Kindergarten

Identify national patriotic holidays such as Constitution Day, Presidents' Day, Veterans Day, and Independence Day.

Identify customs associated with national patriotic holidays such as parades and fireworks on Independence Day.

Identify contributions of historical figures, including Stephen F. Austin, George Washington, Christopher Columbus, and José Antonio Navarro, who helped to shape the state and nation.

Use spatial terms, including over, under, near, far, left, and right, to describe relative location.

Locate places on the school campus and describe their relative locations.

Identify and use geographic tools that aid in determining location, including maps and globes.

Identify the physical characteristics of place such as landforms, bodies of water, Earth's resources, and weather.

Identify how geographic location influences human characteristics of place such as shelter, clothing, food, and activities.

Identify basic human needs of food, clothing, and shelter.

Explain the difference between needs and wants.

Explain how basic human needs and wants can be met.

Identify jobs in the home, school, and community.

Explain why people have jobs.

Identify purposes for having rules.

Identify rules that provide order, security, and safety in the home and school.

Identify authority figures in the home, school, and community.

Explain how authority figures enforce rules.

Identify the United States flag and the Texas state flag.

Recite the Pledge of Allegiance to the United States Flag and the Pledge to the Texas Flag.

Use voting as a method for group decision making.

Identify similarities and differences among individuals such as kinship and religion.

Describe and explain the importance of family traditions.

Compare traditions among families.

Identify examples of technology used in the home and school.

Describe how technology helps accomplish specific tasks and meet people's needs.

Describe how his or her life might be different without modern technology.

Identify and state facts based on relevant evidence.

Identify different kinds of historical sources and artifacts and explain how they can be used to study the past.

Gather information about a topic using a variety of valid oral and visual sources such as interviews, music, pictures, symbols, and artifacts with adult assistance.

Sequence and categorize information.

Place events in chronological order.

Use social studies terminology related to time and chronology correctly, including before, after, next, first, last, yesterday, today, and tomorrow.

Communicate information visually, orally, or in writing based on knowledge and experiences in social studies.

Create and interpret visuals, including pictures and maps.

Apply and practice classroom rules and procedures for listening and responding respectfully.

Use democratic procedures to collaborate with others when making decisions on issues in the classroom, school, or community.

Use problem-solving and decision-making processes to identify a problem, gather information, list and consider options, consider advantages and disadvantages, choose and implement a solution, and evaluate the effectiveness of the solution.