Kindergarten Social Studies Iowa Standards

Economics/Financial Literacy: Saving, Spending and Investing

Civics/Government: Citizenship and Civic Rights and Responsibilities

History: Multiple Perspectives

Geography: Human Movement and Patterns

History: Comparison and Corroboration

Needs and Wants (Financial Literacy)

Geography: Human Environment Interaction

Economics/Financial Literacy: Credit and Risk Management

Geography: Geographic Tools

Claims and Evidence

Civic Engagement and Participation

Economics/Financial Literacy: Economic Decision Making

Gather, Interpret, and Evaluate Sources

History: Multiple Perspectives

Geography: Human-Environment Interaction

Develop Questions and Plan Inquires

Civics/Government: Role and Systems of Government

Comparing the Past to the Present

Rules and Responsibilities

Civics/Government: Processes, Rules, and Laws

Geography: Places and Regions

Communicate Conclusions

History: Change, Continuity, and Context

History: Chronological Reasoning and Causation

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Inquiry Standards

Economics/Financial Literacy: Financial and Career Goals

With teacher guidance, ask questions about disciplinary content and discuss ways to learn.

Describe ways in which students and others are alike and different in the past and present.

Distinguish between at least two related items or events by sequencing them from the past to the present.

Compare life in the past to life today.

Name the rules and responsibilities students have for different groups they are members of.

Recognize ways people can effectively work together to make decisions to improve their classrooms or communities.

Compare and contrast rules from different places.

Describe roles of community helpers and leaders.

Compare rules and responsibilities in Iowa with other states.

Compare and contrast rules and responsibilities in local environments, like towns and counties, to those in other parts of the state of Iowa.

Describe some needs and wants.

With teacher guidance, gather information from different sources and explain what they show about a topic.

Explain the difference between buying and borrowing.

Recognize ways to earn and save money.

Identify forms of money.

With teacher guidance, share facts and opinions about topics and support them with evidence from sources.

Construct responses to questions using examples.

Describe ways people can participate in their community and explain why being involved is important.

Describe students’ roles in different groups of which they are members, including their family, school, and community.

Describe ways in which students and others are alike and different in a variety of contexts.

Create a route to a specific location.

Explain why and how people move from place to place.