Missouri

K.PC Principles shaping constitutional democracy

• K.PC.1.B Purposes and principles of the Constitution

  • K.PC.1.B.a Identify reasons for making rules within the school.

    • Rules and laws (K-B.1)

• K.PC.1.C Purposes and principles of the Bill of Rights

  • K.PC.1.C.a Discuss the concept of individual rights.

• K.PC.1.E Character traits and civic attitudes of significant individuals

  • K.PC.1.E.a Describe the character traits of role models within your family or school.

    • Good citizenship (K-B.4)

• K.PC.1.F Knowledge of the symbols of our state and nation

  • K.PC.1.F.a Identify the flag as a symbol of our nation.

    • The American flag (K-C.3)

  • K.PC.1.F.b Recite the Pledge of Allegiance.

    • Pledge of Allegiance (K-C.4)

K.GS Principles of governance

• K.GS.2.C Processes of governmental systems in decision making

  • K.GS.2.C.a Describe why groups need to make decisions and how those decisions are made in families and classrooms.

• K.GS.2.D Functions of governmental systems

  • K.GS.2.D.a Describe roles and responsibilities of people in authority in families and in groups.

    • Authority figures (K-B.2)
    • Government services (K-B.3)

K.H History of Missouri and the U.S.

• K.H.3.B Historical perspective / Thinking / Passage of time

  • K.H.3.B.a Create a personal history.

  • K.H.3.B.b Compare your family's life in the past and present.

    • 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)

• K.H.3.C Knowledge of the contributions of significant persons in U.S. history

  • K.H.3.C.a Describe the contributions of people typically studied in K-5 programs associated with national holidays such as George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Squanto, etc.

    • George Washington (K-I.1)
    • Abraham Lincoln (K-I.2)
    • Independence Day (K-J.6)
    • Martin Luther King Jr. Day (K-J.9)

K.E Economic concepts and principles

• K.E.4.A Knowledge of basic economic concepts

  • K.E.4.A.a Describe examples of scarcity within your family and school.

    • Scarcity (K-G.2)

  • K.E.4.A.b Describe examples of opportunity cost within your family and school.

  • K.E.4.A.c Describe examples of needs and wants within your family and school.

    • Needs and wants (K-G.1)

K.EG Relationship of geographical study to society and the environment

• K.EG.5.A Reading and constructing maps

  • K.EG.5.A.a Identify maps as representations of real places.

    • Introduction to maps (K-F.1)

  • K.EG.5.A.b With assistance, read, construct, and use maps of familiar places such as the classroom, the home, the bedroom etc.

    • 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.EG.5.A.c Match legend symbols to map features.

    • Use a map key (K-F.3)

• K.EG.5.B Understanding the concept of location to make predictions and solve problems

  • K.EG.5.B.a Apply positional words to locations within the classroom (below, above, front, back, left, right, etc.).

    • 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)

K.RI Relationships of individuals and groups to institutions and cultural traditions

• K.RI.6.A Cultural characteristics of all people

  • K.RI.6.A.a Describe cultural characteristics of your family and class members including language, celebrations, customs, holidays, artistic expression, food, dress, and traditions.

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

• K.RI.6.B Methods of resolving conflicts

  • K.RI.6.B.a Explain how to resolve disputes peacefully in the classroom and on the playground.

• K.RI.6.C Ideas and beliefs of different cultures

  • K.RI.6.C.a Share stories related to your family cultural traditions and family lore.

• K.RI.6.D Cultural heritage and preservation

  • K.RI.6.D.a Describe how you and your family remember and commemorate your cultural heritage.

K.TS Tools of social science inquiry

• K.TS.7.A Identify, select, analyze and evaluate resources to create a product of social science inquiry

  • K.TS.7.A.a Label and analyze different Social Studies sources with guidance and support from an adult.

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

  • K.TS.7.A.b Use artifacts (building structures and materials, works of art representative of cultures, fossils, pottery, tools, clothing, and musical instruments) to share information on social studies topics.

• K.TS.7.B Use visual tools to communicate information and ideas

  • K.TS.7.B.a Use visual tools to communicate information.

    • Introduction to timelines (K-L.4)

• K.TS.7.D Conducting and presenting research with appropriate resources

  • K.TS.7.D.a Share findings about a social studies topic.

• K.TS.7.E Developing a research plan and identifying resources

  • K.TS.7.E.a Ask questions and find answers about a topic, with assistance.

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