KINDERGARTEN SOCIAL STUDIES

Alaska Content Standards

 

HISTORY

 

Standard A.  A student should understand that history is a record of

                        human experiences that links the past to the present and

                        future.

Standard B.  A student should understand historical themes through

                        factual knowledge of time, places, ideas, institutions,

                        cultures, people, and events.

Standard C.  A student should develop the skills and processes of

                        historical inquiry.

Standard D.  A student should be able to integrate historical

                        knowledge with historical skill to effectively participate

                        as a citizen and as a lifelong learner.

 

 

 

GOVERNMENT AND CITIZENSHIP

 

Standard A.  A student should know and understand how societies

                        define authority, rights, and responsibilities through a

                        governmental process.

Standard B.  A student should understand the constitutional

                        foundations of the American political system and the

                        democratic ideals of this nation.

Standard C.  A student should understand the character of government

                        of the state.

Standard D.  A student should understand the role of the United States in international affairs.

Standard E.  A student should have the knowledge and skills necessary

                        to participate effectively as an informed and responsible

                        citizen.

Standard F.  A student should understand the economies of the United

                        States and the state and their relationships to the global

                        economy.

Standard G.  A student should understand the impact of economic

                        choices and participate effectively in the local, state,

                        national, and global economies.

 

 

          GEOGRAPHY

 

Standard A.  A student should be able to make and use maps, globes,

                        and graphs to gather, analyze, and report spatial

                        (geographic) information.

Standard B.  A student should be able to utilize, analyze, and explain

                        information about the human and physical features of

                        places and regions.

Standard C.  Student should understand the dynamic and interactive

                        natural forces that shape the earth’s environments.

Standard D.  A student should understand and be able to interpret

                        spatial (geographic) characteristics of human systems,

                        including migration, movement, interactions of cultures,

                        economic activities, settlement patterns, and political units

                        in the state, nation, and world.

Standard E.  A student should understand and be able to evaluate how

                        humans and physical environments interact.

Standard F.  A student should be able to use geography to understand

                        the world by interpreting the past, knowing the present,

                    and preparing for the future.

 

COURSE CONTENT

The social studies curriculum will help kindergarten students learn what is necessary for cooperative behavior in the classroom.  It will enable them to develop a sense of self and self-worth and assume individual and responsibility in classroom activities.  Kindergarten students will learn about self, home, family, and school. 

 

CULTURE

·        Identify personal attributes, such as physical characteristics, that are common to all people such as physical characteristics

·        Identify differences among people

·        Recognize how individuals learn to do skills and customs from their culture

·        Recognize all cultures have family units where decisions are made

·        Understand that some differences among people are result of their culture

·        Identify similarities and differences in food, clothes, homes, games, and families in different cultures

·        Explain how means of transportation may be diversified in different cultures in response to the environment

·        Compare family customs and traditions among cultures

·        Describe customs of the local community

·        Recognize contributions of different cultures around the world

·        Explain the value of family traditions and customs

CITIZENSHIP/GOVERNMENT

·        Recognize the need for rules for daily living and fair treatment of others

·        Identify the purpose for having rules

·        Be aware that laws and rules are followed and created by the people, school, community and country

·        Know rules of safety including signs and signals

·        Define cooperation (take turns, shares, etc.)

·        Familiar with state symbols

·        Identify the flag of the United States and the Alaskan flag

·        Recite the Pledge of Allegiance

·        Explain the reasons for national patriotic holidays such as President’s Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, and Independence Day

·        Recognize that a person is a citizen of the country in which they are born

·        Recognize the uniqueness of each child’s family unit

·        States pertinent personal information (full name, parent’s name, address, birthdate)

·        Understand that rules are created to protect an environment

·        Identify authority figures in the home, school, and community

·        Explain how authority figures make and enforce rules

·        Describe how groups are made up of people who work, play, or learn together and share common interests

HISTORY

·        Define history as the story of our past

·        Recall events in the past and present in order to recognize that individuals have a personal history

·        Illustrate a family history to demonstrate that every family has a heritage

·        Recognize that change occurs over time

·        Observe how sites in neighborhoods and communities change over time

·        Recognize that each family has a family tree

·        Recall family stories and celebrations to develop a personal history

GEOGRAPHY

·        Explain what a globe and map represent

·        Use personal directions such as up, down, left, rights, near and far to describe relative direction

·        Recognizes and uses terms that express relative size and shape (big/little, large/small, round/square)

·        Locate places in the community such as the student’s home

·        Identify the human characteristics of places such as types of houses

·        Describe how weather impacts everyday life

·        Describe seasons

·        Identify the concept of physical features as in mountains, plains, hills, oceans, and islands

ECONOMICS

·        Identify basic human needs

·        Explain how basic human needs of food, clothing, shelter, and transportation are met

·        Understand that people create shelter according to both culture and environment

·        Recognize how jobs are similar and different from one community to another

·        Identify jobs in the home and school

·        Explain why people have jobs

·        Distinguish between needs and wants

·        Explains how people exchange money for wants and needs

·        Recognize that all jobs are significant and realize that some jobs are interdependent