Students will learn about similarities and differences between children, families, and communities and about holidays, symbols and traditions that unite us as Americans. Students learn about respect for others, and rights and responsibilities of individuals.
Note: Lessons will vary in length, depending on the amount of time you have with students, the resources that you choose to accompany the unit, the level of rigor within each learning target, and any other factors that may contribute to the pacing of your learning progressions. It is recommended that you adjust the pace and length of each learning progression(s) accordingly in response to these factors.
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Standards
- Standard 1: U.S. & N.Y. History
- Standard 3: Geography
- Standard 5: Civics, Citizenship and Gov’t
Essential Questions and Big Ideas of the Unit
Big Idea of the Unit: Learning about ourselves helps us learn more about our others and our country.
- How do I relate to my family, people in my community, and people in other cultures?
- People from different families, communities and other cultures have similar and different characteristics and traits.
- What character traits do I share with people around the world?
- All humans are born into families, communicate with other, make relationships with others and live by rules and values that are important to them.
- Why do we celebrate specific holidays in our country?
- American celebrate days that are important in our history, these days are call National Holidays.
- How do these holidays relate to the culture of our country?
- National Holidays honor what is important to the citizens of a nation.
Download the complete Kindergarten Social Studies – Individual Development and Cultural Identity framework to customize for your own planning.