In grades K-4, what students know and are able to do includes

• chronologically organizing significant events, groups*, and people in the history of

Colorado.

• creating timelines that show people and events in sequence using days, weeks, months, years,

decades, and centuries; and

• creating a brief historical narrative* that chronologically organizes people and events in the

history of their family heritage, school, neighborhood, local community, or Colorado.

• identifying cause-and-effect relationships in a sequence of events.

In grades K-4, what students know and are able to do includes

• posing and answering questions about the past; and

• gathering historical data from multiple sources

• describing sources of historical information;

• identifying the main idea in a source of historical information; and

• identifying ways different cultures record their history.

• comparing past and present-day situations and events.

In grades K-4, what students know and are able to do includes

• recognizing how the presence, interactions, and contributions of various groups and cultures

have affected the school, neighborhood, community, and state; and

• describing the history, interactions, and contributions of the various peoples and cultures that

have lived in or migrated to the area that is now Colorado

• identifying reasons for living in social groups;

• describing important components of the cultural heritage of the United States; and

• recognizing that there are families and cultures around the world.

In grades K-4, what students know and are able to do includes

• comparing the lives of hunters and gatherers to the lives of people who cultivated plants and

raised domesticated animals for food;

• describing the impact of various technological developments on the local community and the

state; and

• identifying individual achievements of scientists and inventors from many cultures and

describing their achievements

• describing the economic reasons why people move to or from a location

• giving examples of different ways that decisions are made regarding how resources are utilized

and distributed; and

• describing different systems of exchange that can be used.

In grades K-4, what students know and are able to do includes

• identifying historical figures from diverse backgrounds in the United States who have

advanced the rights of individuals and promoted the common good;

• explaining the importance of national celebrations, symbols, and ideas in their historical

context; and

• describing the historical background of the Colorado constitution.

• explaining why rules and laws have been established and enforced in schools, communities,

states, and nations; and

• giving examples of different heads of government

• giving examples of how individuals in various groups have gained, lost, or maintained

political rights, freedoms, power, or cultural identity in the history of the community, region,

or state.

• giving examples of how members of families and communities depend on each other; and

• giving examples of how states and regions have become interdependent.

In grades K-4, what students know and are able to do includes

• recognizing that people develop traditions that transmit their beliefs and ideas

• giving examples of how the beliefs of people are reflected in the celebrations and practices of

their community.