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K.SP Disciplinary Skills and Processes

• Chronological reasoning requires understanding processes of change and continuity over time, which means assessing similarities and differences between historical periods and between the past and present.

  • K.SP1.1 Use a variety of words to reference time in the past, present, and future; identify the beginning, middle, and end of historical stories.

    • Days of the week (K-L.1)
    • Months of the year (K-L.2)

  • K.SP1.2 Explore how events of the past affect students' lives and community.

    • Then and now: transportation and communication (K-H.1)
    • Martin Luther King Jr. Day (K-J.1)
    • Independence Day (K-J.2)

  • K.SP1.3 With prompting and support, generate questions about individuals and groups from stories shared.

• Thinking within the discipline involves the ability to identify, compare, and evaluate multiple perspectives about a given event to draw conclusions since there are multiple points of view about events and issues.

  • K.SP2.1 With prompting and support, compare diverse cultures using primary sources such as photographs, artifacts, and music and secondary sources such as fiction and non-fiction.

• Historians and Social Scientists gather, interpret, and use evidence to develop claims and answer historical, economic, geographical, and political questions and communicate their conclusions.

  • K.SP3.1 With prompting and support, ask questions and construct responses to content studied.

K.C Civics

• Civic virtues and democratic principles are key components of the American political system.

  • K.C1.1 Apply values of respect, responsibility, equality, and fairness within schools and communities.

  • K.C1.2 Follow agreed upon rules for discussions when responding to others and making decisions as a group.

    • Rules and laws (K-B.1)

  • K.C1.3 Compare one's own thoughts and opinions with those of others.

• Citizens have individual rights, roles, and responsibilities.

  • K.C2.1 Describe roles and responsibilities of people in authority.

  • K.C2.2 Explain how all people, not just official leaders, play important roles in our school and community.

    • Jobs community helpers do (K-A.1)

• Process, rules, and laws direct how individuals are governed and how society addresses problems.

  • K.C4.1 Explain how people work together to identify and solve problems within the classroom and school.

    • Government services (K-B.2)

  • K.C4.2 Explain why rules are important within the classroom and school.

    • Rules and laws (K-B.1)

K.E Economics

• By applying economic reasoning, individuals seek to understand the decisions of people, groups, and societies.

  • K.E2.1 Explain how needs, wants, and the availability of resources affect decision making.

    • Needs and wants (K-G.1)
    • Scarcity (K-G.2)
    • Natural resources (K-G.5)

  • K.E2.2 Identify what one gains and gives up when they make choices.

    • Scarcity (K-G.2)

K.G Geography

• The use of geographic representations and tools help individuals understand their world.

  • K.G1.1 Use, explore, and construct maps, graphs and other geographical representations to support content focus.

  • K.G1.2 Explore locations in stories shared.

    • Identify Earth's land features (K-D.1)
    • Identify Earth's water features (K-D.2)
    • Identify human and physical features (K-D.3)

• Human-environment interactions are essential aspects of human life in all societies.

  • K.G2.1 Explain how water and weather impacts humans.

K.H History

• The development of civilizations, societies, culture, and innovation have influenced history and continue to impact the modern world.

  • K.H1.1 Compare one's own culture with the culture of others.

    • Compare cities and rural areas (K-A.3)

• Cycles of conflict and cooperation have shaped relations among people, places, and environments.

  • K.H2.1 Explain the benefits of cooperation and compromise as ways to solve problems.

• Patterns of social and political interactions have shaped people, places, and events throughout history and continue to shape the modern world.

  • K.H4.1 Explain and explore origins of key American symbols, traditions and holidays.

    • Identify American symbols (K-C.1)
    • Identify American landmarks and monuments (K-C.2)
    • Martin Luther King Jr. Day (K-J.1)
    • Independence Day (K-J.2)

  • K.H4.2 Explore the stories of key historical figures through informational text and biographies.