Kindergarten Social Studies Standards - Governance and Civics

Links verified 6/18/2013

Standards

K.4.1a	Citizenship - Recognize that a person is a citizen of the country in which he/she is born.
K.4.1b	Environment - Understand that rules are created to protect an environment.
K.4.1c	Family Structure - Know that family structures can change.
K.4.1d	Authority Figures - Identify authority figures in the home, school, and community.
K.4.1e	Rules - Explain how authority figures make and enforce rules.
K.4.1f	Voting - Explain the use of voting as a method for group decision-making.
K.4.2a	Daily Living - Recognize the need for rules for daily living and fair treatment of others.
K.4.2b	Reason for Rules - Identify purposes for having rules.
K.4.2c	Laws - Be aware that laws and rules are followed and created by the people, school, community, and country.
K.4.3a	Safety - Know rules of safety including signs and signals.
K.4.3b	Cooperation - Define cooperation.
K.4.4a	Flags - Identify the flags of the United States and Tennessee.
K.4.4b	Pledge - Recite the Pledge of Allegiance.
K.4.4c	Holidays - Explain the reasons for national patriotic holidays such as President’s Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, and Independence Day.