Lia Atherton
EDUC 2285

Kindergarten: Social Studies Unit

Step 1: Defining content and conceptual parameters

NMPED Social Studies Standard:
Civics and Government Standard 1
Students understand the ideals, rights and responsibilities of citizenship and understand the content and history of the founding documents of the United States, with particular emphasis on the United States and New Mexico constitutions, and how governments function at local, state, tribal and national levels. Students will:

4. understand rights and responsibilities of “good citizenship” as members of a family, school and community.

Explicit Concepts: rights, responsibilities, "good citizenship," membership, family, school, community
Implicit Concepts: privilege, choice, exclusivity, self, solipsism