HistoryCurriculum PK-6

FRONTIER REGIONAL AND UNION 38 SCHOOL DISTRICTS
Union 38 District	Pk-6 History & Social Science Curriculum
Web Sites	Civics	History	Geography	Economics
Overarching Questions	What does it mean to be a citizen?	What can we learn from analyzing major historical events?	How does geography affect civilization?	How do people decide how to use resources?
PK Living, Learning, and Working Together Overview	Why do people make rules?	How do things change over time?	Where are we?	How do we get what we want and need?
K Living, Learning, and Working Together Overview	How can people work together to create a safe, positive, and productive community?	How does time affect people and places?	Where am I?	How do people get what they need and want?
1 True Stories and Folktales from America and from Around the world Overview	How can I be a responsible citizen?	Why do we need to know about the past?	Why do we need maps and globes?	What are wants and needs?
2 E Pluribus Unum Overview	What makes a responsible citizen?	What is an American?	How do maps and globes help us understand our families and our community?	How do producers and consumers operate in our community?
3 Massachusetts Overview	Why do we need government?	Why does the past matter? What makes history happen?	How do maps and globes help us better understand our world?	How do people get the goods and services they need and want?
4 North American Geography Overview	Why do people want to become citizens of the United States?	Why do people choose to migrate?	How does where you live affect how you live?	How do the resources of a region affect its development?
5 United States History Overview	How have the rights and responsibilities of people in present day America changed over time? (evolved)	What evidence is there of progress in American History?	How have maps evolved due to changes in the world? (population, income, climate, politics, exploration)	How do the natural resources of North American nations affect their economies?
6 World Geography Overview	What are the responsibilities and roles of citizens in a nation?	How do nations achieve independence?	How can interpreting/creating maps and graphs help us to understand the physical and political world?	How do the following five economic factors impact a nation’s growth? Absolute and relative locations Climate Major physical characteristics Major natural resources, Population size