Idaho Social Studies K.SS.1.2

Social StudiesKindergartenHistory

The Standard

Sequence events in the past and present and begin to recognize that things change over time.

Idaho Content Standards: K-12 Social Studies

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Children put pictures of events in order from earlier to later. They tell what happened in the past, what is happening now, and what changed.
What Mastery Looks Like: A student puts pictures of the same child as a baby, toddler, and kindergartner in order. They identify the baby picture as past and the kindergartner picture as present. They name a change, such as walking instead of crawling.
Common Misconceptions: Some children put their favorite picture first instead of the earliest one. Others call a baby picture present because the child is still alive. Some think the past means only long ago, not yesterday.
How to Assess It: Show drawings of one child as a baby, toddler, and kindergartner. Ask students to put them in order, point to the present, and tell you what changed.

Lesson moves

Have pairs order picture cards of the same child as a baby, toddler, and kindergartner, then point to the past and present.
Ask partners, 'What did you need help with as a baby that you can do now?'
Play Picture Shuffle with cards showing a child crawling, taking first steps, and walking to school; students reorder each shuffled set.
Show a photo of a rotary phone and a smartphone, then ask children what changed about how people make calls.

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