Arizona State Standards for Social Studies: Kindergarten

AZ.SS00-S1. American History

SS00-S1C1. Research Skills for History: Historical research is a process in which students examine topics or questions related to historical studies and/or current issues. By using primary and secondary sources effectively students obtain accurate and relevant information.

SS00-S1C1-01. Retell personal events to show an understanding of how history is the story of events, people, and places in the past. 7
Suggested Titles for Arizona Social Studies State Standard SS00-S1C1-01.

SS00-S1C1-02. Listen to recounts of historical events and people and discuss how they relate to present day. 5
Suggested Titles for Arizona Social Studies State Standard SS00-S1C1-02.

SS00-S1C1-03. Sequence recounts of historical events and people using the concepts of before and after. 9
Suggested Titles for Arizona Social Studies State Standard SS00-S1C1-03.

SS00-S1C1-04. Use primary source materials (e.g., photos, artifacts) to study people and events from the past. 18
Suggested Titles for Arizona Social Studies State Standard SS00-S1C1-04.

SS00-S1C2. Early Civilizations Pre 1500: The geographic, political, economic and cultural characteristics of early civilizations made significant contributions to the later development of the United States.

SS00-S1C2-01. Recognize that Native Americans are the original inhabitants of North America. 8
Suggested Titles for Arizona Social Studies State Standard SS00-S1C2-01.

SS00-S1C3. Exploration and Colonization 1500s - 1700s: The varied causes and effects of exploration, settlement, and colonization shaped regional and national development of the U.S.

SS00-S1C3-01. Recognize that explorers (e.g., Columbus, Leif Ericson) traveled to places in the world that were new to them. 4
Suggested Titles for Arizona Social Studies State Standard SS00-S1C3-01.

SS00-S1C3-02. Recognize that exploration resulted in the exchange of ideas, culture, and goods (e.g., foods, animals, plants, artifacts). 4
Suggested Titles for Arizona Social Studies State Standard SS00-S1C3-02.

SS00-S1C4. Revolution and New Nation 1700s - 1820: The development of American constitutional democracy grew from political, cultural and economic issues, ideas and event.

SS00-S1C4-01. Recognize that George Washington was our first president. 2
Suggested Titles for Arizona Social Studies State Standard SS00-S1C4-01.

SS00-S1C4-02. Recognize that the Fourth of July is our nation's birthday. 2
Suggested Titles for Arizona Social Studies State Standard SS00-S1C4-02.

SS00-S1C5. Westward Expansion 1800

SS00-S1C5-01. No performance objectives at this grade.

SS00-S1C6. Civil War and Reconstruction 1850

SS00-S1C6-01. No performance objectives at this grade.

SS00-S1C7. Emergence of the Modern United States 1875

SS00-S1C7-01. No performance objectives at this grade.

SS00-S1C8. Great Depression and World War II 1929

SS00-S1C8-01. No performance objectives at this grade.

SS00-S1C9. Postwar United States 1945 - 1970s: Postwar tensions led to social change in the U.S. and to a heightened focus on foreign policy.

SS00-S1C9-01. Recognize that astronauts (e.g., John Glenn, Neil Armstrong, Sally Ride) are explorers of space. 18
Suggested Titles for Arizona Social Studies State Standard SS00-S1C9-01.

SS00-S1C10. Contemporary United States 1970s - Present: Current events and issues continue to shape our nation and our involvement in the global community.

SS00-S1C10-01. Use information from written documents, oral presentations, and the media to discuss current local events. 1
Suggested Titles for Arizona Social Studies State Standard SS00-S1C10-01.

AZ.SS00-S2. World History

SS00-S2C1. Research Skills for History: Historical research is a process in which students examine topics or questions related to historical studies and/or current issues.

SS00-S2C1-01. Retell personal events to show an understanding of how history is the story of events, people, and places in the past. 7
Suggested Titles for Arizona Social Studies State Standard SS00-S2C1-01.

SS00-S2C1-02. Listen to recounts of historical events and people and discuss how they relate to present day. 5
Suggested Titles for Arizona Social Studies State Standard SS00-S2C1-02.

SS00-S2C1-03. Sequence recounts of historical events and people using the concepts of before and after. 9
Suggested Titles for Arizona Social Studies State Standard SS00-S2C1-03.

SS00-S2C1-04. Use primary source materials (e.g., photos, artifacts) to study people and events from the past. 18
Suggested Titles for Arizona Social Studies State Standard SS00-S2C1-04.

SS00-S2C2. Early Civilizations: The geographic, political, economic and cultural characteristics of early civilizations significantly influenced the development of later civilizations.

SS00-S2C2-01. Recognize that groups of people in early civilizations (e.g., people of the Americas, Europeans, Asians, Africans) moved from place to place to hunt and gather food.

SS00-S2C2-02. Recognize that early civilizations improved their lives through advancements (e.g., domestication of animals, tools, farming methods, calendars).

SS00-S2C3. World in Transition

SS00-S2C3-01. No performance objectives at this grade.

SS00-S2C4. Renaissance and Reformation

SS00-S2C4-01. No performance objectives at this grade.

SS00-S2C5. Encounters and Exchange: Innovations, discoveries, exploration, and colonization accelerated contact, conflict, and interconnection among societies world wide, transforming and creating nations.

SS00-S2C5-01. Recognize that explorers (e.g., Marco Polo, Magellan) traveled to places in the world that were new to them. 4
Suggested Titles for Arizona Social Studies State Standard SS00-S2C5-01.

SS00-S2C5-02. Recognize that exploration resulted in the exchange of ideas, culture, and goods (e.g., foods, animals, plants, artifacts). 4
Suggested Titles for Arizona Social Studies State Standard SS00-S2C5-02.

SS00-S2C6. Age of Revolution

SS00-S2C6-01. No performance objectives at this grade.

SS00-S2C7. Age of Imperialism

SS00-S2C7-01. No performance objectives at this grade.

SS00-S2C8. World at War

SS00-S2C8-01. No performance objectives at this grade.

SS00-S2C9. Contemporary World: The nations of the contemporary world are shaped by their cultural and political past. Current events, developments and issues continue to shape the global community.

SS00-S2C9-01. Use information from written documents, oral presentations, and the media to discuss current events. 1
Suggested Titles for Arizona Social Studies State Standard SS00-S2C9-01.

AZ.SS00-S3. Civics/Government

SS00-S3C1. Foundations of Government: The United States democracy is based on principles and ideals that are embodied by symbols, people and documents.

SS00-S3C1-01. Recognize national symbols and monuments that represent American democracy and values: a) American flag; b) Bald Eagle; c) Statue of Liberty ; d) White House. 4
Suggested Titles for Arizona Social Studies State Standard SS00-S3C1-01.

SS00-S3C1-02. Recognize the Pledge of Allegiance and the National Anthem. 2
Suggested Titles for Arizona Social Studies State Standard SS00-S3C1-02.

SS00-S3C1-03. Recognize the significance of national holidays: a) Thanksgiving; b) Presidents' Day; c) Martin Luther King, Jr. Day; d) Constitution Day. 21
Suggested Titles for Arizona Social Studies State Standard SS00-S3C1-03.

SS00-S3C1-04. Identify Presidents George Washington and Abraham Lincoln as leaders of our democracy. 4
Suggested Titles for Arizona Social Studies State Standard SS00-S3C1-04.

SS00-S3C1-05. Recognize that classmates have varied backgrounds but may share principles, goals, customs, and traditions. 10
Suggested Titles for Arizona Social Studies State Standard SS00-S3C1-05.

SS00-S3C2. Structure of Government: The United States structure of government is characterized by the separation and balance of powers.

SS00-S3C2-01. Identify the current President of the United States and Governor of Arizona. 4
Suggested Titles for Arizona Social Studies State Standard SS00-S3C2-01.

SS00-S3C3. Functions of Government

SS00-S3C3-01. No performance objectives at this grade.

SS00-S3C4. Rights, Responsibilities, and Roles of Citizenship: The rights, responsibilities and practices of United States citizenship are founded in the Constitution and the nation's history.

SS00-S3C4-01. Identify examples of responsible citizenship in the school setting and in stories about the past and present. 49
Suggested Titles for Arizona Social Studies State Standard SS00-S3C4-01.

SS00-S3C4-02. Recognize the rights and responsibilities of citizenship: a) elements of fair play, good sportsmanship, and the idea of treating others the way you want to be treated; b) importance of participation and cooperation in a classroom and community; c) why there are rules and the consequences for violating them; d) responsibility of voting (every vote counts). 40
Suggested Titles for Arizona Social Studies State Standard SS00-S3C4-02.

SS00-S3C4-03. Discuss the importance of students contributing to a community (e.g., helping others, working together, cleaning up the playground). 6
Suggested Titles for Arizona Social Studies State Standard SS00-S3C4-03.

SS00-S3C4-04. Identify people who help keep communities and citizens safe (e.g., police, firefighters, nurses, doctors). 5
Suggested Titles for Arizona Social Studies State Standard SS00-S3C4-04.

SS00-S3C5. Government Systems of the World

SS00-S3C5-01. No performance objectives at this grade.

AZ.SS00-S4. Geography

SS00-S4C1. The World in Spatial Terms: The spatial perspective and associated geographic tools are used to organize and interpret information about people, places and environments.

SS00-S4C1-01. Recognize the differences between maps and globes. 7
Suggested Titles for Arizona Social Studies State Standard SS00-S4C1-01.

SS00-S4C1-02. Construct maps of a familiar place (e.g., classroom, bedroom, playground, neighborhood). 7
Suggested Titles for Arizona Social Studies State Standard SS00-S4C1-02.

SS00-S4C1-03. Determine the relative location of objects using the terms near/far, behind/in front, over/under, left/right, up/down. 3
Suggested Titles for Arizona Social Studies State Standard SS00-S4C1-03.

SS00-S4C1-04. Identify land and water on maps, illustrations, images, and globes. 7
Suggested Titles for Arizona Social Studies State Standard SS00-S4C1-04.

SS00-S4C1-05. Locate continents and oceans on a map or globe. 7
Suggested Titles for Arizona Social Studies State Standard SS00-S4C1-05.

SS00-S4C2. Places and Regions: Places and regions have distinct physical and cultural characteristics.

SS00-S4C2-01. Recognize through images how people live differently in other places and times. 38
Suggested Titles for Arizona Social Studies State Standard SS00-S4C2-01.

SS00-S4C3. Physical Systems: Physical processes shape the Earth and interact with plant and animal life to create, sustain, and modify ecosystems. These processes affect the distribution of resources and economic development.

SS00-S4C3-01. Identify plants and animals in the local environment.

SS00-S4C3-02. Identify the basic properties of earth materials (rocks, soil, water; natural or man-made; reusable and recyclable). 8
Suggested Titles for Arizona Social Studies State Standard SS00-S4C3-02.

SS00-S4C3-03. Understand the characteristics of weather and how it affects people. 41
Suggested Titles for Arizona Social Studies State Standard SS00-S4C3-03.

SS00-S4C4. Human Systems: Human cultures, their nature, and distribution affect societies and the Earth.

SS00-S4C4-01. Discuss the food, clothing, housing, recreation, and celebrations practiced by cultural groups in the local community. 10
Suggested Titles for Arizona Social Studies State Standard SS00-S4C4-01.

SS00-S4C4-02. Discuss how land in the students' community is used for industry, housing, business, agriculture, and recreation. 41
Suggested Titles for Arizona Social Studies State Standard SS00-S4C4-02.

SS00-S4C4-03. Describe how people earn a living in the community and the places they work. 10
Suggested Titles for Arizona Social Studies State Standard SS00-S4C4-03.

SS00-S4C5. Environment and Society: Human and environmental interactions are interdependent upon one another. Humans interact with the environment- they depend upon it, they modify it; and they adapt to it. The health and well-being of all humans depends upon an understanding of the interconnections and interdependence of human and physical systems.

SS00-S4C5-01. Identify the origin of natural resources (e.g., fish from sea, minerals from the ground, wood from trees, food from farms). 8
Suggested Titles for Arizona Social Studies State Standard SS00-S4C5-01.

SS00-S4C5-02. Recognize that resources are renewable, recyclable, and non-renewable. 8
Suggested Titles for Arizona Social Studies State Standard SS00-S4C5-02.

SS00-S4C6. Geographic Applications: Geographic thinking (asking and answering geographic questions) is used to understand spatial patterns of the past, the present, and to plan for the future.

SS00-S4C6-01. Discuss geographic concepts related to current events.

AZ.SS00-S5. Economics

SS00-S5C1. Foundations of Economics: The foundations of economics are the application of basic economic concepts and decision-making skills. This includes scarcity and the different methods of allocation of goods and services.

SS00-S5C1-01. Discuss different types of jobs that people do. 14
Suggested Titles for Arizona Social Studies State Standard SS00-S5C1-01.

SS00-S5C1-02. Match simple descriptions of work with the names of those jobs. 14
Suggested Titles for Arizona Social Studies State Standard SS00-S5C1-02.

SS00-S5C1-03. Give examples of work activities that people do at home. 3
Suggested Titles for Arizona Social Studies State Standard SS00-S5C1-03.

SS00-S5C1-04. Discuss differences between needs and wants. 1
Suggested Titles for Arizona Social Studies State Standard SS00-S5C1-04.

SS00-S5C1-05. Recognize various forms of U.S. currency. 20
Suggested Titles for Arizona Social Studies State Standard SS00-S5C1-05.

SS00-S5C1-06. Recognize that people use money to purchase goods and services. 15
Suggested Titles for Arizona Social Studies State Standard SS00-S5C1-06.

SS00-S5C2. Microeconomics

SS00-S5C2-01. No performance objectives at this grade.

SS00-S5C3. Macroeconomics

SS00-S5C3-01. No performance objectives at this grade.

SS00-S5C4. Global Economics

SS00-S5C4-01. No performance objectives at this grade.

SS00-S5C5. Personal Finance

SS00-S5C5-01. No performance objectives at this grade.