South Dakota

K-12.H History

• K-12.H.1 Students will analyze how major events are chronologically connected and evaluate their impact on one another.

  • K.H.1.1 Distinguish yesterday, today, and tomorrow

    • Days of the week (K-L.1)
    • Use time-order words (K-L.3)
    • Introduction to timelines (K-L.4)

• K-12.H.2 Students will analyze and evaluate the impact of people, events, ideas, and symbols upon history using multiple sources.

  • K.H.2.1 Identify local and national celebrations

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

K-12.C Civics/Government

• K-12.C.1 Students will explain, compare and contrast, and analyze the historical principles and philosophical purposes of various forms of governments.

  • K.C.1.1 Identify our country's flag of the United States as a symbol of the nation

    • The American flag (K-C.3)
    • Pledge of Allegiance (K-C.4)
    • Independence Day (K-J.6)

• K-12.C.2 Students will explain the historical impact of primary founding documents including, but not limited to, the Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution, the U.S. Bill of Rights and subsequent amendments.

  • K.C.2.1 Understand classroom rules and why they are important

    • Rules and laws (K-B.1)
    • Authority figures (K-B.2)
    • Good citizenship (K-B.4)

K-12.G Geography

• K-12.G.1 Students will apply geospatial resources, including data sources and geographic tools to generate, interpret, and analyze information.

  • K.G.1.1 Recognize that maps and globes represent places

    • 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.G.1.2 Use environmental directions or positional words including but not limited to up, down, above, and below to identify significant locations in the classroom

    • 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-12.G.3 Students will recognize the characteristics of the processes that shape places and regions.

  • K.G.3.1 Identify and describe places in the immediate environment including the classroom and/or playground

    • Compare cities and rural areas (K-A.4)
    • Identify Earth's land features (K-D.1)
    • Identify Earth's water features (K-D.2)
    • Identify human and physical features (K-D.3)

• K-12.G.6 Students will understand the ways in which humans culturally adapt to, use, and modify the natural environment and its various elements.

  • K.G.6.1 Describe ways people rely on the environment to meet human needs and wants

    • Needs and wants (K-G.1)
    • Scarcity (K-G.2)
    • Natural resources (K-G.5)

K-12.E Economics

• K-12.E.1 Students will apply the fundamental economic ideas and concepts associated with the study of economics.

  • K.E.1.1 Describe the difference between wants and needs

    • Needs and wants (K-G.1)