North Dakota

C Civics & Government Standards

• Origin, Purpose, and Function of Civics

  • C.K_2.1 Explain reasons for, and purposes of, rules, laws, and positions of authority.

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

  • C.K_2.2 Explain why people form governments.

    • What is a community? (K-A.1)

  • C.K_2.3 Identify services provided by the local government and how they affect the lives of its citizens/residents.

    • Government services (K-B.3)

  • C.K_2.4 Describe the core values represented by symbols of the United States.

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

• Roles and Involvement of United States Citizens and Residents

  • C.K_2.5 Identify ways citizens/residents participate in community decisions.

    • Good citizenship (K-B.4)

  • C.K_2.6 Describe important rights and responsibilities of citizens/residents.

    • Good citizenship (K-B.4)

  • C.K_2.7 Explain and/or participate in a project to help or inform others about an issue.

E Economics Standards

• Exchange and Markets

  • E.K_2.1 Describe the characteristics of the American economic system.

    • Needs and wants (K-G.1)
    • Scarcity (K-G.2)

  • E.K_2.2 Compare and contrast producers and consumers of goods and services.

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

  • E.K_2.3 Identify consumer decisions and the difference between needs and wants.

    • Needs and wants (K-G.1)

  • E.K_2.4 Identify how community helpers impact others.

    • Jobs community helpers do (K-A.2)

  • E.K_2.5 Explain how people earn income and save money.

G Geography Standards

• Geographic Representation

  • G.K_2.1 Construct maps, graphs, and other representations that contain symbols, labels, and legends.

    • 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)

• Human and Environment Interactions

  • G.K_2.2 Describe how the physical environment affects people and how people affect the physical environment.

    • Natural resources (K-G.5)

H History Standards

• Perspectives

  • H.K_2.1 Compare perspectives of people in the past to those of people in the 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)

• Cause, Effect, and Current Events

  • H.K_2.2 Describe national holidays or days of observance in the United States and explain the reason they are celebrated.

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

  • H.K_2.3 Describe current events.

• Connections, Contributions, Historical Sources, and Evidence

  • H.K_2.4 Demonstrate chronological thinking by describing changes in the community over time.

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

  • H.K_2.5 Explain how individuals and groups have made significant historical changes.

    • George Washington (K-I.1)
    • Abraham Lincoln (K-I.2)
    • Helen Keller (K-I.8)
    • Martin Luther King Jr. Day (K-J.9)