How to learn Kindergarten: Social studies

Washington academic standards: Social studies, Kindergarten

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1. History · Understands how historical events inform analysis of contemporary issues and events.

1. 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 · Understands that there are multiple perspectives and interpretations of historical events.

1. 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. Economics · Understands the government's role in the economy.

1. Goods & Services: Some people make things (goods) and some people do things for others (services); recognising both in everyday life and understanding that both have value

4. Economics · Understands the components of an economic system.

1. Buying Things: How buying and selling works: prices, paying for items, receiving change; the basic transaction process in shops and markets
2. Who Is a Customer?: Understanding that a customer is someone who buys what you make or do; thinking about what customers want and need; the idea that businesses serve people

5. Economics · Understands that people have to make choices between wants and needs and evaluates the outcomes of those choices.

1. 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 · Understands civic involvement.

1. 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

7. Social Studies Skills · Creates a product that uses social studies content to support a claim and presents the product in a manner that meaningfully communicates with a key audience.

1. Making Something to Sell: The experience of creating a product to sell — a craft, a drawing, baked goods; what makes something worth buying; pride in making something others want

8. Social Studies Skills · Deliberates public issues.

1. 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