Academic Vocabulary Word List
Social Studies
(K – 6th)
Kindergarten Social Studies
Pre-emergent/Emergent / Basic/IntermediateFunctional / Content / Word Study / Functional / Content / Word Study
tell / people / retell / sequence / event
order / past / gather / history
cooperate / present / cooperation / current
locate / rules / president
show / vote / governor
make / explorer / consequences
hunt / community / sportsmanship
get / wants
needs
goods
services
map
globe
land
continents
oceans
world
holidays
Native Americans
Americans
trade (exchange)
leader
American Flag
Bald Eagle
Statue of Liberty
White House
United States of America
1st Grade Social Studies
Pre-emergent/Emergent / Basic/IntermediateFunctional / Content / Word Study / Functional / Content / Word Study
tell / people / gather / event
order / past / sequence / history
cooperate / present / construct / current
locate / rules / communicate / president / communication
show / vote / discuss / governor
make / community / describe / consequences
build / wants / achieve a goal / sportsmanship
helping / needs / participate / fair play
work / goods / responsible / symbol
choices / services / monument
buy / maps / Arizona
talk about / continent / recycle / recyclable
ocean / renew / renewable
world / compass rose
holiday / key/legend
Native American / Thanksgiving
Americans / Presidents
leader / colonies
American Flag / Constitution
Bald Eagle / Pilgrim
Statue of Liberty / settlement
White House / government
United States of America / Pledge of Allegiance
city / Egypt
state / pyramid
country / NileRiver
river / background
lake
mountain
island
equator
North Pole
South Pole
farming
timeline
life events
savings
2nd Grade Social Studies
Pre-emergent/Emergent / Basic/IntermediateFunctional / Content / Word Study / Functional / Content / Word Study
cooperate / people / gather / event
locate / past / construct / history / prehistory
show / present / communicate / current / communication
make / rules / discuss / president / sportsmanship
build / vote / describe / governor
helping / community / achieve a goal / consequences
choose / wants / choices / participate / natural
trade / needs / responsible / fair play
talk about / goods / change / symbol
together / services / product / monument / producers
choose / maps / ruled / Arizona
ocean / unhappy / compass rose
world / contribute / key/legend
holiday / protect / President
Native Americans / compare / physical
Americans / Constitution
leader / pioneer
American Flag / Veterans
United States of America / Memorial
United States / government
city / colonies
state / colonists
country / revolutionary
continent / Pledge of Allegiance
river / National Anthem
lake / Capitol
mountain range / liberty
coast / features
sea / information
desert / culture
earth / document
equator / Asia
North Pole / China
South Pole / Japan
life / India
timeline / grid
North America / human
move / hemisphere
land / exchange
north / barter
south / protect
east / law
west / land use
title (on map) / immigrate
goal (end product) / problem
change / westward
photo / transport / transportation
places / settlement
trade / northern
battle / southern
savings
events
3rd Grade Social Studies
Pre-emergent/Emergent / Basic/IntermediateFunctional / Content / Word Study / Functional / Content / Word Study
tell / symbol / monument / describe / custom / democracy
show / American / direction / recognize / tradition / non-renewable
cooperate / United States / retell / amend / local / aqueduct
help / city / railroad / identify / county / mythology
earn / rule / transportation / discuss / tribal / government
use / vote / recognize / state / trustworthy
right / explore / national / economic
responsibility / recycle / law / immigrant
honesty / consequence / civilization
brave / service / equator
trust / courage / hemisphere
map / respect / civilization
key / political map / communication
money / Physical map / renewable
goods / legend
saving / compass rose
timeline / benefit
art / opportunity
ocean / primary
continent / secondary
river / architecture
lake / barter
mountain / Ancient
coast / capital
sea / current
desert / military
gulf / pole
bay / compass
strait / explorer
plain / Native American
valley / Northwest
peninsula / scarcity
globe / slavery
community / Civil War
goal / event
choice / national
want / holiday
need / land use
freedom / Natural
trade / resource
source
4th Grade Social Studies
Pre-emergent/Emergent / Basic/IntermediateFunctional / Content / Word Study / Functional / Content / Word Study
tell / symbol / monument / describe / custom / democracy
show / American / direction / recognize / tradition / archaeological
cooperate / United States / retell / amend / local / research
help / city / railroad / identify / county / historical
earn / rule / transportation / discuss / tribal / government
use / vote / recognize / state / trustworthy
find / right / explore / national / economic
responsibility / recycle / law / immigrant
honesty / locate / consequence / civilization
brave / compare / service / equator
trust / describe / courage / hemisphere
map / mine / respect / civilization
key / political map / communication
money / Physical map / renewable
goods / legend / non-renewable
saving / compass rose / constitution
timeline / benefit / prehistoric
plateau / opportunity / agriculture
ocean / primary / geography
continent / secondary / colonization
river / architecture / characteristic
lake / scale / newcomer
mountain / territory / migration
coast / harbor / settlement
sea / isthmus / statehood
desert / peninsula / perseverance
gulf / pole / entrepreneur
bay / compass
volcano / explorer
plain / Native American
valley / resource
dune / scarcity
globe / slavery
dam / mining
goal / current
choice / national
want / holiday
need / land use
free / freedom / Natural
trade / barter
canyon / capital
country / independence
castle / declaration
knight / strait
tribe / mesa
farm / oasis
ranch / diverse
tax / interest (money)
loan / source
war / population
crusade
Europe
explorers
trappers
conflict
event
5th Grade Social Studies
Pre-emergent/Emergent / Basic/IntermediateFunctional / Content / Word Study / Functional / Content / Word Study
Compete / Primary / waterway / Interpret / reform
Contribute / Secondary / location / compact
Create / Graph / creation / Democracy / democratic
Describe / map / competition / Confederation
develop / Government / timeline / Rights
Explain / America / American / Constitution
function / Table / Articles
Identify / Chart / Declaration
locate / role / republic
Produce / History / historical / colonies
World / contribution / Latitude
Continent / settlement / Longitude / Triangular
Mountain range / Politics / political
City / Federalist / Anti-Federalist
Geography / geographic / ratify / ratification
Physical / Independent / Independence
human / income
United States / Economy / Economics
Colony / Colonial / market
region / colonization / trade
Native American / monarchy
Tribe / Government
North America / Bill
Europe / European / Law
explore / exploration / involve
New World / Revolutionary
state / Checking / Rebel / rebellion
atlas / taxation / Expansion
trade / Credit
religion / argument / impact
culture
Goods
society / responsibility
community / fairness
Character / involvement
Citizen
boundary
Migrate / migration
environment / Credit
source
struggle
power
system
crops
Loans
Savings
check
Taxes
Product
effect
settle
disease
business
Risk
services
Earn
Cause
Argue
individual
Respect
Responsible
Fair
Involve
Cash
Money
Debit
6th Grade Social Studies
Pre-emergent/Emergent / Basic/IntermediateFunctional / Content / Word Study / Functional / Content / Word Study
Construct / Chart / lifestyle / evaluate / Scarcity
interpret / Graph / Barter
formulate / History / Historical / trade
Identify / data / Domestic / domestication
display / Table / Civilization
Adapt / chart / Mayan
alter / timeline / Incan
Locate / Primary / Aztec
Process / Secondary / agriculture
Religion / relationship / Paleolithic
Geography / geographic / Neolithic
globes / Catholic
Waterway / ancient
Mountain range / Renaissance
city / Monarchy / democracy
Country / Rome / Romans
United States / Jerusalem
Region / Sacred
World / Jews / Judaism
map / location / promote
money / Christian / Christianity
economy / economic / Opportunity / Hunduism
Society / Decision / Buddhism
America / landform / standard / Hunduism
source / cultural / National / nationalism
citizen / Feudal / Feudalism
Oil / impact
Coal / architecture
Diamonds / Egypt
copper / India
govern / government / Mesopotamia
Event / China
Past / Domesticate / domestication
Present / Division of labor
Future / Tigris
Hunt / Euphrates
Gather / Nile
farm / farming / Huang He
Animal / lender / Indus
culture / petition
Politics / Political / Muslim
social / Middle East
century / eastern / ancestor
church / western / Theocracy
Educate / education / Dictatorship
consequence / traditional / Republic
mine / mining / Africa
East / renewal / anarchy
West / Rebirth / Mummy / Mummification
science / Hieroglyphs
environment / Papyrus
Physical / Silk
human / Gun powder
Cause / Fireworks
Effect / Compass
Relation / South America
Tradition / Central America
belief / Astronomy
Renew / Empire
Birth / Crusades
Arts / Inquisition
Free / freedom / Islam
current / Medieval
law / Kingdom
Climate / Reform / Reformation
Land / Enlighten / Enlightenment
cost / separate / Separation
factor
symbol
Benefit
Credit
Interest
Trade
Vote
public
Borrow
Lend
structure
transition
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ELD Program Resource-Mesa Public Schools5-19-08