In order for children to learn these skills, students will become familiar with the events and people associated with U.S. national holidays, put days, weeks, and months in the proper order, recognize national and state symbols and icons, such as the flags and the Statue of Liberty, learn that the world is divided into countries and that there are similarities and differences among cultures, tell or show the difference between land and water on a globe or map, and begin to learn how his experience in his/her family, school and community differs from that of people in other countries and other times.