Kindergarten Social Studies Louisiana standards Standards

Geography

Economics

Civics

History

Kindergarten: Life in My Home, School, and Local Community

Skills and Practices

Describe differences between primary and secondary sources.

Select and use appropriate evidence from primary and secondary sources to support claims.

Construct and express claims that are supported with relevant evidence from primary and/or secondary sources, content knowledge, and clear reasoning.

Order events in a chronological sequence using schedules, calendars, and timelines. For example:

Daily classroom activities

Significant events in students' lives

Describe the importance of rules and how they help protect our liberties.

Explain how people can work together to make decisions.

Identify local business and government leaders and describe their roles.

Identify examples of goods and services. For example:

Goods: food, toys, clothing

Services: medical care, fire protection, law enforcement, library resources

Describe and compare reasons to save and spend money.

Differentiate between wants and needs.

Identify jobs and industries within a school and community.

Describe the concept of scarcity using examples.

Use maps and models to describe relative location. For example: locating objects and places to the right or left, up or down, in or out, above or below.

Identify basic landforms and bodies of water in a variety of visual representations, including mountains, hills, coasts, islands, lakes, and rivers.

Differentiate between primary and secondary sources. For example:

Primary sources: letters, diaries, autobiographies, speeches, interviews

Secondary sources: magazine articles, textbooks, encyclopedia entries, biographies

Identify ways people interact with their environment, including:

Using natural resources

Modifying their environment to create shelter

Identify rural, suburban, and urban areas.

Explain how weather impacts daily life and choices.

Explain why people may move from place to place.

Select and use appropriate evidence from primary and secondary sources to support claims.

Identify symbols, customs, famous individuals, and celebrations representative of our state and nation, including:

Symbols: United States flag, bald eagle, Louisiana State flag, brown pelican

Customs: pledging allegiance to the United States flag, singing "The Star-Spangled Banner"

Individuals: George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

State and nationally designated holidays: New Year's Day, the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr., Inauguration Day, Washington's Birthday, Mardi Gras, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day

Identify examples of different cultures and traditions in Louisiana, including:

Music: Cajun, jazz, zydeco

Traditions: king cake, red beans and rice on Mondays

Cuisine: jambalaya, gumbo, etouffee, bread pudding, meat pies, tamales

Identify a cause and effect for a significant event in a school, neighborhood, or parish.

Explain the purpose of local government.

Describe the importance of fairness, responsibility, respect, and hard work. For example:

Taking care of personal belongings and respecting the property of others.

Following rules and recognizing consequences of breaking rules.

Taking responsibility for assigned duties.

Describe organizations and individuals within a school or parish that help solve issues, including the school principal, school custodian, volunteers, police officers, and fire and rescue workers.