South Dakota Content Standards Correlation

SOCIAL STUDIES STANDARDS
K-2

Goal 1-History
Students will understand the emergence and development of civilizations and cultures over time and place.

Indicator 1: Analyze the chronology of various historical eras to determine connections and cause/effect relationships.

Grade Level Standards
Kindergarten:

2. recognize characteristics of American leaders through exposure to biographies of important people of our past, such as George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Rosa Parks.

First Grade:

1. identify through biographies and stories the admirable deeds performed by past leaders such as Helen Keller, Ben Franklin, Martin Luther King, Clara Barton, Alexander Graham Bell, Thomas Edison, George Washington, and Abraham Lincoln.

Indicator 2: Evaluate the influence of varying values and philosophies on the development of civilization and cultures.

Grade Level Standards
Kindergarten:

1. connect people and events honored in commemorative holidays, including Native American Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving, Independence Day, Martin Luther King Day, Presidents’ Day, and Memorial Day.

First Grade:

1. identify through biographies and stories the admirable deeds performed by past leaders, such as: Helen Keller, Ben Franklin, Martin Luther King, Clara Barton, Alexander Graham Bell, Thomas Edison, George Washington, and Abraham Lincoln.

Second Grade:

1. recognize that members of a group share beliefs, attitudes, and values.

Goal 3-Civics (Government)
Students will understand the historical development and contemporary role of governmental power and authority.

Indicator 1: Analyze the various forms and purposes of government in relationship to the needs of individuals and societies.

Grade Level Standards
Kindergarten:

1. discuss the attributes of a good citizen with emphasis on trust, respect, responsibility, fairness, and caring.

First Grade:

1. recognize attributes and consequences of citizenship that apply to family, school, and community units, such as respecting roles of authority, following rules created for the protection of all, and accepting consequences of rules.

Second Grade:

2. recognize that laws are needed in a community.

3. discuss the lawmaking process and how leaders work together.

4. recognize that there are legal consequences for lawbreakers.

Indicator 2: Evaluate the impact of historical events, ideals, and documents on the formation of the United States government.

Grade Level Standards
First Grade:

1. recognize political roles of leaders in the larger community, such as the mayor, the governor, the legislators, the congressmen, senators, and the president.

Indicator 3: Analyze the constitutional rights and responsibilities of United States citizens.

Grade Level Standards
Kindergarten:

1. recognize the important actions required in demonstrating citizenship: respecting roles of members and leaders in a group; sharing responsibilities in a group; identifying ways to help others; respecting the individual right to express an opinion; and acknowledging that people think and act differently.

First Grade:

1. distinguish the qualities of citizenship.
2. compare rules in different groups for different situations, such as family, school, and community.

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COMMUNICATIONS/LANGUAGE ARTS STANDARDS

K-2

Goal 1-READING
Students will read at increasing levels of complexity for a variety of purposes.

Indicator 4: Students will access, synthesize, and evaluate information from a variety of sources.

Grade Level Standards
Kindergarten:

2. distinguish between "make believe" and "real" in print materials.

3. identify the main idea in simple print materials.

First Grade:

1. explain the difference between fantasy and reality in print materials

2. 2.  restate the main idea of simple expository information.

3. use appropriate sources to locate specific types of information, (e.g., calendar, newspaper, encyclopedia, dictionary, atlas).

Second Grade:

1. identify resources which provide factual information.

2. comprehend main idea and supporting details in simple expository information.

3. describe the structure of various reference materials, e.g. dictionary, thesaurus, atlas, CD-ROM.

4. locate and paraphrase information within text to answer questions.

Goal 2-WRITING
Student will write effectively for different audiences and specific purposes.

Indicator 2:  Students will use appropriate style, organization, and form in technical, transactional, creative, and personal writing.

Grade Level Standards
Kindergarten:

1. use pictures and words to tell a story.

First Grade:

1. use pictures and text to tell a story.

Second Grade:

1. Use the writing process to generate various forms of writing, e.g., notes, letters, stories.

3. write for various audiences, e.g., self, classmates, family, school.

4. write to accomplish different purposes, e.g., share, inform, invite.

Indicator 4:  Students will write to clarify and enhance understanding of information.

Grade Level Standards
Kindergarten:

1. gather information from pictures, books, and videos to enhance writing

2. create illustrations, which represent information, e.g., a personal trip.

3. create sentences or word representations to explain events.

4. retell or restate what has been heard or seen.

First Grade:

1. write to organize information and ideas.

2. write to clarify what is known about different places, customs, and traditions.

3. use writing to demonstrate understanding of various topics in science, social studies and mathematics.

4. use books and other media to gather information to write about life situations.

Second Grade:

1. use information from various texts to support conclusions drawn.

2. make judgements about information gathered.

3. write to explain key concepts and relationships with other concepts in various subject areas.

4. condense, combine, and order new information in written work.

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FINE ARTS STANDARDS

K-2

Goal:  VISUAL ARTS

Standard 3: Students will understand the relationship between visual arts and history, culture, and society.

Grade Level Benchmarks
Kindergarten, First and Second Grade:

1. Understand that history has been recorded through the arts.                                                                    
2.  Explore ways art reflects culture and society.

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