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Course Description:
Course Description:
Learners will demonstrate understanding that their world is made up of many different groups and places, and that these groups and places can change over time. Kindergartners will also understand how people in their lives, including their class, and they themselves can make positive contributions as group members and/or citizens. Learners will participate in decision making related to wants and needs. Finally, learners will discuss the importance of rules and appropriate behaviors in and out of the classroom, with opportunities to practice their decision-making skills.
Graduate - Level Competency:
Graduate - Level Competency:
Communication
Communication
GL.1 The learner will demonstrate the ability to read a variety of texts fluently and critically by using a variety of strategies in order to evaluate arguments, biases, intended audience, and purpose.
Course/Grade Competency:
Course/Grade Competency:
KC.1 The learner will acquire strategies for listening and responding to social studies materials and for increasing social studies vocabulary.
Content Objectives:
Content Objectives:
The learner will:
With prompting and support, identify basic similarities in and differences between two texts on the same topic.
Use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to compose informative/ explanatory texts in which they are writing about, and supply some information about the topic.
Participate in shared research and writing projects.
With guidance and support from adults, recall information from experiences or gather information from provided sources to answer a question.
Standards:
Standards:
AKSS
RI.K.9, W.K.2,
W.K.7,, W.K.8
AK Digital Literacy
K-2.ID.2
AASL
I.A.1
Course/Grade Competency:
Course/Grade Competency:
KC.2 The learner will understand and be able to demonstrate what it means to be a responsible citizen within their classroom.
Content Objectives:
Content Objectives:
The learner will:
Recite the Pledge of Allegiance
Work positively together in a group.
Contribute to the life of the class and the school.
Participate in resolving conflicts and disagreements with others.
Participate in voting as a group or individually.
Standards:
Standards:
NCSS
II.a-d,
VI.a-b, d-e,
VIII.e,
X.a-d, f-g, j
Suggested Activities, Materials, and Resources:
Suggested Activities, Materials, and Resources:
Read aloud and discuss Chester the Worldly Pig by Bill Peet and The Best Part of Me by Wendy Ewald
BrainPOP Jr.
Daily Pledge of Allegiance
Kids Voting (https://www.k12northstar.org/Page/8808)
Constitution Day (September 17) activities
Class job
Graduate - Level Competency:
Graduate - Level Competency:
Historical
Historical
GL.3 The learner will understand how historical events impact the modern era by applying historical inquiry skills in order to understand the forces of change and make informed decisions.
Course/Grade Competencies:
Course/Grade Competencies:
KC.1 The learner will acquire strategies for listening and responding to social studies materials and for increasing social studies vocabulary.
KC.3 The learner will be able to share and discuss events within their classroom.
KC.4 The learner can demonstrate an understanding of past events and their connection to the present and future.
Content Objectives:
Content Objectives:
The learner will:
Distinguish between yesterday, today, and tomorrow.
Verbally sequence the days of the week and months of the year.
Verbally retell the order of personal and classroom events.
Standards:
Standards:
NCSS
II.a-e, V.b, g,
VI.d, VIII.c,
IX.b, X.c-d
AASL
I.C.1-2, D.I.1-3
Course/Grade Competencies:
Course/Grade Competencies:
KC.5 The learner will responsibly use current technology to express their understanding of geography, culture, history, government, and/or current events.
KC.6 The learner will be able to compare and contrast their community with others.
KC.7 The learner can demonstrate an understanding of how and why cultures continue and change over time.
Content Objectives:
Content Objectives:
The learner will:
Share and listen to family traditions.
Describe ways that people can be the same and different.
Learn about others through books, multimedia, interviews, newspapers, and by participating in community and school events.
Standards:
Standards:
NCSS
I.a, c, e, II.a-e,
IV.e, V.d,
VI.b, g, VII.f,
VIII.a, c, IX.a, f,
X.c
AK Digital Literacy
K-2.DC.1
AK Cultural
C.1-4
Suggested Activities, Materials, and Resources:
Suggested Activities, Materials, and Resources:
Share family and ethnic traditions
Native dancing assembly
Read aloud and discuss:
Chester the Worldly Pig by Bill Peet
The Best Part of Me by Wendy Ewald
Molly of Denali
Graduate - Level Competency:
Graduate - Level Competency:
Geography
Geography
GL.6 The learner will understand their place in the world and interdependent relationships by using geographic reasoning and thinking skills in order to evaluate global problems and propose solutions.
Course/Grade Competencies:
Course/Grade Competencies:
KC.1 The learner will acquire strategies for listening and responding to social studies materials and for increasing social studies vocabulary.
KC.8 The learner will understand and be able to identify their place in their world.
KC.9 The learner will be able to introduce geography and geographical problems through the use of different resources.
Content Objectives:
Content Objectives:
The learner will:
Use words to indicate spatial relationships (e.g., use vocabulary to discuss specific locations within their home, classroom, school, and playground).
Describe different features of the Alaskan landscape.
State their names, addresses, and phone numbers.
Describe or identify a map or globe.
Create a simple map of a place meaningful to them.
Identify ways that they can take care of or hurt the environment.
Standards:
Standards:
NCSS
II.a-d, IV.a-d, f-h,
V.a, VI.e,
IX.b, X.c
Suggested Activities, Materials, and Resources:
Suggested Activities, Materials, and Resources:
Construct a class map of the school showing hallways and location of the office, nurse, library, gym, music, etc.
Globe and map center
Up-cycling and recycling project
Alaskan landscape picture
Art Center – Art Kits. (https://www.k12northstar.org/Page/8631)
Resssycled Snakes
First Impressions: Portraits
Bill Berry (K- artist)
David Mollett (landscape art kit)
Graduate - Level Competency:
Graduate - Level Competency:
Economics
Economics
GL.8 The learner will assess personal, national, and global economic decisions by applying financial literacy knowledge and economic principles in various systems in order to make informed budgetary decisions.
Course/Grade Competencies:
Course/Grade Competencies:
KC.1 The learner will acquire strategies for listening and responding to social studies materials and for increasing social studies vocabulary.
KC.10 The learner will develop financial skills with an understanding of making choices with limited resources.
Content Objectives:
Content Objectives:
The learner will:
Name a job that people have in the home, school, or community.
Participate in activities as a buyer or seller.
Tell the difference between people’s wants and needs.
Standards:
Standards:
NCSS
II.a-d, III.a-c, f-g, I,
VI.h, VII.a-b, d-e, g-h,
VIII.b, IX.d, X.c
Suggested Activities, Materials, and Resources:
Suggested Activities, Materials, and Resources:
Guest speakers
Field trips (Safeway, Fred Meyers, Walmart, library, fire department, etc.)
Career Day with parents
Foldables® and Thinking Maps®
Centers/ activities encouraging “buying” and “selling”
Use Skype with people who have different occupations
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