How to learn Kindergarten: Social studies

Connecticut academic standards: Social studies, Kindergarten

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1. Communities Past and Present

1. Evidence from the Past: Understand that everything we know about the past comes from evidence — objects, buildings, pictures, documents, and stories that have survived
2. Similarities & Differences: Notice and appreciate ways that people are similar to and different from each other — including appearance, family structures, languages spoken, foods eaten, and celebrations observed — and understand that differences make communities interesting

2. Familiar Places and Communities

1. Banks & Saving: What banks do and why people use them; bank accounts as safe places for money; that savings in a bank can earn interest; children's savings accounts
2. Jobs People Do: Different kinds of work people do; that people earn money by working; how jobs help the community; linking personal interests to possible jobs

3. Roles and Responsibilities in a Community

1. Vocabulary: working with others: Know and use the vocabulary of working with others — cooperate, share, take turns, team, listen, agree, disagree respectfully, and include — and understand that these words describe habits that friendships and group work depend on
2. Taking Turns and Sharing: Take turns, share materials, and play cooperatively with others — understanding that group activities work better when everyone gets a fair go and that waiting for your turn is part of being a good friend
3. Rules and agreements exist: Understand why rules and agreements exist — that they help keep people safe, make things fair, and help groups work well together — and follow agreed rules willingly rather than only when being watched
4. Roles in a Group: Understand different roles people play in groups — leader, supporter, mediator, idea-generator — and recognise that effective groups need a mix of roles, not everyone trying to be the leader

4. Communicate Conclusions and Take Informed Action

1. Actions and Their Consequences: Understand that actions have consequences — that what you choose to do affects both yourself and other people — and begin to think about what might happen before they act

5. Early Learning experiences will support children to understand change over time.

1. Feelings Change and Differ: Understand that everyone has feelings, that feelings change throughout the day, and that the same event can make different people feel different things

6. Early Learning experiences will support children to develop an understanding of economic systems and resources.

1. Different Lives and Experiences: Understand that people's lives and experiences can be very different from their own — that some children face challenges like disability, poverty, family difficulties, or being new to a country — and develop compassion rather than judgement
2. Needs & Wants: The difference between things we need (food, shelter, clothing) and things we want (toys, treats); that we sometimes have to choose because money is limited
3. Buying Things: How buying and selling works: prices, paying for items, receiving change; the basic transaction process in shops and markets