Social Studies - Kindergarten (2024)
Lesson Plans

Strand 3: Civics

Students will learn and exhibit traits of good citizenship.

Compelling Questions:

• Why are rules important? What can happen when rules are broken?
• What are ways we feel like we belong and are welcome in our school and community?
• What are your responsibilities at home and at school?
• What purposes do symbols of our school, community, and country serve?
• Who in your community promotes the welfare and safety of others?

Standard K.3.2

List and describe the essential qualities needed to learn and work together as friends, neighbors, and family members (for example, honesty, integrity, morality, civility, duty, honor, service, respect, obedience to law).

• ART, TECHNOLOGY, & SOCIAL STUDIES: Edward Curtis Style Portraits
  This is an art lesson incorporating the Art element of Value with black and white photography. We are also incorporating Language arts & social studies standards as well. Preview image: "iPad" by Sean MacEntee is marked with CC BY 2.0.
• K - Act. 15: Lots of Labels
  This lesson plan gives you several ideas on how to use labeling in your classroom to help students connect print with a message.
• We Are Alike and We Are Different
  Students will create a paper face and a paper face book to recognize similarities and differences.
• We Are All Different in Many Ways!
  This activity focuses on being an individual and reminds students that it is okay to be different.

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