Washington State
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NORTH MASON SD POWER STANDARDS
Social Studies
Kindergarten SS Standards
First Grade SS Standards
Second Grade SS Standards
Third Grade SS Standards
Fourth Grade SS Standards
Fifth Grade SS Standards
Units Covered: Families
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Washington State
I CAN DO STANDARDS!
NORTH MASON SD POWER STANDARDS
Social Studies
Report Card Standards:
 Understands how people live and work together.
 Ask questions to gain information about the world.
1. I understand how knowledge of family history can be used to make choices.
2. I understand that the way families live is shaped by the environment.
3. I understand how questions are used to find out information.
4. I engage in discussions to learn about how families live around the world.
5. I use texts and visuals to identify the main ideas or key details to study family life.
6. I describe how different people live using a graphic organizer.
For a complete listing of first grade social studies standards refer to highlighted standards at:
http://standards.ospi.k12.wa.us/ComponentListByGrade.aspx?subject=6,GLE&gl=3
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Washington State
I CAN DO STANDARDS!
NORTH MASON SD POWER STANDARDS
Social Studies
Units Covered: Communities
Report Card Standards:
 Understands how communities are organized.
 Asks questions to gain information about the world past and present.
 Applies basic map skills.
1. I understand the key ideal of public or common good within the context of the community.
2. I apply the key ideal of the public or common good to uphold rights and responsibilities within
the context of the community.
3. I understand the basic organization of government in the community.
4. I understand the basic function of government and laws in the community.
5. I understand that citizenship and civic involvement in the neighborhood and community are the
rights and responsibilities of individuals.
6. I understand that members of the community make choices among products and services that
have costs and benefits.
7. I understand the basic elements of a community’s economic system, including producers,
distributors, and consumers of goods and services.
8. I understand that people in communities affect the environment as they meet their needs and
wants.
9. I understand and create timelines for events in a community to show how the present is connected
to the past.
10. I understand individuals who have shaped history in the local community
11. I understand multiple points of view on issues in the community.
12. I engage in discussions to learn about different points of view on issues.
For a complete listing of second grade social studies standards refer to highlighted standards at:
http://standards.ospi.k12.wa.us/ComponentListByGrade.aspx?subject=6,GLE&gl=3
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Washington State
I CAN DO STANDARDS!
NORTH MASON SD POWER STANDARDS
Social Studies
Units Covered: First Nations and Cultures, Regions
Report Card Standards:
 Recognizes similarities and differences am0ng people and cultures
 Understand effects of geography on people.
 Understands and demonstrates knowledge of geographical elements (maps, charts,
locations and physical features
1. I understand the key ideals of unity and diversity.
2. I understand how the economic systems of groups are influenced by laws, values
and customs
3. I understand how the environment affects cultural groups and how the cultural
groups affect the environment
4. I understand the cultural universals of place, time, family life, economics,
communication, arts, recreation, food, clothing, and shelter.
5. I understand how contributions made by various cultural groups have shaped the
history of communities and regions.
6. I engage in discussions that attempt to answer questions about cultural similarities
and differences.
7. I understand the physical, political, and cultural characteristics of places, regions,
and people in North America (Canada, U.S., Mexico) including the location of the
fifty states within the regions of the United States.
For a complete listing of third grade social studies standards refer to highlighted standards at:
http://standards.ospi.k12.wa.us/ComponentListByGrade.aspx?subject=6,GLE&gl=4
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Washington State
I CAN DO STANDARDS!
NORTH MASON SD POWER STANDARDS
Social Studies
Units Covered: Washington State History
Report Card Standards:
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Understands basic concepts of Washington State’s economics such as trade, goods and services.
Understands the physical, political and cultural characteristics of the different regions in
Washington State.
Constrict and uses maps demonstrating knowledge of geographic features and elements.
1. I understand how themes and developments define eras in Washington State
History prior to statehood including the economic costs and benefits for
immigration and settlement.
2. I understand and create timelines to show how historical events are organized into
time periods and eras.
3. I create and use research question to conduct research on an issue or event.
4. I prepare a list of resources, including the title, author, type of source, publisher,
and date of publication.
5. I draw clear, well-reasoned conclusions and provide explanations that are
supported by artifacts and/or primary sources in a paper or presentation.
6. I construct and use maps to explain the movement of people.
7. Understands that civic participation involves being informed about public issues
and voting in elections.
8. Understands how and why state and tribal governments make, interpret, and carry
out policies, rules, and laws.
For a listing of current district fourth grade social studies standards, click here.
For a complete listing of fourth grade social studies standards refer to highlighted standards at:
http://standards.ospi.k12.wa.us/ComponentListByGrade.aspx?subject=6,GLE&gl=5
Units Covered: United States History and Civics
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Washington State
I CAN DO STANDARDS!
NORTH MASON SD POWER STANDARDS
Social Studies
Report Card Standards:
 Demonstrates understanding of the founding principles of democracy and key
events in U.S. history to 1791.
 Constructs and uses maps and timelines to show and analyze information.
 Researches multiple perspectives to take a position on a public or historical issue.
1. I understand how the following developments define eras of U.S. history:
encounter, colonization, the Revolution and the Constitution.
2. I analyze the multiple perspectives and interpretations of historical events in U.S.
History.
3. I understand and analyze how individuals caused change in U.S. History.
4. I understand that civic participation involves being informed about how public
issues are related to rights and responsibilities.
5. I evaluate how a public issue is related to constitutional rights and the common
good.
6. I understand that significant historical events in the U.S. have implications for
current decisions and influence for the future.
7. I construct and utilize maps to show and analyze information.
8. I understand the impact of the British government on the economy of the thirteen
colonies.
9. I research multiple perspectives on a public or historical issue, forming a position
on the issue, determining relevant facts to support a position, discussing these
perspectives with peers, presenting and citing sources.
For a complete listing of grade 5 social studies standards refer to highlighted standards at:
http://standards.ospi.k12.wa.us/ComponentListByGrade.aspx?subject=6,GLE&gl=6
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