Contents, K-4 History Standards

Developing Standards in History for Students in Grades K-4

Significance of History for the Educated Citizen

The Case for History in Grades K-4

Definition of Standards

Basic Principles Guiding the Development of Standards for K-4

Developing Standards in History for Grades K-4

Topical Organization
Historical Understanding for Grades K-4
Historical Thinking
Integrating Standards in Historical Understanding and Thinking

Questions Concerning These Standards

Three Policy Issues

Ensuring Equity for All Students
Providing Adequate Instructional Time for History
Linking History to Related Studies in Geography, Civics, Literature, and the Arts
in an Integrated or Interdisciplinary Curriculum for Grades K-4

Standards in Historical Thinking

Overview of Standards in Historical Thinking

Thinking Standard 1: Chronological Thinking
Thinking Standard 2: Historical Comprehension
Thinking Standard 3: Historical Analysis and Interpretation
Thinking Standard 4: Historical Research Capabilities
Thinking Standard 5: Historical Issues-Analysis and Decision Making

Standards in History for Grades K-4 (Content Standards)

Overview of Eight Standards, Organized by Topic

Topic 1
Living and Working Together in Families and Communities, Now and Long Ago
Topic 2
The History of the Students' Own State or Region
Topic 3
The History of the United States: Democratic Principles and Values and the Peoples from Many Cultures Who Contributed to Its Cultural, Economic and Political Heritage
Topic 4
The History of Peoples of Many Cultures around the World

National Center for History in the Schools