Elementary Curriculum for Kindergarten - Social Studies
“Myself, My Family, My School”
Knowledge
- Recognize clocks and calendars as time telling devices.
- Identify how they meet their own needs (physical, social, emotional).
- Be aware of important buildings in their immediate environment.
- Recognize teachers, principals, the fire department and the police department as examples of government and authority.
- Be aware of classroom, family and community rules.
- Describe likenesses and differences between people.
- Know the services in the school building (i.e. lunchroom, media center, office).
- Understand the use of maps and globes.
- Describe the differences between needs and wants.
Skills
- Recite the days of the week, months and year.
- State events of yesterday, today and tomorrow relating to self.
- Identify who was involved, what happened and where it happened in stories.
- Recall and tell about themselves.
- Begin to tell about changes in their environment (i.e. seasons, the 3R’s reduce-reuse-recycle).
- Describe the characteristics of their home and school.
- Make a statement about something happening in the classroom.
- Organize the experiences they have in life outside of school.
- Be an active listener and be willing to ask for help when appropriate.
- Formulate rules and goal setting for the class.
- Recognize land, water and other geographical features on maps or globes.
- Use words to indicate directionality, position and size.
Democratic Values
- Begin to recognize their ability to make choices, the consequences of their choices and the vocabulary related to it.
- Begin to recognize how people are similar and different.
- Identify classroom aspects that illustrate fairness and freedom.
- Explain how conflicts in class may be resolved in ways consistent with core democratic values.
- Understand and apply values of fairness and good sportsmanship.
- Be able to talk about different ways individuals influence each other.
- Identify school rules and consequences for breaking them.
- Introduce sharing with others in school, at home and the consequences of not sharing.
- Discuss their own viewpoint about classroom concerns.
Civic Participation
- Suggest ways that people can improve their environment.
- Participate in projects that will help in their local community.
- Contribute to the development of a supportive climate in groups.
- Help to determine classroom rules.
Resources
Classroom sets contain:
- Community Helpers Costume Set
- Community Action Figures
Books
- I’m Glad to Be Me
- I’m Thankful For Each Day
- My First Day of School
- That’s What a Friend Is
- My First Holiday Books (set of 10)
L’Anse Creuse Kindergarten Social Studies In-service Folder dated August 1998
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