Kindergarten social studies

IXL offers dozens of kindergarten social studies skills to explore and learn! Not sure where to start? Go to your personalized Recommendations wall to find a skill that looks interesting, or select a skill plan that aligns to your textbook, state standards, or standardized test.

IXL offers dozens of kindergarten social studies skills to explore and learn! Not sure where to start? Go to your personalized Recommendations wall to find a skill that looks interesting, or select a skill plan that aligns to your textbook, state standards, or standardized test.

A. Community

  1. •
    New! What is a community?
  2. 1
    Jobs community helpers do
  3. 2
    Tools community helpers use
  4. 3
    Compare cities and rural areas

B. Civics

  1. 1
    Rules and laws
  2. 2
    Authority figures
  3. 3
    Government services
  4. 4
    Good citizenship

C. American symbols and landmarks

  1. 1
    Identify American symbols
  2. 2
    Identify American landmarks and monuments
  3. •
    New! The American flag
  4. 3
    Pledge of Allegiance

D. Physical geography

  1. 1
    Identify Earth's land features
  2. 2
    Identify Earth's water features
  3. 3
    Identify human and physical features

E. Location words

  1. 1
    Left and right
  2. 2
    Above and below
  3. 3
    Next to and between
  4. •
    New! Use location words

F. Maps

  1. •
    New! Introduction to maps
  2. 1
    Use cardinal directions
  3. 2
    Use a map key
  4. •
    New! Use maps of the community

G. Economics

  1. 1
    Needs and wants
  2. 2
    Scarcity
  3. 3
    Goods and services
  4. 4
    Producers and consumers
  5. 5
    Natural resources

H. Then and now

  1. 1
    Then and now: transportation and communication
  2. 2
    Then and now: home and school
  3. 3
    Then and now: work and play

I. Read along about famous people

  1. •
    New! George Washington
  2. 1
    Abraham Lincoln
  3. 2
    Helen Keller
  4. •
    New! Rosa Parks

J. Read along about holidays

  1. 1
    Martin Luther King Jr. Day
  2. •
    New! Presidents' Day
  3. 2
    Memorial Day
  4. 3
    Independence Day
  5. •
    New! Thanksgiving

K. Using sources

  1. 1
    Which source should you use?

L. Ordering events

  1. 1
    Days of the week
  2. 2
    Months of the year
  3. •
    New! Use time-order words
  4. •
    New! Introduction to timelines