How to learn Kindergarten: Social studies
New York academic standards: Social studies, Kindergarten
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1. Self and Others · People have economic needs and wants. Goods and services can satisfy people's wants. Scarcity is the condition of not being able to have all of the goods and services that a person w
- 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
2. Self and Others · The past, present and future describe points in time and help us examine and understand events.
- 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
- 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
3. Self and Others · People and communities are affected by and adapt to their physical environment.
- Coping with Life Changes: Understand that change is a normal part of life — such as starting school, getting a new teacher, a new baby arriving, or moving house — and identify simple strategies that help them cope with changes
4. Self and Others · Rules affect children and adults, and people make and change rules for many reasons.
- 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
5. Self and Others · Children and adults have rights and responsibilities at home, at school, in the classroom, and in the community.
- 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
- Other People's Feelings and Thoughts: Understand that other people have their own feelings and thoughts, and that these might be different from your own — a foundational awareness that not everyone sees or feels things the same way