Parents as Teachers National Center, Inc., 1997 Social Studies Standards for Kindergarten Foundations of Social Studies: Children as Citizens Students should be able to: Recognize the importance of symbols of the Identify the location of his or her home, United States that represent its democratic school, neighborhood, and city or town on a values, including the American flag, the bald map eagle, the Statue of Liberty, the Pledge of “The Illustrate the features of his or her home, Allegiance, and Star-Spangled Banner” school, and neighborhood by creating maps, Identify the reasons for celebrating models and drawings national holidays, including Veterans Day, Identify his or her personal connections to Thanksgiving, and Martin Luther King, Jr. places, including home, school, neighborhood, Day, Presidents ’ Day, Memorial Day, and and city and or town Independence Day Recognize natural features of his or her Describe the actions of important figures environment, e.g., mountains and bodies of that reflect the values of American water democracy, including George Washington, Explain the purpose of rules and laws and Abraham Lincoln, B. Anthony, Rosa the consequences of breaking them Parks, and Martin Luther King, Jr. Summarize the roles of authority figures in Compare the daily lives of children and their a child’s life, including those of parents and families in the past and present teachers Explain how changes in types of Identify authority figures in the school and transportation and communication have community who enforce rules and laws that affected the way families live and work keep people safe, including crossing guards, together bus drivers, fire fighters, and police Recognize the ways community businesses officers have provided goods and services for Explain how following rules and obeying families in the past and do so in the present authority figures reflect qualities of good Recognize that families of the past have citizenship, including honesty, responsibility, made choices to fulfill their wants and needs respect, fairness, and patriotism and that families do so in the present Activities Have your child: Identify your city on a local map Point out geographic features in his/her community, such as lakes or mountains, that make it unique Participate in a family game Help your child learn to follow the rules of the game, including taking turns. Discuss why following the rules makes the game fun for everyone
Parents as Teachers National Center, Inc., 1997 Social Studies Standards for Kindergarten Foundations of Social Studies: Children as Citizens Students should be able to: Identify the location of his or her home, school, neighborhood, and city or town on a map Illustrate the features of his or her home, school, and neighborhood by creating maps, models and drawings Identify his or her personal connections to places, including home, school, neighborhood, and city and or town Recognize natural features of his or her environment, e.g., mountains and bodies of water Explain the purpose of rules and laws and the consequences of breaking them Summarize the roles of authority figures in a child’s life, including those of parents and teachers Identify authority figures in the school and community who enforce rules and laws that keep people safe, including crossing guards, bus drivers, fire fighters, and police officers Explain how following rules and obeying authority figures reflect qualities of good citizenship, including honesty, responsibility, respect, fairness, and patriotism Recognize the importance of symbols of the United States that represent its democratic values, including the American flag, the bald eagle, the Statue of Liberty, the Pledge of Allegiance, and “The Star-Spangled Banner” Identify the reasons for celebrating national holidays, including Veterans Day, Thanksgiving, and Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Presidents ’ Day, Memorial Day, and Independence Day Describe the actions of important figures that reflect the values of American democracy, including George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, B. Anthony, Rosa Parks, and Martin Luther King, Jr. Compare the daily lives of children and their families in the past and present Explain how changes in types of transportation and communication have affected the way families live and work together Recognize the ways community businesses have provided goods and services for families in the past and do so in the present Recognize that families of the past have made choices to fulfill their wants and needs and that families do so in the present Activities Have your child: Identify your city on a local map Point out geographic features in his/her community, such as lakes or mountains, that make it unique Participate in a family game Help your child learn to follow the rules of the game, including taking turns. Discuss why following the rules makes the game fun for everyone
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