SOCIAL STUDIES STANDARDS AND GRADE LEVEL BENCHMARKS

EARLY ELEMENTARY: GRADES K-2

                                I=INTRODUCE        M=MAJOR EMPHASIS        R=REVIEW REINFORCE

There are seven goals in the social studies curriculum framework. For each goal a set of standards and benchmarks were introduced to establish expectations for student achievement of that goal. Benchmarks specify what students are expected to know and be able to do to indicate satisfactory progress toward meeting these standards and thereby achieving the goals of the social studies curriculum by a specific time in the student’s educational career. (*MEAP U.S. History Test Context to 1763.)

 

STRAND 1: HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE

Standard 1.1 (Time & Chronology)

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1.1.1 use analog and digital clocks to tell time.

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Math

 

1.1.2 use weeks, months and years as intervals of time.

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Math/Calendar

 

1.1.3 distinguish among the past, the present, and the future.

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Calendar/
Lang. Arts

 

1.1.4 place events of their lives and the lives of others in chronological order

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Lang .Arts/
Math/Science

 
Standard 1.2 Comprehending the Past        

 

1.2.1 identify who was involved, what happened and, where it happened in stories about the past.

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Lang. Arts

http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/
http://learningtogive.com
(click on: lesson search-grade level-ancestors)

1.2.2 describe the past through the eyes and experiences of those who were there as revealed through their records.

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Lang. Arts

http://learningtogive.com
(click on: lesson search-grade level-let’s celebrate our land)

1.2.3 recount events from simple biographies of women and men representing a variety of societies from the past.

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Lang. Arts

http://www.abcteach.com/
1.2.4 identify and explain how individuals in history demonstrated good character and personal virtue. - I I Lang. Arts

http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/
http://learningtogive.com/
click on: lesson search-grade level-ancestors)
Standard 1.3 Analyzing and Interpreting the Past        

 
1.3.1 use a variety of records to construct a narrative about their personal or family histories. - - I Lang. Arts

http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/
http://learningtogive.com/
click on: lesson search-grade level-ancestors)
1.3.2 differentiate between historical facts and historical interpretations. - - I Lang. Arts

 
1.3.3 explain why accounts of the same event differ.

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Lang. Arts

 
Standard 1.4 Judging Decisions from the Past        

 
1.4.1 recall situations in their lives that required decisions and evaluate the decisions made in light of their consequences.

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Lang. Arts

 www.goodcharacter.com/YCC/DoingRight.html
1.4.2 evaluate decisions made by others as reported in stories about the past.

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Lang. Arts

 

STRAND 2: GEOGRAPHIC PERSPECTIVE

 		       

 
Standard 2.1 People, Places and Cultures        

 
2.1.1 describe the human characteristic of places and explain some basic causes for those characteristics.

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Lang. Arts

http://learningtogive.com
click on: what’s public what’s private

http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/
2.1.2 describe the natural characteristics of places and explain some basic causes for those characteristics. I I M Lang. Arts

 
Standard 2.2 Human/Environmental Interaction        

 
2.2.1 describe how people use the environment to meet human needs and wants.

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Science

 
2.2.2 describe ways in which their environment has been changed by people, and the ways their lives are affected by the environment.

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Science

 
2.2.3 suggest ways the people can help improve their environment. I I M Science
Language Arts

http://learningtogive.com  
(click on: what can we do)
http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/
Standard 2.3 Human/Environmental Interaction        

 
2.3.1 identify locations of significance in their immediate environment and explain reasons for their location.

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Language Arts

 
2.3.2 identify people and places in other locations and explain their importance to the community.

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Social Studies

 http://learningtogive.com/
(click on: our neighborhood as a community)
http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/
2.3.3 identify people, goods, services and ideas in their local community which have come from other places and describe why they move.

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Social Studies

 
Standard 2.4 Regions, Patterns, and Processes        

 
2.4.1 identify regions in their immediate environment and describe their characteristics and boundaries.

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Social Studies

 
2.4.2 compare their community and region with others.

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Social Studies

 
2.4.3 describe changes in the region over time as well as presently.

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Social Studies
Language Arts

 
Standards 2.5 Global Issues and Events        

 
2.5.1 locate and describe major world events that are having an impact on their community and explain why they are important to the community.

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Science

 

STRAND 3: CIVIC PERSPECTIVE

Standards 3.1 Purposes of Government

        

 
3.1.1 cite examples of government carrying out its legal authority in their local community.

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Daily Routines

 
3.1.2 describe consequences of not having rules. I M R Recess/Gym
lunch/classroom		 Core Democratic Values
http://www.michiganepic.org/coredemocratic/
http://learningtogive.com/
(click on: ELA go to rules)
Standards 3.2 Ideas of American Democracy        

 
3.2.1 identify aspects of life at school and in the local community that illustrate justice and freedom.

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Language Arts
Daily Routines

 		Core Democratic Values
http://www.michiganepic.org/coredemocratic/
http://learningtogive.com/
(click on: ELA go to rules)
Standard 3.3 Democracy in Action        

 
3.3.1 explain how conflicts at school or in the local community might be resolved in ways that are consistent with core democratic values. I M M Daily
Routines		 Core Democratic Values
http://www.michiganepic.org/coredemocratic/
http://learningtogive.com/
(click on: ELA go to Hug of War)
Standard 3.4 American Government and Politics        

 
3.4.1 identify rules at school and in the local community and consider consequences for breaking rules.

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Daily Routines

 Core Democratic Values
http://www.michiganepic.org/coredemocratic/
http://learningtogive.com/
(Click on: rules)
3.4.2 describe fair ways for groups to make decisions.

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 Daily Routines
Problem Solvers		 Core Democratic Values
http://www.michiganepic.org/coredemocratic/
http://learningtogive.com/
(click on; rules)
3.4.3 describe ways that individuals influence each other.

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 Daily Routines
Math
Problem Solvers		 Core Democratic Values
http://www.michiganepic.org/coredemocratic/
http://learningtogive.com/
(click on: rules)
Standard 3.5 American Government & World Affairs        

 
3.5.1 distinguish between events in this country and events abroad. - I I Language Arts
Stories

 
3.5.2 recognize that events in other countries can affect Americans. - - I Language Arts
Current Events

 

STRAND 4: ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVE

Standard 4.1 Individual and Household Choices

 		       

 
4.1.1 identify ways families produce and consume goods and services. I I I Language Arts
Math
Daily Routines		 http://www.michecon.org/
(click on: standards/benchmarks go to grade level)
4.1.2 list ways that individuals can conserve limited resources. I I M Daily Routines
Real Life Experiences		 http://www.michecon.org/
(click on: standards/benchmarks go to grade level
Standard 4.2 Business Choices        

 
4.2.1 connect economic needs with businesses that meet them. I I M Language Arts
Daily Routines

 
4.2.2 select a particular good or service and describe the types of resources necessary to produce and distribute it. - - I Language Arts
Daily Routines

 
Standard 4.3 Role of Government        

 
4.3.1 describe a good service provided by the local government and the method of payment. - - I Language Arts

 
4.3.2 identify the goods and services their school provides and the people who provide them. M R R Language Arts
Daily Routines

 
4.3.3 identify an unmet local economic need and propose a plan to meet it. - I I Language Arts

 
Standard 4.4 Economic Systems        

 
4.4.1 identify examples of markets they experience in their daily life. - - I Daily Routines http://learningtogive.com/
(click on: teacher’s material)
4.4.2 distinguish between producers and consumers in the market economy. I I I Daily Routines http://learningtogive.com/
(click on: teacher’s material)
4.4.3 describe how the choices they make impact business decisions. - I M Real Life http://learningtogive.com/
(click on: teacher’s material)
Standard 4.5 Trade        

 
4.5.1 recognize economic exchanges in which they participate. - I I Language Arts

 
4.5.2 identify United States coin and currency denominations and describe the role of cash in the exchange of goods and services. - I M Math

 

STRAND 5: INQUIRY

Standard 5.1 Information Processing

 		       

 
5.1.1 locate information using people, books, audio/video recordings, photos, simple maps, graphs, and tables.

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Math
Language Arts

 
5.1.2 acquire information from observation of the local environment.

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Math
Counselor
Daily Routine

 		http://learningtogive.com/
click on: what’s public what’s private
5.1.3 organize information to make and interpret simple maps of their local surroundings and simple graphs and tables of social data drawn from their experience.

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Math
Social Studies
Language Arts

 
Standard 5.2 Conducting Investigations        

 
5.2.1 pose a question about life in their school or local community. -

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Life Experience

 
5.2.2 gather and analyze information in order to answer the question posed. -

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5.2.3 construct an answer to the question posed and support their answer with evidence. -

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Life Experience

 
5.2.4 report the results of their investigation. -

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Life Experience

 

STRAND 6: PUBLIC DISCOURSE AND DECISION MAKING

Standard 6.1 Identifying and Analyzing Issues

 		       

 
6.1.1 pose a question about matters of public concern that they have encountered in school or in the local community. -

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Real Life

 
6.1.2 compare their own viewpoint about the matter raised with that of another individual. -

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Real Life

 
Standard 6.2 Group Discussion        

 
6.2.1 engage each other in conversation about issues pertaining to governing their school. - I I Real Life

 
Standard 6.3 Persuasive Writing        

 
6.3.1 compose brief statements expressing a decision on an issue in the school or local community. - - I Language Arts

 

STRAND 7: CITIZEN INVOLVEMENT

Standard 7.1 Responsible Personal Conduct

 		       

 
7.1.1 help to determine, interpret and enforce school rules.

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Real Life

 
7.1.2 participate in projects designed to help others in their local community. I M R Real Life http://learningtogive.com
click on: what’s public what’s private