Kindergarten social studies

IXL offers dozens of kindergarten social studies skills to explore and learn! Not sure where to start? Go to your personalized Recommendations wall to find a skill that looks interesting, or select a skill plan that aligns to your textbook, state standards, or standardized test.

IXL offers dozens of kindergarten social studies skills to explore and learn! Not sure where to start? Go to your personalized Recommendations wall to find a skill that looks interesting, or select a skill plan that aligns to your textbook, state standards, or standardized test.

A. Community

  1. •
    Coming soon: What is a community?
  2. 1
    Jobs community helpers do
  3. 2
    Tools community helpers use
  4. 3
    Compare cities and rural areas

B. Civics

  1. 1
    Rules and laws
  2. •
    New! Authority figures
  3. 2
    Government services
  4. •
    Coming soon: Good citizenship
  5. •
    Coming soon: Pledge of Allegiance

C. American symbols and landmarks

  1. 1
    Identify American symbols
  2. 2
    Identify American landmarks and monuments
  3. •
    Coming soon: The American flag

D. Physical geography

  1. 1
    Identify Earth's land features
  2. 2
    Identify Earth's water features
  3. 3
    Identify human and physical features

E. Location words

  1. 1
    Left and right
  2. •
    New! Above and below
  3. •
    New! Next to and between
  4. •
    Coming soon: Choose the best location word

F. Maps

  1. •
    Coming soon: Introduction to maps
  2. •
    New! Use cardinal directions
  3. •
    Coming soon: Use map keys
  4. •
    Coming soon: Use maps of the community

G. Economics

  1. 1
    Needs and wants
  2. 2
    Scarcity
  3. 3
    Goods and services
  4. 4
    Producers and consumers
  5. 5
    Natural resources

H. Then and now

  1. 1
    Then and now: transportation and communication
  2. •
    New! Then and now: home and school
  3. •
    Coming soon: Then and now: work and play

I. Read along about famous people

  1. •
    Coming soon: George Washington
  2. •
    New! Abraham Lincoln
  3. •
    Coming soon: Helen Keller

J. Read along about holidays

  1. 1
    Martin Luther King Jr. Day
  2. •
    New! Memorial Day
  3. 2
    Independence Day

K. Using sources

  1. •
    New! Which source should you use?

L. Ordering events

  1. 1
    Days of the week
  2. 2
    Months of the year
  3. •
    Coming soon: Use time-order words
  4. •
    Coming soon: Introduction to timelines