History- the past, present, and future

Grade Level: kinder

Subject: Social Studies 

Time Frame: 3 weeks (Quarter 2)

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Big Understandings

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- ask questions and discuss ideas about the past
- the sequence of events is important when describing the past

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Essential Questions

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- What is history?
- What do primary sources tell me about the past?
- How are lives of people from the past similar and different from our lives today?
- Why is it important to know the order of events?
- How is your life and/or family different from other children and families?
- What happened yesterday and today, and might happen tomorrow?
- How have you grown and changed over time?

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By the end of the unit, students will be able to:

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- ask questions about the past using question starters (what did? Where did? When did? Which did? Who did? Why did? How did?)
- identify information from primary and/or secondary sources that answers questions about the past and adds to collective memory
- use correctly the word "because" in the context of personal experience or stories of the past

- explore differences and similarities in the lives of children and families of long ago and today
- sequence information using words (present, future, days, weeks, months, years, first, next, last, before, and after)
- explain why knowing the order of events is important

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Topics:

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◦ Discuss the difference between past, present, and future
◦  Sequence events of the school day
◦ Discuss changes in their lives over time
◦ Discuss important events in their lives (and families’ lives)
◦ Similarities and differences between children and families from long ago and today

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Standards

SS.K.1.1
SS.K.1.2