Alabama Course of Study (adopted in 2024): Kindergarten
Skills available for Alabama Kindergarten social studies standards
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Civics
1 Describe rights and responsibilities of citizens and individuals within the home, school, and community.
1 Describe rights and responsibilities of citizens and individuals within the home, school, and community.
1a: Differentiate between rights and responsibilities of citizens and individuals.
1a: Differentiate between rights and responsibilities of citizens and individuals.
1b: Explain how rules meet needs and provide order, security, and safety in the home, school, and community.
1b: Explain how rules meet needs and provide order, security, and safety in the home, school, and community.
2 Describe roles of community helpers and leaders.
2 Describe roles of community helpers and leaders.
3 Identify and explain symbols, customs, influential individuals, and celebrations associated with the home, school, community, state, and nation.
3 Identify and explain symbols, customs, influential individuals, and celebrations associated with the home, school, community, state, and nation.
3a: Describe the purpose of the national anthem ("The Star-Spangled Banner") and Pledge of Allegiance.
3a: Describe the purpose of the national anthem ("The Star-Spangled Banner") and Pledge of Allegiance.
Economics
4 Explain the process of earning, saving, and spending money.
4 Explain the process of earning, saving, and spending money.
5 Describe the concept of exchange and how money is used to purchase goods and services.
5 Describe the concept of exchange and how money is used to purchase goods and services.
5a: Differentiate between coin, paper, and digital currency in respect to value.
5a: Differentiate between coin, paper, and digital currency in respect to value.
5b: Differentiate between goods and services.
5b: Differentiate between goods and services.
6 Differentiate between needs and wants.
6 Differentiate between needs and wants.
Geography
7 Explain the purpose and use of maps.
7 Explain the purpose and use of maps.
8 Identify landforms and bodies of water on maps, globes, and satellite and digital images.
8 Identify landforms and bodies of water on maps, globes, and satellite and digital images.
9 Give and follow directions, using terminology that indicates position and direction.
9 Give and follow directions, using terminology that indicates position and direction.
History
10 Sequence events using schedules, calendars, and timelines.
10 Sequence events using schedules, calendars, and timelines.
10a: Differentiate among broad categories of time, including long ago, yesterday, today, and tomorrow.
Time-order words
Timelines
10a: Differentiate among broad categories of time, including long ago, yesterday, today, and tomorrow.
Time-order words
Timelines
11 Identify a primary source.
11 Identify a primary source.
11a: Compare daily life in homes, schools, and communities of the past and present using primary sources.
11a: Compare daily life in homes, schools, and communities of the past and present using primary sources.