KY.1. Category: Social Studies

Demonstrates basic understanding of the world in which he/she lives

• 1.1. Goal / Understandings / Subdomain:

  Child differentiates between events that happen in the past, present and future

  • 1.1.1. Ae / Skills & Concepts / Organizer:

    Child recognizes the beginning and end of an event.

  • 1.1.2. Ae / Skills & Concepts / Organizer:

    Child recalls information about the immediate past.

  • 1.1.3. Ae / Skills & Concepts / Organizer:

    Child develops awareness that events occurred before the child's birth.

  • 1.1.4. Ae / Skills & Concepts / Organizer:

    Child explores changes over time in environment by comparing pictures and hearing stories about the way something or someone looked in the past compared to now.

  • 1.1.5. Ae / Skills & Concepts / Organizer:

    Child describes or represents a limited series of events in the correct sequence.

  • 1.1.6. Ae / Skills & Concepts / Organizer:

    Child experiments with general terms related to the elements of time.

  • 1.1.7. Ae / Skills & Concepts / Organizer:

    Child makes predictions about what may occur.

• 1.2. Goal / Understandings / Subdomain:

  Child uses environmental clues and tools to understand surroundings

  • 1.2.1. Ae / Skills & Concepts / Organizer:

    Child distinguishes and describes characteristics of the physical environment.

  • 1.2.2. Ae / Skills & Concepts / Organizer:

    Child distinguishes different environments by the people or signs that are a part of that environment.

  • 1.2.3. Ae / Skills & Concepts / Organizer:

    Child recognizes and uses a variety of objects and materials that represent the environment.

  • 1.2.4. Ae / Skills & Concepts / Organizer:

    Child shows interest in investigating geography tools.

• 1.3. Goal / Understandings / Subdomain:

  Child shows an awareness of fundamental economic concepts

  • 1.3.1. Ae / Skills & Concepts / Organizer:

    Child recognizes the relationship between supply and demand and depends on others to provide for wants and needs.

  • 1.3.2. Ae / Skills & Concepts / Organizer:

    Child recognizes and uses objects for barter or trade.

  • 1.3.3. Ae / Skills & Concepts / Organizer:

    Child recognizes the use of money as a means of exchange.

• 1.4. Goal / Understandings / Subdomain:

  Child knows the need for rules within the home, school and community

  • 1.4.1. Ae / Skills & Concepts / Organizer:

    Child identifies examples of authority.

  • 1.4.2. Ae / Skills & Concepts / Organizer:

    Child understands there are consequences for actions.

  • 1.4.3. Ae / Skills & Concepts / Organizer:

    Child recognizes there are different rules for different places.

  • 1.4.4. Ae / Skills & Concepts / Organizer:

    Child follows routines with little supervision.

  • 1.4.5. Ae / Skills & Concepts / Organizer:

    Child follows rules applicable to the situation with little supervision.

• 1.5. Goal / Understandings / Subdomain:

  Child understands the roles and relationships within his/her family

  • 1.5.1. Ae / Skills & Concepts / Organizer:

    Child recognizes the roles within his/her home.

  • 1.5.2. Ae / Skills & Concepts / Organizer:

    Child knows place in family structure.

  • 1.5.3. Ae / Skills & Concepts / Organizer:

    Child uses familiarity of immediate surroundings to make sense of the world.

• 1.6. Goal / Understandings / Subdomain:

  Child knows that diversity exists in the world

  • 1.6.1. Ae / Skills & Concepts / Organizer:

    Child describes self and compares own descriptions with others' descriptions.

  • 1.6.2. Ae / Skills & Concepts / Organizer:

    Child identifies and recognizes gender.

  • 1.6.3. Ae / Skills & Concepts / Organizer:

    Child recognizes that people differ in language, dress, food, etc.

  • 1.6.4. Ae / Skills & Concepts / Organizer:

    Child recognizes and identifies differences in personal characteristics and family makeup.

  • 1.6.5. Ae / Skills & Concepts / Organizer:

    Child recognizes that different people have different roles and jobs in the community.

  • 1.6.6. Ae / Skills & Concepts / Organizer:

    Child recognizes and accepts similarities and differences.