Kindergarten Social Studies

K.1: I can show that being a good citizen means acting in certain ways.

KidsAcademy Mobi Good Citizenship

15Worksheets Comunity Helpers

Field Trip Ideas

• City Hall – Learn how local government serves the community and why good citizenship is important.
• Local Library – Observe how people share community resources, follow rules, and help one another.
• Pretend City Children's Museum – Practice cooperation, responsibility, and citizenship through hands-on role play.

Learning Activity
Draw a picture of yourself being a good citizen at home, school, or in your community.

K.1.1: I can follow the rules and I know what happens if I break the rules.

Kindergarten Worksheets Following Directions

Field Trip Ideas

• Local Library – Learn how rules help everyone enjoy shared spaces.
• Fire Station – Discover why firefighters follow rules to keep themselves and others safe.
• Children's Museum – Observe how following rules helps everyone play safely and have fun.

Learning Activity
Create five family or classroom rules and explain why each one is important.

K.1.2: I can give you examples of people that were honest, courageous, determined, responsible, and patriotic from historical people that I have learned about in class.

KindergartenWorksheets.net Holiday Worksheets By Month 

Kindergartenworksheets.net Martin Luther King

Twinkl Describe a Hero Worksheets

Field Trip Ideas

• Ronald Reagan Presidential Library – Explore the life of an American leader and discuss responsibility and leadership.
• Local Veterans Memorial – Learn about courage, service, and patriotism.

Learning Activity
Choose a historical hero and draw a picture showing one character trait they demonstrated.

K.1.3: I can tell you about the beliefs of some people in the past. I can give examples of what happened because of the actions of those people.

Kindergartenworksheets.net Long Ago and Today

Education.com Long Ago and Today

YT Video Little Fox Long ago and today

Field Trip Ideas

• Mission San Juan Capistrano – Learn how people lived long ago and how their beliefs influenced their daily lives.
• Autry Museum of the American West – Explore how different cultures and beliefs helped shape California's history.
• Local History Museum – Compare how people lived in the past with how we live today.

Learning Activity
Compare one thing people did long ago with how we do it today.

K.2: I can tell you about national and state symbols and icons. 

American Flag Worksheet

YT Video US States California

Twinkl YT Video All About California

Superteacherworksheets.com California

Field Trip Ideas

• California State Capitol Museum – Discover California's state symbols and learn about state government.
• Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum – Explore American symbols, flags, and the presidency.
• Local Courthouse or City Hall – Observe the American and California flags and discuss what they represent.

Learning Activity
Design your own state or community symbol and explain what it represents.

K.3: I can tell you about different types of jobs in my school, in my community, and in the past.

Vet Academy

Architect Academy

Engineer Academy

Entrepreneur Academy

Scientist Academy

Community Jobs

Education.com Community Worksheets

YT Video Jobs and Occupations

YT Video Community Helpers

YT Video Long Ago and Now

Field Trip Ideas

• Pretend City Children's Museum – Explore a variety of careers through hands-on role play.
• Local Fire Station or Police Station – Meet community helpers and learn about their responsibilities.
• Local Veterinary Clinic – Discover how veterinarians care for animals.
• Local Farm or Farmers Market – Learn about careers in agriculture and food production.

Learning Activity
Draw a picture of the job you would like to have and explain how it helps others.

K.4: I can tell you about things that are similar and different when talking about the locations of people, places, and environments.

YT Video KidsAcademy Urban and Rural

YT Video Types of Communities

Field Trip Ideas

• Local Neighborhood Walk – Compare homes, parks, businesses, and natural areas.
• Local Nature Center – Explore natural environments and compare them with urban areas.
• Local Park – Observe similarities and differences between built and natural environments.

Learning Activity
Compare two places by naming three things that are the same and three things that are different.

K.4.1: I can look at two objects and tell you about the location of each one using the words near/far, left/right, and behind/in front. 

YT VIDEO Prepositions

15 worksheets prepositions

Field Trip Ideas

• Local Playground – Practice using positional words while giving directions.
• Children's Museum – Describe where objects are located using positional vocabulary.

Learning Activity
Hide an object and give directions using words like left, right, behind, and next to.

K.4.2: I can find land on a map or globe. I can find water on a map or globe. I can find places on maps. 

YTVideo Know Your Globe

YT Video Intro to Maps

15 Worksheets Reading a Map

Field Trip Ideas

• Griffith Observatory – Learn how maps and globes help us understand Earth.
• Local State Park Visitor Center – Practice reading maps to find trails and landmarks.
• Local Beach – Use a map to locate land, water, and important features.

Learning Activity
Find your home, school, and a favorite place on a map or globe.

K.4.3: I can tell you what traffic symbols mean. I can tell you what map symbols mean.

YT Video Kids Academy Traffic Signs and Symbols

15 Worksheets Traffic Symbols

Field Trip Ideas

• Local Neighborhood Walk – Identify traffic signs and explain their meanings.
• Pretend City Children's Museum – Practice recognizing traffic signs in a child-sized community.
• Local Police Station – Learn how traffic signs help keep people safe.

Learning Activity
Design a new traffic sign and explain what it means.

K.4.4: I can make a map of my community that shows the locations of important places.

YT Video How to make a Map 

TPT Community Map Project 

TPT Me on the Map

Field Trip Ideas

• Local Neighborhood Walk – Observe streets, parks, schools, and businesses before drawing a map.
• Local Visitor Center – Compare your map with a real community map.
• Local History Museum – Explore how maps have changed over time.

Learning Activity
Draw a map of your neighborhood and label at least five important places.

K.4.5: I can show you where things are located in my community. I can tell you about the jobs done by people that work in my community.

Education.com Community Worksheets

YT Video Community Helpers

Field Trip Ideas

• City Hall – Learn about the people who help operate the community.
• Local Post Office – Discover how mail carriers serve the community.
• Local Fire Station or Police Station – Meet community helpers and learn about their roles.

Learning Activity
Interview a community helper or family member about how they help the community.

K.5: I can put events in order using a calendar. I can put the days of the week in the correct order. I can put the months of the year in the correct order. 

Days of the Week

Months of the Year

Field Trip Ideas

• Local Library – Attend a scheduled story time or event using a community calendar.
• Local Botanical Garden – Observe seasonal changes throughout the year.
• Community Event – Use a calendar to plan and prepare for a local event.

Learning Activity
Create a calendar for one month and mark birthdays, holidays, and special events.

K.6: I can tell you what "history" means.

YT Video What is History

Field Trip Ideas

• Local History Museum – Explore artifacts that tell stories from the past.
• Mission San Juan Capistrano – Discover what life was like long ago.
• Autry Museum of the American West – Learn how history helps us understand today.

Learning Activity
Choose an item from home and explain what it tells about your family's history.

K.6.1: I can tell you why we celebrate different holidays that happen throughout the year

Holidays Worksheets

Super Teacher Worksheets- Holidays

Field Trip Ideas

• Local Cultural Festival – Experience traditions celebrated by different cultures.
• Mission San Juan Capistrano – Learn about historical celebrations and traditions.
• Community Holiday Event or Parade – Observe how holidays are celebrated today.

Learning Activity
Create a timeline of holidays celebrated throughout the year.

K.6.2: I can tell you why important people in American history are so important.

Teachers Pay Teachers Resources

Teacher to the core American Heroes

Field Trip Ideas

• The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library – Learn how one American president influenced the nation's history through leadership and public service.
• The Richard Nixon Presidential Library & Museum – Explore exhibits about American presidents, government, and the important decisions leaders make.
• The Bowers Museum – Discover exhibits about influential people and cultures throughout history and how individuals have shaped the world.

Learning Activity
Choose an American hero and describe one way they made a difference.

K.6.3: I can talk about the similarities and differences between the people that lve in the past and the way that I live today.

Twinkl Past and Present

Long ago and Today

Field Trip Ideas

• Heritage Square Museum – Step inside historic homes and compare daily life, clothing, transportation, and household items from the late 1800s with today.
• The Orange Empire Railway Museum (Southern California Railway Museum) – Compare transportation from the past with modern trains and discuss how technology has changed over time.
• Leonis Adobe Museum – Experience life on a California ranch during the 1800s and compare it with modern life.

Learning Activity
Compare one object from long ago with the modern version and explain which one you would rather use and why.