Grade K Social Studies

GRADE K SOCIAL STUDIES

INSTRUCTIONAL PACING GUIDE

45 Minutes of Instruction Integrated Throughout Daily Schedule

Standards Support Document (SCDE)
Internet Resources (SCDE)
First Nine Weeks
STANDARD K-2
The student will demonstrate an understanding of the purpose of rules and the role of authority figures in a child’s life.
Social Studies Literacy Skills for the Twenty-First Century

Interpret information from a variety of social studies resources.*
Identify his or her place in the family, school, and community.
Practice responsible citizenship within his or her school, community, and state.

* Social studies resources include the following: texts, calendars, timelines, maps, mental maps, charts, tables, graphs, flow charts, diagrams, photographs, illustrations, paintings, cartoons, architectural drawings,documents, letters, censuses, artifacts, models, geographic models, aerial photographs, satellite-producedimages, and geographic information systems.
Enduring Understanding
Rules and authority figures provide order, security, and safety in the home, school, and largercommunity. To participate effectively in civic life by acting responsibly with the interest of thelarger community in mind, the student will utilize the knowledge and skills set forth in thefollowing indicators:
DATES
TAUGHT / INDICATOR / SUGGESTED PACING / DISTRICT SUPPORTED RESOURCES
K-2.1 Explain the purpose of rules and laws and the consequences of breaking them. / 5 days / Suggested Read Alouds
No, David! by Shannon
Goldilocks and the Three Bears by Barton
Classroom Scott Foresman Social Studies Texts
Why We Have Rules
Rules
Classroom Treasures Big Book Of Explorations Vol. I
Rules Are Important
Friends Follow Rules / Reading A to Z
Signs Are Everywhere (level G)
K-2.2 Summarize the roles of authority figures in a child’s life, including those of parents and teachers. / 5 days / Suggested Read Alouds
We Share Everything by Munsch
David Goes to School by Shannon
David Gets in Trouble by Shannon
Classroom Scott Foresman Social Studies Texts
Rules Make Life Work / United Streamlining
“Community Rules and Laws” (15:00)
K-2.3 Identify authority figures in the school and the community who enforce rules and laws that keep people safe, including crossing guards, bus drivers, firefighters, and police officers. / 14 days / Suggested Read Alouds
Taking You Places – Bus Drivers by Owen
I Want to be a Police Officer by Liebman
Firefighters A to Z by Demarest
A Day in the Life of a Police Officer by Adamson / Reading A to Z
Community Helpers (level D)
Police Officers (level D)
BookFlix
Dot the Fire Dog
A Very Busy Firehouse
Officer Buckle and Gloria
Police Officers on the Go!
United Streamlining
“When I Grow Up: I Want to be a Police Officer” (12:44)
“When I Grow Up: I Want to be a Fire Fighter” (13:27)
K-2.2 Summarize the roles of authority figures in a child’s life, including those of parents and teachers. / 5 days / Suggested Read Alouds
We Share Everything by Munsch
David Goes to School by Shannon
David Gets in Trouble by Shannon
Classroom Scott Foresman Social Studies Texts
Rules Make Life Work / United Streamlining
“Community Rules and Laws” (15:00)
K-2.4 Explain how following rules and obeying authority figures reflect qualities of good citizenship, including honesty, responsibility, respect, fairness, and patriotism. / 14 days / Suggested Read Alouds
Honesty: Arthur and the True Francine by Brown
A Day’s Work by Bunting
Annie and the Stolen Markers by Carlson
Honest Ashley by Kroll
Responsibility: Hunter’s Best Friend at School by Elliott
Not Me! by Killan
Responsibility by Glassman
Respect: Being Respectful by Small
Let’s Be Friends by Hallinan
Fairness: Frog in the Middle by Gretz
The Rat and the Tiger by Kasza
It’s Not Fair by Rosenthal
Patriotism: The Impossible Patriotism Project by Skeers
America Is by Borden
Citizenship by Glassman / Reading A to Z
Respect:
Penny the Rude Penguin (level G)
Fairness:
Taking Turns (level C)
BookFlix
We Are Citizens
Respect:
Amazing Grace
Chrysanthemum
Responsibility:
We Help Out At School
Ongoing Administration of Teacher Made Assessment
Second Nine Weeks
STANDARD K-4
The student will demonstrate an understanding of the way families live andwork together today as well as in the past.
Social Studies Literacy Skills for the Twenty-First Century

Distinguish between past, present, and future time.
Interpret information from a variety of social studies resources.*
Distinguish between wants and needs and between consumers and producers.

* Social studies resources include the following: texts, calendars, timelines, maps, mental maps, charts, tables, graphs, flow charts, diagrams, photographs, illustrations, paintings, cartoons, architectural drawings,documents, letters, censuses, artifacts, models, geographic models, aerial photographs, satellite-produced images, and geographic information systems.
Enduring Understanding
We can better understand ourselves and others by examining American families in the present and in the past. To make connections between the past and the present, the student will utilize theknowledge and skills set forth in the following indicators:
DATES
TAUGHT / INDICATOR / SUGGESTED PACING / DISTRICT SUPPORTED RESOURCES
K-4.2 Explain how changes in modes of transportation and communication have affected the way families live and work together. / 5 days / Suggested Read Alouds
A Letter to Amy by Keats / Reading A to Z
What is in the Box? (level E)
United Streamlining
“Away We Go: All About Transportation” (22:30)
K-3.3 Describe the actions of important figures that reflect the values of American democracy, including George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Susan B. Anthony, Rosa Parks, and Martin Luther King Jr.
*Focus on current Presidential Election / 7 days / Suggested Read Alouds
Grace for President by DiPucchio
Classroom Treasures Big Book Of Explorations Vol. II
Amazing People / BookFlix
Duck for President
Election Day
Madam President
What Does the President Do?
Otto Runs for President
Let’s Vote on It!
United Streamlining
“Maya and Miguel: Career Day” (23:02)
K-3.2 Identify the reasons for our celebrating national holidays, including Veterans Day, Thanksgiving, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, President’s Day, Memorial Day, and Independence Day. / 2 days / Suggested Read Alouds
Alpha, Bravo, Charlie by Demarest
Veterans Day by Ansary
Veterans Day by Landau
Classroom Scholastic Books
Veterans Day / United Streamlining
“Holiday Facts and Fun: Veteran’s Day” (12:06)
K-3.2 Identify the reasons for our celebrating national holidays, including Veterans Day, Thanksgiving, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, President’s Day, Memorial Day, and Independence Day.
K-4.1 Compare the daily lives of children and their families in the past and in the present. / 7 days / Suggested Read Alouds
Sarah Morton’s Day by Waters
Samuel Eaton’s Day by Waters
Feast for Ten by Falwall
Families Are Different by Pellegrini
Thanksgiving Day by Rockwell
Thanksgiving Day by Gibbons
One Little, Two Little, Three Little Pilgrims by Hennessy
My First Thanksgiving by DePaola
The First Thanksgiving Day by Melmed
Classroom Scholastic Books
School Long Ago by Novek
Classroom Treasures Big Book Of Explorations Vol. I
Time For Kids-Farming Then & Now / Reading A to Z
Long Ago and Today (level G)
Carlos’s First Thanksgiving (level H)
Maria’s Thanksgiving (level H)
Book Flix
Giving Thanks
Thanksgiving
United Streamlining
“What is a Family?” (14:32)
K-4.3 Recognize the ways that community businesses have provided goods and services for families in the past and do so in the present. / 5 days / Suggested Read Alouds
When I Grow Up by Yankovic
Amazing Grace by Hoffman
Caps For Sale by Slobodkina
Do You Know Where Your Food Comes From? by Morris
Feast For 10 by Falwell
I Want to be a Teacher by Liebman
I Want to be a Truck Driver by Liebman
I Want to be a Vet by Liebman
I Want to be a Nurseby Liebman
Classroom Scott Foresman Social Studies Texts
Jobs, Jobs, Jobs
Who Does This Job?
Classroom Treasures Big Book Of Explorations Vol. I
Let’s Go To The Vet
Classroom Treasures Big Book Of Explorations Vol. II
Time For Kids-Is This The Job for You? / Reading A to Z
City Places (level E)
To the Store (level D)
Hooray For the Farmer’s Market (level E)
Caretakers (level D)
Dr. Jen (level E)
United Streamlining
“Service Workers: And the Services They Provide” (17:00)
K-4.2 Explain how changes in modes of transportation and communication have affected the way families live and work together. / 5 days / Suggested Read Alouds
On the Go by Morris
Travel in Early Days by Kalmen
Away We Go by Dotlich
Red Fox and His Canoe by Benchley
Things That Go by Rockwell
All Aboard: A Traveling Alphabet by Demarest
Bikes, Cars, Trucks, and Trains by Jeunesse
Classroom Treasures Big Book Of Explorations Vol. I
Time For Kids-How Do You Go to School? / Reading A to Z
Getting Around the City (level D)
Going Places (level A)
How Many Wheels (level C)
Taking the Bus (level B)
BookFlix
I’m Dirty
Backhoes
United Streamlining
“Reading Rainbow: Hail to Mail” (25:10)
K-4.4 Recognize that families of the past have made choices to fulfill their wants and needs and that families do so in the present. / 10 days / Suggested Read Alouds
The Farmer’s Market by Johnson
Charlie Needs a Cloak by DePaola
A Chair For My Mother by Williams
Classroom Treasures Big Book Of Explorations Vol. I
Time For Kids-Family Fun
Time For Kids-Farming Then & Now / Reading A to Z
Needs and Wants (level F)
Ongoing Administration of Teacher Made Assessment
Third Nine Weeks
STANDARD K-3
The student will demonstrate an understanding of the values that American democracy represents and upholds.
Social Studies Literacy Skills for the Twenty-First Century

Distinguish between past, present, and future time.
Measure and calculate calendar time.
Interpret information from a variety of social studies resources.*

* Social studies resources include the following: texts, calendars, timelines, maps, mental maps, charts, tables, graphs, flow charts, diagrams, photographs, illustrations, paintings, cartoons, architectural drawings, documents, letters, censuses, artifacts, models, geographic models, aerial photographs, satellite-produced images, and geographic information systems.
Enduring Understanding
The core values of American democracy are reflected in the traditions and history of our country. To make connections among those traditions, history, and values, the student will utilize the knowledge and skills set forth in the following indicators:
DATES
TAUGHT / INDICATOR / SUGGESTED PACING / DISTRICT SUPPORTED RESOURCES
K-3.2 Identify the reasons for our celebrating national holidays, including Veterans Day, Thanksgiving, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, President’s Day, Memorial Day, and Independence Day.
K-3.3 Describe the actions of important figures that reflect the values of American democracy, including George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Susan B. Anthony, Rosa
Parks, and Martin Luther King Jr. / 9 days / Suggested Read Alouds
Martin’s Big Words by Rappaport
Happy Birthday Martin Luther King by Marzollo
Martin Luther King Day by Foran
Martin Luther King Day by Lowery
Classroom Treasures Big Book Of Explorations Vol. II
Amazing People / BookFlix
Martin Luther King, Jr.
United Streamlining
“Holiday Facts and Fun: Martin Luther King Day” (11:10)
K-3.1 Recognize the significance of symbols of the United States that represent its democratic values, including the American flag, the bald eagle, the Statue of Liberty, the Pledge of Allegiance, and “The Star-Spangled Banner.” / 15 days / Suggested Read Alouds
The American Flag by Sorenson
The American Flag by yanuck
I Pledge Allegiance by Raschka
The Pledge of Allegiance by Nobleman
The Bald Eagle by Yanuck
By the Dawn’s Early Light by Kroll
Liberty – Drummond
The Statue of Liberty by Sorensen
The American Eagle by Sorensen / United Streamlining
“This is Our Country” (24:00)
K-3.2 Identify the reasons for our celebrating national holidays, including Veterans Day, Thanksgiving, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, President’s Day, Memorial Day, and Independence Day.
K-3.3 Describe the actions of important figures that reflect the values of American democracy, including George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Susan B. Anthony, Rosa
Parks, and Martin Luther King Jr. / 9 days / Suggested Read Alouds
President’s Day by Rockwell
President’s Day by Hamilton
President’s Day by MacMillan
George Washington by Burns
A Picture Book of George Washington by Adler
George Washington’s Cows by Small
Abraham Lincoln by Cohn
A Picture Book of Abraham Lincoln by Adler
Abe Lincoln’s Hat by Brenner
Classroom Scott Foresman Social Studies Texts
George Washington: Our First President by Luciano / Reading A to Z
Weird White House Pets (level F)
BookFlix
Madam President
What Does the President Do?
Abraham Lincoln
George Washington
United Streamlining
“Holiday Facts and Fun: Presidents’ Day” (14:34)
K-4.2 Explain how changes in modes of transportation and communication have affected the way families live and work together. / 5 days / Suggested Read Alouds
On the Go by Morris
Travel in Early Days by Kalmen
Away We Go by Dotlich
Red Fox and His Canoe by Benchley
Things That Go by Rockwell
All Aboard: A Traveling Alphabet by Demarest
Bikes, Cars, Trucks, and Trains by Jeunesse / Reading A to Z
Getting Around the City (level D)
Going Places (level A)
How Many Wheels (level C)
Taking the Bus (level B)
BookFlix
I’m Dirty
Backhoes
K-1.3 Identify his or her personal connections to places, including home, school, neighborhood, and city or town. / 5 days / Suggested Read Alouds
Harry’s Home by Anholt
Peter’s Chair by Keats
My neighborhood by Bullard
On the Town by Casely
Charley’s Columbia Backyard by Bennett
School Bus by Crews
My New Town by Hall
Classroom Treasures Big Book Of Explorations Vol. I
Time For Kids-Helping Hands / Reading A to Z
My Room (level A)
The Backyard (level aa)
Maria Goes to School (level A)
It is School Time (level B)
I Live in the City (level H)
K-3.3 Describe the actions of important figures that reflect the values of American democracy, including George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Susan B. Anthony, RosaParks, and Martin Luther King Jr. / 10 days / Suggested Read Alouds
Susan B. Anthony: Fighter For Freedom and Equality by Slade
Susan B. Anthony by Wallner
I Am Rosa Parks by Parks
A Picture Book of Rosa Parks by Adler
If a Bus Could Talk by Ringgold / BookFlix
Rosa
Rosa Parks
Ongoing Administration of Teacher Made Assessment
Fourth Nine Weeks
STANDARD K-1
The student will demonstrate an understanding of his or her surroundings.
Social Studies Literacy Skills for the Twenty-First Century

Interpret information from a variety of social studies resources.*
Recognize maps, mental maps, and geographic models as representations of spatial relationships.
Find and describe the locations and conditions of places.

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