Social Studies

Grade: K  |  1  |  2  |  3  |  4  |  5  |  6  |  7  |  8

Kindergarten
Families
Neighborhoods
Address and phone number
National holidays
Respect for self and others
Awareness of cultures of different countries 
 
Grade 1
American holidays: Thanksgiving, Martin Luther King Day, President’s Day
Seasonal changes
Voting for elections as a way to make decisions
Historical look at schools long ago
American heroes: George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King, Helen Keller, Squanto, Thomas Edison
Map skills: keys, directions
Globe: land and water
Caring for the Earth

Grade 2
Community: city, suburb, town
Landforms
Map skills: compass rose, key, directions
Needs and wants: consumer, producer
Rules and laws
U.S cultural diversity
Cultural and historical events
Holidays long ago and today
Communication and transportation then and now

Grade 3
Features of a community
History of America
Geography features and map skills
Changes brought about by technological improvements
Economics
Local, county, state, national government
Celebrations and festivals
Timelines
Citizenship 
 
Grade 4
Geography: latitude, longitude
Land forms, resources and climates of America’s land
Regions of the United States
American people, immigration to present day
American government and citizenship
Land and people of the Northeast (United States)
Land and people of the South (United States)
Land and people of the Midwest (United States)
Land and people of the West (United States)
Individual state report and presentation

Grade 5
American history
Geography
Map and globe skills
Citizenship
Economics: trade, money, business
Research
Relationships between people, places and events
Cultural diversity, perspectives and contributions 
 
Grade 6
Exploring geography
Dawn of civilization
Ancient Mesopotamia
Ancient Egypt and Nubia
Ancient India
Ancient Americas
Ancient Africa
Ancient Greece
Ancient Rome
Minnesota history
World history 500-1900 AD 
 
Grade 7 (Geography)
Map and globe skills
Geography terms
U.S.A.
Canada
Mexico
Caribbean Islands
Central and South America
Africa
Asia
Europe 
 
Grade 8
Native American Cultures in the Pre-Columbian Era
Colonial settlements
Revolutionary War
Developing nation
Civil War
Growth of industry
Spanish American War/ World War I
Depression era
World War II
60s