Diocese of Knoxville Social Studies Curriculum Standards: Pre-Kindergarten – Fourth Grade
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Diocese of Knoxville Social Studies Curriculum Standards: Pre-Kindergarten – Fourth Grade PRE-KINDERGARTEN (PK) I. Culture: Demonstrates awareness and appreciation of his/her own culture and other cultures. Code Standards & Literacy & Resources Catholic Identity Academic Assessment/Content Date Taught Objectives Math Activities Themes Vocabulary Notes Standards PK.SC.1 Develop an Catholic Identity: awareness of a Life and dignity of wide variety of the Human Person; career and work Solidarity environments. PK. SC. 2 Demonstrates an People should love awareness and each other. We appreciation of should solve his/her own problems without culture and other fighting. We should cultures. not kill anyone. We are all people with value and should care for each other. PK. SC.2a Talks about and/or Solidarity: We are shows items one human family. related to his/her We are brothers and family and cultural sisters even if we are traditions to different. We need to others. get along with each other. PK. SC.2b Questions why Solidarity means not and/or how people fighting, and helping are others. similar/different. Diocese of Knoxville Social Studies Standards, 2017 Page 1 PK.SC.2c Describes some of the holidays, dances, foods, costumes and special events, related to his/her own culture. PK.SC.2d Demonstrates an We should love our understanding of neighbors all over the similarities and world. differences between and among individual people and families. PRE-KINDERGARTEN (PK) 1. II. PK. Economics: Develops a basic understanding of economic concepts within a community. Code Standards & Literacy & Resources Catholic Identity Academic Assessment/Content Date Taught Objectives Math Activities Vocabular Notes Standards y PK.SE.1 Begin to Solidarity. Respect for Economics understand what the different types of services the services in our community community. workers provide. Option for the poor and vulnerable: Think about how people who are poor in our community live. People who have enough need to share with people who do not have enough. We should put the needs of people who are poor and vulnerable first. Diocese of Knoxville Social Studies Standards, 2017 Page 2 PK.SE.2 Begin to We love God by Economics understand the taking care of the gifts concept of we have been given – money; money Stewardship comes in different forms, i.e., coins and paper money. PK.SE.3 Demonstrate a Option for the poor Economics basic and vulnerable: Think understanding of about how people who economic are poor in our concepts -that community live. money is needed People who have in exchange for enough need to share some goods and with people who do services. not have enough. We should put the needs of people who are poor and vulnerable first. PK.SE.4 Recognize goods Students may Economics and services may participate in age- be purchased appropriate works of using different charity by the end of forms of payment PreK (e.g. coins, paper, money checks, electronic payments, credit cards) Diocese of Knoxville Social Studies Standards, 2017 Page 3 PK.SE.5 Demonstrates Solidarity: We are Career interest and one human family. development awareness about We are brothers and a wide variety of sisters even if we are careers and work different. We need to environments. get along with each other. Solidarity means not fighting, and helping others. We should love our neighbors all over the world. By the completion of Prekindergarten , the learner will: Show respect for individuals of different ethnic backgrounds. Hear stories of people who led good, holy lives. PK.SE.5a Asks questions about and shows an interest in the jobs of his/her family members and/or “community helpers”. PK.SE.5b Recognizes that people depend on “community helpers” to provide goods and services. Diocese of Knoxville Social Studies Standards, 2017 Page 4 PK.SE.5c Identifies the tools and equipment that correspond to various roles and jobs. PK.SE.5d Indicates an interest in a future career by making statements like, “I want to be a firefighter when I grow up”. PK.SE.5e Talks about a parent’s , a relative’s or a neighbor’s job. PRE-KINDERGARTEN Preschool 2. III. Geography 1. Develops a basic awareness of self as an individual, self within the context of family, and self within the context of community. Code Standards & Literacy & Resources Catholic Identity Academic Assessment and Date Taught Objectives Math Vocabulary Content Notes Standards PK.SG.1 The student will Care of God’s develop a basic creation: awareness of self We love God by as an individual, taking care of the self within the Earth. We must protect context of family, the planet and its and self with the people. We must live context of in harmony with all community. creation. Diocese of Knoxville Social Studies Standards, 2017 Page 5 PK.SG.1a Identifies Demonstrate respect him/herself by for individuals of using different ethnic characteristics backgrounds. such as gender, ethnicity, race, religion, language, and other. PK.SG.1b Describes how Love for God’s each person is creation: We must unique and respect the beautiful important. qualities of each person. God made each of us unique and special. PK.SG.1c Identifies family members, family characteristics and functions. PK.SG.1d Identifies as a member of a family PK.SG.1e States how families are similar and different PK.SG.1f Describes his/her own community and/or cultural group Diocese of Knoxville Social Studies Standards, 2017 Page 6 PK.SG.1g Describes how Know that we must people within a love others as God community are loves us. alike and different (e.g., eat different foods, wear different clothes, speak different languages). PK. SG.1h Recognizes some community workers and describes what they do. PK. SG.2 Demonstrates Know that we must awarenesss and love others as God appreciation of loves us. his/her own culture and other cultures. PK.SG.3 Demonstrates knowledge of the relationship between people, places, and regions. PK.SG.3a Identifies features of own home and familiar places. Diocese of Knoxville Social Studies Standards, 2017 Page 7 PK.SG.3b Names the street, neighborhood, city or and town where he/she lives. PK.SG.3c Uses words that indicate direction, position and relative distance. PK.SG.3d Uses words that indicate direction, position and relative distance. PK.SG.3e Describes topographical features of familiar places (hill, river, roads, mountains, lakes, etc) PK.SG.3f Creates representations of topographical features in art work, and/or while playing with blocks, sand, or other materials. PK.SG.3g Is aware of Know that everyone is his/her responsible for caring surroundings. for God’s creation. Diocese of Knoxville Social Studies Standards, 2017 Page 8 PRE-KINDERGARTEN (PK) IV. PK. Civics, Government, History Code Standards and Literacy & Resources Catholic Identity Academic Assessment/Content Date Taught Objectives Math Vocabulary Notes Standards & Historical Figures PK.SG.4. Develops an Catholic Identity: The learner should understanding of Rights and understand that we are to how people and Responsibilities. care for the needs of others things change People need food, by being kind and over time and clothes, a house, and considerate. how to relate past to be able to go to events to his/her school. We have a present and future right to these things. activities. Sometimes people in our community lack these things. We should help them PK.SG.4a Identifies SL.PK.4 changes over Describe time in familiar him/herself, people, places, his/her families, and things, and and in his/her events … wider community. PK.SG.4b Retells important Diocesan events in speaking sequential order standard SL.PK.2a, Recall information for short periods of time and retell …SL.PK.4 Describe familiar people, places, and things Diocese of Knoxville Social Studies Standards, 2017 Page 9 PK.SG.4c Demonstrates interest in current events that relate to family, culture, and community. PK.SG.4d Uses words and phrases that differentiat ebetween events that happen in the past, present and future, e.g., uses phrases like ”when I was a baby…” or” before I move to my new house.” PK.SG.5 Demonstrates an understanding of roles, rights, and responsibilities PK.SG.5a Recognizes that all children and adults have roles, rights, and responsibilities at home, school, in the classroom and in the community. PK.SG.5b Expresses that rules are for everyone PK.SG.5c Identifies rules that protect him/herself and others. PK.SG.5d Explains that rules affect children and adults Diocese of Knoxville Social Studies Standards, 2017 Page 10 PK.SG.5e Describes possible consequences when rules are not followed. PK.SG.6 Begins to learn Catholic Identity: Call the basic civic to Family, community, and democratic and participation principles. PK.SG.6a Participates in The way we make making group rules is important. We rules and/or rules need to remember our for daily routines whole community and transitions. when we make rules. PK.SG.6b Follows rules and Law and money rules may remind should be fair for others of the everyone. We need to rules. help people who are poor. PK.SG.6c Applies the skills Loving families are of good. communication, Jesus taught us how to cooperation, love and respect respect and others. empathy with others. PK.SG.6d Demonstrates The learner will know that preferences and Jesus taught us ow to treat choices by others with love and participating kindness. when the class votes to make simple decisions PK.SG.6e Practices Stewardship responsibility by completing simple chores in the classroom. Diocese of Knoxville Social Studies Standards, 2017 Page 11 KINDERGARTEN (K) Self and Others Each thematic unit helps students study themselves in the context of their immediate surroundings.