Idaho

K.SS.1 History

• K.SS.1.1 Build an understanding of the cultural and social development of the United States.

  • K.SS.1.1.1 Share stories, pictures, and music of one's own personal life, family and culture.

  • K.SS.1.1.2 Describe how families celebrate in many different ways.

    • What is a community? (K-A.1)
    • Independence Day (K-J.6)
    • Martin Luther King Jr. Day (K-J.9)
    • Memorial Day (K-J.10)

  • K.SS.1.1.3 Describe how individuals have similarities and differences.

    • What is a community? (K-A.1)

  • K.SS.1.1.4 Describe how each person is special and unique within the classroom.

K.SS.2 Geography

• K.SS.2.1 Analyze the spatial organizations of people, places, and environment on the earth's surface.

  • K.SS.2.1.1 Identify the globe as a model of the earth.

    • Introduction to maps (K-F.1)

  • K.SS.2.1.2 Distinguish between land masses and water on a globe or map.

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

  • K.SS.2.1.3 Identify the north and south poles on a map or globe.

    • Use cardinal directions (K-F.2)

  • K.SS.2.1.4 Recognize a map of the United States of America and know it is the country in which we live.

  • K.SS.2.1.5 Make and use a map of a familiar area.

    • Use maps of the community (K-F.4)

  • K.SS.2.1.6 Recognize a map of Idaho and know it is the state in which we live.

K.SS.3 Economics

• K.SS.3.1 Explain basic economic concepts.

  • K.SS.3.1.1 Observe that all people have needs and wants.

    • Needs and wants (K-G.1)

  • K.SS.3.1.2 Recognize that people have limited resources.

    • Scarcity (K-G.2)
    • Natural resources (K-G.5)

  • K.SS.3.1.3 Describe some jobs that people do to earn money/rewards.

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

K.SS.4 Civics and Government

• K.SS.4.1 Build an understanding of the foundational principles of the American political system.

  • K.SS.4.1.1 Name some rules and the reasons for them.

    • Rules and laws (K-B.1)

  • K.SS.4.1.2 Discuss how individuals and groups make decisions and solve problems.

    • Authority figures (K-B.2)

  • K.SS.4.1.3 Identify personal traits, such as courage, honesty, and responsibility.

    • Good citizenship (K-B.4)

• K.SS.4.2 Build an understanding of the organization and formation of the American system of government.

  • K.SS.4.2.1 Identify symbols of the United States such as the flag, Pledge of Allegiance, Bald Eagle, red, white, and blue, Statue of Liberty, and the President.

    • Identify American symbols (K-C.1)
    • Identify American landmarks and monuments (K-C.2)
    • The American flag (K-C.3)
    • Pledge of Allegiance (K-C.4)

  • K.SS.4.2.2 Recite the Pledge of Allegiance.

    • Pledge of Allegiance (K-C.4)

  • K.SS.4.2.3 Describe holidays, and tell why they are commemorated in the United States, such as Thanksgiving, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Independence Day, and Presidents Day.

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

• K.SS.4.3 Build an understanding that all people in the United States have rights and assume responsibilities.

  • K.SS.4.3.1 Identify individuals who are helpful to people in their everyday lives.

    • Jobs community helpers do (K-A.2)
    • Authority figures (K-B.2)
    • Government services (K-B.3)

  • K.SS.4.3.2 Identify ways to be helpful to family and school.

    • Good citizenship (K-B.4)

K.SS.5 Global Perspectives

• K.SS.5.1 Build an understanding of multiple perspectives and global interdependence.

  • K.SS.5.1.1 Name family traditions that came to America from other parts of the world.