In this lesson, students will understand that change occurs over time and has an impact on individuals. Students will be able to define change. They will identify changes in themselves and others. They will identify life changing events and how they affect their lifestyle. They will identify the characteristics of each season and identify the way each season influences the way people live, work, dress, and play.

Students will discuss and learn about how to cope with some of the common changes that take place in families. Teachers should use use the "Family Changes" template as a springborad to create their own grade level appropriate questions about family changes (a new sibling, a new job, a new house, a new school, etc.).

This video explains that it takes time for hearts to heal and that talking about their feelings and sharing happy moments helps families get through difficult times, such as the death of a loved one.

The "I Grow" activities in this lesson will help students understand the abstract concept of time passing. Students will listen as the book When I Was Little by Jamie Lee Curtis is read aloud. They will then write and illustrate a book about themselves using a predictable pattern of text such as, "When I was little, I ____________. Now I ____________."

This parent guide supports parents in helping their child at home with the Kindergarten Social Studies content.

This resource accompanies our Rethink Kindergarten Social Studies History unit. It includes ideas for use, ways to support exceptional children, ways to extend learning, digital resources and tools, tips for supporting English Language Learners and students with visual and hearing impairments. There are also ideas for offline learning.

This unit was created by the Rethink Education Content Development Team. This course is aligned to the NC Standards for Kindergarten Social Studies in History.

This chapter introduces students to history by exploring the ideas of past, present, and future. Students learn about timelines and eventually construct their own timeline of important events in their lives. Through it all they learn about how people learn about the past.

In this lesson, students will explain that we can look at how things are similar and different at the same time. Students will orally explain things that are similar and different by comparing and contrasting examples that are similar and different in the class. Students will chart things that are similar and different between long ago and today.

For this lesson, students discuss what life events bring change into their home and how family meets their needs and wants.

In this short video, join Brandon and Emily as they take a journey back through time to learn all about baseball circa the 1800s!

This inquiry leads students through an investigation of their families as a way to begin understanding the concepts of past and present. By answering the compelling question "What do family stories tell us about the past?" students learn about change over time. Through the use of family artifacts (e.g., photographs, marriage licenses, family trees, keepsakes), students learn that such items can reveal information about how life in the past differs from life in the present and how their families have changed over time.