Kindergarten - Social Studies

Active Democratic Citizenship

Managing Information and Ideas

Critical and Creative Thinking

Communication

Citizenship

Identity, Culture, and Community

The Land: Places and People

Historical Connections

Global Interdependence

Power and Authority

Economics and Resources

Cooperate and collaborate with others. Examples: take turns, share space and classroom resources.

Consider others’ needs when working and playing together.

Interact fairly and respectfully with others.

Make decisions that reflect care, concern, and responsibility for the environment.

Gather information from oral, visual, material, or print sources.

Sort information using selected criteria.

Use appropriate terms or expressions to describe periods of time.

Use tools and technologies to accomplish given tasks.

Use comparison in investigations.

Identify consequences of their decisions and actions.

Listen actively to others.

Use language that is respectful of others.

Express reasons for their ideas and opinions.

Present information and ideas orally, visually, or concretely.

Relate events and stories in chronological order.

Describe their responsibilities at home and in school. 

Identify people who are responsible for helping and caring for them at home, at school, and in the community.

Recognize that their actions affect others.

Give examples of ways in which people cooperate in order to live together peacefully.

Recognize that they live in a country called Canada.

Identify Remembrance Day as a time to think about peace and war.

Be willing to contribute to their groups and communities.

Recognize that everyone has particular interests and abilities.

Identify groups that are important to them.

Identify different ways people communicate. Examples: art, dance, song, facial expression, body language, sign language.

Identify groups in which people live, work, and play together.

Recognize the importance of non-verbal communication in their Aboriginal culture.

Recognize that people have diverse celebrations.

Value their own and others' interests and abilities.

Value the special talents or strengths that are given to them.

Describe characteristics of the local physical environment. Include: natural and constructed elements.

Give examples of how the natural environment influences daily life. Examples: work, play, clothing.

Describe the location of their home in relation to familiar landmarks. Include: the name of their village, town, city, or First Nation community.

Identify familiar places and landmarks. Examples: parks, statues, buildings, natural landmarks.

Identify meeting places where they can associate with other francophones.

Recognize globes, maps, and models as representations of actual places.

Appreciate the beauty and importance of the natural environment.

Give examples of repeating patterns and events in their lives. Examples: class routines, celebrations, Canada Day, Earth Day.

Distinguish between yesterday, today, and tomorrow.

Recognize that they can learn from stories of the past.

Demonstrate interest in stories of the past.

Recognize that people all over the world have the same basic needs. Examples: food, clothing, shelter.

Recognize that they may have different ways of meeting their basic needs than people in other parts of the world.

Demonstrate interest in the larger world beyond their immediate environment.

Give examples of rules and identify their purposes. Examples: school rules, safety rules... 

Identify people who make decisions that influence their lives.

Recognize that disagreement or conflict may be part of living and working together.

Respect the rules of the classroom, playground, and school.

Give examples of basic needs. Examples: food, clothing, shelter... 

Respect their own and others’ property.

Give examples of different types of work in their families, schools, and communities.

Value the sharing of work and resources.