Kindergarten Social Studies Missouri standards Standards

Knowledge of the use of tools of social science inquiry.

Knowledge of relationships of the individual and groups to institutions and cultural traditions.

Knowledge of major elements of geographical study and analysis and their relationship to changes in society and the environment.

Knowledge of economic concepts and principles.

Knowledge of continuity and change in the history of Missouri and the United States.

Knowledge of principles and processes of governance systems.

Knowledge of the principles expressed in documents shaping constitutional democracy in the United States.

Knowledge of basic economic concepts

Reading and constructing maps

Understanding the concept of location to make predictions and solve problems

Processes of governmental systems in decision making

Functions of governmental systems

Historical Perspective/Thinking/Passage of time

Knowledge of the contributions of significant persons in U.S. history

Describe examples of scarcity within your family and school.

Describe examples of opportunity cost within your family and school.

Describe examples of needs and wants within your family and school.

Identify maps and globes as representations of real places.

With assistance, read, construct, and use maps of familiar places such as the classroom, the home, the bedroom etc.

Match legend symbols to map features.

Apply positional words to locations within the classroom.

Describe why groups need to make decisions and how those decisions are made in families and classrooms.

Describe roles and responsibilities of people in authority in families and in groups.

Create a personal history.

Compare your family in the past and present.

Describe the contributions of people typically studied in K-5 programs associated with national holidays.

Identify reasons for making rules within the school.

Discuss the concept of individual rights.

Describe the character traits of role models within your family or school.

Identify the flag as a symbol of our nation.

Recite the Pledge of Allegiance.

Describe cultural characteristics of your family and class members including language, celebrations, customs, holidays, artistic expression, food, dress, and traditions.

Explain how to resolve disputes peacefully in the classroom and on the playground.

Share stories related to your family cultural traditions and family lore.

Describe how you and your family remember and commemorate your cultural heritage.

Label and analyze different social studies' sources with guidance and support from an adult.

Use artifacts to share information on social studies' topics.

Use visual tools to communicate information.

Share findings about a topic.

Ask questions and find answers about a topic, with assistance.

Purposes and principles of the Constitution

Purposes and principles of the Bill of Rights

Character Traits and Civic Attitudes of Significant Individuals

Knowledge of the symbols of our state and nation

Cultural characteristics of all people

Methods of resolving conflicts

Ideas and beliefs of different cultures

Cultural heritage and preservation

Identify, select, analyze and evaluate resources to create a product of social science inquiry

Use visual tools to communicate information and ideas

Conducting and presenting research with appropriate resources

Developing a research plan and identifying resources

Developing a research plan and identifying resources

Conducting and Presenting Research with Appropriate Resources

Use visual tools to communicate information and ideas

Identify, select, analyze and evaluate resources to create a product of social science inquiry

Label and analyze different social studies sources with guidance and support from an adult.

Use artifacts (building structures and materials, works of art representative of cultures, fossils, pottery, tools, clothing, and musical instruments) to share information on social studies topics.

Use visual tools to communicate information.

Share findings about a topic.

Ask questions and find answers about a topic, with assistance.