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
| Unit 1 |
Daily Calendar |
Semester 1 |
| Unit 2 |
Citizenship |
Semester 1 |
| Unit 3 |
Families |
Semester 1 |
| Unit 4 |
Holidays |
Semester 1 |
Second Semester Timeline
| Unit 5 |
Communities |
Semester 2 |
| Unit 6 |
Our Country |
Semester 2 |
| Unit 7 |
Transportation |
Semester 2 |
| Unit 8 |
Geography |
Semester 2 |
Assessment
Correlation acronyms key
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Unit
1 |
Daily Calendar |
Semester 1 |
|
Instructional Objective
013.01 Identify calendar time by days, weeks
and months. |
Standard Reference
District 01301 |
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No. |
Performance Objective |
Resource Reference |
Assessment Correlation |
|
01 |
Sing days of the week. |
Kindergarten Curriculum Guide and Handbook:
Circle Time |
TMA |
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02 |
Point to the weeks on the calendar. |
Kindergarten Curriculum Guide and Handbook:
Circle Time |
TMA |
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03 |
Recite months of the year. |
Kindergarten Curriculum Guide and Handbook:
Circle Time |
TMA |
|
Instructional Objective
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 |
|
Instructional Objective
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 |
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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 |
|
Instructional Objective
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 |
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02 |
Tour school and playground and observe rules. |
Here I Go, Unit 1, Lesson 5, pp. 35-38 |
TMA |
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03 |
Play appropriate games and follow rules. |
Here I Go, Unit 1, Lesson 5, pp. 35-38 |
TMA |
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Instructional Objective
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 |
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Instructional Objective
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 |
TMA |
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Instructional Objective
013.07 Demonstrate the ability to make choices
and take responsibility for one’s own actions. |
Standard Reference
District 01307 |
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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 |
|
Instructional Objective
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 |
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Instructional Objective
013.09 Discuss how groups make decisions and
solve problems. |
Standard Reference
K.SS.4.1.2 |
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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 |
TMA |
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02 |
Explore problem solving through role-playing. |
Here I Go, Unit 1, Lesson 6, pp. 39-42 |
TMA |
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Instructional Objective
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 |
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Instructional Objective
013.11 Name family traditions that came to
America from other parts of the world. |
Standard Reference
K.SS.5.1.1 |
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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 |
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02 |
Tell first, middle and last name. |
Here I Go, Unit 6, Lesson 1, pp. 301-304 |
TMA |
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Instructional Objective
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 |
|
Instructional Objective
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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Instructional Objective
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 |
|
Instructional Objective
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 |
|
Instructional Objective
013.16 Explore why we celebrate Independence
Day, Veterans Day, Civil Rights Day and Presidents
Day. |
Standard Reference
District 01316 |
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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 |
|
Instructional Objective
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 |
TMA |
|
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 |
|
Instructional Objective
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 |
|
Instructional Objective
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 |
|
Instructional Objective
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 |
|
Instructional Objective
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 |
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Instructional Objective
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 |
|
Instructional Objective
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 |
|
Instructional Objective
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 |
|
Instructional Objective
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 |
|
Instructional Objective
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 |
|
Instructional Objective
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 |
|
Instructional Objective
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 |
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Instructional Objective
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 |
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02 |
Sing patriotic songs. |
Here I Go, Unit 5, Lesson 1, pp. 251-254 |
TMA |
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Instructional Objective
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 |
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Instructional Objective
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 |
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Instructional Objective
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 |
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Instructional Objective
013.33 Know that the people in the United
States vote for their leaders. |
Standard Reference
District 01333 |
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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 |
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Instructional Objective
013.34 Develop awareness of leadership roles
in the country. |
Standard Reference
District 01334 |
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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 |
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Instructional Objective
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 |
|
Instructional Objective
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 |
|
Instructional Objective
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 |
|
Instructional Objective
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 |
|
Instructional Objective
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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Instructional Objective
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 |
|
Instructional Objective
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 |
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Instructional Objective
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 |
|
Instructional Objective
013.43 Use simple terms such as bigger, smaller,
near and far. |
Standard Reference
District 01343 |
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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 |
|
Instructional Objective
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 |
|
Instructional Objective
013.45 Recognize that many kinds of plants
and animals live on the earth. |
Standard Reference
District 01345 |
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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 |
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