Kentucky Academic Standards 
     
     
     
                                              Social Studies 
                                                  July 2019 
     
                                                  TABLE OF CONTENTS 
     TABLE OF CONTENTS ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................2 
     INTRODUCTION ...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................5 
     Background on the Kentucky Academic Standards for Social Studies: Educating for Civic Life in a Democracy .......................................................................................................... 5 
       Kentucky’s Vision for Students ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 6 
       Legal Basis ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 7 
       Standards Creation Process ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 9 
     Writers’ Vision Statement .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 10 
       Design Considerations ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 11 
     Standards Use and Development........................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 12 
       The Kentucky Academic Standards (KAS) are Standards, not Curriculum ............................................................................................................................................................................ 12 
       Translating the Standards into Curriculum ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 12 
       Organization of the Standards............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 13 
       Discipline Strand Key ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 14 
       Applying Disciplinary Concepts and Practices ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 16 
       Kindergarten through Grade 8 Annotated Standards Chart ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 22 
       High School Annotated Standards Chart ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 23 
     KENTUCKY ACADEMIC STANDARDS FOR SOCIAL STUDIES: KINDERGARTEN-GRADE 5 OVERVIEW ............................................................................. 25 
     Kindergarten: Myself and My Community........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 26 
       Specific Overview .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 26 
       Kindergarten: Myself and My Community Standards ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 29 
       Kindergarten: Disciplinary Clarifications and Instructional Support ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 31 
     Grade 1: Impact on Community and State........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 36 
       Specific Overview .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 36 
       Grade 1: Impact on Community and State Standards ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 39 
       Grade 1: Disciplinary Clarifications and Instructional Support ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 42 
     Grade 2: North American Interactions ................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 48 
       Specific Overview .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 48 
       Grade 2: North American Interactions Standards ................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 51 
       Grade 2: Disciplinary Clarifications and Instructional Support ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 54 
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    Grade 3: Global Interactions............................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 60 
     Specific Overview .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 60 
     Grade 3: Global Interactions Standards ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 63 
     Grade 3: Disciplinary Clarifications and Instructional Support ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 66 
    Grade 4: Migration and Settlement .................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 73 
     Specific Overview .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 73 
     Grade 4: Migration and Settlement Standards ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 76 
     Grade 4: Disciplinary Clarifications and Instructional Support ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 79 
    Grade 5: Colonization to Constitution ................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 84 
     Specific Overview .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 84 
     Grade 5: Colonization to Constitution Standards.................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 87 
     Grade 5: Disciplinary Clarifications and Instructional Support ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 90 
    KENTUCKY ACADEMIC STANDARDS FOR SOCIAL STUDIES: GRADE 6-8 OVERVIEW ........................................................................................................... 96 
    Grade 6: Development of Civilizations ................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 97 
     Specific Overview .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 97 
     Grade 6: Development of Civilizations Standards ............................................................................................................................................................................................................... 100 
     Grade 6: Disciplinary Clarifications and Instructional Support ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 104 
    Grade 7: Growth and Expansion of Civilization ...................................................................................................................................................................................................111 
     Specific Overview ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 111 
     Grade 7: Growth and Expansion of Civilization Standards .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 114 
     Grade 7: Disciplinary Clarifications and Instructional Support ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 117 
    Grade 8: The United States: 1600-1877 ..............................................................................................................................................................................................................124 
     Specific Overview ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 124 
     Grade 8: The United States: 1600-1877 Standards ............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 127 
     Grade 8: Disciplinary Clarifications and Instructional Support ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 132 
    KENTUCKY ACADEMIC STANDARDS FOR SOCIAL STUDIES: HIGH SCHOOL OVERVIEW .................................................................................................. 139 
     High School: Civics Standards .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 141 
     High School: Economics Standards...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 143 
     High School: Geography Standards ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 146 
     High School: United States History Standards .................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 148 
     High School: World History Standards ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 151 
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    APPENDIX A: KINDERGARTEN THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL PROGRESSIONS....................................................................................................................... 155 
    Inquiry Progressions .........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................155 
     Inquiry Progression: Questioning ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 155 
     Inquiry Progression: Using Evidence ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 157 
     Inquiry Progression: Communicating Conclusions .............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 160 
    Civics Progressions ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................164 
     Civics Progressions by Grade Level ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 164 
     Civics Progression: Civic and Political Institutions ............................................................................................................................................................................................................... 170 
     Civics Progression: Roles and Responsibilities of a Citizen ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 172 
     Civics Progression: Civic Virtues and Democratic Principles ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 174 
     Civics Progression: Processes, Rules and Laws .................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 176 
     Civics Progression: Kentucky Government .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 178 
    Economics Progressions ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................179 
     Economics Progressions by Grade Level ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 179 
     Economics Progression: Microeconomics ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 186 
     Economics Progression: Macroeconomics .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 188 
     Economics Progression: Specialization, Trade and Interdependence ................................................................................................................................................................................ 190 
     Economics Progression: Incentives, Choices and Decision Making .................................................................................................................................................................................... 192 
     Economics Progression: Kentucky Economics ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 194 
    Geography Progressions ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................195 
     Geography Progressions by Grade Level ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 195 
     Geography Progression: Migration and Movement ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 201 
     Geography Progression: Human Interactions and Interconnections .................................................................................................................................................................................. 203 
     Geography Progression: Human Environment Interaction ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 205 
     Geography Progression: Geographic Reasoning ................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 207 
     Geography Progression: Kentucky Geography .................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 209 
    History Progressions .........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................210 
     History Progressions by Grade Level ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 210 
     History Progression: Change and Continuity ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 218 
     History Progression: Cause and Effect ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 221 
     History Progression: Conflict and Compromise .................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 224 
     History Progression: Kentucky History ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 227 
    APPENDIX B: WRITING AND REVIEW COMMITTEES ................................................................................................................................................................ 228 
                                              
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