Kentucky Academic Standards Social Studies July 2019 TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................2 INTRODUCTION ...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................5 Background on the Kentucky Academic Standards for Social Studies: Educating for Civic Life in a Democracy .......................................................................................................... 5 Kentucky’s Vision for Students ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 6 Legal Basis ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 7 Standards Creation Process ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 9 Writers’ Vision Statement .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 10 Design Considerations ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 11 Standards Use and Development........................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 12 The Kentucky Academic Standards (KAS) are Standards, not Curriculum ............................................................................................................................................................................ 12 Translating the Standards into Curriculum ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 12 Organization of the Standards............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 13 Discipline Strand Key ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 14 Applying Disciplinary Concepts and Practices ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 16 Kindergarten through Grade 8 Annotated Standards Chart ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 22 High School Annotated Standards Chart ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 23 KENTUCKY ACADEMIC STANDARDS FOR SOCIAL STUDIES: KINDERGARTEN-GRADE 5 OVERVIEW ............................................................................. 25 Kindergarten: Myself and My Community........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 26 Specific Overview .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 26 Kindergarten: Myself and My Community Standards ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 29 Kindergarten: Disciplinary Clarifications and Instructional Support ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 31 Grade 1: Impact on Community and State........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 36 Specific Overview .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 36 Grade 1: Impact on Community and State Standards ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 39 Grade 1: Disciplinary Clarifications and Instructional Support ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 42 Grade 2: North American Interactions ................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 48 Specific Overview .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 48 Grade 2: North American Interactions Standards ................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 51 Grade 2: Disciplinary Clarifications and Instructional Support ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 54 2 Grade 3: Global Interactions............................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 60 Specific Overview .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 60 Grade 3: Global Interactions Standards ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 63 Grade 3: Disciplinary Clarifications and Instructional Support ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 66 Grade 4: Migration and Settlement .................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 73 Specific Overview .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 73 Grade 4: Migration and Settlement Standards ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 76 Grade 4: Disciplinary Clarifications and Instructional Support ............................................................................................................................................................................................