1. explain the reasons for national patriotic holidays such as Presidents' Day, Veterans Day, and Independence Day.[K.1A] October 2014KINDERGARTEN SOCIAL STUDIES

2. identify customs associated with national patriotic holidays such as parades and fireworks on Independence Day.[K.1B] October 2014KINDERGARTEN SOCIAL STUDIES

3. identify contributions of historical figures, including Stephen F. Austin, George Washington, Christopher Columbus, and José Antonio Navarro, who helped to shape the state and nation.[K.2A] October 2014KINDERGARTEN SOCIAL STUDIES

4. place events in chronological order.[K.3A] October 2014KINDERGARTEN SOCIAL STUDIES

5. use vocabulary related to time and chronology, including before, after, next, first, last, yesterday, today, and tomorrow.[K.3B] October 2014KINDERGARTEN SOCIAL STUDIES

6. use terms, including over, under, near, far, left, and right, to describe relative location.[K.4A] October 2014KINDERGARTEN SOCIAL STUDIES

7. locate places on the school campus and describe their relative locations.[K.4B] October 2014KINDERGARTEN SOCIAL STUDIES

8. identify tools that aid in determining location, including maps and globes.[K.4C] October 2014KINDERGARTEN SOCIAL STUDIES

9. identify the physical characteristics of place such as landforms, bodies of water, natural resources, and weather.[K.5A] October 2014KINDERGARTEN SOCIAL STUDIES

10. identify how the human characteristics of place such as ways of earning a living, shelter, clothing, food, and activities are based upon geographic location.[K.5B] October 2014KINDERGARTEN SOCIAL STUDIES

11. identify basic human needs of food, clothing, and shelter.[K.6A] October 2014KINDERGARTEN SOCIAL STUDIES

12. explain the difference between needs and wants.[K.6B] October 2014KINDERGARTEN SOCIAL STUDIES

13. explain how basic human needs can be met such as through self-producing, purchasing, and trading.[K.6C] October 2014KINDERGARTEN SOCIAL STUDIES

14. identify jobs in the home, school, and community.[K.7A] October 2014KINDERGARTEN SOCIAL STUDIES

15. explain why people have jobs.[K.7B] October 2014KINDERGARTEN SOCIAL STUDIES

16. identify purposes for having rules.[K.8A] October 2014KINDERGARTEN SOCIAL STUDIES

17. identify rules that provide order, security, and safety in the home and school.[K.8B] October 2014KINDERGARTEN SOCIAL STUDIES

18. identify authority figures in the home, school, and community.[K.9A] October 2014KINDERGARTEN SOCIAL STUDIES

19. explain how authority figures make and enforce rules.[K.9B] October 2014KINDERGARTEN SOCIAL STUDIES

20. identify the flags of the United States and Texas.[K.10A] October 2014KINDERGARTEN SOCIAL STUDIES

21. recite the Pledge of Allegiance to the United States Flag and the Pledge to the Texas Flag.[K.10B] October 2014KINDERGARTEN SOCIAL STUDIES

22. identify Constitution Day as a celebration of American freedom.[K.10C] October 2014KINDERGARTEN SOCIAL STUDIES

23. use voting as a method for group decision making. [K.10D] October 2014KINDERGARTEN SOCIAL STUDIES

24. identify similarities and differences among people such as kinship, laws, and religion.[K.11A] October 2014KINDERGARTEN SOCIAL STUDIES

25. identify similarities and differences among people such as music, clothing, and food.[K.11B] October 2014KINDERGARTEN SOCIAL STUDIES

26. describe and explain the importance of family customs and traditions.[K.12A] October 2014KINDERGARTEN SOCIAL STUDIES

27. compare family customs and traditions.[K.12B] October 2014KINDERGARTEN SOCIAL STUDIES

28. identify examples of technology used in the home and school.[K.13A] October 2014KINDERGARTEN SOCIAL STUDIES

29. describe how technology helps accomplish specific tasks and meet people's needs.[K.13B] October 2014KINDERGARTEN SOCIAL STUDIES

30. describe how his or her life might be different without modern technology.[K.13C] October 2014KINDERGARTEN SOCIAL STUDIES