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K–12 Standards

Cognitive Development: Social Sciences

Other Maine Preschool Early Learning and Development Standards sets

People, Communities, and their Environments: the understanding of self and expanding to an understanding of others in their home, school, and community19

  • a

    Civics and Government19.a

    1. 1

      34-48 months19.a.1

      1. 1

        Recognizes the importance of their role as a member of their family, class, and community.19.a.1.1

      2. 2

        Identifies activities that people can participate in to take care of the environment.19.a.1.2

      3. 3

        Participates in developing classroom rules.19.a.1.3

      4. 4

        With prompting and support, children participate in the classroom community by interacting with other children and adults in a formal or group setting.19.a.1.4

    2. 2

      46-60 months End of Preschool Standards 19.a.2

      1. 1

        Demonstrates a basic understanding of how people can positively affect their family, class and community.19.a.2.1

      2. 2

        Understands and discusses why responsibilities are important.19.a.2.2

      3. 3

        Recognizes different rules apply to different environments (e.g., classroom vs field trips).19.a.2.3

      4. 4

        Assists, with support and guidance, in developing and participating in activities designed to care for the environment and/or community.19.a.2.4

  • b

    Economics19.b

    1. 1

      34-48 months19.b.1

      1. 1

        Identifies different types of employment, including work done in the home, school, and community.19.b.1.1

      2. 2

        Explores materials that build a foundation for understanding economic concepts such as using money to buy goods and services, trading, and sustainability. 19.b.1.2

    2. 2

      46-60 months End of Preschool Standards19.b.2

      1. 1

        Explores and discusses differences between basic wants and needs.19.b.2.1

      2. 2

        Identifies and explains how basic human needs of food, clothing, shelter, and transportation are met.19.b.2.2

      3. 3

        Begins to recognize money and its uses.19.b.2.3

  • c

    Geography19.c

    1. 1

      34-48 months19.c.1

      1. 1

        Recognizes that people share the environment with other people, animals, and plants.19.c.1.1

      2. 2

        Recognizes various ways people communicate, travel, live, and work. 19.c.1.2

      3. 3

        Recognizes aspects of the environment, such as roads, buildings, trees, gardens, wildlife, bodies of water, or land formations.19.c.1.3

    2. 2

      46-60 months End of Preschool Standards19.c.2

      1. 1

        With support recognizes that environmental changes can impact people, animals, and plants.19.c.2.1

      2. 2

        Describes and sequences physical features of the community through visual representation.19.c.2.2

      3. 3

        Develops an understanding of the use and representation of simple maps, globes, and other geographic tools.19.c.2.3

      4. 4

        Displays awareness that geographic features influence how people experience, navigate and work in their community and in other geographic regions.19.c.2.4

  • d

    History and Culture19.d

    1. 1

      34-48 months19.d.1

      1. 1

        Uses words to describe time (e.g, yesterday, names of seasons, before).19.d.1.1

      2. 2

        With prompting and support, recognizes differences and commonalities in culture, ethnicity, and abilities within the classroom and immediate communities.19.d.1.2

    2. 2

      46-60 months End of Preschool Standards19.d.2

      1. 1

        Uses words and phrases correctly to indicate changes that take place over time.19.d.2.1

      2. 2

        Observes and recognizes changes that take place over time in the family, classroom and community.19.d.2.2

      3. 3

        Recalls events that happened in the past, such as a family or personal history.19.d.2.3

      4. 4

        Displays awareness of similarities and differences among individuals and families.19.d.2.4

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