How to learn Kindergarten: Social studies
Nebraska academic standards: Social studies, Kindergarten
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1. History · Develop historical inquiry and research skills.
- Vocabulary: historical thinking: Know and use the vocabulary of historical thinking — source, evidence, primary source, secondary source, artefact, chronology, chronological order, BC/BCE, AD/CE, century, decade, era, period, timeline, excavation, archaeologist, interpretation, corroborate, bias, perspective — and apply these terms when discussing how we know about the past and how reliable our knowledge is
2. History · Recognize different perspectives of events.
- Different Accounts of the Same Event: Recognise that different people can give different accounts of the same event — and that both can be genuine while still disagreeing
3. History · Recognize patterns of continuity and change over time in themselves and others.
- 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
4. Economics · Recognize money is used to purchase goods and services to satisfy economic wants and needs.
- What Money Is: What money is and why we use it; that money is exchanged for goods and services; brief history from barter to coins to digital payments
5. Economics · Differentiate between wants and needs in decision-making.
- 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
6. Civics · Communicate the purpose of rules and the roles within learning and living environments.
- 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