Florida SS.K.A.3.1

Social StudiesKindergartenChronological Thinking

The Standard

Use words and phrases related to chronology and time to explain how things change and to sequentially order events that have occurred in school.

Florida Next Generation Sunshine State Standards for Social Studies · American History

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students use time words such as first, next, before, after, yesterday, and today. They put familiar school events in order and tell what changed.
What Mastery Looks Like: A student can arrange pictures from a school routine in the correct order. The student can describe the sequence aloud using clear time words.
Common Misconceptions: Students may confuse before and after or think yesterday means any time in the past. They may order events by preference instead of when they happened.
How to Assess It: Give each student four picture cards showing arrival, morning work, lunch, and dismissal. Ask the student to order them and describe the sequence.

Lesson moves

Give pairs picture cards of the morning routine to arrange, then have them retell the order using first, next, and last.
Ask, “What happened before lunch today, and what happened after lunch?” Record student answers on a class timeline.
Play Human Timeline by giving students school event cards and asking them to stand in the correct order.
Compare photographs from the first week of school and this week, then name one way the classroom or routines changed.

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