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Skills available for District of Columbia kindergarten social studies standards

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K-12 Social Studies Standards (adopted in 2023): Meeting Community Needs K-12 Social Studies Standards (adopted in 2023): Meeting Community Needs
K-12 Social Studies Standards (adopted in 2023): Showing Why History Matters K-12 Social Studies Standards (adopted in 2023): Showing Why History Matters
K-12 Social Studies Standards (adopted in 2023): Where I Live K-12 Social Studies Standards (adopted in 2023): Where I Live
K-12 Social Studies Standards (adopted in 2023): Who are We? K-12 Social Studies Standards (adopted in 2023): Who are We?
K-12 Social Studies Standards (adopted in 2023): Working Together K-12 Social Studies Standards (adopted in 2023): Working Together
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1 Working Together

K.1 Describe the roles and responsibilities of being a part of a family, classroom and local community.
K.2 Identify different kinds of families and caregivers within a community (e.g., single-parent, blended, grandparent-headed, conditionally separated, foster, LGBTQ+, multiracial), and explain the importance of demonstrating respect for all people.
K.3 Identify social and cultural factors that shape individual identities, including family, ethnicity, culture, religion, gender, interests and abilities, and explain that a person's sense of identity can change over time.
K.4 Identify individuals (historical or present-day) whose actions made the local or global community more just or fair and explain how their actions helped their community.
K.5 Explain why classrooms and schools have rules and describe the consequences of not following them.
- Rules and laws (K-B.1)
- Good citizenship (K-B.4)
K.6 Identify an example of a rule that may not be fair for all and explain how it could be changed to make it fair.
- Rules and laws (K-B.1)
- Good citizenship (K-B.4)
K.7 Identify which skills lead to respectful and productive conversations.
- Rules and laws (K-B.1)
- Good citizenship (K-B.4)
K.8 Use civil discourse skills, such as listening, turn taking, consensus building and voting procedures to take collaborative action in the classroom or school community.
- Rules and laws (K-B.1)
- Good citizenship (K-B.4)

2 Showing Why History Matters

K.9 Identify artifacts in the lives of students and their community, and use sequential language (e.g., first, next, then, after) to put artifacts in chronological order.
K.10 Identify why artifacts are historically important, and describe how artifacts help us learn about the past.
K.11 Compare different kinds of artifacts to determine what they can and cannot tell us about the past and/or present.
K.12 Evaluate the utility of an artifact in responding to a question about the past or present.
K.13 Evaluate sources of information, and identify how the creator's job, training and/or experiences affect the reliability of that information.
- Which source should you use? (K-K.1)

3 Who are We?

K.14 Identify and describe the historic achievements and contributions of individuals with different abilities.
- Helen Keller (K-I.8)
K.15 Explain important contributions individuals with different gender, racial, religious and ethnic identities and ability statuses have made to the community.
K.16 Identify a time when someone used power unfairly and describe how individuals have resisted the unfair exercise of power.
- Rosa Parks (K-I.11)
- Martin Luther King Jr. Day (K-J.9)
K.17 Compare how historical people in our families and communities and from different countries lived, learned, worked and relaxed.
- Then and now: home and school (K-H.2)
- Then and now: work and play (K-H.3)
K.18 Explain that while individuals may be different, everyone should have the same human rights.

4 Where I Live

K.19 Explain the relationship between a map and a globe and explain how they help us to understand our place in the world and community.
K.20 Explain the concept of relative location using directional words.
K.21 Identify geographic characteristics of the local community (e.g., climate, population, landforms, vegetation, culture, industry), and explain how these characteristics shape our interactions with our environment and communities.
K.22 Explain some reasons why people live where they do, including why people live in different parts of Washington, DC, and identify the benefits and challenges of living in different places.

5 Meeting Community Needs

K.23 Compare the different jobs individuals around the world perform and the ways in which specific goods and services are produced, both inside and outside of the home.
K.24 Identify and explain the difference between what we want versus what we need to survive on a daily basis.
- Needs and wants (K-G.1)
K.25 Explain why people try to save money and resources.
- Scarcity (K-G.2)
K.26 Identify a scarce resource in our classroom, community or world, and evaluate how to allocate it to promote fairness.
- Scarcity (K-G.2)
- Natural resources (K-G.5)
K.27 Identify products that we use in our daily lives, where they come from, and how they connect us to local and global communities.
- Goods and services (K-G.3)

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1 Working Together

K.1 Describe the roles and responsibilities of being a part of a family, classroom and local community.

K.2 Identify different kinds of families and caregivers within a community (e.g., single-parent, blended, grandparent-headed, conditionally separated, foster, LGBTQ+, multiracial), and explain the importance of demonstrating respect for all people.

K.3 Identify social and cultural factors that shape individual identities, including family, ethnicity, culture, religion, gender, interests and abilities, and explain that a person's sense of identity can change over time.

K.4 Identify individuals (historical or present-day) whose actions made the local or global community more just or fair and explain how their actions helped their community.

K.5 Explain why classrooms and schools have rules and describe the consequences of not following them.

K.6 Identify an example of a rule that may not be fair for all and explain how it could be changed to make it fair.

K.7 Identify which skills lead to respectful and productive conversations.

K.8 Use civil discourse skills, such as listening, turn taking, consensus building and voting procedures to take collaborative action in the classroom or school community.

2 Showing Why History Matters

K.9 Identify artifacts in the lives of students and their community, and use sequential language (e.g., first, next, then, after) to put artifacts in chronological order.

K.10 Identify why artifacts are historically important, and describe how artifacts help us learn about the past.

K.11 Compare different kinds of artifacts to determine what they can and cannot tell us about the past and/or present.

K.12 Evaluate the utility of an artifact in responding to a question about the past or present.

K.13 Evaluate sources of information, and identify how the creator's job, training and/or experiences affect the reliability of that information.

3 Who are We?

K.14 Identify and describe the historic achievements and contributions of individuals with different abilities.

K.15 Explain important contributions individuals with different gender, racial, religious and ethnic identities and ability statuses have made to the community.

K.16 Identify a time when someone used power unfairly and describe how individuals have resisted the unfair exercise of power.

K.17 Compare how historical people in our families and communities and from different countries lived, learned, worked and relaxed.

K.18 Explain that while individuals may be different, everyone should have the same human rights.

4 Where I Live

K.19 Explain the relationship between a map and a globe and explain how they help us to understand our place in the world and community.

K.20 Explain the concept of relative location using directional words.

K.21 Identify geographic characteristics of the local community (e.g., climate, population, landforms, vegetation, culture, industry), and explain how these characteristics shape our interactions with our environment and communities.

K.22 Explain some reasons why people live where they do, including why people live in different parts of Washington, DC, and identify the benefits and challenges of living in different places.

5 Meeting Community Needs

K.23 Compare the different jobs individuals around the world perform and the ways in which specific goods and services are produced, both inside and outside of the home.

K.24 Identify and explain the difference between what we want versus what we need to survive on a daily basis.

K.25 Explain why people try to save money and resources.

K.26 Identify a scarce resource in our classroom, community or world, and evaluate how to allocate it to promote fairness.

K.27 Identify products that we use in our daily lives, where they come from, and how they connect us to local and global communities.