Jessica Howard Tucker

ED 444-03: Social Studies Methods

Curriculum Map
Months

August

September

October

November
Cultural
Traditions/
Holidays

December
Cultural
Traditions/
Holidays

Unit/
Topic

Unique Self

Family Roles
& Traditions

Where we
live

Concepts

Hobbies,
interests,
likes vs.
dislikes,
favorite
things. Looks:
hair, eyes,
etc.

Members of a
family:
parents,
siblings,
grandparents,
etc. Family
History.

Class
introductions.
Get to know
you games.
Create class
picture wall.

Create a
simple family
map with self,
parents, and
siblings.
Share family
traditions.

maps, globes,
school, home,
weather,
seasons

Thanksgiving,
Pilgrims,
traditions:
forms of
celebration,
food, music,
games, etc.

Christmas,
Hanukah,
Passover,
New Year,
etc.

Create a map
of the
classroom:
Treasure
hunt. Draw
symbols of
weather:
clouds, rain,
snow, etc.

Then & now

thanksgiving
activity.
Share
Thanksgiving
traditions.
Pilgrim art
project.

Your favorite
holiday.
Traditions
show and tell.

Essential
Question

How am I
different or
the same as
others?

What does
everyone in
my family do?
How do I help
in my family?
Where do my
family
traditions
come from?

How are a
globe and
map
different?
How can I use
globes and
maps?

Where do
traditions
come from?
What is a
tradition?
Why do we
celebrate
Thanksgiving?

Why do we
celebrate?
How does my
family
celebrate?
What special
days do you
celebrate?

Why are rules

important?
What are my
jobs at home,
at school,
etc?

What is a
government?
Why is it
important?
What does a
president do?

Social Studies
Standards

K.SS.1.1.1
K.SS.1.1.3
K.SS.1.1.4

K.SS.1.1.2
K.SS.4.3.1
K.SS.4.3.2

K.SS.2.1.1
K.SS.2.1.2
K.SS.2.1.3
K.SS.2.1.5

K.SS.4.2.3
K.SS.5.1.1

K.SS.1.1.2
K.SS.5.1.1

K.SS.4.1.1
K.SS.4.1.2
K.SS.4.3.2

K.SS.4.1.1
K.SS.4.2.1

Skills

January

February
Organization
of the
Government

March
Symbols of
the United
States

Home rules,
chores,
school rules,
constitution,
laws

Branches of
government
Role of the
president
voting,
George
Washington

Write (new)
class rules.
Red Light
Green Light
game: learn
traffic laws.

Class vote,
book of
important
presidents,
map of our
country/our
state

Why we have
Rules

April

May

Citizenship

Work &
Money

Flag, red,
white, blue,
bald eagle,
Pledge of
Allegiance
Important
U.S. Holidays

courage,
honestly,
respect, help
others,
leadership,
freedom

money, jobs,
supply &
demand,
resources

Recite the
Pledge of
Allegiance,
create a
replica flag
out of
construction
paper

Classmate
service.
Student of
the Day, job
chart
extension.

Coin sorting.
Class store.
Career Day
dress up.

What are
typical
symbols of
the U.S?
What does
the U.S. flag
look like?

What is
citizenship?
How can I be
a good
citizen?

What is
money used
for? Why is
money
important?
What kind of
jobs are
there? What
are
resources?

K.SS.4.2.1
K.SS.4.2.2
K.SS.4.2.3
K.SS.2.1.4

K.SS.4.1.3
K.SS.4.3.2

K.SS.3.1.1
K.SS.3.1.2
K.SS.3.1.3

Integration

Art: Students
will paint or
draw a self
portrait
(K.VA.3.3.2)
Math:
Students will
stand in a
line, tallest to
shortest.
(CCSS.MATH.
CONTENT.
K.MD.A.2)

Science:
Students will
use photos or
drawing to
create a
diagram of
what their
family used
to look like,
what it looks
like now, and
how they
think it will
look in the
future.
(K.S.1.4.1)

Literature

I Like Me!
by Nancy
Carlson
What I Like
About Me!
by Allia Nolan

Whos in My
Family? All
About Our
Families by
Robie H.
Harris

Science:
Students will
identify each
of the four
seasons and
draw a
picture of
each,
following the
correct
sequence.
(K.S.4.1.1 &
K.S.4.1.2)

Apples and
Pumpkins by
Anne
Rockwell

Reading:
Students will
answer
questions and
draw a
picture that
represented
the main
topic of the
Read-a-Loud
story.
(CCSS.ELALITERACY.
RI.K.2)

Writing:
Students will
complete the
sentence My
favorite
holiday is__
and will draw
of picture of
the holiday
they choose.
(CCSS.ELALITERACY.
W.K.1)

Thanksgiving
is for Giving
Thanks by
Margaret
Sutherland

Light the
Lights! A
Story About
Celebrating
Hanukkah &
Christmas by
Margaret
Moorman

Language
Arts:
Students will
share ideas
about the
kind of class
rules they
would like to
have.
(K.LA.3.1.1)

The Worst
Day of My
Life Ever! by
Julia Cook

Art: Students
will attempt
to draw a
picture of
George
Washington
based on a
shown image.
(K.VA.3.2.3)

Math:
Students will
count to
identify the
total number
of stripes on
the flag, also
the number
of red stripes
and white
stripes.
(CCSS.MATH.
CONTENT.
K.CC.B.4.B)

Writing:
Together the
class will
generate
ideas in draft
form as to
why they
think it is
important to
be a good
citizen.
(K.LA.3.1.1 &
K.LA.3.2.1)

Math:
Students will
to 100 using
pennies and
dimes.
(CCSS.MATH.
CONTENT.
K.CC.A.1)
Students will
separate or
classify coins
by their size
and color.
(CCSS.MATH.
CONTENT.
K.MD.B.3)

Duck for
President by
Doreen
Cronin

America: A
Patriotic
Primer by
Lynne Cheney
We the Kids
by David
Catrow

Just Me and
My Puppy by
Mercer
Mayer

I Can be
Anything! by
Jerry Spinelli

Idaho Social Studies Standards List for Kindergarten:

Goal 1.1: Build an understanding of the cultural and social development of the United States
K.SS.1.1.1 Share stories, pictures, and music of ones own personal life, family and culture.
K.SS.1.1.2 Describe how families celebrate in many ways.
K.SS.1.1.3 Describe how individuals have similarities and differences.
K.SS.1.1.4 Describe how each person is special and unique within the classroom.
Goal 2.1: Analyze the spatial organization of people, places, and environment on the earths surface.
K.SS.2.1.1 Identify the globe as a model of the earth.
K.SS.2.1.2 Distinguish between land masses and water on a globe or map.
K.SS.2.1.3 Identify the north and south poles on a map or globe.
K.SS.2.1.4 Recognize a map of the United States of America and know it is the country in which we live.
K.SS.2.1.5 Make and use a map of a familiar area.
Goal 3.1: Explain basic economic concepts.
K.SS.3.1.1 Observe that all people have needs and wants.
K.SS.3.1.2 Recognize that people have limited resources.
K.SS.3.1.3 Describe some jobs that people do to earn money.

Goal 4.1: Build an understanding of the foundational principles of the American political system.
K.SS.4.1.1 Name some rules and reasons for them.
K.SS.4.1.2 Discuss how groups make decisions and solve problems.
K.SS.4.1.3 Identify personal traits, such as courage, honesty, and responsibility.
Goal 4.2: Build an understanding of the organization and formation of the American system of government.
K.SS.4.2.1 Identify symbols of the United States such as the flag, Pledge of Allegiance, Bald Eagle, red, white, and blue.
K.SS.4.2.2 Recite the Pledge of Allegiance.
K.SS.4.2.3 Describe holidays and tell why they are commemorated in the United States, such as Thanksgiving, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Independence Day,
and Presidents Day.
Goal 4.3: Build an understanding that all people in the United States have rights and assume responsibilities.
K.SS.4.3.1 Identify individuals who are helpful to people in their everyday lives.
K.SS.4.3.2 Identify ways to be helpful to family and school.
Goal 5.1: Build an understanding of multiple perspectives and global interdependence.
K.SS.5.1.1 Name family traditions that came to America from other parts of the world.

Common Core and Idaho State Standard (Integration Topics):

Art Standards
K.VA.3.3.2 Create artwork about self, family, and personal experiences.
K.VA.3.2.3 Replicate or imitate an existing work.
Language Arts Standards
K.LA.3.1.1 Participate in generating ideas using pre-writing strategies (e.g. whole class discussion).
K.LA.3.2.1 Use ideas generated in prewriting to write a class draft.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.K.1 Use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to compose opinion pieces in which they tell a ready the topic they are
writing about and state an opinion or preference about the topic. (e.g. My favorite _____ is ____)
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.K.2 With prompting and support, identify the main topic and retell key details of a text.
Math Standards
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.K.CC.A.1 Count to 100 by ones and by tens.
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.K.CC.B.4.B Understand that the last number name said tells the number of objects counted. The number of objects is the same
regardless of their arrangement or the order in which they were counted.
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.K.MD.A.2 Directly compare two objects with a measurable attribute in common; i.e. height, shape, etc.
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.K.MD.B.3 Classify objects into given categories.
Science Standards
K.S.1.4.1 Apply the concepts of yesterday, today, and tomorrow.
K.S.4.1.1 Name the four seasons.
K.S.4.1.2 Place the four seasons in order.