SKILLS MAPPING

Timetable	Topic	Content	Skills	Performance Objective	Assessment
Sept.		Where does our food come from?	� Recognize how seasonal changes ca affect the land and land use Economics � Identify ways people adapt to and change their environment to meet their needs Economics � Recognize the many people to work to supply our daily needs	3.2A 4.1B 4.1c 4.1F 4.1E	Formal and Informal Observation
		How to make an apple pie and see the world. Caring for the Earth	Geography � Define resource and identify natural resources � Explain how people depend on resources Civics/Govern. � Draw logical conclusions about the importance of protecting our land and resources	3.1A 4.1D 4.1F 5.1B

Timetable	Topic	Content	Skills	Performance Objective	Assessment
October	We belong to many groups	Learning together at school Living at home and in a neighborhood	Civics � Identify roles of groups at school � Explore appropriate classroom behavior � Respect authority of school workers Civics � Describe family roles and shared and responsibilities � Recognize a neighborhood as a place where families live and work to meet their needs � Identify people and places in the neighborhood on which families depend	5.3B 5.3C 5.3C 5.3C 5.3B 5.3C	Formal and informal observations

Timetable	Topic	Content	Skills	Performance Objective	Assessment
October	We belong to many groups	In and around the city	Geography � Recognize how a map differs from a photo Civics � Explain the need for people to follow the rules and obey laws Economics � Describe the goods and services that people receive in a city Geography � Identify the title and symbols on a map � Use cardinal directions	3.1B 5.2B 5.2B 4.1E 4.1F 3.1C	Formal and informal observations

Timetable	Topic	Content	Skills	Performance Objective	Assessment
October		Our country of many people	Civics � Define themselves as citizens of the US � Identify the diversity of the American people � Recognize that Americans have talents and skills that contribute to the common good	.3B 5.3A 5.3E	Formal and informal observations

Timetable	Topic	Content	Skills	Performance Objective	Assessment
April	We all work together	Communities services People make goods Good from far and near	Civics � Describe how community services meet people's needs � Explain how taxes support community services Economics � Describe manufacturing jobs � Recognize how we depend on people who make goods Economics � Recognize that countries trade goods with one another � Identify transportation links	5.3E 5.3F / 5.3E 4.1F 4.1D / 4.1E 4.1D 4.1E	Formal and informal observations

Timetable	Topic	Content	Skills	Performance Objective	Assessment
April	We all work together	Makers and users, buyers and sellers Making wise choices	Economics � Define producer and consumer � Describe how people trade money for goods Economics � Define income � Recognize that people have unlimited wants, but limited resources � Explain the importance of saving money Discuss how competition creates choices	4.1B 4.1D / 4.1F 4.1E 4.1B / 4.1C 4.1D 4.1C / 4.1D / 4.1F	Formal and informal observations

Timetable	Topic	Content	Skills	Performance Objective	Assessment
November	People make history	American Indians We remember the past	History � Define history � Identify Indian as the first inhabitants of our country � Describe the food, clothing and shelter of several native American groups � Identify ways in which the Indians helped the Pilgrims � Read a timeline History � Describe the early history of our country � Recognize the contributions of the America settlers � Compare community life now and long ago	1.4C 1.3A 1.2A 1.1C 1.2C 1.1A 1.2B 1.2C	Formal and Informal Observation

Timetable	Topic	Content	Skills	Performance Objective	Assessment
November	People make history	Communities grow and change People lead the way	Geography � Reading a history map Geography � Identify the causes of change in a community Civics � Explain pride in one's community and its past History � Explore our country's history through its capital � Define the roles of American leaders � Name national leaders Geography Use a grid to locate places on a map	3.1B 3.1D 5.1D 1.1A 1.3C 1.3C 3.1C	Formal and Informal Observation

Timetable	Topic	Content	Skills	Performance Objective	Assessment
November		American Portraits	History � Describe the contributions of famous artists, scientists, educators and others � Recognize that all citizens are capable of making contributions to society	1.3C 1.3A	Formal and informal observtion

Timetable	Topic	Content	Skills	Performance Objective	Assessment
November			� Identify people that have worked for freedoms	5.1C / 5.1D	Formal and Informal Observation

Timetable	Topic	Content	Skills	Performance Objective	Assessment
Feb./March	Being a good citizen	Proud Americans Our Country's government	Civics � Identify ways that Americans honor their country � Identify symbols of America � Recognize and recite the pledge of allegiance, the national motto and the National Anthem � Recognize the importance of voting Civics � Identify three branches of the government � List responsibilities of each branch of the government � Describe the role of judges in solving problems	5.3A 5.3A 5.3B 5.3B / 5.3F 5.1C / 5.1B / 5.2C 5.1C 5.2E / 5.2F	Informal and Formal observation

Timetable	Topic	Content	Skills	Performance Objective	Assessment
		Community Government Our Freedoms	Geography � Define bounderies � Identify states and capitals Civics � Identify how school boards and city councils affect our lives � Describe the need for good government and the role citizens can play in achieving it Civics � Explore the idea of freedom in America � Identify freedoms that we enjoy	3.1C 3.1C 5.1C 5.3E 5.2A 5.3D / 5.2A / 5.2B

Timetable	Topic	Content	Skills	Performance Objective	Assessment
February/March			� Identify people that have worked for freedoms	5.1C / 5.1D	Formal and informal observation

Timetable	Topic	Content	Skills	Performance Objective	Assessment
May / June	People in time and place	People on the move Winter days in the big woods The World of People	History � Describe the role of pioneers � Recognize that people came from many places to live in the United States � Identify transportation to move people across the United States History � Describe the life of a pioneer family � Compare the ways that people got their food long ago and the way people get their food today History � Appreciate the diversity of a community's population	1.1A / 1.4B 1.1A / 1.2B / 1.4C 1.1A / 1.2B / 1.1A 1.2A / 1.2B / 1.2C 1.1A / 1.1C	Formal and informal observation

Timetable	Topic	Content	Skills	Performance Objective	Assessment
		Celebrations Family History Community	� Recognize that many Americans' ancestors came from other places History � Recognize that ever family has its own history � Explain the pattern of a family tree History � Identify special days celebrated in our community Discuss the origins of holidays and celebrations	1.1A 1.2A / 1.2B 1.2C 4.1B 4.1D / 1.1A / 1.4B

Timetable	Topic	Content	Skills	Performance Objective	Assessment
May /June		One for all - all for one	� Define artifact � Draw conclusions about a people's life from observing artifacts Civics � Recognize that people use communication to work together to create a safer more healthful planet � Describe ways people can protect the quality of life in their communities � Define independence	1.3A 1.1A 5.4A / 5.4C / 5.4D 5.4B 5.4C 5.4D 5.4F	Formal and informal observations

Timetable	Topic	Content	Skills	Performance Objective	Assessment
			� Identify examples of acting independently � Recognize that independent action can affect other people	5.3D / 5.3F 5.4A