Standards
History: Students will understand the chronological organization of history and the importance of holidays.
Generate resourceGovernment and Civics: Students will learn the foundations of good citizenship, including civic responsibilities and patriotism through the rules by which they live, the authority figures within their community and the United States, and state and national symbols.
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Generate resourceEconomics: Students will identify basic wants and needs, the ways families produce, consume, and exchange goods and services in their communities, and the work people do in order to spend or save money.
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Generate resourceDescribe familiar people, places, things, and events within a student’s home, school, and community.
Generate resourceDescribe familiar people, places, things, and events within a student’s home, school, and community.
Generate resourceCompare and contrast family traditions and customs, including: food, clothing, homes, and games.
Generate resourceCompare and contrast family traditions and customs, including food, clothing, homes, and games.
Generate resourceIdentify and explain how basic human needs of food, clothing, shelter, and transportation are met
Generate resourceIdentify and explain how basic human needs of food, clothing, shelter, and transportation are met.
Generate resourceRecognize and describe different types of jobs, including work done in the home, school, and community.
Generate resourceRecognize and describe different types of jobs, including work done in the home, school, and community.
Generate resourceUse personal directions such as: up, down, near, far, left, right, in front of, and behind.
Generate resourceUse the language of location (e.g., up, down, near, far, left, right, in front of, and behind) to describe a students’ location, items on a map, and items in the classroom.
Generate resourceGive examples of the following concepts: authority, fairness, responsibility, and rules.
Generate resourceIdentify the following state and national symbols: American flag, Tennessee flag, and the words of the Pledge of Allegiance.
Generate resourceIdentify the following state and national symbols: American flag, Tennessee flag, and the words of the Pledge of Allegiance.
Generate resourceRecognize the name, image, and role of the current President of the United States.
Generate resourceDescribe roles of authority figures in the home, school, and community, including caregivers, teachers, school principal, police officers, and fire/rescue workers.
Generate resourceExplain how rules and laws provide guidance for authority, fairness, and responsibility (e.g. safety and cooperation).
Generate resourceDescribe roles of authority figures in the home, school, and community, including: caregivers, teachers, school principal, police officers, and fire/rescue workers.
Generate resourceUse correct words and phrases related to chronology and time, including: Now, Morning, Today, Week, Long ago, Last, Afternoon, Tomorrow, Month, Before, Next, Night, Yesterday, Year, After
Generate resourceLocate and describe events on a calendar, including birthdays, holidays, cultural events, and school events.
Generate resourceIdentify and discuss the following holidays, and analyze why we celebrate them: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Presidents’ Day, Independence Day, Thanksgiving, Veterans Day
Generate resourceGather information from a variety of sources, including: Printed materials (e.g., literary texts, newspapers, political cartoons, autobiographies, speeches, letters, personal journals), Graphic representations (e.g., maps, timelines, charts, artwork), Artifacts, Media and technology sources
Generate resourcePrinted materials (e.g., literary texts, newspapers, political cartoons, autobiographies, speeches, letters, personal journals)
Generate resourceCritically examine a primary or secondary source in order to: Summarize significant ideas and relevant information, Distinguish between fact and opinion, Draw conclusions, Recognize author’s purpose and point of view
Generate resourceOrganize data from a variety of sources in order to:, Compare and contrast multiple sources, Recognize differences between multiple accounts, Frame appropriate questions for further investigation
Generate resourceCommunicate ideas supported by evidence to: Demonstrate an understanding of ideas, Compare and contrast viewpoints, Predict outcomes, Illustrate cause and effect
Generate resourceDevelop historical awareness by: Sequencing past, present, and future in chronological order, Understanding that things change over time
Generate resourceDevelop geographic awareness by:Â Identifying geographic symbols on maps and globes, Understanding relationships between people, places, and resources
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