Oklahoma Social Studies K.C.3.4

Social StudiesKindergartenContent Standards

The Standard

K.C.3: Identify and examine the basic concepts of physical and human geography.

Identify basic cardinal directions and terms used to describe relative location.

Oklahoma Academic Standards for Social Studies (2026) · K.C.3

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students use a compass rose to name north, south, east, and west. They describe where objects are using words such as beside, between, in front of, and behind.
What Mastery Looks Like: A student can point in each cardinal direction using a classroom compass rose. They can tell where a toy is compared with a chair and which direction one place lies from another on a simple map.
Common Misconceptions: Students may think the top of every map is north, even when the north arrow points elsewhere. They may confuse left with west or say something is behind without naming what it is behind.
How to Assess It: Draw a north arrow pointing up, a slide, and a swing directly to its right. Ask, "Which direction is the swing from the slide? Is it beside or behind the slide?"

Lesson moves

Tape a compass rose to the floor, then have pairs move a toy east or west and place it beside a chair.
Place a teddy bear between two chairs and ask, "Where is the bear? What changes if I move it behind a chair?"
Play Compass Says: students take one step north, south, east, or west when the leader calls a direction.
Sketch the office and cafeteria on a school map, add a north arrow, and ask pairs to describe the cafeteria's location.

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