Social Studies - Kindergarten

Course Description

The kindergarten social studies curriculum is an introduction to good citizenship within a community of family, classroom, and community. Students will study calendar concepts and holidays, as they occur throughout the year. During the first semester, students will focus on good citizenship in the classroom and in the family. The second semester includes studies about citizenship in the local community, current events, symbols reflecting our cultural heritage, and modes of transportation. State standards are imbedded throughout the course and guide its instructional objectives.

A Note on Standards

The kindergarten curriculum includes both Boise School District and State of Idaho standards. State standards include content knowledge and skills in the following areas: critical thinking, political, social, and economic response to industrialization and technological innovation, internal relations and conflicts, cultural and social development, foundations of the American political system, organization and formation of the American system of government, citizen responsibilities and rights, economic fundamentals, and geography. While each standard is expressed through specific, associated instructional objectives, instructors should seek opportunities to apply the standards throughout the course.

Adopted Materials

Kindergarten Curriculum Guide and Handbook
Boise School District. Summer, 2001
Here I Go Kit.
Glenview, IL: Scott Foresman, 2003.

Copyright Resources

Kindergarten Handbook & Curriculum Guide

K – 12 Social Studies Scope and Sequence

Course Scope

First Semester Timeline

Second Semester Timeline

• For specific Standard References please see: Idaho State Assessment Standards
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Unit 1

Daily Calendar

Semester 1

013.01 Identify calendar time by days, weeks and months.

Standard Reference
District 01301

No.

Performance Objective

Resource Reference

Assessment Correlation

01

Sing days of the week.

Kindergarten Curriculum Guide and Handbook: Circle Time

TMA

02

Point to the weeks on the calendar.

Kindergarten Curriculum Guide and Handbook: Circle Time

TMA

03

Recite months of the year.

Kindergarten Curriculum Guide and Handbook: Circle Time

TMA

013.02 Speak in terms of time such as now, then, before, after, today, yesterday, tomorrow.

Standard Reference
District 01302

No.

Performance Objective

Resource Reference

Assessment Correlation

01

Speak in terms of time such as: now, then, before, after, today, yesterday, and tomorrow.

Kindergarten Curriculum Guide and Handbook: Circle Time

TMA

013.03 Identify the ways the four seasons affect our lives.

Standard Reference
District 01303

No.

Performance Objective

Resource Reference

Assessment Correlation

01

Identify pictures illustrating each of the four seasons.

Here I Go, Unit 4, Lesson 2, pp. 189-192

TMA

02

Discuss how to dress according to the four seasons.

Here I Go, Unit 4, Lesson 1, pp. 185-188; Lesson 2, pp. 189-192

TMA

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Unit 2

Citizenship

Semester 1

013.04 Name some rules and the reasons for them.

Standard Reference
K.SS.4.1.1

No.

Performance Objective

Resource Reference

Assessment Correlation

01

Contribute to a list of classroom rules.

Here I Go, Unit 1, Lesson 5, pp. 35-38

TMA

02

Tour school and playground and observe rules.

Here I Go, Unit 1, Lesson 5, pp. 35-38

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03

Play appropriate games and follow rules.

Here I Go, Unit 1, Lesson 5, pp. 35-38

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013.05 Name and show respect for the rules at home, school and in the community.

Standard Reference
District 01305

No.

Performance Objective

Resource Reference

Assessment Correlation

01

Name and demonstrate rules in the classroom, school, building and playground.

Here I Go, Unit 1, Lesson 5, pp. 35-38

TMA

013.06 Identify ways to be helpful to family, andschool.

Standard Reference
K.SS.4.3.2

No.

Performance Objective

Resource Reference

Assessment Correlation

01

Recognize and name ways to be helpful in the family, school, and community.

Here I Go, Unit 1, Lesson 3, pp. 27-30; Unit 2 Lesson 5, pp.85-88

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013.07 Demonstrate the ability to make choices and take responsibility for one’s own actions.

Standard Reference
District 01307

No.

Performance Objective

Resource Reference

Assessment Correlation

01

Select appropriate activities during center or free choice time.

Here I Go, Unit 1, Lesson 3, pp. 27-30

TMA

013.08 Show respect for the opinions, feelings and actions of others.

Standard Reference
District 01308

No.

Performance Objective

Resource Reference

Assessment Correlation

01

Demonstrate behaviors that show respect for the opinions, feelings, and actions of others.

Here I Go, Unit 1, Lesson 3, pp. 27-30

TMA

013.09 Discuss how groups make decisions and solve problems.

Standard Reference
K.SS.4.1.2

No.

Performance Objective

Resource Reference

Assessment Correlation

01

Participate in large group circle time discussions.

Here I Go, Unit 1, Lesson 6, pp. 39-42

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02

Explore problem solving through role-playing.

Here I Go, Unit 1, Lesson 6, pp. 39-42

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Unit 3

Families

Semester 1

013.10 Describe how each person is special and unique within the classroom.

Standard Reference
K.SS.1.1.4

No.

Performance Objective

Resource Reference

Assessment Correlation

01

Students tell about themselves through words, photos, or drawings.

Here I Go, Unit 6, Lesson 1, pp. 301-304

TMA

013.11 Name family traditions that came to America from other parts of the world.

Standard Reference
K.SS.5.1.1

No.

Performance Objective

Resource Reference

Assessment Correlation

01

Create a family picture to share with class.

Here I Go, Unit 6, Lesson 4, pp. 313-316

TMA

02

Tell first, middle and last name.

Here I Go, Unit 6, Lesson 1, pp. 301-304

TMA

013.12 Describe how individuals have similarities and differences.

Standard Reference
K.SS.1.1.3

No.

Performance Objective

Resource Reference

Assessment Correlation

01

Compare families of students by discussion, photos, drawings, etc.

Here I Go, Unit 6, Lesson 1, pp. 301-304

TMA

013.13 Identify examples of simple machines, inventions and technology used in the home.

Standard Reference
District 01313

No.

Performance Objective

Resource Reference

Assessment Correlation

01

Discuss and identify machines at home and in the classroom.

Here I Go, Unit 1, Lesson 2, pp. 23-26

TMA

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Unit 4

Holidays

Semester 1

013.14 Identify holidays by dates and understand that holidays commemorate special events.

Standard Reference
District 01314

No.

Performance Objective

Resource Reference

Assessment Correlation

01

Label the holidays on the calendar.

Here I Go, Unit 5, Lesson 5, pp. 267-270

TMA

02

Celebrate holidays in the classroom.

Here I Go, Unit 5, Lesson 5, pp. 267-270

TMA

013.15 Identify personal and school experiences with large seasonal changes such as summer vacation, school months, and major holidays.

Standard Reference
District 01315

No.

Performance Objective

Resource Reference

Assessment Correlation

01

Do daily calendar activities.

Here I Go, Unit 4, Lesson 2, pp. 189-192

TMA

02

Identify pictures according to seasons.

Here I Go, Unit 4, Lesson 2, pp. 189-192

TMA

013.16 Explore why we celebrate Independence Day, Veterans Day, Civil Rights Day and Presidents Day.

Standard Reference
District 01316

Associated Instructional Objective:

Describe holidays and tell why they are commemorated in the United States, such as Thanksgiving, Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday, Presidents’ Day.

K.SS.4.2.3

No.

Performance Objective

Resource Reference

Assessment Correlation

01

Discuss significant conflicts in United States history at appropriate times and label the days on the calendar.

Here I Go, Unit 5, Lesson 5, pp. 267-270

TMA

013.17 Identify history as dealing with past events and famous people such as George Washington or Martin Luther King.

Standard Reference
District 01317

No.

Performance Objective

Resource Reference

Assessment Correlation

01

Define and discuss United States history as the story of our country.

Here I Go, Unit 5, Lesson 1, pp. 251-254

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02

Discuss historical figures and events such as Columbus, Pilgrims, Washington, Martin Luther King, etc.

Here I Go, Unit 5, Lesson 1, pp. 251-254

TMA

013.18 Describe how families celebrate in many different ways.

Standard Reference
K.SS.1.1.2

No.

Performance Objective

Resource Reference

Assessment Correlation

01

Listen to stories about the different ways that people celebrate in different cultures.

Here I Go, Unit 5, Lesson 5, pp. 267-270

TMA

02

Orally share family traditions.

Here I Go, Unit 2, Lesson 7, pp. 93-96

TMA

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Unit 5

Communities

Semester 2

013.19 Demonstrate ways to be of help to the environment and community.

Standard Reference
District 01319

No.

Performance Objective

Resource Reference

Assessment Correlation

01

Clean up in the classroom. Discuss reasons for doing so.

Here I Go, Unit 2, Lesson 6 pp. 89-92

TMA

02

Relate caring for the environment and communities to caring for the classroom, playground, school and neighborhood.

Here I Go, Unit 2, Lesson 1, pp. 69-72; Unit 4, Lesson 11, pp. 225-228

TMA

013.20 Identify individuals who are helpful to people in their everyday lives.

Standard Reference
K.SS.4.3.1

No.

Performance Objective

Resource Reference

Assessment Correlation

01

Discuss community helpers and visit with them in or out of the classroom.

Here I Go, Unit 2, Lesson 5, pp. 85-88

TMA

013.21 Describe how people in communities help each other.

Standard Reference
District 01321

No.

Performance Objective

Resource Reference

Assessment Correlation

01

Draw and label or list ways people help each other at home and school.

Here I Go, Unit 2, Lesson 4, pp. 81-84

TMA

013.22 Identify leadership roles in school, neighborhood, and family.

Standard Reference
District 01322

No.

Performance Objective

Resource Reference

Assessment Correlation

01

Discuss and record leaders in our school, neighborhood, and family.

Here I Go, Unit 2, Lesson 1, pp. 69-72

TMA

013.23 Identify current events involving the community.

Standard Reference
District 01323

No.

Performance Objective

Resource Reference

Assessment Correlation

01

Discuss events and plans for the classroom each day.

Here I Go, Unit 1, Lesson 6, pp. 39-38

TMA

02

Discuss happenings within the school.

Here I Go, Unit 2, Lesson 5, pp. 35-38

TMA

03

Discuss events within the neighborhood or city.

Here I Go, Unit 2, Lesson 1, pp. 69-72

TMA

013.24 Observe that all people have needs and wants.

Standard Reference
K.SS.3.1.1

No.

Performance Objective

Resource Reference

Assessment Correlation

01

Discuss and list things people need and things people want.

Here I Go, Unit 3, Lesson 7, pp. 143-146

TMA

013.25 Identify the people who work in the school or in the community and be aware of their products and services.

Standard Reference
District 01325

No.

Performance Objective

Resource Reference

Assessment Correlation

01

Identify pictures of people who work in the school and the community and label what they do.

Here I Go, Unit 3, Lesson 1, pp. 119-122

TMA

013.26 Recognize that people have limited resources.

Standard Reference
K.SS.3.1.2

No.

Performance Objective

Resource Reference

Assessment Correlation

01

Discuss and read stories about how people meet their needs by sharing, trading and using money to buy goods and services.

Here I Go, Unit 3, Lesson 5, pp. 135-138

TMA

013.27 Describe some jobs that people do to earn money.

Standard Reference
K.SS.3.1.3

No.

Performance Objective

Resource Reference

Assessment Correlation

01

Describe jobs that parents or other relatives do to earn a living.

Here I Go, Unit 3, Lesson 2, pp. 123-126

TMA

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Unit 6

Our Country

Semester 2

013.28 Recite the Pledge of Allegiance.

Standard Reference
K.SS.4.2.2

No.

Performance Objective

Resource Reference

Assessment Correlation

01

Recite the Pledge of Allegiance.

Here I Go, Unit 5, Lesson 1, pp. 251-254

TMA

013.29 Participate in patriotic activities.

Standard Reference
District 01329

No.

Performance Objective

Resource Reference

Assessment Correlation

01

Discuss the meaning of the Pledge of Allegiance.

Here I Go, Unit 5, Lesson 1, pp. 251-254

TMA

02

Sing patriotic songs.

Here I Go, Unit 5, Lesson 1, pp. 251-254

TMA

013.30 Identify symbols of the United States such as the flag, Pledge of Allegiance, Bald Eagle, red, white, and blue.

Standard Reference
K.SS.4.2.1

No.

Performance Objective

Resource Reference

Assessment Correlation

01

Categorize various items or pictures as United States symbols or not United States symbols.

Here I Go, Unit 5, Lesson 1, pp. 251-254

TMA

013.31 Recognize a map of the United States of America, and know it is the country in which we live.

Standard Reference
K.SS.2.1.4

No.

Performance Objective

Resource Reference

Assessment Correlation

01

Identify a map of the United States out of several choices.

Here I Go, Unit 4, Lesson 8, pp. 213-216

TMA

013.32 Demonstrate awareness that historical events have been recorded.

Standard Reference
District 01332

No.

Performance Objective

Resource Reference

Assessment Correlation

01

Listen to and discuss stories about historical people or events.

Here I Go, Unit 5, Lesson 2, pp. 255-258

TMA

02

Look at books and pictures of historical events and people.

Here I Go, Unit 5, Lesson 3, pp. 259-262

TMA

013.33 Know that the people in the United States vote for their leaders.

Standard Reference
District 01333

No.

Performance Objective

Resource Reference

Assessment Correlation

01

Discuss voting, and practice voting in the classroom.

Here I Go, Unit 5, Lesson 1, pp. 251-254

TMA

013.34 Develop awareness of leadership roles in the country.

Standard Reference
District 01334

No.

Performance Objective

Resource Reference

Assessment Correlation

01

Discuss current and past presidents of the United States.

Here I Go, Unit 5, Lesson 1, pp. 251-254

TMA

013.35 Recognize that there is a need for a leadership in any society.

Standard Reference
District 01335

No.

Performance Objective

Resource Reference

Assessment Correlation

01

Discuss and compare societies and situations with and without leadership.

Here I Go, Unit 5, Lesson 7, pp. 275-278

TMA

013.36 Listen to stories that reflect the cultural heritage of the United States – past, present, real and fiction.

Standard Reference
District 01336

No.

Performance Objective

Resource Reference

Assessment Correlation

01

Listen and discuss stories that reflect the cultural heritage of the United States – past, present, real, and fiction.

Here I Go, Unit 5, Lesson 6, pp. 271-274

TMA

013.37 Sharestories, pictures and music of one’s own personal life, family, and culture.

Standard Reference
K.SS.1.1.1

No.

Performance Objective

Resource Reference

Assessment Correlation

01

Identify stories, pictures, and music of other cultures.

Here I Go, Unit 6, Lesson 1, pp. 301-304

TMA

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Unit 7

Transportation

Semester 2

013.38 Identify different means of transportation that are used today to travel from place to place such as: airplanes, boats, trains, buses, automobiles, and bicycles.

Standard Reference
District 01338

No.

Performance Objective

Resource Reference

Assessment Correlation

01

Compare and categorize items into transportation and non-transportation groupings.

Here I Go, Unit 5, Lesson 6, pp. 271-274

TMA

02

Discuss and list different types of transportation.

Here I Go, Unit 5, Lesson 6, pp. 271-274

TMA

013.39 Identify methods of travel in the past.

Standard Reference
District 01339

No.

Performance Objective

Resource Reference

Assessment Correlation

01

Compare/contrast modes of transportation of the past to modes of transportation in the present.

Here I Go, Unit 5, Lesson 6, pp. 271-274

TMA

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Unit 8

Geography

Semester 2

013.40 Make and use a map of a familiar area.

Standard Reference
K.SS.2.1.5

No.

Performance Objective

Resource Reference

Assessment Correlation

01

Make anduse a map of a familiar area.

Here I Go, Unit 4, Lesson 7, pp. 209-212

TMA

013.41 Identify the globe as a model of the earth.

Standard Reference
K.SS.2.1.1

No.

Performance Objective

Resource Reference

Assessment Correlation

01

Discuss how the globe is like the earth.

Here I Go, Unit 4, Lesson 10, pp. 221-224

TMA

013.42 Identify the north and south poles on a globe or map.

Standard Reference
K.SS.2.1.3

No.

Performance Objective

Resource Reference

Assessment Correlation

01

Point to and name the north and south poles on a globe or map.

Here I Go, Unit 4, Lesson 9, pp. 217-220

TMA

013.43 Use simple terms such as bigger, smaller, near and far.

Standard Reference
District 01343

No.

Performance Objective

Resource Reference

Assessment Correlation

01

Using maps and globes, compare places in size and distance.

Here I Go, Unit 4, Lesson 7, pp. 209-212

TMA

013.44 Distinguish between landmasses and water on a globe or map.

Standard Reference
K.SS.2.1.2

No.

Performance Objective

Resource Reference

Assessment Correlation

01

Point to landmasses and water on a globe and map.

Here I Go, Unit 4, Lesson 10, pp. 221-224

TMA

013.45 Recognize that many kinds of plants and animals live on the earth.

Standard Reference
District 01345

No.

Performance Objective

Resource Reference

Assessment Correlation

01

Look at books and magazines of plants and animals.

Here I Go, Unit 4, Lesson 11, pp. 225-228

TMA