Kindergarten Social Studies

District 2853

Timelines

Content

Technology Used

Skills for Student Achievement

Assessment

 

September

·         Bus Safety

ST. 1

(K) GC B 1 & 2

·         Understand the importance of using safe behavior on the busses.

·         Bus safety test

·         Bus evacuation practice

 

·         School surroundings

ST. 1

(K) GC B1 & 2

·         Introduction to school environment, rules and workers.

·         Recognize the need for rules at school.

·         Work together to design a plan of 4-5 rules for our own classroom.

·         Identify and explain specific rules to our school and our classroom.

·         Distinguish between rule-following behavior and rule-breaking behavior.

·         Conduct self in ways which demonstrate knowledge of school rules.

·         Demonstrate the use of a crosswalk or crossing at a corner when crossing streets to walk to and from school.

·         Teacher Assessment and Observation

·         Developmental Checklists

 

·         Self

(K) G A3

 

 

 

(K) USH A1

      WH A1

 

 

 

 

 

 

(K) GC B3

 

 

 

 

 

 

(K)GCA S2 B 3 & 4

·         Know address and phone numbers.

·         Make choices that have positive outcomes.

·         Distinguish ways in which people are the same and different.

·         Identify a person’s name as a special characteristic.

·         Recognize changes resulting from growth:  height, weight, interests, abilities.

·         Distinguish between four different feelings:  happiness, sadness anger and loneliness and cite example of when they might feel that  way.

·         Recognize choices that need to be made.

·         Show respect  for others rights to make choices and have opinions.

·         Teacher Assessment and Observation

·         Developmental Checklists

October

·         Fire Safety

 

·         Demonstrate the “stop, drop and roll” procedure in case of clothing fire.

·         Identify the steps for checking a door before entering a hallway of a burning building.

·         Demonstrate how to get down low when moving in a building overcome with fire.

·         Identify the reasons behind previous process.

·         Explain the importance of having a plan for getting out of their home or school in case of a fire.

·         Demonstrate the procedure for leaving school during a fire drill.

·         Teacher Assessment and Observation

·         Developmental Checklists

 

·         Friends

 

·         Identify the qualities of good friends.

·         Recite and demonstrate their knowledge of “The Golden Rule.”

·         Teacher Assessment and Observation

·         Developmental Checklists

November and December

·         Families

(K) USH A1

      WH A1

(K) GC A ST. 2 B1

(K) GCB ST. 1 B-1 & 2

·         Recognize that families vary in composition and in the number of members.

·         Distinguish between family and non-family groups.

·         Demonstrate an understanding that families change.

·         Recognize that different families have different rules.

·         Realize that as a family member, each person has a responsibility to follow the family’s rules.

·         Explain the ways the family members share the work that needs to be done at home.

·         Realize that families have different traditions and rituals.

·         Identify the four basic needs people share:  food clothing, shelter and love

·         Teacher Assessment and Observation

·         Developmental Checklists

 

·         Community

 

 

 

(K) GC B S2 B-1

 

 

 

 

 

USH B1

 

 

 

 

 

(K) EC A1

(K) GCB S2, B1

 

·         Introduce the relationship between home>town>state>country>

·         continent>world.

·         Recognize the American flag.

·         Introduce the Pledge of Alligence.

·         Realize there are community workers.

·         Different types of homes.

·         Introduce early/historical communities and religions.  E.g. Christopher Columbus.

·         Identify the responsibilities that they have at home which contribute to the community.

·         Distinguish between needs and wants.

·         Recognize the United States flag.

·         Practice proper care and respect for the flag.

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January

·         Protective behaviors

 

·         Recognize that there are trusted adults and strangers.

·         Verbally identify a person’s private parts as those areas covered by a swimsuit.

·         Give examples of reasons why a grown-up would need to see or touch private body parts.

·         Recite and demonstrate the steps of what to do if they are approached in an unsafe or inappropriate way:  say no, get away, tell a trusted adult.

·         Give examples of trusted adults to tell if student has been approached in an unsafe or inappropriate way.

·         Teacher Assessment and Observation

·         Developmental Checklists

February

·         Acceptance of uniqueness of

         others.

 

·         Introduce vocabulary such as cultural, physical difference, racial

·         Introduce Martin Luther King Jr. message.

·         Teacher Assessment and Observation

·         Developmental Checklists

mid-February to end of February

·         Friends/Cooperation

 

·         Continuation of previous Friends unit.

·         Teacher Assessment and Observation

·         Developmental Checklists

 

·         History

(K) USH B-1

(K) GC C-1

·         Introduce Washington, Lincoln, and current president.

·         Teacher Assessment and Observation

·         Developmental Checklists

March

·         Mapping Skills

(K) G A 1 & 2, 3, 4 & 6

 

 

 

(K) G C1

·         Understand how to go from start point to an ending point.

·         Understand that mapping is real life.

·         Identify up, down, left and right on a map.

·         Teacher Assessment and Observation

·         Developmental Checklists

April

·         Citizenship

 

·         Demonstrate skills/attitudes to make environmentally sound choices regarding lifestyles and use of resources.

·         Teacher Assessment and Observation

·         Developmental Checklists

May

·         Community

 

·         Revisit the community unit.

·         Visit the library.

·         Teacher Assessment and Observation

·         Developmental Checklists

 

Revised 11-1-04