Kindergarten

History

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    Historical Thinking and Skills

    1. 1

      Time can be measured.HS.K.1

      1. a

        Organize the 12 months of the year in chronological order.HS.K.1.a

      2. b

        Recall the 7 days of the week in order.HS.K.1.b

      3. c

        Organize the days of the week in chronological order.HS.K.1.c

      4. d

        Identify days, weeks, and months as intervals of time.HS.K.1.d

      5. e

        Identify tasks that can be accomplished within an hour.HS.K.1.e

      6. f

        Organize a schedule of events by the hour.HS.K.1.f

      7. g

        Identify tasks that can be accomplished in minutes. HS.K.1.g

      8. h

        Observe a minute pass using a timer.HS.K.1.h

      9. i

        Identify tasks that can be accomplished in seconds.HS.K.1.i

      10. j

        Count to represent seconds of time as it passes.HS.K.1.j

      11. k

        Identify tools used to measure the passage of time (e.g., watch, timer, sand hourglass, calendar, schedule, timeline, etc.).HS.K.1.k

      12. l

        Engage with tools used to measure time. HS.K.1.l

    2. 2

      Personal history can be shared through stories and pictures.HS.K.2

      1. a

        Share personal stories or experiences with others.HS.K.2.a

      2. b

        Use a picture to share about a personal experience. HS.K.2.b

      3. c

        Organize pictures showing personal experiences into time order (e.g., first, then, next, finally or by age or date). HS.K.2.c

      4. d

        Collect pictures that show personal experiences. HS.K.2.d

      5. e

        Identify a picture or story that conveys a personal experience. HS.K.2.e

      6. f

        Engage with images that show a personal experience.HS.K.2.f

      7. g

        Engage with others as a personal story/experience is shared. HS.K.2.g

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    Heritage

    1. 3

      Heritage is reflected through diverse cultures and is shown through the arts, customs, traditions, family celebrations, and language. HS.K.3

      1. a

        Select and share examples of one’s own culture or heritage.HS.K.3.a

      2. b

        Identify heritage as a cultural practice, language, custom, tradition, celebration, etc. acquired from an ancestor or predecessor.HS.K.3.b

      3. c

        Relate culture as coming from family groups, community groups, religious groups, etc. HS.K.3.c

      4. d

        Share family traditions with others. HS.K.3.d

      5. e

        Participate in family, community, or school celebrations. HS.K.3.e

      6. f

        Listen to and/or communicate using diverse languages.HS.K.3.f

      7. g

        Listen to music from diverse cultures.HS.K.3.g

      8. h

        Participate in family traditions, family celebrations, cultural experiences, customs, social experiences, the arts, including through dress, and/or language. HS.K.3.h

    2. 4

      Symbols and practices of the United States include the flag, Pledge of Allegiance, and the National Anthem. Other nations are represented by symbols and practices, too. HS.K.4

      1. a

        Identify the National Anthem when presented in text or audio formats. HS.K.4.a

      2. b

        Recite the Pledge of Allegiance.HS.K.4.b

      3. c

        Identify the U.S. bird.HS.K.4.c

      4. d

        Identify the United State flag. HS.K.4.d

      5. e

        Identify the U.S. as a country represented on a map.HS.K.4.e

      6. f

        Engage with symbols and/or practices representing the U.S.HS.K.4.f

Geography

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    Spatial Thinking and Skills

    1. 5

      Terms related to direction and distance, as well as symbols and landmarks, can be used to talk about the relative location of familiar places.GEO.K.5

      1. a

        Locate distance markers on a map.GEO.K.5.a

      2. b

        Distance can be measured in increments, including miles. GEO.K.5.b

      3. c

        Use manipulative or model to move north, south, east, or west on a map or in real life.GEO.K.5.c

      4. d

        Locate a compass rose on a map.GEO.K.5.d

      5. e

        Identify terms north, south, east, and west are directions related to positions on the earth. GEO.K.5.e

      6. f

        Match symbols to specific locations.GEO.K.5.f

      7. g

        Locate symbols added to maps to represent places or locations (e.g., map key).GEO.K.5.g

      8. h

        Identify a symbol (picture, object, photograph, graphic) can be used to represent a location or place. GEO.K.5.h

      9. i

        Identify landmarks as locations in a landscape or community that are easily recognized and can be used to establish a location. GEO.K.5.i

      10. j

        List familiar locations in the local community. GEO.K.5.j

      11. k

        Name familiar locations in the school.GEO.K.5.k

      12. l

        Identify an object, tactile graphic, or visual representation that could be used to represent a local landmark.GEO.K.5.l

      13. m

        Engage with tools used to show directions (e.g. map key, compass rose). GEO.K.5.m

      14. n

        Actively participate in moving in a given direction.GEO.K.5.n

      15. o

        Engage with objects, tactile graphics, or visual representations of a familiar location.GEO.K.5.o

    2. 6

      Models and maps represent real places.GEO.K.6

      1. a

        Build a model that represents a real place.GEO.K.6.a

      2. b

        Create a map to represent a real place.GEO.K.6.b

      3. c

        Identify a model that can be used to represent a location or place.GEO.K.6.c

      4. d

        Select a map that represents a real locations in a landscape or community. GEO.K.6.d

      5. e

        List familiar locations in the local community.GEO.K.6.e

      6. f

        Name familiar locations in the school or home. GEO.K.6.f

      7. g

        Identify an object, tactile graphic, or visual representation that could be used to represent a real place.GEO.K.6.g

      8. h

        Engage with peers to create a model or map of a real place.GEO.K.6.h

      9. i

        Engage with maps and models of familiar places.GEO.K.6.i

      10. j

        Engage with objects, tactile graphics, or visual representations of a familiar location. GEO.K.6.j

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    Human Systems

    1. 7

      Humans depend on and impact the physical environment in order to supply food, clothing, and shelter.GEO.K.7

      1. a

        Give examples of ways in which we help and hurt our physical environment.GEO.K.7.a

      2. b

        Describe ways in which we depend on the physical environment to meet or everyday needs (e.g., access water from rain/ ground, use shelter made with tree based products, we eat food grown in the ground and provided by animals, we wear clothes made from plant-based products, etc.).GEO.K.7.b

      3. c

        Look at clothing labels to identify materials used to make clothing that come from the physical environment (e.g., cotton, linen, silk). GEO.K.7.c

      4. d

        Identify products that come directly from our physical environment that are used to build shelter (homes and other buildings).GEO.K.7.d

      5. e

        Identify types of food that come directly from our physical environment.GEO.K.7.e

      6. f

        Identify food, clothing, and shelter as needs rather than wants.GEO.K.7.f

      7. g

        Define the physical environment as our surroundings - no matter what our location (e.g., if we are at the park our surroundings are the playground, grass trees, etc.). GEO.K.7.g

      8. h

        Engage in everyday activities that involve food, clothing, and shelter. GEO.K.7.h

    2. 8

      Individuals are unique but share common characteristics of multiple groups. GEO.K.8

      1. a

        Identify common characteristics of people that are present across multiple groups.GEO.K.8.a

      2. b

        Identify others with one or more matching characteristic to oneself. GEO.K.8.b

      3. c

        Identify unique characteristics that describe oneself.GEO.K.8.c

      4. d

        Identify characteristic that describe people in general. GEO.K.8.d

      5. e

        Match self to a generic representation of a person. GEO.K.8.e

      6. f

        Actively participate in a group to identify individual characteristics. GEO.K.8.f

Government

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    Civic Participation and Skills

    1. 9

      Individuals share responsibilities and take action toward the achievement of common goals in homes, schools, and communities. GVT.K.9

      1. a

        Identify the role of others in achieving the goals specific to home, school, and community.GVT.K.9.a

      2. b

        Identify personal role in achieving the goals specific to home, school, and community.GVT.K.9.b

      3. c

        Identify goals specific to communities.GVT.K.9.c

      4. d

        Identify goals specific to school.GVT.K.9.d

      5. e

        Identify goals specific to home.GVT.K.9.e

      6. f

        Determine logical sequence of steps to complete the simple goal.GVT.K.9.f

      7. g

        Identify which group member completed each step of the goal.GVT.K.9.g

      8. h

        Identify the individual steps needed to complete the simple goal.GVT.K.9.h

      9. i

        Identify goal that the group completed.GVT.K.9.i

      10. j

        Actively participate in a group to complete a simply goal.GVT.K.9.j

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    Rules and Laws

    1. 10

      The purpose of rules and authority figures is to provide order, security and safety in the home, school, and community. GVT.K.10

      1. a

        Match identified authority figure with the identified rules.GVT.K.10.a

      2. b

        Identify authority figures in the home, at school, and within the community.GVT.K.10.b

      3. c

        Identify rules specific to home, school, and community.GVT.K.10.c

      4. d

        Identify personal situations when rules are necessary.GVT.K.10.d

      5. e

        Identify rules associated with other events (e.g., recess, lunch/cafeteria, dinner time at home, movie theatre, etc.) GVT.K.10.e

      6. f

        Determine how the game would work if there were no rules.GVT.K.10.f

      7. g

        Identify the rules of the simple game.GVT.K.10.g

      8. h

        Actively engage in a simple game that has clear rules.GVT.K.10.h

Economics

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    Scarcity

    1. 11

      Individuals have many wants and make decisions to satisfy those wants. These decisions impact others.ECON.K.11

      1. a

        Describe a time when getting what is wanted required giving something in trade.ECON.K.11.a

      2. b

        Describe a time when getting what is wanted required waiting (e.g., waiting to get a turn, waiting to save money, waiting in a line, etc.).ECON.K.11.b

      3. c

        Identify situations when the student did not have their wants satisfied.ECON.K.11.c

      4. d

        Identify situations when the student had their wants satisfied. ECON.K.11.d

      5. e

        Engage in activities/situations where there are limited tangible resources.ECON.K.11.e

      6. f

        Define the difference between the need for something and the want for something.ECON.K.11.f

      7. g

        Identify objects that are necessary for survival. ECON.K.11.g

      8. h

        Identify objects that are desirable to others.ECON.K.11.h

      9. i

        Identify objects personally desirable.ECON.K.11.i

      10. j

        Actively engage in a making a choice.ECON.K.11.j

      11. k

        Actively engage in a preferred activity. ECON.K.11.k

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    Production and Consumption

    1. 12

      Goods are objects that can satisfy an individual’s wants. Services are actions that can satisfy individual’s wants. ECON.K.12

      1. a

        Identify services that are necessary for survival. ECON.K.12.a

      2. b

        Identify goods and services used on a daily basis.ECON.K.12.b

      3. c

        Use goods and services on a daily basis.ECON.K.12.c

      4. d

        Define services as actions that satisfy wants and needs.ECON.K.12.d

      5. e

        Identify objects that are necessary for survival. ECON.K.12.e

      6. f

        Define goods as objects that that people want.ECON.K.12.f

      7. g

        Match objects to individuals who want them.ECON.K.12.g

      8. h

        Identify things that individuals may want. ECON.K.12.h

      9. i

        Identify objects.ECON.K.12.i

      10. j

        Actively engage with goods/objects. ECON.K.12.j

Frequently asked questions

What grade levels do these standards cover?
Kindergarten