K.1.1.a: defining freedom as being able to choose what your life looks like without interference from others.

K.1.1.b: defining equality as the same freedoms that are held by all people.

K.1.1.c: defining equity as people having what they need to be successful regardless of their identities.

K.1.1.d: evaluating how people and institutions have the ability to restrict freedom by making rules in order to promote freedom, equality, and equity.

K.1.1.e: analyzing the collective responsibility to protect one another from the infringement upon freedom for others in our community.

K.1.2.a: identifying school or community conflicts that require working with groups to resolve.

K.1.2.b: identifying how multiple perspectives and the freedom to express varied opinions in a democratic society can complicate but also enrich conflict resolution.

K.1.2.c: identifying that in the United States, individuals and groups have the ability to address problems in their community.

K.1.2.d: explaining that individuals and people in authority compromise whenever possible to resolve conflict.

K.1.2.e: exploring how compromise is used in civic life at home, school, and community.

K.1.2.f: examine how compromise could address a school conflict, ensuring that all voices are heard and respected.

K.1.3.a: explaining that rules serve to support order and protect individual rights.

K.1.3.b: comparing rules at home, school, and community.

K.1.3.c: explaining why rules are different based on location, and how they adapt to meet the needs of all communities.

K.1.3.d: exploring how rules support the fundamental values of democracy: freedom, equality, equity, the common good, liberty, and justice.

K.1.3.e: creating a list of rules to support a just classroom.

K.1.3.f: evaluating classroom rules for their ability to promote freedom, equality, and a sense of belonging for all.

K.2.1.a: locating Maryland using cardinal directions on maps, globes, GPS, and/or Google Earth.

K.2.1.b: describing the relative location of Maryland by identifying the equator and north and south poles.

K.2.1.c: identifying continents and oceans near and far from Maryland on maps and on a globe.

K.2.1.d: locating key physical features and human-made features in their school community using maps and other geographic tools.

K.2.1.e: describing where places are located in their school community on a map using relative distance and direction, such as near-far, above-below, and cardinal directions (north, south, east, and west).

K.2.1.f: drawing the school's community using bird's eye view that includes important landmarks in a school or community.

K.2.2.a: contrasting how regions across Maryland modify their environment to meet changing needs for shelter.

K.2.2.b: describing why and how people in Maryland protect the environment.

K.2.2.c: explaining how people adapt to changes in the environment.

K.2.3.a: explaining how transportation links goods and people both near and far.

K.2.3.b: explaining how communication links people to ideas both near and far.

K.2.3.c: identifying goods and ideas that make their community special and come from both near and far.

K.3.1.a: explaining why people can't have everything they want using classroom and school examples.

K.3.1.b: identifying natural and human productive resources in schools.

K.3.1.c: explaining why natural and human productive resources are limited in schools.

K.3.2.a: determining that people make choices because of limited resources.

K.3.2.b: identifying that incentives influence the choices we make.

K.3.2.c: explaining that the consequences of choices lie in the future.

K.3.2.d: identifying choices they have made and the incentives that motivated them.

K.3.2.e: identifying the consequences of choices made in their past.

K.3.3.a: identifying barter as a form of trade.

K.3.3.b: explaining that people benefit when they trade voluntarily.

K.3.3.c: describing times when they have traded, the goods or services that were exchanged, and the benefit they got from the trade.

K.3.4.a: identifying jobs and careers in their community.

K.3.4.b: inquiring about choices that were made in order for people in their community to have certain jobs and careers.

K.3.4.c: identifying the personal characteristics and interests that are needed for certain jobs and careers.

K.4.1.a: analyzing school schedules to determine past, present, and future.

K.4.1.b: classifying activities of the day, week, and month according to themes.

K.4.1.c: constructing personal timelines that show events from the past, present, and dreams for the future.

K.4.2.a: analyzing photographs, images, and text from schools in the past.

K.4.2.b: comparing images and text descriptions of schools from the past with today.

K.4.2.c: explaining how life today is similar and different than in the past using evidence from a variety of sources.