Wayne County Public Schools NC Essential Standards for Social Studies- 2010 Kindergarten – Social Studies Pacing Guide

1st 9 Weeks 2nd 9 Weeks 3rd 9 Weeks 4th 9 Weeks Civics and Government Geography Environmental Literacy Civics and Government Unit 1: Roles of a Citizen, Focus on Unit 3: Maps & Our Surroundings , Unit 4: Human & Environmental Interaction, Unit 6: Roles of a Citizen: Citizenship in Classroom, School, and Home Where on the Map? My Environment and Me Action, Focus on Neighborhood and Community K.C&G.1: Understand the roles of a K.G.1: Use geographic K.G.2: Understand the interaction between citizen. representations and terms to describe humans and the environment. K.C&G.1: Understand the roles of a K.C&G.1.1 surroundings. citizen. Exemplify positive relationships K.G.2.1 Explain how people adapt to through fair play and friendships. K.G.1.1 weather conditions. K.C&G.1.2 K.C&G.1.2 Use maps to locate places in the Explain why citizens obey rules in Explain why citizens obey rules in classroom, school and home. K.G.2.2 the classroom, school, home and the classroom, school, home and Explain ways people use environmental neighborhood. neighborhood. K.G.1.2 resources to meet basic needs and wants . Use globe and maps to locate land (shelter, food, clothing, etc.). and water features. History: Unit 2: Change Over Time, K.G.1.3 Culture Then & Now Identify physical features Unit 7: You and Me (mountains, hills, rivers, lakes, Economics & Financial Literacy K.H.1: Understand change over time. roads, etc.). Unit 5: Do I Really Need That? K.C.1: Understand how individuals are K.H.1.1 similar and different. Explain how people change over K.G.1.4 K.E.1: Understand basic economic concepts. time (self and others). Identify locations in the classroom K.C.1.1 using positional words (near/far., K.E.1.1 Explain similarities in self and others. K.H.1.2 left/right, above/beneath, etc.). Explain how families have needs and wants. Explain how seasons change over time. K.C.1.2 K.E.1.2 Explain the elements of culture (how K.H.1.3 Explain how jobs help people meet their needs people speak, how people dress, Explain the impact of how life events and wants. foods they eat, etc.). bring change.

Unit 1: Roles of a Citizen Unit 6: Roles of a Citizen Textbook Unit 1: Lessons 1 & 3, Textbook Unit 1: Lessons 2 – 4, Being a Good Citizen—Follow the Unit 4: Human & Environment Interaction Being a Good Citizen Rules & Take Responsibility Unit 3: Maps & Our Surroundings Textbook Unit 4: Lesson 4, City & Farm Textbook Unit 2: Lesson 1, Textbook Unit 2: Section on Map & Life Textbook Unit 2: Lessons 2 -4, The Flag That We Wave Globe Skills My Country Unit 5: Economics Unit 2: Change Over Time Textbook Unit 4: Lessons 1, 2, 3, Textbook Unit 3: Workers Unit 7: Culture: You and Me Textbook Unit 5: Time Goes By Where We Live Textbook Unit 6: Stories of the Past Textbook: Harcourt Social Studies, NC Edition: Our World, Now and Long Ago , Harcourt Inc., 2007 (Big Book) Revised: July 2015

Kindergarten – 2010 NC Essential Standards – Social Studies Social Studies program beginning in Kindergarten; therefore, Social Studies must be an essential part of the daily curriculum. As students are acquainted with diverse classmates, they develop NC Essential Standards awareness of the similarities among individuals in the classroom as well as within the school, The North Carolina Social Studies Essential Standards offer a sound, thoughtful, and community and world. Comparing family traditions enables students to accept and appreciate their defensible curricular framework that is designed to enable all students at all grade levels to acquire pluralistic society and acquire a sense of purpose regarding their role and the role of other citizens the essential knowledge, understanding, and skills needed to be informed, active citizens in the within the community and world. K-2 students develop geographic awareness of their surroundings 21st century. The five organizational strands of the social studies program: 1-history, 2-geography by using geographic representations to process information about locations using maps and globes. & environmental literacy, 3- economics and financial literacy, 4- civics and government, and 5- They learn that people not only use the environment, but also modify or adapt to it. In history, culture are addressed with increasing rigor and relevance at each grade level. Underlying these students begin to develop the ability to think like a historian as they acquire knowledge of history strands is the belief that all students should understand social studies and develop civic efficacy. to understand the past and present. Students begin to appreciate the influence history has on their According to George Drayton Strayer, early 20th century educator and author, “Education is only daily lives as they identify contributions of historical figures. They examine why certain events worth the difference it makes in the activities of the individual who has been educated.” With this and people are celebrated through national holidays. In economics, students develop and build upon in mind, each Local Education Agency (LEA) is encouraged to provide social studies classes and basic economic concepts by relating them to their own wants and needs. appropriate instruction at all grade levels to help students achieve the social studies knowledge, understanding, and skills that enable them to participate in our society. Social Studies Organizational Strands 1. History 2. Geography & Environmental Literacy 3. Economics and Financial Literacy A balanced and effective social studies program, K‐12, prepares students to be active, informed, 4. Civics and Government 5. Culture and responsible citizens. Students acquire and perfect knowledge, understanding, and skills of History K.H individual and group inquiry and examine a broad range of peoples and cultures. Students gain K.H.1: Understand change over time. Concept(s): Change, Region, Time from social studies the attitudes and values that enable them to be effective problem‐solvers, good Clarifying Objectives K.H.1.1 - Explain how people change over time (self and others). K.H.1.2 - Explain how seasons change over time. K.H.1.3 - Explain the impact of how life events bring change. decision makers, and wise planners. As a result of an effective social studies education, they are ‐ Geography and Environmental Literacy K.G K.G.1: Use geographic representations and terms to describe surroundings. prepared to deal with present, recurring, and unforeseen problems at the local, state, national, Concept(s): Physical Environment, Landforms, Location and global levels. Clarifying Objectives Content – The proposed social studies essential standards are designed to ensure that all K.G.1.1 - Use maps to locate places in the classroom, school and home. students at all grade levels acquire the essential knowledge and skills to be informed, active citizens K.G.1.2 - Use globe and maps to locate land and water features. in the 21st century. In kindergarten through grade twelve, there is attention to the development of K.G.1.3 - Identify physical features (mountains, hills, rivers, lakes, roads, etc.). social studies concepts and skills and how they build over time. Essential standards and clarifying K.G.1.4 - Identify locations in the classroom using positional words (near/far., objectives were developed to ensure that the content is developmentally matched to the age and left/right, above/beneath, etc.). K.G.2: Understand the interaction between humans and the environment. stage of the learner for better clarity and specificity. For each grade level, K 12, the content was ‐ Concept(s): Change, Human-Environment Interaction, Needs/Wants, Weather Clarifying Objectives reviewed for evidence of rigor and vertical alignment. K.G.2.1 - Explain how people adapt to weather conditions. Kindergarten through second grade students are introduced to an integrative approach of Social K.G.2.2 - Explain ways people use environmental resources to meet basic needs Studies by exploring aspects of self, others, families and communities across the world in and wants (shelter, food, clothing, etc.). developmentally responsive ways. In early years, children develop a foundation for the entire Economics and Financial Literacy K.E K.E.1: Understand basic economic concepts. Concept(s): Needs/Wants Clarifying Objectives K.E.1.1- Explain how families have needs and wants. K.E.1.2 - Explain how jobs help people meet their needs and wants. Civics and Government K.C & G K.C&G.1: Understand the roles of a citizen. Concept(s): Citizenship, Rules, Rights, Responsibility, Fairness, Conflict, Cooperation Clarifying Objectives K.C&G.1.1 - Exemplify positive relationships through fair play and friendships. K.C&G.1.2 - Explain why citizens obey rules in the classroom, school, home and neighborhood. Culture K.C K.C.1: Understand how individuals are similar and different. Concept(s): Similarities and Differences, Culture, Region Clarifying Objectives K.C.1.1 - Explain similarities in self and others. K.C.1.2 - Explain the elements of culture (how people speak, how people dress, foods they eat, etc.).