Social Studies Kindergarten

rules essential (needs) fairness

items

civic

non‐essential (wants)

Ownership classroom and community decisions

sharing

courtesy honesty groups

Life in different locations

Order

fairness

food environment

clothing

conflict resolution

Places

then and now

shelter(home)

KEY: past order words

chronology

Unifying Theme Organizing Concept Supporting Concept Personal Financial Literacy Explicit Connection Supporting Connection

map location globe

Social Studies Pre‐School

time words and phrases visual representations

sequence and chronology

change over time

Sequential and spatial understanding

sequence of events spatial understanding

positional phrasing (e.g., over and under)

work

membership

Connections to the world Personal and group interactions

income

medium of exchange spend

Income and money

coins

bartering

interpersonal boundaries

talents

money

types

rules

self control

functions

save

currency

groups

KEY: Unifying Theme Organizing Concept Supporting Concept Personal Financial Literacy Explicit Connection Supporting Connection

Social Studies First Grade

days of week months notable events

time short‐term financial goals

words related to time chronological order and sequence

career options

Financial life

flag (American and Colorado)

business types

bald eagle

sources of income

patriotic

Civic ideals and cultural patterns

Uncle Sam national anthem

holidays

President

traditions

Symbols Governor

people

family

Groups

law enforcement officers

leaders roles

Statue of Liberty Capitol

team member places

community

KEY: White House

Unifying Theme Organizing Concept

directions

Supporting Concept address maps and globes land and water boundaries

culture

geographic

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Social Studies Second Grade power and authority advocate equality, justice, and responsibilities

Interaction civic responsibility

Conflict resolution

anti‐bullying skills for conflict resolution

map key legends

Choices and decision‐making

symbols intermediate directions compass rose

financial decisions physical features on a map

geography

Decision making

hemisphere

scarcity and choice

poles on a globe

KEY: Unifying Theme

cultural, human, political, and natural features

Organizing Concept Supporting Concept

boundaries artifacts

historical timelines

geographic settlement

Social studies tools

equator

oral histories

long‐term and short‐term goals

history

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renewable and nonrenewable resources

civil discourse respect for understanding and speaking in a respectful manner

democratic society

Social Studies Third Grade

economic and personal rights

distinguish fact from fiction using multiple sources

rights and responsibilities

sequence and comparison of events

History

Civics

services

interaction of communities and regions contributions of people and cultures

funding origins, structure, and function of local government

leaders citizens

oceans and continents

roles

major countries

other

bodies of water

producers and consumers

Regions and Perspectives (The lenses of social studies)

goods and services trade and barter

mountains and urban areas state of Colorado

exchange spatial thinking

functions of money

communitites on the maps

interdependency of individuals and community

Economics

natural and human features and landforms

Geography

sources of income

physical, political, cultural and human characteristics of a region

ways to earn money

KEY: financial independence

costs and benefits of borrowing short‐term financial goals

neighboring states on maps

Unifying Theme

cultural diversity

Organizing Concept

industry and agriculture

Supporting Concept Personal Financial Literacy Explicit Connection Supporting Connection

cultural regions similarities and differences in places

industrial regions agricultural regions physical regions

Social Studies Processes * Problem‐solving * Similarities and differences * Comparison

live in region migrate to region

Social Studies Fourth Grade Constitution opportunity costs

branches

positive and negative incentives

State government

Financial connections

services

risk

roles of leaders and citizens

choice

interaction of local, state, and federal governments

minerals

Colorado: Choices and Opportunities

natural water

cultural political

physical geography

Resources

population

human

Perspectives over time technology

goods and services capital (financial)

immigration

transportation

KEY: movement

Unifying Theme Organizing Concept Supporting Concept Personal Financial Literacy Explicit Connection Supporting Connection

Social Studies Processes * Multiple perspectives * Debate * Chronology * Cause and effect

Social Studies Fifth Grade freedom

exploration Columbian Exchange

Movement and settlement

rule of law cultural patterns equality civility cooperation

civic ideals

cultural interactions

Cooperation and conflict

respect

military development

responsibility

Foundations of national identity

civic participation three branches of government

individual rights

Origins checking accounts

Stamp Act U.S. Constitution Bill of Rights

products and services of financial institutions

historical documents

investments

Structures and institutions

Articles of Confederation

loans

KEY:

Declaration of Independence

Unifying Theme

capitalism government and market structures

Organizing Concept

cartoons

influence on financial institutions

Supporting Concept artwork historical artifacts charts

savings accounts

Personal Financial Literacy Explicit Connection Supporting Connection

process for citizenship

graphs

Social Studies Processes * Finding points of view * Making inferences and predictions * Gathering data * Using geographical tools

liberties of citizens government physical systems

Social Studies Sixth Grade

adaptation human‐environment interaction social

emergency fund goals

cultural

Systems comparison Keys to financial well being

available careers

investing

standard of living economic systems

saving forms of government economics economic systems specialization

Connections and interactions in the Western Hemisphere

Inca

technology development

colonizers documents

explorers

art

early Native Americans regional development Aztec

eyewitness accounts

Origins

Inuit

letters and diaries

Maya

Tools for researching history

Columbia Exchange national and global issues

real or simulated historical sites charts

KEY: Unifying Theme

graphs

Organizing Concept Supporting Concept Personal Financial Literacy Explicit Connection Supporting Connection

diagrams written text

Social Studies Seventh Grade

China Africa early civilization

culture and religion

Greece create maps

Origins

classify data

Rome

technology solutions regional development critique and formulate a thesis settlement patterns

Inquiry defend a thesis

supply and demand market economy

inference and prediction

profit

Understanding the Eastern Hemisphere through points of view

trade patterns

source discernment

resources allocation

asdf

manufacturing

trade

authority

cultural diffusion

Systems

conflict citizen's roles, rights, and responsibilities

economic interdependence

ethics economic role taxation personal role

Crusades

Interactions

forms of governments and organizations

KEY: Unifying Theme Organizing Concept Supporting Concept Personal Financial Literacy Explicit Connection Supporting Connection

Silk Road

Social Studies Eighth Grade differences between credit and debt economic interdependence sources

trade

Personal credit and debt

international trade policies

Interdependence credit history productivity cooperation and conflict expansion resources sectionalism

National identity changes over time Perspectives culture

Civil War

Continuity and change law

Reconstruction

American Revolution

Cause and effect immigration

KEY: Unifying Theme

Social Studies Processes

Organizing Concept

* Inquiry and investigation using primary and secondary documents * Hypotheses building * Argument * Researching changes over time

Supporting Concept Personal Financial Literacy Explicit Connection Supporting Connection

U.S. Constitution

Social Studies Economics High School short‐ and long‐term goals

opportunity costs

personal income

costs

Scarcity of resources

marginal thinking

saving

benefits

investing

choice

Financial planning money management

credit banking insurance

government and economic systems

Using the economic way of thinking to make decisions

risk management

competition and economic systems producer

trade policies

Systems and interactions

markets consumer

incentives economic cycles

Federal government economic influences

monetary economic policies

econommic indicators

fiscal local and state governments

KEY: Unifying Theme Organizing Concept Supporting Concept Personal Financial Literacy Explicit Connection Supporting Connection

Social Studies United States Government High School

rights and responsibilities perspective issues

evaluation monitoring

debate

Civic values and participation

critique

Research, formulate, and justify positions

advocacy and action

evaluate

common good individual rights

Informed citizen

policy checks and balances

Structure and function forms of government rules of law

roles and influence

Power, authority, and leadership media role and influence

KEY: Unifying Theme Organizing Concept Supporting Concept Explicit Connection Supporting Connection

Federalism

Social Studies United States History High School

fundamentalism

imperialism

art

anti‐communism

literature

Unity and diversity Cause and effect

Jim Crow

WWI Great Depression

patriotism

science and technology

religion

Views of our Nation in the world civil rights suffrage environmentalism

debate

Continuity and change

Complexity of cooperation, conflict, and compromise

populism

isolationism

progressivism political thought conservatism liberalism

KEY: Unifying Theme Organizing Concept Supporting Concept Explicit Connection Supporting Connection

Social Studies World Geography High School

settlement resource distribution

tools

cultural groups

Place and region

predict investigations draw conclusions

diffusion

Spatial inquiry

division and control

question and solve Issues change perceptions

Connecting to the world to create spatial thinkers natural hazards migration and diffusion

Human‐environment interaction

environmental dilemmas sustainability

KEY:

cooperation and conflict

Unifying Theme Organizing Concept Supporting Concept Explicit Connection Supporting Connection

movement

environmental constraints

Social Studies World History High School political thought classical contributions routes and trade

Globalization

Continuity and change over time state and empire building

Industrial Revolution

Interaction of ideas over time in order to understand how people view, construct, and interpret history social structures science and technology individual and civil rights

Cause and effect to find patterns

Unity and diversity

philosophy

the arts economic and political power religion

KEY: Unifying Theme

Social Studies Processes

Organizing Concept

* Historical inquiry * Written argument * Finding multiple perspectives

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