Kindergarten Social Studies
10 units matched to the California Content Standards. Kids see this subject as “My World”.
Focus areas
- Learning and working now and long ago
- Good citizens, rules and symbols
- Maps of familiar places
Units
Unit 1
Families
Seeing that families come in many shapes and sizes, growing up from baby to grandparent, family stories and traditions, and helping at home.
Learning standard: K.6.3 · how people lived in earlier times, through the people in a child's family
Unit 2
Fair & Kind
Noticing fair and unfair choices, using kind words, standing up for ourselves and others, and getting a grown-up to help.
Learning standard: K.1.1 · following rules such as sharing and taking turns, and knowing what happens when they are broken
Unit 3
Places Near Me
Naming places in the community (library, park, school, hospital), what they are used for, and whether they are natural or built.
Learning standard: K.3; K.4.4 · the work people do in the community and the places where they do it
Unit 4
My Jobs, Rules & Leaders
Practices responsibilities at home and in school, respecting the rules of the classroom and playground, respecting property, sharing, helping, and who makes decisions that affect our lives.
Learning standard: K.1.1; K.3 · rules at school and the jobs people do there and in the community
Unit 5
Money & Work
US coins and what they are worth, why people use money, jobs and volunteers in the community, and the difference between goods and services.
Learning standard: K.3 · the work people do and the goods and services they earn money for
Unit 6
Goods & Services
Telling goods from services, the jobs behind them, and the helpers at school and in the community, with California foods like oranges and almonds.
Learning standard: K.3 · matching simple descriptions of work with the names of jobs at school and in the community
Unit 7
Weather, Land & Me
Near and far, inside and outside, land and water on maps and globes, and dressing for the weather, with California's beaches, mountains and deserts.
Learning standard: K.4.1; K.4.2 · relative location words and telling land from water on maps and globes
Unit 8
Flags & Symbols
The national and California flags, the bald eagle, the Statue of Liberty, the Liberty Bell, the White House and California symbols such as the grizzly bear, the poppy and the redwood.
Learning standard: K.2 · recognizing national and state symbols such as the flags, the bald eagle and the Statue of Liberty
Unit 9
Days, Weeks & Months
Days of the week, months of the year, yesterday and tomorrow, and putting events in order on a calendar.
Learning standard: K.5 · putting events in order using a calendar, with days, weeks and months in order
Unit 10
Good Citizens
Honesty, courage, determination and responsibility in daily life and in well-known stories, what happens when rules are broken, and the people honored by holidays such as Independence Day and Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
Learning standard: K.1.2; K.1.3; K.6.1 · examples of honesty, courage and responsibility, lessons from stories of times past, and the people honored on holidays
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