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Kindergarten Social Studies Course Outline

Following Florida’s Next Generation Sunshine State Standards for Kindergarten social studies, this class focuses on several big ideas. The students will learn what it means to be a part of a family and why they are different from other family members. They will learn about why we celebrate holidays and what they mean. The students will learn how to be a good citizen and will learn about how different groups might have different rules. Money will be explained as well as the concept of work and the types of work that people might do. The students will learn about the concepts of time, today, yesterday, and tomorrow in order to describe events. They will start learning how to read maps, along with the common symbols and directions found on one. Finally, the students will learn about landforms, water, and weather.

1- Introduction

Welcome
Course Description
Assessments

2- Me and My Family

Who Am I?
Handout: Who Am I?
Assignment: Who Am I?
I Am Special
Handout: I Am Special
Assignment: I Am Special
What I Can Do
Handout: Timeline
Assignment: Timeline
My Family
Handout: My Family
Assignment: My Family
Families Today and in the Past
Handout: Families Today and in the Past
Assignment: Families Today and in the Past
Family Celebrations
Handout: Family Celebrations
Assignment: Family Celebrations
Family Responsibilities
Handout: Family Responsibilities
Assignment: Family Responsibilities

3- Holidays and Symbols

Celebrate and Remember
Handout: Celebrate and Remember
Assignment: Celebrate and Remember
Celebrate to Honor People and Events
Handout: Honor People and Events
Assignment: Honor People and Events
Holidays of the World
Handout: Holidays of the World
Assignment: Holidays of the World
Symbols in America
Handout: Symbols in America
Assignment: Symbols in America

4- Citizens, Rules and Laws

Family Rules
Handout: Family Rules
Assignment: Family Rules
Community Rules
Handout: Community Rules
Assignment: Community Rules
Solving Conflict
Handout: Solving Conflict
Assignment: Solving Conflicts
How to Make Choices
Handout: How To Make Choices
Assignment: How to Make Choices
What is a Citizen?
Handout: What Is A Citizen?
Assignment: What is a Citizen?
A Good Citizen is Honest, Caring, Respectful and Courageous
Handout: A Good Citizen Is…
Assignment: A Good Citizen Is…

5- Money and Work

Needs and Wants
Handout: Needs and Wants
Assignment: Needs and Wants
Money
Handout: Money
Assignment: Money
People at Work
Handout: People At Work
Assignment: People At Work
Where People Work
Handout: Where People Work
Assignment: Where People Work
Tools for Work
andout: Tools For Work
Assignment: Tools For Work

6- Time

Parts of a Plant
Assignment: Parts of a Plant
Pollination and Fertilization
Seed Dispersal and Germination
Worksheet: Plant Reproduction
Photosynthesis
Plant Life Cycle
Assignment: Plant Life Cycle
Plants Grow and Change
Oxygen, Food and Water
Animal Life Cycle
Assignment: Animal Life Cycle
Food Chain
Essay: Food Chain
Characteristics
Worksheet: Characteristics
- Seasons

7- Maps and Locations

Where People Live
Handout: Where People Live
Assignment: Where People Live
Places in a Neighborhood
Handout: Places in a Neighborhood
Assignment: Places in a Neighborhood
Maps
Handout: Maps
Assignment: Maps
Map Key
Handout: Map Keys
Assignment: Map Keys
Compass Rose
Handout: Compass Rose
Assignment: Compass Rose
Location Words
Handout: Location Words
Assignment: Location Words
Where You Live
Handout: Where You Live
Assignment: Where You Live

8- Landforms

Land and Water
Handout: Land and Water
Assignment: Land and Water
Landforms
Handout: Landforms
Assignment: Landforms
Water
Handout: Water
Assignment: Water
Weather and Seasons
Handout: Weather and Seasons
Assignment: Weather and Seasons

9- Course Evaluation

Handout: Course Evalulation
Assignment: Course Evaluation

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