South Dakota Social Studies Standards

The standards for kindergarten students include learning the concepts of people, places, and self as related to self and family. Yearlong goals involve learning about historical time sequence, geographic direction, and economic choices. Kindergarten students will use maps and globes to identify and locate places related to their lives and stories in history. Citizenship education includes trust, respect, responsibility, fairness, and caring. Students will have opportunities to learn about national symbols. They will learn how individuals acquire the economic goods and services they need and want.

1. describe examples of past events in legends and historical accounts, such as stories of Johnny Appleseed, Betsy Ross, Squanto, and George Washington Carver;
2. recognize characteristics of American leaders through exposure to biographies of important people of our past, such as George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Rosa Parks; and
3. connect people and events honored in commemorative holidays, including Native American Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving, Independence Day, Martin Luther King Day, Presidents’ Day, and Memorial Day.

1. compare and contrast the relative size and location of people, places, and things by identifying here/there, near/far, up/down, left/right, and behind/in front.
2. use a map and map symbols to recognize directions, continents, and poles.
3. use map symbols to recognize land, water, roads, and cities.
4. locate areas referenced in historically based legends and stories.
5. compare the globe and a map as models of the earth.
6. recognize that, in addition to maps and globes, geographic locations are communicated through various representational models: pictographs, bar graphs, and diagrams.
7. demonstrate familiarity with the layout of his or her school.

1. recognize the important actions required in demonstrating citizenship: respecting roles of members and leaders in a group; sharing responsibilities in a group; identifying ways to help others; respecting the individual right to express an opinion; and acknowledging that people think and act differently.
2. discuss the attributes of a good citizen with emphasis on trust, respect, responsibility, fairness, and caring.
3. recognize patriotic symbols and activities: national flag; "The Star Spangled Banner"; and Pledge of Allegiance.

1. match occupations with simple descriptions of work.
2. will identify basic economic concepts, including the difference between basic needs (food, clothing, and shelter) and wants (luxuries); and the practice of exchanging money for goods.

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