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North Carolina Social Studies

K–1

• K.G.1.1 Use maps, globes, and/or digital representations to locate places in the classroom, school, community, and around the world
• K.B.1.1 Identify cultural practices in local communities and around the world
• 1.B.1.1 Identify cultural practices and traditions in local communities and places around the world

North Carolina ELA

4–5

• RI.4.3 Explain events, procedures, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text, including what happened and why, based on specific information in the text
• RI.5.3 Explain the relationships or interactions between two or more individuals, events, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text based on specific information in the text

New Jersey NJSLS Social Studies

K–1 (K–2 standards)

• 6.1.2.Geo.SV.1 Use maps to identify physical features (e.g., continents, oceans, rivers, lakes, mountains)

2

• 6.1.2.HistoryCC.2 Use a timeline of important events to make inferences about the “big picture” of history

New Jersey NJSLS ELA

4–5

• RI.IT.4.3 Describe the impact of individuals and events throughout the course of a text, explaining events, procedures, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text, including what happened and why, based on evidence in the text
• RI.IT.5.3 Analyze the impact of two or more individuals and events throughout the course of a text, explaining the relationships or interactions between two or more individuals, events, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text based on specific evidence in the text

New York State K–8 Social Studies Framework

3

• 3.2a World communities can be located on globes and maps
• 3.6a Cultural diffusion is the process by which cultures exchange and transmit ideas, beliefs, technologies, and goods over time
• Practice B.6 Recognize periods of time, such as decades and centuries

4

• Practice B.2 Employ mathematical skills to measure time in years and centuries. Understand the difference between B.C.E. and C.E. Identify the chronological significance of data presented in time lines, with teacher support
• Practice B.6 Use periods of time such, as decades and centuries to put events into chronological order

5

• 5.4b The Western Hemisphere can be divided into regions. Regions are areas that share common, identifiable characteristics such as physical, political, economic, or cultural features. Regions within the Western Hemisphere include: North America (Canada and the United States), Mesoamerica (Mexico and Central America), Caribbean, South America

MS+ (Grade 6)

• 6.1b The Eastern Hemisphere can be divided into regions. Regions are areas that share common identifiable characteristics, such as physical, political, economic, or cultural features. Regions within the Eastern Hemisphere include: Middle East (North Africa and Southwest Asia), Sub-Saharan Africa, Europe (West, North, South, Central, and Southeast), Russia and the Independent States (Russia, Caucasia, Central Asia, the region of Belarus, Moldova, and Ukraine), East Asia (People’s Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea, Japan, and Taiwan), Southeast Asia (Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Myanmar [Burma], Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Brunei, Philippines), South Asia (Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan), Oceania (Australia, New Zealand, the Pacific)
• Practice B.1 Identify ways that events are related chronologically to one another in time
• Practice B.2 Employ mathematical skills to measure time by years, decades, centuries, and millennia; to calculate time from the fixed points of the calendar system (B.C.E. and C.E.); and to interpret the data presented in time lines, with teacher support

Michigan K–12 Social Studies Standards

K–1

• K – G1.0.1 Recognize that maps and globes represent places
• 1 – G1.0.3 Distinguish between landmasses and bodies of water using maps and globes

4–5

• 4 – G4.0.2 Describe the impact of immigration to the United States on the cultural development of different places or regions of the United States
• 5 – U1.3.1 Use maps to locate the major regions of Africa (North Africa, West Africa, Central Africa, East Africa, Southern Africa)

Michigan ELA

K–1

• L.K.6 Use words and phrases acquired through conversations, reading and being read to, and responding to texts
• L.1.6 Use words and phrases acquired through conversations, reading and being read to, and responding to texts, including using frequently occurring conjunctions to signal simple relationships (e.g., because)

2–3

• L.2.6 Use words and phrases acquired through conversations, reading and being read to, and responding to texts, including using adjectives and adverbs to describe (e.g., When other kids are happy that makes me happy)
• L.3.6 Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate conversational, general academic, and domain-specific words and phrases, including those that signal spatial and temporal relationships (e.g., After dinner that night we went looking for them)

4–5

• L.4.6 Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases, including those that signal precise actions, emotions, or states of being (e.g., quizzed, whined, stammered) and that are basic to a particular topic (e.g., wildlife, conservation, and endangered when discussing animal preservation)
• L.5.6 Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases, including those that signal contrast, addition, and other logical relationships (e.g., however, although, nevertheless, similarly, moreover, in addition)
• RI.4.3 Explain events, procedures, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text, including what happened and why, based on specific information in the text
• RI.5.3 Explain the relationships or interactions between two or more individuals, events, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text based on specific information in the text