Month Core Content Standard Essential Questions I Can Statements Priority Vocabulary Resources & Assessments August August SS-EP-1.1.1 Students will identify the basic purposes of local government (to establish order, provide security and accomplish common goals); give examples of services local governments provide (e.g., police and fire protection roads and snow removal, garbage pick-up,) and identify how they pay for these services taxes). SS-EP-1.1.2 Students will identify and explain the purpose of rules within organizations (e.g., school, clubs, teams) and compare rules with laws. DOK 2 SS-EP-1.2.1 Students will describe how their local government is structured (e.g., mayor, city council, judge-executive, fiscal court, local courts) and compare their local government to community governments in Kentucky. I can define a law. I can explain why we need laws. I can name the city and state that I live in. I can identify leaders in my school. Begins at 3rd Essential Essential Law City State Leader
August/Sept. August/Sept. SS-EP-2.3.1 Students will describe various forms of interactions (compromise, cooperation, conflict, competition) that occur between individuals/ groups at home and at school. DOK 2 SS-EP-2.3.2 Students will identify appropriate conflict resolution strategies (e.g., compromise, cooperation, I can describe how to compromise with others at home. I can describe how to cooperate with others at home and at school. I can identify appropriate conflict resolution strategies. (e.g., compromise, cooperation) Essential Essential Cooperation Compromise Conflict September/ October SS-EP-2.2.1 Students will identify social institutions (government, economy, education, religion, family) and explain how they help the community. I can identify how my school our community. Condensed Family School Community October October SS-EP-5.1.1. Students will use a variety of primary and secondary sources (e.g., artifacts, diaries, timelines) to interpret the past. SS-EP-5.2.1 Students will identify significant patriotic and historical songs, symbols, monuments/landmarks (e.g., The Star-Spangled Banner, the Underground Railroad, the Statue of Liberty) and I can learn about the past from Primary resources (e.g., newspaper, photographs, diaries) I can identify significant landmarks and monuments. Essential Essential Primary Sources Diaries Newspaper Photograph Landmarks Monuments Statue of Liberty
April/May April/May April/May mental maps, charts, graphs) to locate and describe familiar places at home, school and the community. SS-EP-4.1.2 Students will use geographic to identify major landforms (e.g., continents, mountain ranges), bodies of (e.g., oceans, major rivers) and natural resources on Earth’s surface and use relative location. SS-EP-4.1.3 Students will describe how different factors (e.g. rivers, mountains) influence where human activities are located in the community SS-EP-4.2.1 Students will describe places on Earth’s surface by their physical characteristics (e.g., climate, landforms, bodies of water). I can identify continents and oceans on a map or globe. (not to name them specifically) I can identify activities that I can do in my community. I can identify places on earth’s surface. (e.g. landforms, bodies of water) Essential Condensed Important Continents Oceans Human Activities Landforms Bodies of Water