HISTORY-SOCIAL SCIENCE

 
Standard 1.1

Students describe the rights and individual responsibilities of citizenship, in terms of:

 
1. The making of rules by direct democracy (everyone votes on the rules) and by representative democracy (a smaller elected group make the rules); examples of both in their classroom, school and community

 
2. The elements of fair play and good sportsmanship, respect for the rights and opinions of others, and respect for rules by which we live, including the meaning of the "Golden Rule"

 
Standard 1.2

Students compare and contrast the absolute and relative locations of 
people and places and describe the physical and human characteristics 
of places by: 
 

 
Skills:

 
1. Using maps and globes to locate their local community, 
the State of California, the United States, the seven continents,
and the four oceans.

 
2. Comparing the information from a three-dimensional-model
to a picture of the same location.

 
3. Constructing a simple map, using cardinal directions and
map symbols.

 
4. Describing how location, weather, and physical environments
affect the way people live, including their food, clothing, shelter, transportation, and recreation.

 
Standard 1.3

Students know and understand the symbols, icons, and traditions of the
United States that provide continuity and a sense of community across
time in terms of: 
 

 
1.) The Pledge of Allegiance, and the songs that express American ideals.

 
2.) National holidays and the heroism and achievements of the people
associated with them.

 
3.) American symbols, landmarks and essential documents such as
the flag, the bald eagle, the Statue of Liberty, the U.S. Constitution, 
and the Declaration of Independence; explain the people and events 
associated with them.

 
Skills:

 
1. Participate in the Pledge of Allegiance and singing of songs, 
such as ""Our Country 'Tis of Thee"" or ""America the Beautiful.

 
2. Demonstrate through classroom activities their knowledge of the achievements of people associated with the national holidays of Thanksgiving, President's Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, 
Veterans and/or Memorial Day.

 
3. Tell the meaning of the colors in the flag as they color a picture
of the flag.

 
4. Tell what the importance is of symbols such as the Statue of
Liberty and bald eagle to Americans.

 
5. Explain that the Declaration of Independence proclaimed 
Americans' intention to become a free nation.

 
6. Understand that the U.S. Constitution tells how Americans
will govern themselves.

 
Standard 1.4

Students compare and contrast everyday life in different times and places around the world and recognize that some aspects of people, places, and things change over time and others stay the same, in terms of:

 
1. The structure of schools and communities in the past. 

 
2. Transportation methods of earlier days. 

 
3. Similarities and differences in the work (inside and outside the home), dress, manners, stories, games, and festivals of earlier generations, drawing from biographies, oral history, and folklore.

 
Standard 1.5

Students describe the human characteristics of familiar places and the varied backgrounds of American citizens and residents, in terms of:

 
1. The ways in which they are all part of the same community, sharing principles, goals, and traditions despite their varied ancestry; the forms of diversity in their school and community and the benefits and challenges of a diverse population.

 
2. The difficulties, successes and ways in which American Indian and immigrant populations have helped define Californian and American culture.

 
3. Comparisons of the beliefs, customs, ceremonies, traditions and social practices of the varied cultures drawing from folklore.

 
Standard 1.6

Students understand basic economic concepts and the role of individual choice in a free-market economy, in terms of:
 

 
1.) The concept of exchange and the use of money to purchase goods 
and services.

 
2.) The specialized work that people do to manufacture, transport, and market goods and services and the contribution of those who work in the home.

 
Skills:

 
1. Tell the meaning of trade and exchange.

 
2. Explain some of the similarities and differences between trade and use of money for exchange.

 
3. Tell some of the jobs people do to manufacture, transport, and market goods and services"

 
4. Discuss the contributions of those they know who work at home