Grade Level: Kindergarten | Content Area: Social Studies | Duration of Unit: 4 weeks
Unit Overview:
Communities are made up of many different people. Each person in a community is valuable. We can display positive character traits to welcome others into our community. We can display positive character traits by giving back to our community.
Standards Addressed:
- ELAGSEKRL1: With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
- ELAGSEKRL3: With prompting and support, identify characters, settings, and major events in a story
- ELAGSEKSL4: Describe familiar people, places, things, and events and, with prompting and support, provide additional detail.
- ELAGSEKSL6: Speak audibly and express thoughts, feelings, and ideas clearly.
- ELAGSEKL6: Use words and phrases acquired through conversations, reading and being read to, and responding to texts.
- ELAGSEKRL10: Actively engage in group reading activities with purpose and understanding.
- ELAGSEKW3: Use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to narrate a single event or several loosely linked events, tell about the events in the order in which they occurred, and provide a reaction to what happened.
- ELAGSEKSL2: Confirm understanding of written texts read aloud or information presented orally or through media by asking and answering questions about key details and requesting clarification if something is not understood.
- SSKCG2 Describe examples of positive character traits exhibited by good citizens such as honesty, patriotism, courtesy, respect, pride, and self-control.
- MK Standard 1: The student will work with a collection of objects focusing on observation, collecting data, sorting, and classifying.
- SSKG1 Describe the diversity of American culture by explaining the customs and celebrations of various families and communities.
- SSKH1 Identify the national holidays and describe the people and/or events celebrated.
- SSKE1 Describe the work that people do such as: police officer, fire fighter, soldier, mail carrier, farmer, doctor, teacher, etc.
- SSKH3 Correctly use words and phrases related to chronology and time.
