Domain
Social Studies
Young children's widening world: who they are within their family, the community and the helpers who keep it running, and the ways people belong, are alike, and are different. Children also begin to explore the places around them and represent those places with simple maps.
Ages 24–72 months
Skills
Knows About Self and Family
Child shares basic facts about themselves and names the people in their family and what those people do.
Understands Rules and Belonging Child follows shared group rules and shows a sense of being part of a classroom community.
Recognizes Community Helpers Child identifies common community helpers and tells what each one does to help people.
Appreciates Similarities and Differences Child notices ways people and families are alike and different and shows that everyone belongs.
Explores Places and Maps Child describes familiar places and uses or makes simple maps to show where things are.
Early Atlas