Kindergarten Fall History — Family, School, Community Helpers, and the First Sense of Past, Present, and Future
History · CHR K (NCSS Theme 2 stretch — Grade 1 entry) hist.gK.f.chr.past_present_future

Introduce past, present, and future via family photos and 'when ___ was little'

Recognize that PAST, PRESENT, and FUTURE name larger time-bands than yesterday/today/tomorrow. Use family photographs to identify 'when this happened' as past, present, or future. Articulate that when a grandparent was little, that was past — even before they themselves were born.

Mastery threshold
80%
Min instances
8
Typical minutes
25
Spaced intervals (days)
3, 7, 14, 30, 60
Prereqs
Successors
  • hist.gK.s.chr.calendar_time
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  • hist.g1.f.chr.then_and_now
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  • hist.g1.s.chr.timeline_centuries_intro
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Common misconceptions
  • Believing 'past' = 'yesterday' (no recognition of larger time scales)
  • Believing nothing happened before the child was born (egocentric chronology)
  • Confusing 'old' photo with 'past' (a recent photo of an older person isn't 'past')

Exercise pool (2)

Diff Stem Type
3 Look at the historical photo of the one-room schoolhouse and a modern classroom. Place each on the chronology chart: which is PAST?... classify photo to band
4 Look at the photo I show you. Tell me whether it's past, present, or future, AND give me ONE clue that tells you so. identify clues in photo