Delaware

C Civics

• Government

  • C.1 Students will examine the structure and purposes of governments with specific emphasis on constitutional democracy.

    • C.1.K-3a Students will understand that leaders are sometimes chosen by election, and that elected officials are expected to represent the interests of the people who elected them.

      • Local government (2-C.2)
      • State government (2-C.3)
      • Federal government (2-C.4)
      • Presidential elections (3-E.8)

    • C.1.K-3b Students will understand that positions of authority carry responsibilities and should be respected.

      • Purpose of government (2-C.1)
      • Local government (2-C.2)
      • State government (2-C.3)
      • Federal government (2-C.4)

• Politics

  • C.2 Students will understand the principles and ideals underlying the American political system.

    • C.2.K-3a Students will understand that respect for others, their opinions, and their property is a foundation of civil society in the United States.

      • Purpose of government (2-C.1)

• Citizenship

  • C.3 Students will understand the responsibilities, rights, and privileges of United States citizens.

    • C.3.K-3a Students will understand that American citizens have distinct rights, responsibilities, and privileges.

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

• Participation

  • C.4 Students will develop and employ the civic skills necessary for effective, participatory citizenship.

    • C.4.K-3a Students will demonstrate the skills necessary for participating in a group, including defining an objective, dividing responsibilities, and working cooperatively.

E Economics

• Microeconomics

  • E.1 Students will analyze the potential costs and benefits of personal economic choices in a market economy.

    • E.1.K-3a Students will understand that individuals and families with limited resources undertake a wide variety of activities to satisfy their wants.

      • What is economics? (3-H.1)

    • E.1.K-3b Students will apply the concept that economic choices require the balancing of costs incurred with benefits received.

      • What is economics? (3-H.1)

• Macroeconomics

  • E.2 Students will examine the interaction of individuals, families, communities, businesses, and governments in a market economy.

    • E.2.K-3a Students will understand how barter, money, and other media are employed to facilitate the exchange of resources, goods, and services.

      • What is economics? (3-H.1)

• Economic Systems

  • E.3 Students will understand different types of economic systems and how they change.

    • E.3.K-3a Students will identify human wants and the various resources and strategies which have been used to satisfy them over time.

      • Natural resources (2-F.1)
      • Goods and services (2-F.2)

• International Trade

  • E.4 Students will examine the patterns and results of international trade.

    • E.4.K-3a Students will understand that the exchange of goods and services around the world creates economic interdependence between people in different places.

      • Goods and services (2-F.2)
      • Producers and consumers (2-F.3)

G Geography

• Maps

  • G.1 Students will develop a personal geographic framework, or "mental map," and understand the uses of maps and other geo-graphics.

    • G.1.K-3a Students will understand the nature and uses of maps, globes, and other geo-graphics.

      • Read a letter-number grid (2-A.1)
      • Use a letter-number grid (2-A.2)
      • Read a map: cardinal directions (2-A.3)
      • Identify oceans and continents (2-A.4)
      • Select oceans and continents (2-A.5)
      • Name oceans and continents (2-A.6)

• Environment

  • G.2 Students will develop a knowledge of the ways humans modify and respond to the natural environment.

    • G.2.K-3a Students will distinguish different types of climate and landforms and explain why they occur.

      • Introduction to Earth's land features (2-A.7)
      • Identify Earth's land features using photographs (2-A.8)

• Places

  • G.3 Students will develop an understanding of the diversity of human culture and the unique nature of places.

    • G.3.K-3a Students will identify types of human settlement, connections between settlements, and the types of activities found in each.

      • Identify urban, suburban, and rural areas (2-A.10)
      • Compare urban, suburban, and rural areas (2-A.11)

• Regions

  • G.4 Students will develop an understanding of the character and use of regions and the connections between and among them.

    • G.4.K-3a Students will use the concepts of place and region to explain simple patterns of connections between and among places across the country and the world.

      • 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)

H History

• Chronology

  • H.1 Students will employ chronological concepts in analyzing historical phenomena.

    • H.1.K-3a Students will use clocks, calendars, schedules, and written records to record or locate events in time.

• Analysis

  • H.2 Students will gather, examine, and analyze historical data.

    • H.2.K-3a Students will use artifacts and documents to gather information about the past.

      • Benjamin Franklin (2-B.1)
      • Paul Revere (2-B.2)
      • Thomas Jefferson (2-B.3)
      • Davy Crockett (2-B.4)
      • John Deere (2-B.5)
      • Abraham Lincoln (2-B.6)
      • Frederick Douglass (2-B.7)
      • Susan B. Anthony (2-B.8)
      • Harriet Tubman (2-B.9)
      • Sitting Bull (2-B.10)
      • Thomas Edison (2-B.11)
      • Theodore Roosevelt (2-B.12)
      • George Washington Carver (2-B.13)
      • Amelia Earhart (2-B.14)
      • Thurgood Marshall (2-B.15)
      • Rosa Parks (2-B.16)
      • Jackie Robinson (2-B.17)
      • Cesar Chavez (2-B.18)
      • Martin Luther King Jr. (2-B.19)
      • Neil Armstrong (2-B.20)
      • Bill Gates (2-B.21)

• Interpretation

  • H.3 Students will interpret historical data.

    • H.3.K-3a Students will understand that historical accounts are constructed by drawing logical inferences from artifacts and documents.

• Content

  • H.4 Students will develop historical knowledge of major events and phenomena in world, United States, and Delaware history.

    • H.4.K-3a Students will develop an understanding of the similarities between families now and in the past, including:

      • H.4.K-3a.1 Daily life today and in other times

      • H.4.K-3a.2 Cultural origins of customs and beliefs around the world

        • 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)

    • H.4.K-3b Students will develop an awareness of major events and people in United States and Delaware history.

      • H.4.K-3b.1 Who lives here and how did they get here? (immigrants, demographics, ethnic and religious groups)

      • H.4.K-3b.2 Important people in our past

        • Benjamin Franklin (2-B.1)
        • Paul Revere (2-B.2)
        • Thomas Jefferson (2-B.3)
        • Davy Crockett (2-B.4)
        • John Deere (2-B.5)
        • Abraham Lincoln (2-B.6)
        • Frederick Douglass (2-B.7)
        • Susan B. Anthony (2-B.8)
        • Harriet Tubman (2-B.9)
        • Sitting Bull (2-B.10)
        • Thomas Edison (2-B.11)
        • Theodore Roosevelt (2-B.12)
        • George Washington Carver (2-B.13)
        • Amelia Earhart (2-B.14)
        • Thurgood Marshall (2-B.15)
        • Rosa Parks (2-B.16)
        • Jackie Robinson (2-B.17)
        • Cesar Chavez (2-B.18)
        • Martin Luther King Jr. (2-B.19)
        • Neil Armstrong (2-B.20)
        • Bill Gates (2-B.21)

      • H.4.K-3b.3 Different kinds of communities in Delaware and the United States

        • Identify urban, suburban, and rural areas (2-A.10)
        • Compare urban, suburban, and rural areas (2-A.11)