Kindergarten

·         Recognize self and others as unique and special individuals

·         Become a responsible citizen within the school community

·         Develop an understanding that human beings live and work in groups and share responsibilities

·         Develop an awareness of holidays and traditions that commemorate special events or people

·         Acquire basic map/globe skills

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First Grade

 ·         Discriminate among types of families and their needs, responsibilities and traditions

·         Evaluate ways in which rules are followed and conflicts resolved

·         Indicate ways people work together to improve their community

·         Explain how the resources and products we use impact our health, safety and environment

·         Analyze ways in which current events impact on their family and community

·         Distinguish among community helpers and the goods and services they provide

·         Continue to develop an awareness of holidays and traditions that commemorate special events or people

·         Understand the purpose of a globe and map

·         Demonstrate basic globe/map skills

·         Utilize their knowledge of the functions of maps by creating an original one

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Second Grade

·         Recognize the diversity and origins of the people that settled our country

·         Distinguish between producer and consumer

·         Identify how various people depend on their environment and resources

·         Identify changes that occur in communities and environments, why they occur, and the implications for the future

·         Compare and contrast suburban, urban and rural communities

·         Identify types of transportation and modes of communication

·         Identify holidays throughout the year that commemorate a special event or person

·         Explain the choices people have about earning, spending, and saving money

·         Explain the need for rules, laws and government

·         Identify examples of responsible citizenship

·         Describe how governments establish order, provide security, and manage conflict

·         Read and interpret maps using directions, symbols, and keys

·         Locate continents and oceans and some land forms on a map and globe

·         Locate North America, United States, New Jersey, and Roxbury on a map

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Third Grade

·         Develop an awareness of government at the local level

·         Understand the characteristics of a responsible/ effective citizen

·         Discuss history of the Roxbury community

·         Become aware that changes in a community have a chain reaction or ripple effect

·         Identify the fundamental values and principles of American democracy

·         Explain that the world is divided into many nations

·         Identify and appreciate different cultures and traditions

·         Discuss how the United States interacts with other nations

·         Distinguish between wants/needs and goods/services

·         Explain the choices people have about earning, spending, and saving money

·         Organize events in a timeline

·         Understand the purpose and use of globes/maps, map symbols, keys and vocabulary

·         Locate major countries, continents, bodies of water and mountain ranges on a globe and map

·         Locate major cities of the United States and the world on a map/globe

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Fourth Grade

·         Through an in-depth study of New Jersey, the following expectations will be addressed:

·         Explain events and effects of immigration to the United States, particularly New Jersey

·         Describe the customs of people from different geographic, cultural, racial, religions, and ethnic backgrounds

·         Identify and discuss ways to address current issues that may have a global impact

·         Identify and discuss major scientific discoveries

·         Delineate the characteristics of government at the local, state and federal levels

·         Understand the characteristics of a responsible/ effective citizen

·         Identify principles of the U.S. Constitution, democratic principles, symbols of American principles and beliefs, the concept of human rights, and the rights and responsibilities of citizens

·         Name and identify regions of New Jersey, how the colony grew, its economy in colonial times, and causes of the Revolutionary War

·         Understand interdependence of the regions, trading goods and services, the differences between a manufacturing economy and a service economy, and the laws of supply and demand

·         Explain the characteristics of renewable and nonrenewable resources and their distribution

·         Explain how people depend upon the physical environment

·         Identify the consequences of natural environmental changes and human modification of the environment

·         Use maps, globes, and diagrams to interpret information

·         Demonstrate understanding of spatial concepts of location, distance, direction, scale, region and movement

·         Describe the geography of New Jersey

·         Locate time zones, latitude, longitude and global grid

·         Identify the physical and human characteristics of places and regions in New Jersey and the United States

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Fifth Grade

·         Employ a variety of Social Studies skills, which involve critical thinking, analyzation and interpretation

·         Distinguish among and utilize the distinct characteristics of maps, globes, graphs, charts, diagrams, and other geographical representations

·         Describe the types of regions and how they change over time

·         Describe the physical and cultural changes that shaped the earliest human communities

·         Describe the development of the Mayan civilization

·         Compare and contrast historic Native American groups of the West, Southwest, Northwest, Arctic and sub-Arctic, Great Plains, and Eastern Woodland regions at the beginning of European exploration

·         Compare the political, social, economic, and religious systems of Africans, Europeans, and Native Americans who converged in the western hemisphere after 1492

·         Discuss the characteristics of the Spanish and Portuguese exploration and conquest of the Americas,

·         Analyze the relationships between Mesoamerican and Andean societies

·         Explain the differences in colonization of the Americas by England, the Netherlands, France, and Spain

·         Discuss the background and major issues of the American Revolution

·         Discuss the sources, purposes, and functions of law and the importance of the rule of law for the preservation of individual rights and the common good

·         Describe the underlying values and principles of democracy

·         Discuss examples of domestic policies and agencies

·         Discuss the major principles of the Constitution

·         Research contemporary issues

·         Explain the benefits, costs, and conflicts of a diverse nation

·         Compare and contrast the powers the Constitution gives to Congress, the President, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and the federal judiciary regarding foreign affairs

·         Analyze how the life, culture, economics, politics, and the media of the United States impact the rest of the world

·         Analyze how prejudice and discrimination may lead to genocide as well as other acts of hatred and violence

·         Compare ways to save money

·         Locate all 50 States and their respective capitals on a map

·         Identify regions of the United States

·         Differentiate between a variety of maps

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Sixth Grade

·          Analyze data in order to see persons and events in context

·          Examine current issues, events, or themes and relate them to past events

·          Distinguish among the distinct characteristics of maps, globes, graphs, charts, diagrams and other geographical representations, and the utility of each in solving problems

·          Distinguish among the major map types including physical, political, topographic and demographic

·          Explain the distribution of major and physical features at country and global scales

·          Engage in activities that foster an understanding of International Education:  Global Challenges, Cultures and Connections

·          Discuss the Revolution and the New Nation (1754-1820)

·          Describe the physical and cultural changes that shaped the earliest human communities (Birth of Civilization to 1000 BCE) as revealed through scientific methods including:  Early hominid development, migration and adaptations to new environments

·          Explain the historical context, origins, beliefs and moral teachings of the major world religions and philosophies, including:  origins of Judaism and Christianity, emergence of Judeo-Christian tradition, Hinduism, Aryan Migrations, caste system in India, Buddhism

·          Discuss cultural influences of Greece, Egypt, Persia and India on Mediterranean cultures

·          Compare and contrast the characteristics of the three basic economic systems:  traditional/barter, trade, market capitalism and command

·          Describe how regions change over time

·          Discuss human systems and how they affect the world in which we live 

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Seventh Grade

History:

Analyze the traditions, beliefs, and characteristics of the following civilizations:

• Ancient Rome
   

• Ancient India
   

• Islam and Muslim
   

• Early Americas
   

• Ancient Greece
   

• Ancient China
   

•  Africa
   

• Analyze the use of history to understand and appreciate the past.
   

• Evaluate the ways in which art, music, and architecture reflect periods of history.
   

• Evaluate and apply the various approaches to history to the following historical periods:

• Pre-history

• The Renaissance

• The Age of Exploration

• Ancient History

• The Reformation

Geography

• Evaluate the ways in which geography can impeded or enhance the organization of empires, cultures, and civilizations.

Economics

• Determine the role that economics plays in the balance of power.

Civics

• Analyze the formation of modern democracy.

•  Evaluate the relationship between stratification of society and the concept of human rights.

•  Determine the ways in which centralized governments create stability.

• Analyze the relationships between religious beliefs and political rule.

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Eighth Grade

History:

• Evaluate the uses of history to understand and appreciate America’s heritage.
   

• Differentiate between primary and secondary sources.
   

• Analyze the benefits of using oral and personal history to enhance one’s understanding of the past.
   

• Classify the causes and effects of events in social, political, economic, and wars to assist one to understand the beliefs and traditions of America:
   

• The Age of Exploration
   

• The Age of Colonization
   

• The French and Indian War
   

• The American Revolution
   

• The Federalist Age
   

• Westward Expansion
   

• Reconstruction
   

• Civil War
   

• World War I
   

• Development of a Research Paper on historical figures using varied media and research methods.
   

Geography

• Apply the Five Themes of Geography to the study of American History
   

• Evaluate the relationship between geography and American foreign and domestic policy.

Economics

• Compare and contrast the characteristics of agriculture and industrial economic systems.
   

• Evaluate the relationship between economic prosperity and political influence.

Civics

• Analyze the origins of the American Constitution.
   

• Distinguish between the levels and branches of government.
   

• Evaluate the role of compromise throughout America’s civic past.
   

• Analyze the formation of political parties and ideologies that guide political decisions.
   

• Conducting Mock Trials and debates based on the philosophy of the Constitution of the United States.

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