How to learn Kindergarten: Social studies
Wisconsin academic standards: Social studies, Kindergarten
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1. Political Science · Asserting and Reaffirming of Human Rights
- 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. Political Science · Values & Principles of American Constitutional Democracy
- 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
3. History · Cause
- 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
4. Economics · Specialization, Trade, and Interdependence
- 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
5. Economics · Role of Government
- 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
6. Economics · Money
- 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
- Saving Money: Why people save money; piggy banks and saving jars; setting a savings goal; the idea that not spending now means having more later
7. Economics · Firm/Business Behavior and Costs of Production
- Costs & Revenue: It costs money to make things (costs/expenses); you earn money by selling them (revenue); if revenue is more than costs, that's profit; if costs are more, that's a loss
8. Economics · Supply, Demand, and Competition
- Buying Things: How buying and selling works: prices, paying for items, receiving change; the basic transaction process in shops and markets
9. Economics · Consumers, Producers, and Markets
- Buyers & Sellers: When someone makes or has something, they can sell it; when someone wants something, they can buy it; introduction to the concept of exchange and transactions
10. Economics · Choices and Decision-Making
- Vocabulary: making decisions and keeping safe: Know and use the vocabulary of making decisions and keeping safe — choice, consequence, rule, safe, fair, honest, trusted adult, and right and wrong — and understand that naming these ideas clearly helps make better choices
- 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
11. Behavioral Sciences · Personal identity and empathy
- Naming Basic Emotions: Name and recognise basic emotions — happy, sad, angry, scared, excited, and surprised — in themselves and in others by looking at facial expressions and body language
12. Behavioral Sciences · Individual cognition, perception, and behavior
- Vocabulary: self: Know and use the vocabulary of self-reflection — self-awareness, reflect, pattern, trigger, assumption, impact, perspective, and notice — and understand that having precise words for these inner experiences makes them easier to understand and talk about