Wyoming

1 Citizenship, Government, and Democracy

• SS2.1.1 Understand that schools, tribes, communities, and the United States have rules that have to be followed.

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

• SS2.1.2 Identify the symbols and traditional practices, including those of Indigenous Tribes of Wyoming (e.g. Arapaho and Shoshone flags, songs, and pledges), that honor patriotism in the United States.

  • Identify American symbols (1-B.1)
  • Identify American landmarks and monuments (1-B.2)
  • The American flag (1-B.3)
  • Pledge of Allegiance (1-B.4)

• SS2.1.3 Identify people and events that are honored on United States holidays.

  • Independence Day (1-D.6)
  • Martin Luther King Jr. Day (1-D.9)
  • Memorial Day (1-D.10)
  • George Washington (1-F.1)
  • Abraham Lincoln (1-F.2)

  • SS2.1.3.a Identify how Indigenous Tribes of Wyoming honor people and celebrate through events (e.g., Native American Veterans Day, Native American Heritage Day, Wyoming Native American Day, Pow Wows).

• SS2.1.4 Understand that the rules in the United States are called laws.

  • Rules and laws (1-A.1)

2 Culture and Cultural Diversity

• SS2.2.1 Name the ways groups (e.g., families and schools), including Indigenous Tribes of Wyoming, meet human needs and concerns (e.g., belonging and personal safety) and contribute to personal identity and daily life (e.g., compare features of modern-day living [food, shelter, clothing, transportation] to those of the past; create a chart showing how farming, schools, or communities have changed over time; illustrate past dwellings [tepee, sweat lodge, wikiup, sod, log cabin, earth lodge] and present-day housing).

  • Then and now: transportation and communication (1-E.1)
  • Then and now: home and school (1-E.2)
  • Then and now: work and play (1-E.3)

• SS2.2.2 Recognize and describe unique ways in which expressions of culture influence people including Indigenous Tribes of Wyoming (e.g., language, sign language, stories, music, symbolism, and art).

  • What is a community? (1-C.1)

3 Production, Distribution, and Consumption

• SS2.3.1 Give examples of and/or identify needs, wants, goods, and services.

  • Needs and wants (1-J.1)
  • Goods and services (1-J.3)
  • Producers and consumers (1-J.4)

• SS2.3.2 Identify how price may affect buying, selling, and saving decisions.

• SS2.3.3 Identify how science or technology affects production (e.g., assembly line, robots, and video streaming).

4 Time, Continuity, and Change

• SS2.4.1 Identify how an event could change the future (e.g., moving to a new town means going to a new school or learning to ride a bike could mean getting to a friend's house faster).

• SS2.4.2 Identify tools and technologies, including those of Indigenous Tribes of Wyoming, that made or make life easier and sustainable (e.g., cars for getting one place to another, washing machines for washing clothes, flashlights to see in the dark, and usage of bison and natural resources).

  • Then and now: transportation and communication (1-E.1)
  • Then and now: home and school (1-E.2)
  • Then and now: work and play (1-E.3)

• SS2.4.3 Describe a "current event" involving significant people and places in Wyoming (e.g., local, state, or tribal events).

5 People, Places, and Environments

• SS2.5.1 Use a map, globe, and mental mapping to identify familiar areas and simple patterns and create maps using various media.

  • Introduction to maps (1-I.1)
  • Use cardinal directions (1-I.2)
  • Use a map key (1-I.3)
  • Use maps of the community (1-I.4)

• SS2.5.2 Identify, describe, and use local physical and human characteristics to discuss the similarities and differences between parts of the community (e.g., neighborhoods, schools, towns, and reservation communities).

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

• SS2.5.3 Use the human features of a community to describe what makes that community unique (e.g., cultural, language, religion, food, clothing, political, economic, population, and types of jobs in an area) and why others move to or from that place.

  • What is a community? (1-C.1)

• SS2.5.4 Identify how people, including Indigenous Tribes of Wyoming, may adjust to and/or change their environment in order to survive (e.g., clothing, houses, foods, and natural resources).

6 Technology, Literacy, and Global Connections

• SS2.6.1 Identify what kinds of information can be found in different resources (e.g., library, computer, atlas, and dictionary).

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

• SS2.6.2 Distinguish between fiction and non-fiction.

• SS2.6.3 Use digital tools to learn about social studies concepts.