member of a class or other group to
which one belongs.
8.1 Historical Analysis and Skills
Development
8.1.1 Continuity and Change over Time
Understand chronological thinking
Different jobs in the
neighborhood and school
perform different functions.
Rules and manners help
people to work together more
effectively.
Holidays and celebrations:
Groundhog Day
Presidents’ Day
Valentine’s Day
100th Day
Identify the birthdays of
Washington and Lincoln.
Identify major officials and
their jobs (president,
principal).
Review on-going skills
Home addresses
(should be known)
Days and months
Recurring throughout the
year:
Demonstrate the need to
take responsibility for their
actions
Informal observation of
students .
Completion of
classroom activities.
Tests – which may be
done verbally
through days, weeks, months, years
(calendar time)
8.1.2 Historical Comprehension and
Interpretation
Compare children and families of
today with those in the past
8.1.3 Research
Know where to go to locate
information
Kindergarten Course Title: Social Studies Duration: March
Big Ideas/Enduring Understandings (bulleted)
Past and present experiences help us make sense of the world.
Customs and ways people celebrate vary from place to place.
Essential Questions
What do I know about families of the past?
What do I know about families from other places?
Standards Content Skills/Competency Assessment
5.1 Principles and documents of
government
5.1.5 Symbols and Holidays
Identify several American symbols
5.2 Rights and responsibilities of
citizenship
5.2.1 Civic rights, responsibilities and
duties
Identify responsibilities at school
Participate in activities that support
the life of the classroom
and/or school
Identify community workers that
exist in most or all
communities
5.2.2 Sources and resolution of conflict
Identify the sources of conflict and
disagreement and different
ways conflict can be
resolved
5.2.3 Political leadership and public
service
Participate in leadership
opportunities in the
classroom
Customs and ways people
celebrate vary from place to
place.
Holidays and celebrations:
St. Patrick’s Day
Dr. Suess Day
Easter*
* may occur in April
Compare ways of life in
different places.
Review on-going skills
Home addresses
(should be known)
Days and months
Recurring throughout the year:
Demonstrate the need to take
responsibility for their actions
Informal observation of
students .
Completion of
classroom activities.
Tests – which may be
done verbally
5.2.4 Competent and responsible Citizens
Describe how to be a responsible
member of a class or other
group to which one belongs.
8.1 Historical Analysis and Skills
Development
8.1.3 Research
Know where to go to locate
information
Kindergarten Course Title: Social Studies Duration: April
Big Ideas/Enduring Understandings (bulleted)
Every location can be described on a map or globe.
Every location can be described by its physical characteristics.
There is a difference between economic wants and needs.
Essential Questions
Can I identify maps and globes?
Can I use maps and globes?
Can I tell if I need something or want something?
Standards Content Skills/Competency Assessment
5.1 Principles and documents of
government
5.1.5 Symbols and Holidays
Identify several American symbols
5.2 Rights and responsibilities of
citizenship
5.2.1 Civic rights, responsibilities and
duties
Identify responsibilities at school
Participate in activities that support
the life of the classroom
and/or school
Identify community workers that
exist in most or all
communities
5.2.2 Sources and resolution of conflict
Identify the sources of conflict and
disagreement and different
ways conflict can be
resolved
5.2.3 Political leadership and public
service
Participate in leadership
opportunities in the
classroom
5.2.4 Competent and responsible Citizens
Maps and globes can be used to
indicate place. (review)
Wants and needs are factors in
making choices.
Holidays and celebrations:
Easter*
Earth Day
* may occur in March
Describe how community helpers
work in their communities.
Identify jobs and places in their
neighborhood.
Review on-going skills
Home addresses (should
be known)
Days and months
Recurring throughout the year:
Demonstrate the need to take
responsibility for their actions
Informal
observation of
students .
Completion of
classroom
activities.
Tests – which may
be done verbally
Describe how to be a responsible
member of a class or other
group to which one belongs.
6.1 Economic Systems
6.1.3 Measures of economic
Identify the role of people in a
community and what they
do to make a living
Describe why people work
6.5 Work and Earnings
6.5.3 Types of businesses
Define types of businesses
7.3 Basic Geographic Literacy
7.1.1 Geographic tools
Identify the following geographic
tools: map, globe and
photographs
7.2 Physical Characteristics of Places and
Regions
7.2.1 Physical Characteristics
Locate and discuss places in the
home, school and community
8.1 Historical Analysis and Skills
Development
8.1.1 Continuity and Change over Time
Understand chronological thinking
through days, weeks, months, years
(calendar time)
8.1.2 Historical Comprehension and
Interpretation
Compare children and families of
today with those in the past
8.1.3 Research
Know where to go to locate
information
Kindergarten Course Title: Social Studies Duration: May
Big Ideas/Enduring Understandings (bulleted)
Past and present experiences help us make sense of the world.
Citizenship involves responsibility to myself and others.
Essential Questions
What do I know about families of the past?
How do they compare to families of today?
What is my role in the family?
Standards Content Skills/Competency Assessment
5.1 Principles and documents of
government
5.1.5 Symbols and Holidays
Identify several American
symbols
5.2 Rights and responsibilities of
citizenship
5.2.1 Civic rights, responsibilities
and duties
Identify responsibilities at
school
Participate in activities that
support the life of the
classroom and/or
school
Identify community workers
that exist in most or all
communities
5.2.2 Sources and resolution of
conflict
Identify the sources of
conflict and
disagreement and
different ways conflict
can be resolved
Families may consist of:
Daughter
Son
Father
Mother
Grandmother
Grandfather
Different family roles help the
members of the family.
Families may differ on role
assignments and member
composition.
Holidays and celebrations:
Mother’s Day
Election Day
Memorial Day
Discuss roles in families and how
family members help one another.
Recognize that families are
different.
Review on-going skills
Home addresses (should
be known)
Days and months
Recurring throughout the year:
Demonstrate the need to take
responsibility for their actions
Informal
observation of
students .
Completion of
classroom
activities.
Tests – which may
be done verbally
5.2.3 Political leadership and public
service
Participate in leadership
opportunities in the
classroom
5.2.4 Competent and responsible
Citizens
Describe how to be a
responsible member of
a class or other group
to which one belongs.
7.3 Human Characteristics of Places
and Regions
7.3.1 Human Characteristics
Describe how individuals
are unique and special
Compare and contrast
customs of families in
communities
8.1 Historical Analysis and Skills
Development
8.1.1 Continuity and Change over
Time
Understand chronological thinking
through days, weeks, months, years
(calendar time)
8.1.4 Historical Comprehension and
Interpretation
Compare children and families of
today with those in the past
8.1.5 Research
Know where to go to locate
information
Kindergarten Course Title: Social Studies Duration: June
Big Ideas/Enduring Understandings (bulleted)
The United States is often represented by its national flag.
Aspects of the flag of the USA have symbolic meaning.
Essential Questions
Can I identify some American symbols?
Can I identify the American flag and some of the meaning of the stars and stripes?
Standards Content Skills/Competency Assessment
5.1 Principles and documents
of government
5.1.5 Symbols and Holidays
Identify several
American symbols
5.2 Rights and responsibilities
of citizenship
5.2.1 Civic rights,
responsibilities and duties
Identify responsibilities
at school
Participate in activities
that support the
life of the
classroom and/or
school
Identify community
workers that exist
in most or all
communities
5.2.2 Sources and resolution of
conflict
Identify the sources of
conflict and
disagreement and
different ways
conflict can be
resolved
The American flag is a symbol
of the US.
The 50 stars represent the 50
states.
Each time the US adds a state, a
new star is added to the flag.
The red and white stripes on the
flag represent the 13 original
colonies.
Holidays and celebrations:
Flag Day
Father’s Day
Explain that the flag is a symbol
of the US.
Explain the meaning of the stars
and stripes on the flag.
Review on-going skills
Home addresses
(should be known)
Days and months
Recurring throughout the year:
Demonstrate the need to take
responsibility for their actions
Informal observation of
students .
Completion of classroom
activities.
Tests – which may be done
verbally
5.2.3 Political leadership and
public service
Participate in leadership
opportunities in
the classroom
5.2.4 Competent and responsible
Citizens
Describe how to be a
responsible
member of a class
or other group to
which one
belongs.
7.1 Basic Geographic Literacy
7.1.1 Geographic tools
Identify the following
geographic tools:
map, globe and
photographs
7.3 Human Characteristics of
Places and Regions
7.3.1 Human Characteristics
Describe how
individuals are unique
and special
Compare and contrast
customs of families in
communities
8.1 Historical Analysis and Skills
Development
8.1.1 Continuity and Change
over Time
Understand
chronological thinking
through days, weeks,
months, years (calendar
time)
8.1.3 Research
Know where to go to
locate information