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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