Colorado

SS.K.1 History

• SS.K.1.1 Ask questions and discuss ideas about the past.

  • SS.K.1.1.a Ask questions about the past using question starters. For example: What did? Where did? When did? Which did? Who did? Why did? How did?

    • George Washington (K-I.1)
    • Abraham Lincoln (K-I.2)
    • Helen Keller (K-I.8)
    • Rosa Parks (K-I.11)
    • Independence Day (K-J.6)
    • Martin Luther King Jr. Day (K-J.9)
    • Memorial Day (K-J.10)

  • SS.K.1.1.b Identify information from primary and/or secondary sources that answers questions about the past and adds to collective memory.

    • Which source should you use? (K-K.1)

  • SS.K.1.1.c Use correctly the word "because" in the context of personal experience or stories of the past.

• SS.K.1.2 The sequence of events is important when describing the past.

  • SS.K.1.2.a Explore differences and similarities in the lives of children and families of long ago and today.

    • Then and now: transportation and communication (K-H.1)
    • Then and now: home and school (K-H.2)
    • Then and now: work and play (K-H.3)

  • SS.K.1.2.b Sequence information using words. For example: present, future, days, weeks, months, years, first, next, last, before, and after.

    • Days of the week (K-L.1)
    • Months of the year (K-L.2)
    • Use time-order words (K-L.3)
    • Introduction to timelines (K-L.4)

  • SS.K.1.2.c Explain why knowing the order of events is important.

SS.K.2 Geography

• SS.K.2.1 Recognize that geographic tools represent places and spaces.

  • SS.K.2.1.a Distinguish between a map and a globe as ways to show places people live.

    • Introduction to maps (K-F.1)

  • SS.K.2.1.b Use geographic tools to describe places. For example: globes, maps, and GPS.

    • Identify Earth's land features (K-D.1)
    • Identify Earth's water features (K-D.2)
    • Identify human and physical features (K-D.3)
    • Left and right (K-E.1)
    • Above and below (K-E.2)
    • Next to and between (K-E.3)
    • Use location words (K-E.4)
    • Introduction to maps (K-F.1)
    • Use cardinal directions (K-F.2)
    • Use a map key (K-F.3)
    • Use maps of the community (K-F.4)

• SS.K.2.2 People live in different places around the world.

  • SS.K.2.2.a Compare and contrast how people live in different settings around the world.

    • What is a community? (K-A.1)
    • Jobs community helpers do (K-A.2)
    • Tools community helpers use (K-A.3)
    • Compare cities and rural areas (K-A.4)

  • SS.K.2.2.b Give examples of food, clothing, shelter, and how they change in different environments.

    • What is a community? (K-A.1)

SS.K.3 Economics

• SS.K.3.1 Individuals make choices based on wants.

  • SS.K.3.1.a Identify the costs and benefits of a choice an individual makes when acquiring an item.

    • Scarcity (K-G.2)

  • SS.K.3.1.b Recognize and engage in ways to use another individual's items. For example: asking for permission to share and taking turns.

• SS.K.3.2 Describe choices people make about how to use the money they earn (PFL).

  • SS.K.3.2.a Recognize choices people make.

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

  • SS.K.3.2.b Explain how decisions are made.

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

  • SS.K.3.2.c Give examples of the difference between spending income on something you want versus something you need.

    • Needs and wants (K-G.1)
    • Goods and services (K-G.3)
    • Producers and consumers (K-G.4)

SS.K.4 Civics

• SS.K.4.1 Understand that civic participation takes place in multiple groups and in various forms.

  • SS.K.4.1.a Differentiate among examples of civic participation. For example: voting, debating, running for office, protesting, and volunteering.

    • Good citizenship (K-B.4)

  • SS.K.4.1.b Explain the qualities of an informed and engaged citizen.

    • Good citizenship (K-B.4)

  • SS.K.4.1.c Practice citizenship skills including, courtesy, honesty, equity, and fairness when working with others.

    • Good citizenship (K-B.4)

• SS.K.4.2 Participate in making fair and reasoned decisions using democratic traditions.

  • SS.K.4.2.a Explain why rules are needed.

    • Rules and laws (K-B.1)
    • Authority figures (K-B.2)

  • SS.K.4.2.b Create and follow classroom rules.

    • Rules and laws (K-B.1)

  • SS.K.4.2.c Explain how a class rule may promote fairness and resolve conflict, and compare against a rule that does not.

    • Rules and laws (K-B.1)

  • SS.K.4.2.d Contribute to making and maintaining class community decisions.

  • SS.K.4.2.e Explain the difference between democratic decision-making and decisions made by authorities. For example: a parent, teacher, principal, and a police officer.

    • Authority figures (K-B.2)
    • Government services (K-B.3)