KINDERGARTEN SOCIAL STUDIES

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1 KINDERGARTEN SOCIAL STUDIES UNIT TITLE Time Frame UNIT 1: Families 10 Weeks 21 st Century Themes Community Awareness, Citizenship, Family, Basic Economics Interdisciplinary Focus and Technology Integration Technology Reading Cross-Curricular Resources (i.e. periodicals, novels, current events) Geography Skills Stage 1: Integrate essential questions, big ideas and learning targets, and ensure it can be differentiated and assessed Essential Questions Big Ideas What is family? Why do we have rules in school? What important dates do we have on our calendar? Family Structure Map and Globe Skills Basic School Rules Calendar Celebrations What does the word celebrate mean? What is a globe? Learning Targets: Students will be able to Understand what a family is and why it is important. Understand why we have rules at home and at school. Understand why we go to school. Look at a globe and locate water and land mass.

2 Assessment Teacher Observation Picture Journals Story Boards Graphs/Maps Role Playing Dioramas Homework Differentiation Re-Teaching Cooperative Learning Hands-On Activities Alternative Assessment Stage 2: Backward Planning - From the assessment to the learning activities through inquiry Content Standards A A A.3 Approaches to Learning Review and Reinforcement: Reading and critical thinking skills are reinforced throughout each lesson Teaching With Technology: Incorporating various historical lessons utilizing on-line resources and stories Media: Engage students through content based videos

3 Learning Experiences Teaching Strategies Reading Strategies Authentic Assessment Critical Thinking Skills Activity Linking Past and Present Activity Story-Telling Riddles Observations Play Performances Picture Analysis Songs Symbol Identification Resources Let s Find Out / Weekly Reader. Scholastic, Inc Ehlert, Lois. Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf. Harcourt Brace 1991 The Pledge of Allegiance. Scholastic, Inc. 2000

4 KINDERGARTEN SOCIAL STUDIES UNIT TITLE Time Frame UNIT 2: Community and the World 10 Weeks 21 st Century Themes Community Awareness, Citizenship, Family, Basic Economics Interdisciplinary Focus and Technology Integration Technology Reading Cross-Curricular Resources (i.e. periodicals, novels, current events) Geography Skills Stage 1: Integrate essential questions, big ideas and learning targets, and ensure it can be differentiated and assessed Essential Questions Big Ideas Where do you live? What rooms are in your school? How do you move from place to place? What kind of neighborhood do you live in? How and Where We Live Seasons Weather and Geography Neighborhoods Maps and Globes What is a map? What is a globe? What types of weather are there? What kind of land or water do you live by? Learning Targets: Students will be able to Recite their complete home address. Describe characteristics of their own home. Identify the different school rooms visited during the week. Locate items on a simple map. Locate land and water on a globe. Associate various weather conditions with the corresponding seasons.

5 Assessment Teacher Observation Picture Journals Story Boards Graphs/Maps Role Playing Dioramas Homework Differentiation Re-Teaching Cooperative Learning Hands-On Activities Alternative Assessment Stage 2: Backward Planning - From the assessment to the learning activities through inquiry Content Standards A A C D B E A Approaches to Learning Review and Reinforcement: Reading and critical thinking skills are reinforced throughout each lesson Teaching with Technology: Incorporating various historical lessons utilizing on-line resources and stories Media: Engage students through content based videos

6 Learning Experiences Teaching Strategies Reading Strategies Authentic Assessment Critical Thinking Skills Activity Linking Past and Present Activity Story-Telling Riddles Observations Play Performances Picture Analysis Songs Symbol Identification Resources Let s Find Out / Weekly Reader. Scholastic, Inc Ehlert, Lois. Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf. Harcourt Brace 1991 The Pledge of Allegiance. Scholastic, Inc. 2000

7 KINDERGARTEN SOCIAL STUDIES UNIT TITLE Time Frame UNIT 3: People Long Ago 10 Weeks 21 st Century Themes Community Awareness, Citizenship, Family, Basic Economics Interdisciplinary Focus and Technology Integration Technology Reading Cross-Curricular Resources (i.e. periodicals, novels, current events) Geography Skills Stage 1: Integrate essential questions, big ideas and learning targets, and ensure it can be differentiated and assessed Essential Questions Big Ideas How were people in the past different from people today? What is an ancestor? What did the earth look like long ago? People of the Past Life in the Past Ancestors Learning Targets: Students will be able to Identify how families obtained food and water in the past. Compare and contrast how life in the past differs from that in the present. Understand the concept of ancestors. Realize the importance of current events.

8 Assessment Teacher Observation Picture Journals Story Boards Graphs/Maps Role Playing Dioramas Homework Differentiation Re-Teaching Cooperative Learning Hands-On Activities Alternative Assessment Stage 2: Backward Planning - From the assessment to the learning activities through inquiry Content Standards A A C D B E Approaches to Learning Review and Reinforcement: Reading and critical thinking skills are reinforced throughout each lesson Teaching with Technology: Incorporating various historical lessons utilizing on-line resources and stories Media: Engage students through content based videos

9 Learning Experiences Teaching Strategies Reading Strategies Authentic Assessment Critical Thinking Skills Activity Linking Past and Present Activity Story-Telling Riddles Observations Play Performances Picture Analysis Songs Symbol Identification Resources Let s Find Out / Weekly Reader. Scholastic, Inc Ehlert, Lois. Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf. Harcourt Brace 1991 The Pledge of Allegiance. Scholastic, Inc. 2000

10 KINDERGARTEN SOCIAL STUDIES UNIT TITLE Time Frame UNIT 4: Getting Along Together in America 10 Weeks 21 st Century Themes Community Awareness, Citizenship, Family, Basic Economics Interdisciplinary Focus and Technology Integration Technology Reading Cross-Curricular Resources (i.e. periodicals, novels, current events) Geography Skills Stage 1: Integrate essential questions, big ideas and learning targets, and ensure it can be differentiated and assessed Essential Questions Big Ideas Why do we have rules? Why should we follow laws? What is the Constitution? What is a citizen? What is voting? What is a leader? What is a symbol? Rules and Laws Constitution Class Rules Voting Leadership Pledge of Allegiance Learning Targets: Students will be able to Brainstorm classroom rules and discuss their purpose. Monitor their daily behavior with chart of classroom rules. Create a word web reflecting the characteristics of a good citizen. Participate in the voting process. Assume various leadership roles in the classroom. Identify certain national symbols and what they represent; recite the Pledge of Allegiance.

11 Assessment Teacher Observation Picture Journals Story Boards Graphs/Maps Role Playing Dioramas Homework Differentiation Re-Teaching Cooperative Learning Hands-On Activities Alternative Assessment Stage 2: Backward Planning - From the assessment to the learning activities through inquiry Content Standards A A C D E Approaches to Learning Review and Reinforcement: Reading and critical thinking skills are reinforced throughout each lesson Teaching with Technology: Incorporating various historical lessons utilizing on-line resources and stories Media: Engage students through content based videos

12 Learning Experiences Teaching Strategies Reading Strategies Authentic Assessment Critical Thinking Skills Activity Linking Past and Present Activity Story-Telling Riddles Observations Play Performances Picture Analysis Songs Symbol Identification Resources Let s Find Out / Weekly Reader. Scholastic, Inc Ehlert, Lois. Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf. Harcourt Brace 1991 The Pledge of Allegiance. Scholastic, Inc. 2000