Virginia

Skills

• K The student will apply history and social science skills to the content by

  • a viewing and exploring information sources, including, but not limited to artifacts, primary and secondary sources, charts, graphs, and diagrams;

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

  • b applying geographic skills to identify and understand geographic features;

    • Introduction to maps (K-F.1)
    • Use cardinal directions (K-F.2)
    • Use a map key (K-F.3)

  • c demonstrating curiosity and critical thinking through questioning;

  • d sequencing and organizing information;

    • Days of the week (K-L.1)
    • Months of the year (K-L.2)
    • Use time-order words (K-L.3)
    • Introduction to timelines (K-L.4)

  • e identifying similarities and differences to explain content;

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

  • f recognizing cause-and-effect relationships;

    • Rules and laws (K-B.1)
    • Government services (K-B.3)
    • Scarcity (K-G.2)

  • g using economic decision-making models to make informed economic decisions;

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

  • h practicing civility, respect, hard work, and responsible citizenship skills; and

    • Good citizenship (K-B.4)

  • i using content vocabulary to demonstrate comprehension.

    • Identify Earth's land features (K-D.1)
    • Identify Earth's water features (K-D.2)
    • Identify human and physical features (K-D.3)
    • Needs and wants (K-G.1)
    • Scarcity (K-G.2)
    • Goods and services (K-G.3)
    • Producers and consumers (K-G.4)
    • Natural resources (K-G.5)
    • George Washington (K-I.1)
    • Abraham Lincoln (K-I.2)
    • Helen Keller (K-I.8)
    • Rosa Parks (K-I.11)
    • Independence Day (K-J.6)
    • Martin Luther King Jr. Day (K-J.9)
    • Memorial Day (K-J.10)
    • Presidents' Day (K-J.11)
    • Thanksgiving (K-J.14)
    • Days of the week (K-L.1)
    • Months of the year (K-L.2)
    • Use time-order words (K-L.3)
    • Introduction to timelines (K-L.4)

Civics

• K.1 The student will apply history and social science skills to practice citizenship in the classroom by

  • a taking responsibility for one's actions;

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

  • b practicing honesty and showing kindness to oneself and others; 

    • Good citizenship (K-B.4)

  • c recognizing the purpose of rules and practicing self-control; 

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

  • d caring for one's personal property and respecting other students' property; and

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

  • e taking turns, sharing, and working well with others for the good of everyone else.

    • Good citizenship (K-B.4)

• K.2 The student will apply history and social science skills to explain how communities honor state and national traditions and recognize designated Virginia holidays, including but not limited to

  • a Labor Day;

  • b Columbus Day (Yorktown Victory Day);

  • c Election Day;

  • d Veterans Day;

  • e Thanksgiving Day;

    • Thanksgiving (K-J.14)

  • f Christmas Day;

  • g New Year's Day;

  • h Martin Luther King, Jr. Day;

    • Martin Luther King Jr. Day (K-J.9)

  • i George Washington Day (commonly known as Presidents' Day);

    • George Washington (K-I.1)
    • Presidents' Day (K-J.11)

  • j Memorial Day;

    • Memorial Day (K-J.10)

  • k Juneteenth; and

  • l Independence Day.

    • Independence Day (K-J.6)

• K.3 The student will apply history and social science skills to define patriotism and explain how communities express patriotism by

  • a identifying the American and Virginia flags;

    • The American flag (K-C.3)

  • b identifying national and state symbols, including, but not limited to the bald eagle, the dogwood, and the cardinal;

    • 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)

  • c recognizing the Pledge of Allegiance and the National Anthem; and

    • Pledge of Allegiance (K-C.4)

  • d identifying the current president and explaining that the president is the leader of the United States and is elected by voters.

History

• K.4 The student will apply history and social science skills to recognize Virginia's earliest communities by

  • a identifying examples of historic events, stories, and legends;

    • 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)
    • George Washington (K-I.1)
    • Abraham Lincoln (K-I.2)
    • Helen Keller (K-I.8)
    • Rosa Parks (K-I.11)
    • Independence Day (K-J.6)
    • Martin Luther King Jr. Day (K-J.9)
    • Memorial Day (K-J.10)
    • Presidents' Day (K-J.11)
    • Thanksgiving (K-J.14)

  • b identifying early communities, changemakers, and contributions of leaders, including, but not limited to Indigenous tribes, farmers, traders, early settlers, minorities, women, and children;

    • George Washington (K-I.1)
    • Abraham Lincoln (K-I.2)
    • Helen Keller (K-I.8)
    • Rosa Parks (K-I.11)
    • Martin Luther King Jr. Day (K-J.9)
    • Presidents' Day (K-J.11)

  • c recognizing that places change over time; and

    • 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)

  • d identifying people who helped establish and lead the local community over time.

• K.5 The student will apply history and social science skills to understand and explain what makes communities unique by

  • a explaining the roles of important local community members, such as, but not limited to medical personnel, first responders, teachers, and business leaders;

    • Jobs community helpers do (K-A.2)
    • Tools community helpers use (K-A.3)
    • Authority figures (K-B.2)
    • Goods and services (K-G.3)
    • Producers and consumers (K-G.4)

  • b identifying historic events; and

    • Independence Day (K-J.6)
    • Martin Luther King Jr. Day (K-J.9)
    • Memorial Day (K-J.10)
    • Presidents' Day (K-J.11)
    • Thanksgiving (K-J.14)

  • c telling the stories of the people that developed their local communities.

Geography

• K.6 The student will apply history and social science skills to describe the relative location of people, places, and objects by using positional words, including, but not limited to near/far, over/under, above/below, left/right, behind/in front, next to and between.

  • 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)
  • Use cardinal directions (K-F.2)

• K.7 The student will apply history and social science skills to demonstrate an understanding of maps and globes by

  • a identifying the similarities and differences between a map and a globe;

    • Introduction to maps (K-F.1)

  • b identifying basic map symbols;

    • Use cardinal directions (K-F.2)
    • Use a map key (K-F.3)

  • c identifying land and bodies of water in the local community; and

    • Use maps of the community (K-F.4)

  • d identifying the geographic location of the United States and Virginia on a map and globe.

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

Economics

• K.8 The student will apply history and social science skills to demonstrate an understanding of primary economic principles by

  • a describing ways people work to earn and save money to buy the things they need and want; and

  • b recognizing that Americans are free to make choices about what to buy and that they must make choices because they cannot have everything they want.

    • Scarcity and choices (1-J.2)