Lago Vista Independent School District

Kindergarten Social StudiesSnapshot 2016-2017

/ Revision Date: June 2016
Unit Name / We Follow Rules and Routines / Geographic Tools Help Me Explain Where I Am / Jobs Help People Meet Their Basic Needs / We Can Make Group Decisions by Voting / Customs and Traditions are Important to our Families / Influential People have made contributions to shape our state.

Period

/ 1st Nine Weeks / 1st Nine Weeks / 1st Nine Weeks / 2ndNine Weeks / 2ndNine Weeks / 2nd Nine Weeks

Duration

/ 4 Weeks / 1 Week / 4 Weeks / 2 Weeks / 6 Weeks / 1 Weeks

TEKS

/ K4ab, K8ab, 9ab,10AB
HEALTH TEKS: 6ABCD 8ABC / K4ABC
Health Teks: K2B, K4A, K5A / K2A, K6ABC, K7AB, K13AB
Health Teks: K2FG, K3A / K10D K.16AB
Health Teks: K2CD, K9A / K3AB, K11AB, K12AB,
K.14ABC, K.15A / K2AB,
Health Teks: K10ABCD

Concepts

Use and describe terms including over, under, near, far, left and right
Describe relative locations
Locate places on the school campus
Describe relative locations
Identify purposes for having rules
Identify rules that provide order, security, ad safety at home and school
Identify authority figures in the home, school and community
Explain how authority figures make and enforce rules
Identify the US and Texas flags
Recite the Pledge of Allegiance to the US and Texas flags
Tell how germs cause illness
Name symptoms of common illnesses and diseases
Explain how to control spread of germs
Discuss the body’s defense system
Recognize and describe individual differences
Communicate respectfully
Explain importance of consideration and respect
Recognize and explain the importance of manners and rules for communication

Use terms to describe relative location
Locate places on the school campus and describe their relative location
Identify tools that aid in determining location
Identify safe places to play
Identify unsafe places to play
Name the 5 senses
Name people who provide health information

Identify contributions of historical figures who shaped our nation, including Christopher Columbus
Identify basic needs of food, clothing and shelter
Differences between needs and wants
Explain how basic human needs can be met through self-producing, purchasing and trading
Identify jobs in the home, school and community
Explain why people have jobs
Identify examples of technology used in the home and school
Describe how technology helps accomplish specific tasks and meets people’s needs
Identify how to get help
Demonstrate response to emergencies
Demonstrate how to seek help

Use voting as a method of group decision making
Name harmful effects of tobacco, alcohol and drugs.
Identify harming oneself
Identify refusal skills
Use refusal skills
Use a problem solving process to identify a problem, gather information, list and consider options.
Use a decision making process to identify a situation that requires a decision.

Place events in chronological order
Use vocabulary related to time and chronology, including: before, after, next, first, last, yesterday, today and tomorrow
Identify similarities and differences among people such as kinship, laws religion, music, clothing and food
Describe/explain importance of family customs and traditions
Compare family customs and traditions
Identify the 5 senses
Demonstrate the 5 senses
Identify healthy foods
Identify healthy types of exercise

Describe decision making process and ways to solve problems
Express ideas orally based on knowledge and experiences
Obtain information using a variety or oral sources
Obtain information using a variety of visual sources

Identify the contributions of historical figures who helped shape the state and nation, including: Stephen F. Austin, George Washington Christopher Columbus, Jose Antonio Navarro
Identify contributions of patriots and good citizens who have shaped the community
Identify bullying behaviors
Identify bullying replacement behaviors
Demonstrate how to obtain help
Describe responding to bullying

Priority Standards

K.6B

/ K12A

Lago Vista Independent School District

Kindergarten Social Studies Snapshot 2016-2017

/ Revision Date: June 2016
Unit Name / Weather can help us to identify a place and impact our food, clothing, and activities
Landforms / Seasons are chronological and vary based on geographic location. / Our state identity is demonstrated in symbols and customs / Geographic Features are impacted by the climate / We can identify a place by its physical characteristics / Geographic characteristics of our location impact our movement

Period

/ 3st Nine Weeks / 3rd Nine Weeks / 3rd Nine Weeks / 4th Nine Weeks / 4th Nine Weeks / 4th Nine Weeks

Duration

/ 3 Weeks / 2 Weeks / 4 Weeks / 3 Weeks / 2 Weeks / 3 Weeks

TEKS

/ K5AB
Health TEKS: K2A,E K7A / Health Teks: 6D, 4B
Spiraled: K1A, K3A, K4B, K5A, K6D / 13C
Spiraled: K2AB / K11B
Health Teks:4B
Spiraled: K5A, K5B, / Spiraled: K4C, K.5A / K. 15B
Spiraled: K.4A,K4B,K4C

Concepts

Physical characteristics of place such as landforms, bodies of water, natural resources, and weather
Human characteristics of place such as ways of earning a living, shelter, clothing, food, and activities are based upon geographic location
Purposes of protective equipment
Safety rules for water and bikes
Weather affects individual health

Reasons for national patriotic holidays such as President’s Day.
Events in chronological order
Physical characteristics of place such as landforms, bodies of water, natural resources, and weather
Basic parts of the body's defense system against germs
Major body parts and their functions

Contributions of historical figures, including Stephen F. Austin, George Washington, Christopher Columbus, and Jose Antonio Navarro, who helped to shape the state and nation
Contributions of patriots and good citizens who have shaped the community
How technology helps accomplish specific tasks and meet people’s needs

Identify the physical characteristics of place such as landforms, bodies of water, natural resources, and weather.
Identify how the human characteristics of places such as ways of earning a living, shelter, clothing, food, and activities are based upon geographic location
Identify similarities and differences among people such as music, clothing, and food.
Name major body parts and their functions

Identify tools that aid in determining location, including maps and globes
Identify the physical characteristics of place such as landforms, bodies of water, natural resources, and weather.

Use terms including over, under, near, far, left, and right, to describe relative location
Locate places on the school
campus and describe their relative locations
Identify tools that aid in determining location including maps and globes.
Create and interpret visual including pictures,maps etc.

Priority Standards

/ K.4A

Unit 1: ELPS

2C learn new language structures, expressions, and basic and academic vocabulary heard during classroom instruction and interactions

3D Speak using grade-level content area vocabulary in context to internalize new English words and build academic language proficiency

Unit 2: ELPS

1E internalize new basic and academic language by using and reusing it in meaningful ways in speaking and writing activities that build concept and language attainment

2C learn new language structures, expressions, and basic and academic vocabulary heard during classroom instruction and interactions

3D Speak using grade-level content area vocabulary in context to internalize new English words and build academic language proficiency

Unit 3: ELPS

3B expand and internalize initial English vocabulary by learning and using high-frequency English words necessary for identifying and describing people, places, and objects, and by learning and using routine language needed for classroom communication.

2C learn new language structures, expressions, and basic and academic vocabulary heard during classroom instruction and interactions

3C speak using a variety of grammatical structures, sentence lengths, sentence types, and connecting words with increasing accuracy and ease as more English is acquired

5B write using newly acquired basic vocabulary and contentbased grade-level vocabulary

Unit 4: ELPS

3D speak using grade-level content area vocabulary in context to internalize new English words and build academic language proficiency

1A use prior knowledge and experiences to understand meanings in English

5B write using newly acquired basic vocabulary and content-based grade-level vocabulary

Unit 5: ELPS

1F use accessible language and learn new and essential language in the process

3H narrate, describe, and explain with increasing specificity and detail as more English is acquired

2I demonstrate listening comprehension of increasingly complex spoken English by following directions.

5B write using newly acquired basic vocabulary and content-based grade-level vocabulary

3B expand and internalize initial English vocabulary by learning and using highfrequency English words necessary for identifying and describing people, places, and objects, and by learning and using routine language needed for classroom communication.

Unit 6:ELPS

3C Speak using a variety of grammatical structures, sentence lengths and types, and connecting words.

5G Explain using content area writing

2D Monitor understanding of spoken language and seek clarification

Unit 7:ELPS

5C Spell familiar English words using spelling patterns and rules

3A Practice producing sounds of newly acquired vocabulary

3J: Respond orally to information presented in a wide variety of print, electronic,

audio, and visual media.

2C Learn new language and academic vocabulary heard during classroom instruction

Unit 8: ELPS

5C Spell familiar English words using spelling patterns and rules

3A Practice producing sounds of newly acquired vocabulary

Unit 9:ELPS

3E Share information in cooperative learning interactions.

2E Use linguistic support to enhance and confirm understanding of spoken language

1C Use strategies to acquire vocabulary

3F Ask and give information in social and academic settings

Unit 10: ELPS

2C Learn new language and academic vocabulary heard during classroom instruction.

1F: Use accessible language and learn new and essential language in the process.

Unit 11:ELPS

3F Ask and give information in social and academic settings

Unit 12: ELPS

3C Speak using a variety of grammatical structures.

1F use accessible language and learn new and essential language in the process

3H narrate, describe, and explain with increasing specificity and detail as more English is acquired

2I demonstrate listening comprehension of increasingly complex spoken English by following directions.

5B write using newly acquired basic vocabulary and content-based grade-level vocabulary