Grade K

Kindergarten

Inquiry

Civics

History

Ethnic, Cultural, and Identity Studies

Economics/Personal Financial Literacy

Geography

Construct Compelling and Supporting Questions

Communicate and Critique Conclusions

Take Informed Action

Demonstrate an understanding of Processes, Rules, and Laws

Demonstrate an understanding of Roles and Responsibilities of a Civic Life

Civic Dispositions and Democratic Principles

Historical Change, Continuity, Context, and Reconciliation

Power Dynamics, Leadership, and Agency

Diversity and Identity

Incentives and Choices

Money and Markets

Personal Financial Literacy

Geographic Representations and Reasoning

Location, Place, and Region

Movement, Population, and Systems

With prompting and support, recognize a compelling (big idea) question.

With prompting and support, identify the relationship between compelling (big idea) and supporting questions.

With prompting and support, construct responses to compelling questions using examples.

Take group or individual action to help address local, regional, or global problems or issues.

Participate in deliberative and democratic procedures to make decisions about and act on civic

Communicate the purpose of rules.

Explain how the rules help us work together.

Identify the consequences of following and not following rules.

Identify authority figures and describe their roles.

Identify the local, state, and national symbols (e.g., flag, bird, song).

Compare traditions found in communities over time.

Demonstrate an awareness of community leaders (teacher, principal, mayor, tribal leaders).

Sequence important events in their life.

Identify how individuals are similar and different.

Communicate a positive view of themselves and identify some of their group identities.

Describe ways they are similar and different from people who share their identities and people who do not.

Explore their personal history, culture, and past.

With support, learn about current contributions of people in their main identity groups.

Distinguish between a need (basic needs like food, clothing, and shelter) and a want.

Identify examples of goods and services.

Explain what scarcity is and how scarcity affects the accessibility of goods and services.

Recognize personal finance choices people make.

With prompting and support, create maps of familiar areas, such as the classroom, school, and community that include labels.

Recognize and identify signs and symbols around their town and community including the locations of places, people, and objects.

Identify the differences and similarities between a globe and a map. Explain the purpose of a globe and map.

Explain why and how people move from place to place within a community.