🌎 Kindergarten Social Studies

Units

1. Unit 1

   😊All About Me

   Naming feelings, noticing how we are the same and different, and choosing kind actions so everyone feels respected.

   Learning outcome: 0-KC-002, 0-KI-008 · how our actions affect others, and everyone's interests and abilities

2. Unit 2

   👨‍👩‍👧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 outcome: 0-KC-003, 0-KI-009 · the people who care for us, and groups we live and play in

3. Unit 3

   🤝We Belong

   Seeing that everyone belongs to several groups (family, class, team, community), how each person helps, and respecting ideas that differ from our own.

   Learning outcome: 0-KI-007, 0-KC-004 · groups that matter to us, and how people cooperate

4. Unit 4

   💛Fair & Kind

   Noticing fair and unfair choices, using kind words, standing up for ourselves and others, and getting a grown-up to help.

   Learning outcome: 0-KC-002, 0-KP-024 · kind actions, and working through disagreements

5. Unit 5

   🧑‍🚒Helpers & Rules

   Community helpers and places, classroom rules like taking turns, being responsible, and learning that Indigenous peoples were the first people of this land.

   Learning outcome: 0-KP-022, 0-KE-026 · rules and their purposes, and different kinds of work

6. Unit 6

   🏠Needs & Wants

   Sorting needs (food, water, a home, warm clothes) from wants (toys and treats), and how families meet their needs.

   Learning outcome: 0-KE-025, 0-KG-020 · basic needs that people everywhere share

7. Unit 7

   🏘️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 outcome: 0-KL-012, 0-KL-015 · the places and landmarks around us