West Virginia

C Civics

• SS.K.1 Develop an understanding of citizenship and patriotism through a variety of experiences (e.g., appropriate behavior, sharing, taking turns, volunteering, being honest and demonstrating responsibility for materials and personal belongings).

  • Good citizenship (K-B.4)

• SS.K.2 Participate in role play to resolve disputes, and demonstrate tolerance and acceptance of others and their ideas.

• SS.K.3 Investigate the need for rules in their environment, create a set of classroom rules, and explore the consequences for not following the rules.

  • Rules and laws (K-B.1)

• SS.K.4 Investigate the leadership roles within their families, classrooms and schools and demonstrate their understanding through activities such as role play and classroom jobs.

  • Authority figures (K-B.2)

E Economics

• SS.K.5 Investigate occupations within the school and local community.

  • Jobs community helpers do (K-A.2)
  • Tools community helpers use (K-A.3)
  • Government services (K-B.3)

• SS.K.6 Discover the basic needs of people (e.g., shelter, food, clothing, etc.) and give examples of each.

  • Needs and wants (K-G.1)

• SS.K.7 Investigate the exchange of goods and services (e.g., money, bartering, trading, etc.).

  • Scarcity (K-G.2)
  • Goods and services (K-G.3)
  • Producers and consumers (K-G.4)

• SS.K.8 Distinguish between wants and needs.

  • Needs and wants (K-G.1)

G Geography

• SS.K.9 Construct a simple map of a familiar area (e.g., classroom, school, home, 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)

• SS.K.10 Identify the difference between bodies of water and land masses on maps and globes, and demonstrate directions (e.g., left/right, up/down, near/far and above/under).

  • Identify Earth's land features (K-D.1)
  • Identify Earth's water features (K-D.2)
  • 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)
  • 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.K.11 Compare and contrast the ways humans adapt based on seasons and weather.

• SS.K.12 Explore similarities and differences of life in the city (urban) and the country (rural).

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

• SS.K.13 Investigate the need for symbols in daily life (e.g., exit, stop sign, bathroom signs, school zone, stop light, etc.).

  • Government services (K-B.3)

H History

• SS.K.14 Illustrate personal history (e.g., first and last name, birthday, age, guardian's name, and other personal data).

• SS.K.15 Explore the history of the school and give examples of significant sites and people (e.g., principals, secretaries, teachers, custodians, etc.).

  • Then and now: home and school (K-H.2)

• SS.K.16 Investigate the past and explore the differences in other people, times and cultures through stories of people, heroes, pictures, songs, holidays, customs, traditions or legends.

  • What is a community? (K-A.1)
  • 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)
  • Independence Day (K-J.6)
  • Martin Luther King Jr. Day (K-J.9)
  • Memorial Day (K-J.10)
  • Which source should you use? (K-K.1)

• SS.K.17 Explore time, places, people and events in relationship to student's own life (e.g., family trees, pictures, stories, etc.).

  • 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)

WVH WV History

• SS.K.18 Investigate state symbols, celebrations, holidays and prominent West Virginians.

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

• SS.K.19 Identify the shape of West Virginia.

• SS.K.20 Track the weather to illustrate West Virginia's climate.

• SS.K.21 Recognize local community names.

• SS.K.22 Compare and contrast past and present lifestyles of West Virginians.

  • 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)