Social Studies

Curriculum Map: Social Studies Kindergarten

Description:

Social Studies instruction incorporates the four strands of history, geography, civics, and economics. Students learn about themselves and other: their families, their community, and the world. Students also study various family traditions and celebrations. They learn about history by studying people and events of other times and places.

The Academic Standards for Civics and Government that describe what students should know and be able to do in four areas:

5.1. Principles and Documents of Government
5.2. Rights and Responsibilities of Citizenship
5.3. How Government Works
5.4. How International Relationships Function

The Academic Standards for Economics that describe what students should know and be able to do in four areas:

6.1. Scarcity and Choice
6.2. Markets and Economic Systems
6.3. Functions of Government
6.4. Economic Interdependence
6.5. Income, Profit, and Wealth

The Academic Standards for Geography that describes what students should know and be able to do in four areas:

7.1. Basic Geographic Literacy
7.2. Physical Characteristics of Places and Regions
7.3. Human Characteristics of Places and Regions
7.4. Interactions Between People and the Environment

The Academic Standards for History that describes what students should know and be able to do in four areas:

8.1 Historical Analysis and Skills Development
8.2 Pennsylvania History
8.3 United States History
8.4 World History