What does a student learn in StateMississippi,GradeKindergarten,SubjectSocial Studies?

Students practice being a good community member by taking turns, following classroom rules, and helping others. These habits are the foundation of citizenship.

Students learn who authority figures and leaders are, such as teachers, principals, and police officers, and what those roles do for a school or community.

Students learn what it means to be a good citizen: someone who follows rules, helps others, and takes care of their community. Citizenship is the idea that everyone plays a part in making a place work well for the people in it.

Students learn what makes someone a good community member: things like taking turns, helping others, and telling the truth. They practice naming those qualities and recognizing them in the people around them.

Students name real examples of being a helpful citizen, like following classroom rules, sharing with siblings, or picking up trash. The focus is on small, everyday actions that make home and school better for everyone.

Rules tell a group what to do and what not to do. Students learn why rules matter and what happens when someone breaks them.

Rules tell people what to do and what not to do so a group can work and play safely together. Students learn why rules matter and what happens when someone breaks them.

Leaders like teachers, principals, and parents make rules to keep everyone safe and treated fairly. Students learn why those rules exist, not just what they are.

Students learn that some consequences are helpful (like earning extra recess) and some are not (like losing a privilege). They practice telling the difference between the two.

Students learn the difference between a school principal, a police officer, a mayor, and other leaders by looking at what each one does and who they are in charge of.

Leaders like teachers, principals, and parents are in charge of keeping people safe and making decisions for a group. Students learn that these authority figures have the power to set rules and help solve problems.

Students learn what a principal, police officer, or other leader is supposed to do and why those jobs exist. They practice describing each person's responsibilities in their own words.

Students name the people in charge at home, school, and in the neighborhood, like a parent, a principal, or a police officer, and learn what each one is responsible for.

Students learn what money is, where it comes from, and what people do with it. They see how work connects to earning and how families decide what to buy.

Students look at jobs like teacher, firefighter, and farmer and explain what each person does for work.

Work earns money. Students learn that people get paid for the jobs they do, and that money comes from working, not from thin air.

Students learn to identify coins and dollar bills by name and value. They practice telling a penny from a dime, a nickel from a quarter.

Students learn the difference between spending money now and setting it aside to use later. Saving means keeping money for the future; spending means using it today.

Students draw or explain everyday ways money changes hands: buying groceries, paying for a bus ride, or making change at a store.

Goods are things you can hold, like food or a toy. Services are things people do for you, like a haircut or a doctor visit. Students learn to sort everyday examples into one group or the other.

Goods are things you can hold, like food or toys. Services are things people do for you, like cutting hair or driving a bus. Students learn to tell the difference between the two.

Goods are things you can hold, like food or toys. Services are things people do for you, like cutting your hair or driving a bus. Students sort everyday examples into each group.

Goods are things you can hold, like food or shoes. Services are things people do for you, like a haircut or a bus ride. Students learn that you can get both by buying them, trading for them, or receiving them as a gift.

Needs are things people must have to survive, like food and shelter. Wants are things people would like but could live without. Students learn to sort everyday items into each group.

Needs are things people must have to survive, like food, clothing, and shelter. Wants are things people would like but can live without. Students learn to sort everyday items into each group.

Students sort everyday items, like food, clothing, and toys, into two groups: things people must have to survive and things people simply want. It is one of the first steps in understanding how people make choices with limited money.

Students sort everyday things into two groups: what they truly need to survive (food, clothing, shelter) and what they simply want. They practice explaining how the two groups are different.

Students look at how their own family's daily life, traditions, and home language compare with those of classmates. They notice what they share and what is different.

Students learn what it means for two things to be the same and what it means for them to be different. A red apple and a green apple are both apples, but they look different.

Students look at two people, families, or objects and name one way they are the same and one way they are different. This builds the habit of noticing what connects us and what makes each person unique.

Students talk about what makes people alike and what makes them different, and why both things matter. Noticing similarities builds connection; noticing differences helps communities include everyone.

Students look at how classmates are different from one another, including how families, languages, and backgrounds vary. Noticing those differences is the first step toward treating everyone fairly.

Students learn what makes people different from one another and what brings them together. Diversity means people come in all kinds; unity means they share something in common.

Students look around their classroom and notice ways people are different from each other, like family backgrounds, languages spoken at home, or physical abilities.

Students think of real ways to help classmates feel welcome and included, even when everyone comes from different backgrounds or celebrates different things at home.

Students learn where family traditions and school celebrations come from and why different families mark them in different ways.

Students talk about the holidays, games, songs, and family habits that people in their class celebrate or practice at home. The goal is to notice that families do things in different ways.

Students describe what their school celebrates and why, such as holidays, special days, or shared routines that bring the school community together.

Students look at how their school and family do things differently and the same, like how holidays are celebrated at home versus at school.

Students learn to describe where they are: their home, their school, and their neighborhood. They practice naming familiar places and explaining how those places connect to each other.

Students draw a simple map of a place they know, like their classroom or neighborhood, and label what's on it.

Students learn what makes up a home address: the house number, street name, city, and state. Knowing their own address helps students describe where they live.

Students describe where things are using everyday words like up, down, near, far, left, and right. They practice putting those words together to explain where something is located.

Students look at the different ways to get from home to school, like walking, riding a bus, or traveling by car, and trace the path those trips follow.

Students look at the land around them and notice features like hills, rivers, and flat ground. They learn to name and describe what they see in the natural world.

Students sort pictures of land and water, pointing out what makes a mountain, hill, or valley different from a lake, river, or ocean.

Physical features are natural parts of the Earth, like mountains, rivers, and deserts. Students learn how those features shape what people in a place eat, wear, and do each day.

Physical environments are the land, water, and weather around us. Students learn how storms, floods, and other natural events can change what a place looks like over time.

Students learn that maps and globes are pictures of our Earth. They practice spotting the difference between a flat map and a round globe.

Students look at maps, globes, and pictures of Earth and talk about what each one shows. They learn that the same planet can be shown in different ways.

Maps and globes show where places are and what the land looks like. Students learn what these tools are for and why people use them.

Students learn the difference between a flat map and a round globe. Both show where places are, but each one looks and works a little differently.

Students learn that maps and globes use four main directions: north, south, east, and west. Knowing these helps them read a map and describe where places are.

Students find their town, their state, and the United States on a map or globe. They practice pointing to where they live in relation to the rest of the country.

Students learn to spot familiar symbols like flags, along with shared holidays and traditions that belong to their town, their state, and the country.

Symbols are images or objects that stand for something bigger, like a school mascot or a state flag. Students learn to name these symbols and explain what they represent.

Students learn to recognize everyday symbols like a school flag, a city seal, the Mississippi state flag, and the American flag. Each symbol stands for a community or the country as a whole.

Students learn the words to the Pledge of Allegiance and songs like "The Star-Spangled Banner" as a way of showing respect for their country.

Students learn about people and events from the past and talk about how those people or moments changed the way we live today.

Students learn who appears on coins, bills, and monuments, and why those people matter to American history.

Students learn why certain American holidays exist and what they celebrate. They look at events like the 4th of July and Juneteenth and talk about why those days still matter today.

Oral traditions are stories, songs, and sayings passed down by talking and listening instead of writing. Students learn how families and communities used those spoken stories to share what they believed and remember what mattered to them.