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SS.K.A American History

• SS.K.A.1 Historical Inquiry and Analysis

  • SS.K.A.1.1 Develop an understanding of how to use and create a timeline.

    • Use time-order words (K-L.3)
    • Introduction to timelines (K-L.4)

  • SS.K.A.1.2 Develop an awareness of a primary source.

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

• SS.K.A.2 Historical Knowledge

  • SS.K.A.2.1 Compare children and families of today with those in the past.

    • 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.A.2.2 Recognize the importance of celebrations and national holidays as a way of remembering and honoring people, events, and our nation's ethnic heritage.

    • Easter (K-J.3)
    • Hanukkah (K-J.4)
    • Independence Day (K-J.6)
    • Lunar New Year (K-J.8)
    • Martin Luther King Jr. Day (K-J.9)
    • Memorial Day (K-J.10)
    • Presidents' Day (K-J.11)
    • Rosh Hashanah (K-J.13)
    • Thanksgiving (K-J.14)

  • SS.K.A.2.3 Compare our nation's holidays with holidays of other cultures.

    • Independence Day (K-J.6)
    • Martin Luther King Jr. Day (K-J.9)
    • Memorial Day (K-J.10)
    • Presidents' Day (K-J.11)
    • Thanksgiving (K-J.14)

  • SS.K.A.2.4 Listen to and retell stories about people in the past who have shown character ideals and principles including honesty, courage, and responsibility.

    • George Washington (K-I.1)
    • Abraham Lincoln (K-I.2)
    • Helen Keller (K-I.8)
    • Rosa Parks (K-I.11)

  • SS.K.A.2.5 Recognize the importance of U.S. symbols.

    • Identify American symbols (K-C.1)
    • Identify American landmarks and monuments (K-C.2)
    • The American flag (K-C.3)

• SS.K.A.3 Chronological Thinking

  • SS.K.A.3.1 Use words and phrases related to chronology and time to explain how things change and to sequentially order events that have occurred in school.

    • Use time-order words (K-L.3)

  • SS.K.A.3.2 Explain that calendars represent days of the week and months of the year.

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

SS.K.AA African American History

• SS.K.AA.1 Positive influences and contributions by African Americans.

  • SS.K.AA.1.1 Recognize African American inventors and explorers (i.e., Lonnie Johnson [inventor], Mae C. Jemison, George Washington Carver).

SS.K.G Geography

• SS.K.G.1 The World in Spatial Terms

  • SS.K.G.1.1 Describe the relative location of people, places, and things by using positional words.

    • 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)

  • SS.K.G.1.2 Explain that maps and globes help to locate different places and that globes are a model of the Earth.

    • 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.G.1.3 Identify cardinal directions (north, south, east, west).

    • Use cardinal directions (K-F.2)

  • SS.K.G.1.4 Differentiate land and water features on simple maps and globes.

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

• SS.K.G.2 Places and Regions

  • SS.K.G.2.1 Locate and describe places in the school and community.

    • Use cardinal directions (K-F.2)
    • Use a map key (K-F.3)
    • Use maps of the community (K-F.4)

  • SS.K.G.2.2 Know one's own phone number, street address, city or town and that Florida is the state in which the student lives.

• SS.K.G.3 Physical System

  • SS.K.G.3.1 Identify basic landforms.

    • Identify Earth's land features (K-D.1)

  • SS.K.G.3.2 Identify basic bodies of water.

    • Identify Earth's water features (K-D.2)

  • SS.K.G.3.3 Describe and give examples of seasonal weather changes and illustrate how weather affects people and the environment.

SS.K.E Economics

• SS.K.E.1 Beginning Economics

  • SS.K.E.1.1 Describe different kinds of jobs that people do and the tools or equipment used.

    • Jobs community helpers do (K-A.2)
    • Tools community helpers use (K-A.3)
    • Producers and consumers (K-G.4)

  • SS.K.E.1.2 Recognize that United States currency comes in different forms.

  • SS.K.E.1.3 Recognize that people work to earn money to buy things they need or want.

  • SS.K.E.1.4 Identify the difference between basic needs and wants.

    • Needs and wants (K-G.1)

SS.K.CG Civics and Government

• SS.K.CG.1 Foundations of Government, Law, and the American Political System

  • SS.K.CG.1.1 Identify the purpose of rules and laws in the home and school.

    • Rules and laws (K-B.1)
    • Good citizenship (K-B.4)

  • SS.K.CG.1.2 Identify people who have the authority and power to make and enforce rules and laws.

    • Authority figures (K-B.2)

• SS.K.CG.2 Civic and Political Participation

  • SS.K.CG.2.1 Describe and demonstrate the characteristics of being a responsible citizen.

    • Good citizenship (K-B.4)

  • SS.K.CG.2.2 Describe ways for groups to make decisions.

    • Good citizenship (K-B.4)

  • SS.K.CG.2.3 Define patriotism as the allegiance to one's country.

    • Pledge of Allegiance (K-C.4)

  • SS.K.CG.2.4 Recognize symbols that represent the United States.

    • Identify American symbols (K-C.1)
    • The American flag (K-C.3)