Time, Continuity, and Change
Unit description: The past, present and future describe points in time and help us examine and understand events. In this unit, students will investigate specific words and phrases related to chronology and time and how they affect retelling of events of the past. Students will have the opportunity to review folktales, legends, oral histories, and music and the values, ideas and traditions they teach.
Standard
Standard 1- U.S. & N.Y. History
Essential Questions and Big Ideas
BI: The past, present and future describe points in time and help us examine and understand events.
Why is chronology and time important when recounting events and experiences?
- Understanding the exact order in which events occur helps us understand the cause and the effect of those events.
How do people recount events from the past?
- People use folktales, legends, oral histories, and music to teach values, ideas, traditions, and important events from the past. recount events from the past.
Prerequisite Skills
In kindergarten, students study “Self and Others.” The course is organized into five units of study—Individual Development and Cultural Identity; Civic Ideals and Practices; Geography, Humans, and the Environment; Time, Continuity, and Change; and Economic Systems. These units represent five of the unifying themes of social studies, and may be presented in any order.
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