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Kindergarten Social Studies Pacing Guide
week Unit Topic Weekly Learning Target AERO Social Studies Covered myWorld Textbook Location Suggested Lesson Plans Suggested Resources
Week 1 Introduction to Kindergarten Social Studies Classroom Rules and Expectations Students can follow the rules and understand procedures and expectations in social studies class.

Review

N/A Lesson Plans Resources
Week 2 All About Me Community Rules Students can work together to choose a set of guidelines that all students can follow.

2.2a

N/A Lesson Plans Resources
Week 3 All About Me Students can distinguish themselves as individuals from others.

5.2b

N/A Lesson Plans Resources
Week 4 A Good Citizen Students can demonstrate that a good citizen takes turns, cooperates, respects others, and shares.

2.2a

Unit 1.1 Lesson Plans Resources
Week 5 Our Rights Students can indentify their personal rights, such as the right to food, clothing, shelter, and go to school.

5.2a   6.2a

Unit 1.2 Lesson Plans Resources
Week 6 Being Responsible Students can describe their responsibilities with their family and at school.

6.2a   6.2b

Unit 1.2 Lesson Plans Resources
Week 7 Getting Along With Others Students can explain how working with others helps to resolve conflicts.

2.2a   5.2c

Unit 1.3 Lesson Plans Resources
Week 8 Rules for Me Students can explain why there are rules and laws.

6.2a   6.2b

Unit 1.4 Lesson Plans Resources
Week 9 Leaders Students can identify and describe leaders at home, at school, and in the community.

6.2b

Unit 1.5 Lesson Plans Resources
Week 10 Making Decisions Students can identify the consequences of decision making.

5.2d

Unit 1.6 Lesson Plans Resources
Week 11 Where We Live Where We Live Students can identify different places.

3.2a   5.2a

Unit 3.1 Lesson Plans Resources
Week 12 Where Things Are Students can describe the relative location of people, places, and things by using positional words.

3.2b

Unit 3.2 Lesson Plans Resources
Week 13 Maps Students can use a map to locate and distinguish landmarks, land, and water.

3.2c   3.2d

Unit 3.3 – 3.5 Lesson Plans Resources
Week 14 Globes Students can explain the purpose of a globe and differentiate between land and water features on a globe.

3.2c   3.2d

Unit 3.4 -3.6 Lesson Plans Resources
Week 15 Weather Around You Students can describe daily weather and its effects on people and places.

3.2a

Unit 3.7 Lesson Plans Resources
Week 16 Seasons Around You Students can describe patterns of weather and their effects on people and places.

3.2a

Unit 3.8 Lesson Plans Resources
Week 17 Using Earth’s Resources Students can describe how people interact with and change their environment to satisfy basic needs.

3.2a   7.2b

Unit 3.9 Lesson Plans Resources
Week 18 Traditions People: Alike and Different Students can identify ways people and communities are alike and different and can identify differences between the past and present.

1.2a   5.2a
4.2b   4.2c

Unit 4.1 & 5.9 Lesson Plans Resources
Week 19 Families: Alike and Different Students can identify ways families and are alike and different and can identify differences between the past and present.

1.2a   5.2b
5.2c   5.2e

Unit 4.2 & 5.7 Lesson Plans Resources
Week 20 Culture Students can recognize there are different cultures and can name elements of culture like art, music, traditions, and customs.

4.2a   4.2e

Unit 4.3 Lesson Plans Resources
Week 21 Celebrations Students can define a celebration and explain that people celebrate in different ways.

4.2a   4.2b
4.2d   4.2e

Unit 4.4 Lesson Plans Resources
Week 22 Holidays Students can define holidays and explain that people celebrate different holidays.

4.2a   4.2b
4.2d   4.2e

Unit 4.5 Lesson Plans Resources
Week 23 Heroes Students can recognize folk heroes and heroes.

4.2a

Unit 4.6 & 5.6 Lesson Plans Resources
Week 24 Cultures: Alike and Different Students can identify similarities and differences among cultures.

4.2a   4.2b
4.2c   4.2d

Unit 4.7 Lesson Plans Resources
Week 25 History Learning About History Students can identify ways to learn about the past and use these skills to learn about their school’s history.

1.2a   1.2b

Unit 5.5 & 5.8 Lesson Plans Resources
Week 26 Talking About Time Students can use specific language to talk about history, focusing on advances in technology.

1.2a   8.2b

Unit 5.2 & 5.10 Lesson Plans Resources
Week 27 Measuring Time Students can identify tools to measure time and different ways that time can be measured.

1.2a   8.2a

Unit 5.3 Lesson Plans Resources
Week 28 Timelines Students can explain what a timeline shows and how to read a timeline.

1.2a   1.2b

Unit 5.4 Lesson Plans Resources
Week 29 My Personal History Students can explain that history is a story of the past and every person has a history.

1.2a   5.2a
5.2b

Unit 5.1 Lesson Plans Resources
Week 30 Needs and Wants Needs Students can define the basic human needs for food, shelter, and clothing.

7.2a

Unit 2.1 Lesson Plans Resources
Week 31 Wants Students can differentiate between needs and wants.

7.2a

Unit 2.1 Lesson Plans Resources
Week 32 Getting What We Need and Want Students can explain how people can get their needs and wants.

7.2a   7.2b

Unit 2.2 Lesson Plans Resources
Week 33 Using Money Students can give examples of how money is used to purchase goods and services.

7.2d

Unit 2.3 Lesson Plans Resources
Week 34 Jobs That People Do Students can identify a variety of jobs and the tools that they use.

7.2c   8.2a

Unit 2.4 Lesson Plans Resources
Week 35 Making Choices Students can explain that people must make choices due to limited resources.

7.2e

Unit 2.5 Lesson Plans Resources
Week 36 Goods and Services Students can distinguish and define goods and services.

7.2d

Unit 2.6 Lesson Plans Resources
Week 37 Review of Kindergarten Social Studies Review Students can review key concepts from Grade K social studies.

Review

N/A Lesson Plans Resources
Week 38 Review Students can review key concepts from Grade K social studies.

Review

N/A Lesson Plans Resources
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