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California Education and the Environment Initiative • History-Social Science Standards K.4.5. and K.6.3.

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California Education and the Environment InitiativeApproved by the California State Board of Education, 2010

The Education and the Environment Initiative Curriculum is a cooperative endeavor of the following entities:

California Environmental Protection Agency

California Natural Resources Agency

California State Board of Education

California Department of Education

Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle)

Key Partners:Special thanks to Heal the Bay, sponsor of the EEI law, for their partnership

and participation in reviewing portions of the EEI curriculum.

Valuable assistance with maps, photos, videos and design was provided by the

National Geographic Society under a contract with the State of California.

Office of Education and the Environment1001 I Street • Sacramento, California 95814 • (916) 341-6769

http://www.CaliforniaEEI.org

© Copyright 2011 by the California Environmental Protection Agency© 2013 Second Edition

All rights reserved. This publication, or parts thereof, may not be used or reproduced without

permission from the Office of Education and the Environment.

These materials may be reproduced by teachers for educational purposes.

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Table of Contents

Our School ........................................ 3

Our Town .......................................... 9

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6Our Teacher - Miss Ellen

My Kindergarten Class

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Morning in the Classroom

How we get to school

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Recess time after lunch

My Best Friends

Rusty Anna Belle

CharlieClaire

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At work in class

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Grocery and Hardware Store

City Hall Building

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13Bakery and Candy Store

Bank

Train Depot 11

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A Drive in the Country

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Concert in the Park

Public Library

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Ready to milk the cows

Hand pump for waterWood for heat and cooking14

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Unit Title: Some Things Change and Some Things Stay the SameGrade: Kindergarten

History-Social Science Standards K.4.5. and K.6.3.Supports ELA Standard: Reading K.2.3.

© Copyright 2011 by the California Environmental Protection Agency

© 2013 Second Edition

All rights reserved.

This publication, or parts thereof, may not be used or reproduced without permission from

the Office of Education and the Environment.

These materials may be reproduced by teachers for educational purposes.

California Education and the Environment Initiative

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