Mississippi
Skills available for Mississippi kindergarten social studies standards
Standards are in black and IXL social studies skills are in dark green. Hold your mouse over the name of a skill to view a sample question. Click on the name of a skill to practice that skill.
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- Mississippi College and Career Readiness Standards (adopted in 2022) Mississippi College and Career Readiness Standards (adopted in 2022)
- Mississippi College and Career Readiness Standards: Citizenship at Home and School Mississippi College and Career Readiness Standards: Citizenship at Home and School
Actions
Civics
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K.CI.1 Demonstrate how to be a productive citizen.
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K.CI.1.1 Define authority figures and leaders.
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K.CI.1.2 Define a productive citizen and citizenship.
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K.CI.1.3 Describe character traits of productive citizens.
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K.CI.1.4 List examples of productive citizenship at home and school.
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K.CI.2 Examine the purpose of rules and consequences.
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K.CI.2.1 Identify the purpose of rules and explain why rules should be followed.
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K.CI.2.2 Recognize that leaders and authority figures establish rules to provide order, security, and safety.
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K.CI.2.3 Differentiate between positive and negative consequences.
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K.CI.3 Differentiate the roles and responsibilities of authority figures and leaders.
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K.CI.3.1 Relate how leaders can be authority figures.
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K.CI.3.2 Describe the responsibilities of authority figures and leaders.
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K.CI.3.3 Identify authority figures and leaders at home, school, and in the community.
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Economics
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K.E.1 Analyze how money is earned and used.
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K.E.1.1 Identify different types of jobs and describe their work.
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K.E.1.2 Explain that money is earned through work.
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K.E.1.3 Recognize monetary units.
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K.E.1.4 Distinguish saving from spending.
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K.E.1.5 Illustrate how money is used in daily life.
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K.E.2 Distinguish goods from services.
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K.E.2.1 Define goods and services.
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K.E.2.2 Identify and classify examples of goods and services.
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K.E.2.3 Explain how goods and services are obtained.
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K.E.3 Differentiate needs from wants.
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K.E.3.1 Define needs and wants.
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K.E.3.2 Classify items as needs or wants.
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K.E.3.3 Compare and contrast needs and wants.
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Civil Rights
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K.CR.1 Explore the similarities and differences of individuals and families.
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K.CR.1.1 Define similarity and difference.
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K.CR.1.2 Identify examples of similarities and differences.
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K.CR.1.3 Explain the importance of both similarities and differences to individuals, families, and communities.
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K.CR.2 Examine diversity in the classroom.
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K.CR.2.1 Define unity and diversity.
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K.CR.2.2 Identify types of diversity in the classroom (e.g., cultural, ethnic, students with disabilities, etc.).
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K.CR.2.3 Propose different ways to encourage unity and appreciate diversity at home and within the classroom.
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K.CR.3 Identify the cultural origins and explore the customs, traditions, and celebrations of families and schools.
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K.CR.3.1 Describe family customs, traditions, and celebrations held by members of the class and their families (e.g., literature, language, games, songs, dances, etc.).
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K.CR.3.2 Describe the role that customs, traditions, and celebrations play at school.
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K.CR.3.3 Compare and contrast school customs, traditions, and celebrations with those of home and family.
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Geography
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K.G.1 Establish an individual sense of place.
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K.G.1.1 Illustrate and label a map of familiar places.
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K.G.1.2 Identify elements of a physical address.
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K.G.1.3 Explain a place using terms related to location, direction, size, and distance (e.g., up, down, left, right, far, near, etc.).
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K.G.1.4 Examine routes and modes of transportation between home and school.
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K.G.2 Investigate the physical features of the environment.
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K.G.2.1 Differentiate landforms from bodies of water.
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K.G.2.2 Define physical features and analyze how physical features of the Earth impact the way of life in various places.
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K.G.2.3 Define and describe the way physical environments may change over time (e.g., flooding, tornadoes, hurricanes, etc.).
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K.G.3 Recognize representations of the Earth.
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K.G.3.1 Discuss various representations of the Earth.
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K.G.3.2 Explain that maps and globes help identify location and physical features of the Earth.
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K.G.3.3 Compare and contrast maps and globes.
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K.G.3.4 Identify cardinal directions (e.g., north, south, east, west).
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K.G.3.5 Locate the local community, Mississippi, and the United States using maps and globes.
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History
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K.H.1 Recognize symbols, customs, and celebrations of local communities, Mississippi, and the United States.
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K.H.1.1 Define symbols and customs (e.g., school mascot, community logo, Mississippi state flag, United States flag, American eagle, etc.).
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K.H.1.2 Identify school, community, state, and national symbols.
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K.H.1.3 State the Pledge of Allegiance and patriotic songs as expressions of patriotism.
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K.H.2 Describe the impact of significant historical figures and events.
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K.H.2.1 Identify historical figures that are used as symbols of American culture (e.g., currency, monuments, and place names, etc.).
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K.H.2.2 Examine historical events that are significant to American culture (4th of July, Thanksgiving, Presidents Day, Juneteenth, etc.).
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K.H.2.3 Interpret how oral traditions helped express important cultural and historical beliefs.
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