Alabama

Principles of American democracy

• 1 Relate principles of American democracy to the founding of the nation.

  • Identifying reasons for the settlement of the thirteen colonies

    • Jamestown: the early years (4-A.1)
    • Jamestown: growth of a colony (4-A.2)
    • Plymouth (4-A.3)

  • Recognizing basic principles of the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution of the United States, the establishment of the three branches of government, and the Emancipation Proclamation

    • The Constitution (3-E.5)
    • The Bill of Rights (3-E.6)

  • Demonstrating the voting process, including roles of major political parties

    • Presidential elections (3-E.8)

  • Utilizing school and classroom rules to reinforce democratic values

Historical figures and celebrations

• 2 Identify national historical figures and celebrations that exemplify fundamental democratic values, including equality, justice, and responsibility for the common good.

  • Recognizing our country's founding fathers, including George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, Patrick Henry, John Adams, John Hancock, and James Madison

    • Benjamin Franklin (2-B.1)
    • Paul Revere (2-B.2)
    • Thomas Jefferson (2-B.3)

  • Recognizing historical female figures, including Abigail Adams, Dolley Madison, Harriet Tubman, and Harriet Beecher Stowe

    • Susan B. Anthony (2-B.8)
    • Harriet Tubman (2-B.9)
    • Rosa Parks (2-B.16)

  • Describing the significance of national holidays, including the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.; Presidents' Day; Memorial Day; the Fourth of July; Veterans Day; and Thanksgiving Day

    • Martin Luther King Jr. (2-B.19)
    • Thanksgiving (2-E.2)

  • Describing the history of American symbols and monuments

    • Identify American symbols, landmarks, and monuments (2-D.1)
    • The American flag (2-D.2)
    • The White House (2-D.3)
    • The Washington Monument (2-D.4)
    • The Lincoln Memorial (2-D.5)
    • The Statue of Liberty (2-D.6)
    • The Empire State Building (2-D.7)
    • The Golden Gate Bridge (2-D.8)
    • Mount Rushmore (2-D.9)

Social studies skills

• 3 Use various primary sources, including calendars and timelines, for reconstructing the past.

  • Davy Crockett (2-B.4)
  • John Deere (2-B.5)
  • Sitting Bull (2-B.10)
  • Theodore Roosevelt (2-B.12)
  • Bill Gates (2-B.21)

• 4 Use vocabulary to describe segments of time, including year, decade, score, and century.

Map skills

• 5 Differentiate between a physical map and a political map.

  • Using vocabulary associated with geographical features, including latitude, longitude, and border

• 6 Identify states, continents, oceans, and the equator using maps, globes, and technology.

  • Identifying map elements, including title, legend, compass rose, and scale

    • Read a map: cardinal directions (2-A.3)

  • Identifying the intermediate directions of northeast, southeast, northwest, and southwest

  • Recognizing technological resources such as a virtual globe, satellite images, and radar

  • Locating points on a grid

    • Read a letter-number grid (2-A.1)
    • Use a letter-number grid (2-A.2)

Economic concepts

• 7 Explain production and distribution processes.

  • Identifying examples of imported and exported goods

  • Describing the impact of consumer choices and decisions on supply and demand

    • Understand quantity supplied and quantity demanded (3-I.1)
    • Understand overall supply and demand (3-I.2)
    • Create and use supply and demand curves (3-I.3)

• 8 Describe how scarcity affects supply and demand of natural resources and human-made products.

  • Understand quantity supplied and quantity demanded (3-I.1)
  • Understand overall supply and demand (3-I.2)
  • Create and use supply and demand curves (3-I.3)
  • Identify shortage and surplus (3-I.4)
  • Identify shortage and surplus with graphs (3-I.5)
  • Identify shortage and surplus with data (3-I.6)

Immigration

• 9 Describe how and why people from various cultures immigrate to the United States.

  • Describing the importance of cultural unity and diversity within and across groups

Humans and the environment

• 10 Identify ways people throughout the country are affected by their human and physical environments.

  • Comparing physical features of regions throughout the United States

    • Introduction to Earth's land features (2-A.7)
    • Identify Earth's land features using photographs (2-A.8)
    • Identify urban, suburban, and rural areas (2-A.10)
    • Compare urban, suburban, and rural areas (2-A.11)
    • Natural resources (2-F.1)

  • Identifying positive and negative ways people affect the environment

  • Recognizing benefits of recreation and tourism at state and national parks

Cultural history

• 11 Interpret legends, stories, and songs that contributed to the development of the cultural history of the United States.

  • Davy Crockett (2-B.4)
  • Día de los Muertos (2-E.1)
  • Thanksgiving (2-E.2)
  • Hanukkah (2-E.3)
  • Rosh Hashanah (2-E.4)
  • Kwanzaa (2-E.5)
  • Christmas (2-E.6)
  • Easter (2-E.7)
  • Lunar New Year (2-E.8)
  • Ramadan (2-E.9)
  • Holi (2-E.10)