New Hampshire

CV Civics and Governments

• SS:CV:1 The Nature and Purpose of Government

  • SS:CV:2:1.1 Compare the rules to the classroom and school to the rules of the United States system of government.

    • Rules and laws (K-B.1)
    • Authority figures (K-B.2)

  • SS:CV:2:1.2 Identify documents and symbols that embody the core ideals of the United States Government, e.g., the bald eagle, the Pledge of Allegiance.

    • 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)

  • SS:CV:2:1.3 Identify the basic purposes of state and national government.

    • Government services (K-B.3)

  • SS:CV:2:1.4 Evaluate the effectiveness and fairness of rules and laws at the school level.

    • Rules and laws (K-B.1)

• SS:CV:2 Structure and Function of United States and New Hampshire Government

  • SS:CV:2:2.1 Explain how public officials are chosen.

• SS:CV:3 The World and the United States' Place In It

  • SS:CV:2:3.1 Explain that the world is divided into different countries.

  • SS:CV:2:3.2 Describe ways in which countries interact with each other culturally.

  • SS:CV:2:3.3 Describe why it is important for countries to work together to resolve issues, e.g., disaster relief or famine.

• SS:CV:4 Rights and Responsibilities

  • SS:CV:2:4.1 Examine the responsibilities of individuals as members of a family, school and community, e.g., community helpers or chores at home and school.

    • Jobs community helpers do (K-A.2)
    • Good citizenship (K-B.4)

  • SS:CV:2:4.2 Discuss ways individuals can be involved in their community, e.g., food drive or cleaning school grounds.

    • Jobs community helpers do (K-A.2)
    • Martin Luther King Jr. Day (K-J.9)

EC Economics

• SS:EC:1 Economics and the Individual

  • SS:EC:2:1.1 Define goods and services, producers and consumers.

    • Goods and services (K-G.3)
    • Producers and consumers (K-G.4)

  • SS:EC:2:1.2 Describe the steps and materials needed to make a product, e.g., milk or crayons.

• SS:EC:2 Basic Economic Concepts

  • SS:EC:2:2.1 Distinguish between needs and wants.

    • Needs and wants (K-G.1)

• SS:EC:4 Financial Institutions and the Government

  • SS:EC:2:4.1 Identify the characteristics of money.

  • SS:EC:2:4.2 Describe basic services banks or other financial institutions provide to consumers, savers, borrowers, and businesses.

• SS:EC:5 International Economics and Trade

  • SS:EC:2:5.1 Define the term resources, e.g., trees, books.

    • Natural resources (K-G.5)

GE Geography

• SS:GE:1 The World in Spatial Terms

  • SS:GE:2:1.1 Identify the characteristics and purposes of globes and maps.

    • Introduction to maps (K-F.1)

  • SS:GE:2:1.2 Introduce spatial information on maps and other geographic representations, e.g., map key, compass rose.

    • 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:GE:2:1.3 Identify major physical and human features in the United States and on Earth, e.g., cities, oceans, or continents.

    • Identify Earth's land features (K-D.1)
    • Identify Earth's water features (K-D.2)
    • Identify human and physical features (K-D.3)

• SS:GE:2 Places and Regions

  • SS:GE:2:2.1 Explore the physical and human characteristics of place, e.g., roads, schools or mountains.

    • Identify human and physical features (K-D.3)

  • SS:GE:2:2.2 Recognize that areas of the Earth's surface share unifying geographic characteristics, e.g., towns, deserts or woodlands.

  • SS:GE:2:2.3 Observe the ways in which different people perceive places, e.g., personal drawings or book illustrations.

• SS:GE:3 Physical Systems

  • SS:GE:2:3.1 Investigate how the Earth-Sun relationship affects our daily lives, e.g., seasons in New Hampshire or sunlight and shadows.

  • SS:GE:2:3.2 Explore the components and distribution of ecosystems, e.g., desert or rain forest.

• SS:GE:4 Human Systems

  • SS:GE:2:4.1 Explore the distribution of a population, e.g., city or farm.

    • Compare cities and rural areas (K-A.4)

  • SS:GE:2:4.2 Identify what are natural resources, e.g., water or trees.

    • Natural resources (K-G.5)

• SS:GE:5 Environment and Society

  • SS:GE:2:5.1 Recognize the role of natural resources in daily life, e.g., food, clothing, or shelter.

    • Natural resources (K-G.5)

  • SS:GE:2:5.2 Investigate how people use resources, e.g., building homes or the food they eat.

HI New Hampshire and United States History

• SS:HI:1 Political Foundations and Development

  • SS:HI:2:1.1 Identify national and New Hampshire celebrations, monuments, symbols and documents, e.g., flags, Fourth of July, Lincoln Memorial, Constitution.

    • Identify American symbols (K-C.1)
    • Identify American landmarks and monuments (K-C.2)
    • The American flag (K-C.3)
    • Independence Day (K-J.6)
    • Martin Luther King Jr. Day (K-J.9)
    • Memorial Day (K-J.10)

• SS:HI:2 Contacts, Exchanges & International Relations

  • SS:HI:2:2.1 Recognize that the world is interconnected, e.g., trade or transportation.

• SS:HI:3 World Views and Value systems and their Intellectual and Artistic Expressions

  • SS:HI:2:3.1 Identify individuals and/or groups who have profoundly affected life in the United States, e.g., Abraham Lincoln, or Pilgrims.

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

  • SS:HI:2:3.2 Explore art, music and literature of various time periods, e.g., spirituals or Native American Art.

  • SS:HI:2:3.3 Recognize that groups have enhanced art, music and literature of our nation, e.g., African American or Irish.

• SS:HI:4 Economic Systems & Technology

  • SS:HI:2:4.1 Identify different segments of the United States economy, e.g., farm, manufacturing, or retail.

• SS:HI:5 Social/Cultural

  • SS:HI:2:5.1 Identify how the lives of women and children have changed over time in our country.

    • 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:HI:2:5.2 Identify the concept of diversity.

WH World History and Contemporary Issues

• SS:WH:1 Political Foundations and Developments

  • SS:WH:2:1.1 Recognize that people of different countries have different social and political systems.

• SS:WH:3 World Views and Value systems and their Intellectual and Artistic Expressions

  • SS:WH:2:3.1 Explore ways that societies around the world express themselves artistically, e.g., songs, dance or clothing.

• SS:WH:5 Social/Cultural

  • SS:WH:2:5.1 Identify the concepts of values and beliefs.