school, teams) and compare rules with laws. DOK 2 only on Rules-identify and explain) SS-EP-1.2.1 Students will describe how their local government is structured (e.g., city council, judge-executive, fiscal court, local courts) and compare their local government to other community governments in Kentucky. (Name of city and state) (Identify classroom jobs and explain leadership role) I can state the rules for home/school and explain the reasons for having them. (can be broken into two “I CAN” statements) I can compare rules at home and school. I can name the city and state where I live. I can describe leadership (classroom jobs) in my class. I can explain why classroom jobs are important. Essential City (Bowling State (Kentucky) Classroom Jobs Leadership 9/1/2012 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 (focus on various forms of interactions within home and school) I can describe interactions that between individuals/groups. Essential Compromise Cooperation Conflict Competition
SS-EP-4.4.2 Students will describe how the physical environment can both promote and restrict human activities. Addressed in 1st grade 12/1/2012 SS-EP-2.1.1 Students will describe cultural elements (e.g., beliefs, traditions, languages, skills, literature,the arts). DOK 1 (focus on definition of culture and diversity-relationship to children in classroom) SS-EP-2.1.2 Students will study a variety of diverse cultures locally and in the today and explain the importance of appreciating and understanding other cultures. I can define and explain culture. I can define and explain diversity. I can identify cultural diversity within my classroom/school. Important Condensed culture diversity/differences 1/1/2013- 3/31/2013 SS-EP-3.1.1 Students will define basic economic terms related to scarcity (e.g., opportunity cost, wants and needs, limited productive resources-natural, human, capital) and explain that scarcity requires people to make economic choices and incur opportunity costs. DOK 2 (focus on needs and wants) I can define a need and give examples. I can define a want and give examples. Essential wants needs 1/1/2013- 3/31/2013 SS-EP-3.3.1 Students will define basic I can define a need and give examples. Important Needs Wants
1/1/2013- 3/31/2013 SS-EP-3.4.3 Students will define interdependence and give examples of how people in our communities, states, nation and world depend on each other for goods and services.(focus on how people depend on others within home and school) I can explain how people depend on each other within our home and school. Important Dependence 4/1/2013 SS-EP-5.2.3 Students will describe change over time in communication, technology, transportation and education in the community (Identify types of communication, technology, transportation and education) I can name types of communication in the community. (technology) (transportation) (education) Vocabulary words can be changed in “I CAN” statement Important Communication Technology Transportation Education 4/1/2013 SS-EP-3.4.2 Students will describe how new knowledge, technology/tools, and specialization increases productivity in our community, state, nation and world. (focus on specialization within home/school) I can explain how people in my home and school are specialized. Condensed Specialization 4/1/2013 SS-EP-4.1.1 Students will use geographic tools (e.g., maps, globes, mental maps, charts, graphs) to locate and describe familiar places at home, school and the community. (focus on map vs. globe, locate city and state on map) SS-EP-4.1.2 I can identify the differences between a map and a globe. I can locate my city and state. I can locate land and water. Important Important map globe Land
Students will use geographic tools to identify major landforms (e.g., continents, mountain ranges), bodies of water (e.g., oceans, major rivers) and natural resources on Earth’s surface and use relative location. (focus on identifying land and water on a globe) 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 Addressed in 1st grade Addressed in 1st grade water Addressed in 1st grade SS-EP-2.2.1 Students will identify social institutions (government, economy, education, religion, family) and explain how they help the community. Addressed in 1st grade SS-EP-3.2.1 Students will identify and give examples of economic institutions (banks) and explain how they help people deal with