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Learning Standards Standards

What does a student learn in ?

Source: Tennessee Tennessee Academic Standards
Mastery Learning Standards
The required skills a student should display by the end of Kindergarten.
Culture: Students will explore different traditions, customs, and cultures within their families, schools, and communities.

  • Describe familiar people, places, things

    K.01

    Describe familiar people, places, things, and events within a student’s home, school, and community.

  • Compare and contrast family traditions and customs, including food, clothing…

    K.02

    Compare and contrast family traditions and customs, including food, clothing, homes, and games.

Economics: Students will identify basic wants and needs, the ways families produce, consume, and exchange goods and services in their communities, and the work people do in order to spend or save money.

  • Distinguish between wants and needs

    K.03

    Distinguish between wants and needs.

  • Identify and explain how basic human needs of food, clothing, shelter

    K.04

    Identify and explain how basic human needs of food, clothing, shelter, and transportation are met.

  • Give examples of how people use money to make purchases

    K.05

    Give examples of how people use money to make purchases.

  • Explain the connection between saving money and meeting future needs

    K.06

    Explain the connection between saving money and meeting future needs.

  • Recognize and describe different types of jobs, including work done in the…

    K.07

    Recognize and describe different types of jobs, including work done in the home, school, and community.

Geography: Students will demonstrate an understanding of the concept of location, what a map represents, and their geographical location.

  • Use the language of location

    K.08

    Use the language of location (e.g., up, down, near, far, left, right, in front of, and behind) to describe a students’ location, items on a map, and items in the classroom.

  • Define what a map represents

    K.09

    Define what a map represents.

  • Recall the student’s and/or school’s street address, city/town

    K.10

    Recall the student’s and/or school’s street address, city/town, and state.

Government and Civics: Students will learn the foundations of good citizenship, including civic responsibilities and patriotism through the rules by which they live, the authority figures within their community and the United States, and state and national symbols.

  • Identify the following state and national symbols

    K.11

    Identify the following state and national symbols: American flag, Tennessee flag, and the words of the Pledge of Allegiance.

  • Recognize the name, image

    K.12

    Recognize the name, image, and role of the current President of the United States.

  • Describe roles of authority figures in the home, school

    K.13

    Describe roles of authority figures in the home, school, and community, including caregivers, teachers, school principal, police officers, and fire/rescue workers.

  • Explain how rules and laws provide guidance for authority, fairness

    K.14

    Explain how rules and laws provide guidance for authority, fairness, and responsibility (e.g. safety and cooperation).

History: Students will understand the chronological organization of history and the importance of holidays.

  • Use correct words and phrases related to chronology and time, including

    K.15

    Use correct words and phrases related to chronology and time, including:

  • Now

    K.15.1

    Now

  • Later

    K.15.2

    Later

  • Long ago

    K.15.3

    Long ago

  • Before

    K.15.4

    Before

  • After

    K.15.5

    After

  • Morning

    K.15.6

    Morning

  • Afternoon

    K.15.7

    Afternoon

  • Night

    K.15.8

    Night

  • Today

    K.15.9

    Today

  • Tomorrow

    K.15.10

    Tomorrow

  • Yesterday

    K.15.11

    Yesterday

  • Last

    K.15.12

    Last

  • Next

    K.15.13

    Next

  • Week

    K.15.14

    Week

  • Month

    K.15.15

    Month

  • Year

    K.15.16

    Year

  • Name the days of the week and months of the year

    K.16

    Name the days of the week and months of the year.

  • Locate and describe events on a calendar, including birthdays, holidays…

    K.17

    Locate and describe events on a calendar, including birthdays, holidays, cultural events, and school events.

  • Identify the following holidays

    K.18

    Identify the following holidays, and describe why we celebrate them:

  • Martin Luther King, Jr

    K.18.1

    Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

  • Presidents’ Day

    K.18.2

    Presidents’ Day

  • Juneteenth

    K.18.3

    Juneteenth

  • Independence Day/July 4th

    K.18.4

    Independence Day/July 4th

  • Labor Day

    K.18.5

    Labor Day

  • Thanksgiving

    K.18.6

    Thanksgiving

  • Veterans Day

    K.18.7

    Veterans Day