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Month Core Content Standard I Can Statements Priority Vocabulary Resources & Essential Questions Assessments 8/1/2012-5/25/2013 SS-EP-5.2.1 I can identify and explain the Essential Flag Students will identify American flag. Pledge significant patriotic Patriotic songs and historical songs, I can sing patriotic songs. symbols, monuments/landmark I can say the Pledge of s (e.g., The Star- Allegiance. Spangled Banner, the Underground Railroad, the Statue of Liberty) and patriotic holidays (e.g., Veteran’s Day, Martin Luther King’s birthday, Fourth of July) and explain their historical significance. DOK 2 (focus on flag, patriotic songs, pledge) 8/1/2012 SS-EP-1.1.1 Addressed Students will identify starting in 3rd the basic grade purposes of local government (to establish order, provide security and accomplish common goals); give examples of services local

Essential - 60-70% Instructional Time Important – 20-30% Instructional Time Condensed – 10-20% Instructional Time Page 1 Revised Oct. 12, 2012SOCIAL STUDIES CURRICULUM MAP GRADE K governments provide (e.g., police I can define “rule”. Essential Rules and fire protection roads and I can state the rules for snow home/school and explain removal, garbage the reasons for having them. pick-up,) (can be broken into two “I and identify how they CAN” statements) pay for these services taxes). I can compare rules at home and school. SS-EP-1.1.2 Students will identify and I can name the city and state Essential City (Bowling explain the purpose of where I live. Green) rules State (Kentucky) within organizations I can describe leadership Classroom Jobs (e.g., roles (classroom jobs) in my Leadership school, clubs, teams) class. and compare rules with I can explain why classroom laws. jobs are important. DOK 2 (Focus only on Rules- identify and explain)

SS-EP-1.2.1 Students will describe how their local government is structured (e.g., mayor, city council, judge- executive, fiscal

Essential - 60-70% Instructional Time Important – 20-30% Instructional Time Condensed – 10-20% Instructional Time Page 2 Revised Oct. 12, 2012SOCIAL STUDIES CURRICULUM MAP GRADE K court, local courts) and compare their local government to other community governments in Kentucky. (Name of city and state) (Identify classroom jobs and explain leadership role) 9/1/2012 SS-EP-2.3.1 I can describe interactions Essential Compromise Students will describe that occur between Cooperation various forms of individuals/groups. Conflict interactions Competition (compromise, cooperation, conflict, competition) that occur between individuals/ groups at home and at school. DOK 2 (focus on various forms of interactions within home and I can identify appropriate Essential school) ways to solve a conflict.

I can cooperatively work with my friends. SS-EP-2.3.2 Students will identify appropriate conflict

Essential - 60-70% Instructional Time Important – 20-30% Instructional Time Condensed – 10-20% Instructional Time Page 3 Revised Oct. 12, 2012SOCIAL STUDIES CURRICULUM MAP GRADE K resolution strategies (e.g., compromise, cooperation, communication). 10/1/2012 SS-EP-5.1.1 I can identify a primary Condensed Primary Source Students will use a source. variety of primary and secondary sources (e.g., artifacts, diaries, timelines) to interpret the past. (define “Primary Source” e.g. diaries) 11/1/2012 SS-EP-5.2.2 I can discuss the Shawnee Essential Native Americans Students will identify Native American culture. Shawnee and compare the early cultures of diverse groups of Native Americans (e.g., Northwest, Southwest, Plains, Eastern Woodlands) and explain why they settled in what is now the United States. DOK 2 (focus will be on Shawnee Native Americans-culture,

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11/1/2012 SS-EP-4.4.1 I can describe how people Essential Adaptation Students will describe adapt to meet their needs. ways people adapt to/modify the physical environment to meet their basic needs (food, shelter, clothing). (focus on how people Addressed in 1st meet needs to survive- grade adaptation) DOK 1 SS-EP-4.4.2 Students will describe how the physical environment can both promote and restrict human activities. 12/1/2012 SS-EP-2.1.1 I can define and explain Important culture Students will describe culture. diversity/differenc cultural elements (e.g., I can define and explain es beliefs, traditions, diversity. languages, skills, literature,the arts). DOK 1 (focus on definition of culture and diversity-

Essential - 60-70% Instructional Time Important – 20-30% Instructional Time Condensed – 10-20% Instructional Time Page 5 Revised Oct. 12, 2012SOCIAL STUDIES CURRICULUM MAP GRADE K relationship to children in classroom) I can identify cultural Condensed SS-EP-2.1.2 diversity within my Students will study a classroom/school. variety of diverse cultures locally and in the world today and explain the importance of appreciating and understanding other cultures. 1/1/2013- SS-EP-3.1.1 I can define a need and give Essential wants 3/31/2013 Students will define examples. needs basic economic terms related to scarcity I can define a want and give (e.g., opportunity cost, examples. wants and needs, limited productive resources-natural, human, capital) and explain that scarcity requires people to make economic choices and incur opportunity costs. DOK 2 (focus on needs and wants)

1/1/2013- SS-EP-3.3.1 I can define a need and give Important Needs 3/31/2013 Students will define examples. Wants

Essential - 60-70% Instructional Time Important – 20-30% Instructional Time Condensed – 10-20% Instructional Time Page 6 Revised Oct. 12, 2012SOCIAL STUDIES CURRICULUM MAP GRADE K basic economic terms I can define a want and give related to examples. markets (e.g., market economy, markets, (See Standard: SS-EP-3.1.1) wants and needs, goods and services, profit, consumer, producer, supply and demand, barter, money, trade, advertising). DOK 2 (focus on needs and wants) 1/1/2013- SS-EP-3.3.2 I can explain how to use Important Money 3/31/2013 Students will explain money. different ways that people acquire goods and services (by trading/bartering goods and services for other goods and services or by using money).(focus on money and relationship to needs and wants 1/1/2013- SS-EP-3.4.1 I can define a need and give Important Needs 3/31/2013 Students will define examples. Wants basic economic terms I can define a want and give

Essential - 60-70% Instructional Time Important – 20-30% Instructional Time Condensed – 10-20% Instructional Time Page 7 Revised Oct. 12, 2012SOCIAL STUDIES CURRICULUM MAP GRADE K related to examples. production, distribution and (See Standard: SS-EP-3.1.1 consumption (e.g., and SS-EP-3.3.1) goods and services, wants and needs, supply and dem specialization, entrepreneur) and describe various ways goods and services are distributed (e.g., by price, first-come-first-served, sharing equally). DOK 2 (focus on needs and wants) 1/1/2013- SS-EP-3.4.3 I can explain how people Important Dependence 3/31/2013 Students will define depend on each other within interdependence and our home and school. give examples of how people in our communities, states, nation and world depend on each other for goods and services.(focus on how people depend on others within home and school)

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4/1/2013 SS-EP-5.2.3 I can name types of Important Communication Students will describe communication in the Technology change community. (technology) Transportation over time in (transportation) (education) Education communication, Vocabulary words can be technology, changed in “I CAN” transportation and statement education in the community (Identify types of communication, technology, transportation and education) 4/1/2013 SS-EP-3.4.2 I can explain how people in Condensed Specialization Students will describe my home and school are how specialized. new knowledge, technology/tools, and specialization increases productivity in our community, state, nation and world. (focus on specialization within home/school) 4/1/2013 SS-EP-4.1.1 I can identify the differences Important map Students will use between a map and a globe. globe geographic tools (e.g., maps, globes, I can locate my city and mental maps, charts, state.

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SS-EP-4.1.3 Students will describe how different factors (e.g. rivers, mountains) influence where human activities are

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Students will describe places on Earth’s surface by their physical characteristics (e.g., climate, landforms, bodies of water). Addressed in 1st grade SS-EP-2.2.1 Students will identify social institutions (government, economy, education, religion, family) and explain how they help the community. Addressed in 1st grade SS-EP-3.2.1 Students will identify and give examples of economic institutions (banks) and explain how they help people deal with the problem of scarcity (e.g., loan money, save money) in

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