Kindergarten Social Studies Objectives

2011-2012

History (H & SS K:8, H & SS K:9, H & SS K: 10) How have events, multiple perspectives and values shaped the student and the student’s family?

1. Student connects the past with the present by recognizing objects from long ago and today.
2. Student connects the past with the present by describing ways that family life has changed and stayed the same.
3. Student connects the past with the present by identifying how events and people have shaped their families.
4. Student shows understanding of how humans interpret history by collecting information about the past by interviewing a parent or grandparent for a family or personal history.
5. Student shows understanding of past, present and future time by placing events from their lives in the correct sequence.
6. Student shows understanding of past, present and future time by constructing a time line of events in their own lives.

Physical and Cultural Geography (H & SSK:11, H & SSK:12, H & SSK:13) What are the relationships between human communities? What is the relationship between human communities and the environment?

1. Student interprets geography and solves geographic problems by verbalizing names and addresses.
2. Student interprets geography and solves geographic problems by recognizing that spaces are defined by boundaries – school-based.
3. Student interprets geography and solves geographic problems by describing or identifying a globe, and recognizing that a globe is a model of the earth.
4. Student interprets geography and solves geographic problems by locating points on a map, and using vocabulary which defines location in space relative to something else.
5. Student shows understanding of human interaction with the environment over time by identifying ways they take care of or hurt the environment.
6. Student shows understanding of human interaction with the environment over time by identifying ways they adapt to their physical environment.
7. Student analyzes how and why cultures continue and change over time by identifying ways culture is expressed in their families.
8. Student analyzes how and why cultures continue and change over time by understanding that he/she is alike and different from other people in many different ways.

Civics, Government and Society (H & SS K:14, H & SS K:15, H & SS K:16) How do different societies promote individuality and interdependence?

1. Student acts as a citizen by identifying the various groups that they belong to.
2. Student acts as a citizen by demonstrating positive interaction with group members.
3. Student acts as a citizen by contributing to the life of the class and the school.
4. Student shows an understanding of various forms of government by identifying the need for rules in a variety of settings, and demonstrating appropriate behavior in a variety of settings.
5. Student examines how different societies address issues of human interdependence by practicing communication skills with individuals and groups.
6. Student examines how different societies address issues of human interdependence by identifying feelings that might lead toconflict.
7. Student examines how different societies address issues of human interdependence by giving examples of ways she/he is similar and different from others.

Economics (H & SS K:18, H & SS K:19) How are peoples wants and needs met?

1. Student shows an understanding of the interaction/interdependence between humans, environment, and the economy by participating in activities as a buyer or seller.
2. Student shows an understanding of the interaction/interdependence between humans, environment, and the economy by identifying jobs people do in the home and at school.
3. Student shows understanding of the interconnectedness between government and the economy by describing ways in which people exchange money for goods.