Kindergarten Curriculum
History - Social Science
LEARNING AND WORKING NOW AND LONG AGO

 

In Kindergarten through grade three, the school, neighborhood and region provide the field for learning related to geography, economics, and local history. Children learn about historical figures and times past. They develop an understanding that school is a place to learn, to work, to interact respectfully, follow rules and respect the rights of others. Some examples of specific concepts which students are to master are listed below:


Learning About Times Past

  • compare and contrast ways people lived in earlier days and how their lives would be different today
  • identify symbols and figures of importance to our National and State Heritage (Flag, the Statue of Liberty, the Bald Eagle, Christopher Columbus, Martin Luther King, George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Pioneers, and Indians)

Learning and Working Together

  • identify specific jobs performed in school and in the community
  • understand that history relates to events, people and places of other times
  • demonstrate the ability to work and interact with others

Geographical Literacy: Learning About Places and People

  • compare and contrast locations of people, places and environments
  • distinguish between land and water on maps and globes

 

 

 

By the end of Kindergarten, students understand the consistency of small numbers, quantities and simple shapes in their everyday environment. They count, compare, describe, sort objects, and develop a sense about properties and patterns. The following are some examples of skills and concepts developed in the areas of:


Number Sense

  • match numerals to sets of numbers
  • count with one-to-one correspondence (touch objects while counting) to 30
  • comprehend relationships between numbers to 30
  • understand simple addition and subtraction to 10 with manipulatives

Algebra, Functions and Patterns

  • sort and classify objects by attribute

Measurement and Geometry

  • compare length, weight, and capacity
  • demonstrate an understanding of concepts of time and tools that measure time
  • identify and compare by attributes-circle, triangle, square, rectangle, cone, sphere, and cube

Statistics, Data Analysis and Probability

  • identify, extend , and describe simple patterns with shape, size or color
  • collect information
  • record results using objects, pictures, and picture graphs

Mathematical Reasoning

  • use tools, strategies, manipulatives or sketches to model problems
  • solve problems in reasonable ways and explain reasoning
  • make decisions about how to solve a problem