Elementary Social Studies Alignment

ALL CURRICULUMS
(ANCIENT HISTORY, MIDDLE AGES, AMERICAN HISTORY)
Standard 1 (K-5): Historical Inquiry and Analysis
Standard 2 (K-5): Historical Knowledge
Standard 6 (K-5): Civic and Political Participation

AMERICAN HISTORY CURRICULUM
SS.K.A.2.1; SS.2.A.2.3; SS.2.A.2.5; SS.5.AA.1; SS.5.CG.2

BLACK HISTORY UNBOXED
GHANA EMPIRE UNBOXED
MALI UNBOXED
REVOLUTION UNBOXED
CIVIL WAR UNBOXED
SS.2.AA.1.2; SS.3.AA.1.1; SS.5.AA.1.2

ATHENS UNBOXED
ALEXANDER THE GREAT UNBOXED
BABYLON UNBOXED
SS.K.CG.1.2; SS.2.CG.1.1; SS.K.CG.2.2

POWHATAN UNBOXED
JAMESTOWN UNBOXED
PLYMOUTH UNBOXED
FRENCH & INDIAN WAR UNBOXED
SS.2.A.2.3

AMERICAN (U.S.) HOLIDAYS UNBOXED
SS.3.CG.2.3

MAYA UNBOXED
SS.5.A.2.1

EXPLORERS UNBOXED
ST. AUGUSTINE UNBOXED
MISSIONS UNBOXED
VIKINGS UNBOXED
SS.5.A.3.1

GOING WEST UNBOXED
LEWIS & CLARK UNBOXED
SS.5.A.6.2; SS.5.A.6.4; SS.5.A.6.9

CPALMS (Comprehensive Platform for Academic Learning and Standards)

SS.5.AA.1.1 Examine the life of African Americans in the colonial era.
SS.5.AA.1.2 Examine the Underground Railroad and how former slaves partnered with other free people and groups in assisting those escaping from slavery.
SS.5.CG.1.3 Discuss arguments for adopting a representative form of government.
SS.5.CG.2.1 Discuss the political ideas of Patriots, Loyalists, and other colonists about the American Revolution.
SS.5.CG.2.2 Compare forms of political participation in the colonial period to today.
SS.5.A.2.1 Compare cultural aspects of ancient American civilizations (Aztecs/Mayas; Mound Builders/Anasazi/Inuit).
SS.5.A.3.1 Describe technological developments that shaped European exploration.
SS.5.A.4.4 Demonstrate an understanding of political, economic, and social aspects of daily colonial life in the thirteen colonies.
SS.5.A.4.6 Describe the introduction, impact, and role of slavery in the colonies.
SS.5.A.6.2 Identify roles and contributions of significant people during the period of westward expansion.
SS.5.A.6.4 Explain the importance of the explorations west of the Mississippi River.
SS.5.A.6.9 Describe the hardships of settlers along the overland trails to the west.

SS.68.AA.1 Understand the causes, courses and consequences of the slave trade in the colonies.
SS.68.AA.2 Analyze events that involved or affected Africans from the founding of the nation through Reconstruction.
SS.68.CG.1 Demonstrate an understanding of the origins and purposes of government, law and the American political system.
SS.7.CG.3 Demonstrate an understanding of the principles, functions, and organization of government.
SS.(68.G.2)/(7.G.2) Understand physical and cultural characteristics of places.
SS.68.G.3 Understand the relationships between the Earth’s ecosystems and the populations that dwell within them.
SS.68.G.4 Understand the characteristics, distribution, and migration of human populations.
SS.68.G.5 Understand how human actions can impact the environment.
SS.68.W.1 Utilize historical inquiry skills and analytical processes.
SS.68.W.2 Describe the emergence of early civilizations (Nile, Tigris-Euphrates, Indus, and Yellow Rivers, Meso and South American).
SS.68.W.3 Recognize significant events, figures, and contributions of classical civilizations (Phoenicia, Greece, Rome, Axum).
SS.68.W.4 Recognize significant events, figures, and contributions of classical Asian civilizations (China, India).

SS.912.A.1 Use research and inquiry skills to analyze American history using primary and secondary sources.
SS.912.A.2 Understand the causes [and] course of the Civil War […] and its effects on the American people.
SS.912.AA.1 Examine the causes, courses, and consequences of the slave trade in the colonies from 1609-1776.
SS.912.AA.2 Analyze events that involved or affected African descendants and changed the American economic, political and social landscapes between 1776-1865.
SS.912.CG.1 Demonstrate an understanding of the origins and purposes of government, law and the American political system.
SS.912.CG.3 Demonstrate an understanding of the principles, functions and organization of government.
SS.912.G.1 Understand how to use maps and other geographic representations, tools, and technology[.]
SS.912.G.2 Understand physical and cultural characteristics of places.
SS.912.G.4 Understand the characteristics, distribution, and migration of human populations.
SS.912.W.1 Utilize historical inquiry skills and analytical processes.
SS.912.W.2 Recognize significant events, figures, and contributions of medieval civilizations (Byzantine Empire, Western Europe, Japan).
SS.912.W.3 Recognize significant events, figures, and contributions of Islamic, Meso and South American, and Sub-Saharan African civilizations.
SS.912.W.4 Analyze the causes, events, and effects of the Renaissance, Reformation, Scientific Revolution, and Age of Exploration.
SS.912.W.5 Analyze the causes, events, and effects of the Enlightenment and its impact on the American, French and other Revolutions.
SS.912.W.6 Understand the development of Western and non-Western nationalism, industrialization and imperialism, and the significant processes and consequences of each.

Please note: Our Modern History Curriculum (coming soon!) will align with several other CPALMS domains including African American History, Economics, and Holocaust Education.