Kindergarten Social Studies Alabama standards Standards

Living and Working Together in Family and Community

Sequence events using schedules, calendars, and timelines.

Differentiating among broad categories of historical time

Apply vocabulary related to giving and following directions.

Identify symbols, customs, famous individuals, and celebrations representative of our state and nation.

Describe families and communities of the past, including jobs, education, transportation, communication, and recreation.

Identify rights and responsibilities of citizens within the family, classroom, school, and community.

Describe how rules provide order, security, and safety in the home, school, and community.

Constructing classroom rules and procedures

Determining consequences for not following classroom rules and procedures

Differentiate between needs and wants of family, school, and community.

Comparing wants among different families, schools, and communities

Differentiate between goods and services.

Compare cultural similarities and differences in individuals, families, and communities.

Describe roles of helpers and leaders, including school principal, school custodian, volunteers, police officers, and fire and rescue workers.

Recognize maps, globes, and satellite images.

Differentiate between land forms and bodies of water on maps and globes.

LIVING AND WORKING TOGETHER IN FAMILY AND COMMUNITY

With prompting and support, sequence events.

Demonstrate an understanding of directional words and phrases and locate objects and places when given directions.

Identify and recognize the symbols, customs, individuals, and celebrations for our state and nation.

Identify how everyday life has changed or remained the same over time.

Identify long ago, yesterday, today, tomorrow.

Describe how to take care of personal belongings and respect the property of others; how to follow rules and recognize consequences of breaking rules; how to take responsibility for assigned duties.

Engage in conversations about home, school, and community rules and procedures and why they are important.

Demonstrate an understanding of the terms “needs” and “wants” by sorting pictures and/or words using a variety of graphic organizers.

Demonstrate an understanding of the terms “goods” and “services” by sorting pictures and/or words using a variety of graphic organizers.

With prompting and support, discuss and recognize the fact that individuals, families, and communities have similarities and differences in culture including what they eat, choose to celebrate, and traditions they follow.

Identify the roles and importance of helpers and leaders (e.g., school principal, police officers, fire and rescue workers).

With prompting and support, recognize maps, globes, and satellite images.

With prompting and support, recognize the difference between landforms and bodies of water.

Describe rights and responsibilities of citizens and individuals within the home, school, and community.

Sequence events using schedules, calendars, and timelines.

Differentiate among broad categories of time, including long ago, yesterday, today, and tomorrow.

Identify a primary source.

Compare daily life in homes, schools, and communities of the past and present using primary sources.

Differentiate between rights and responsibilities of citizens and individuals.

Explain how rules meet needs and provide order, security, and safety in the home, school, and community.

Describe roles of community helpers and leaders.

Identify and explain symbols, customs, influential individuals, and celebrations associated with the home, school, community, state, and nation.

Describe the purpose of the national anthem (“The Star-Spangled Banner”) and Pledge of Allegiance.

Explain the process of earning, saving, and spending money.

Describe the concept of exchange and how money is used to purchase goods and services.

Differentiate between coin, paper, and digital currency in respect to value.

Differentiate between goods and services.

Differentiate between needs and wants.

Explain the purpose and use of maps.

Identify landforms and bodies of water on maps, globes, and satellite and digital images.

Give and follow directions, using terminology that indicates position and direction.

Civics

Economics

Geography

History