Core Knowledge at a Glance: Major Topic Headings, K–2

  Kindergarten First Grade Second Grade
Language Art/English
  1. Reading and Writing
  2. Poetry
  3. Fiction
  4. Sayings and Phrases
  1. Reading and Writing
  2. Poetry
  3. Fiction
  4. Sayings and Phrases
  1. Reading and Writing
  2. Poetry
  3. Fiction (Stories; Greek Myths; Greek and Roman Myths)
  4. Sayings and Phrases
History and Geography

World

  1. Spatial Sense
  2. Overview of the Seven Continents

American

  1. Geography
  2. Native Americans
  3. Early Exploration and Settlement (Columbus, Pilgrims, Independence Day)
  4. Presidents, Past and Present
  5. Symbols and Figures

World

  1. Geography
  2. Early Civilizations (Mesopotamia, Ancient Egypt, History of World Religions)
  3. Mexico

American

  1. Early People and Civilizations (Maya, Inca, Aztec)
  2. Early Exploration and Settlement
  3. American Revolution
  4. Early Exploration of the American West
  5. Symbols and Figures

World

  1. Geography
  2. Early Civilizations: Asia (India, China)
  3. Modern Civilization and Culture: Japan
  4. Ancient Greece

American

  1. American Government: The Constitution
  2. War of 1812
  3. Westward Expansion
  4. Civil War
  5. Immigration and Citizenship
  6. Civil Rights
  7. Geography of the Americas
  8. Symbols and Figures
Visual Arts
  1. Elements of Art
  2. Sculpture
  3. Looking at and Talking About Art
  1. Art from Long Ago
  2. Elements of Art
  3. Kinds of Pictures: Portrait and Still Life
  1. Elements of Art
  2. Sculpture
  3. Kinds of Pictures: Landscapes
  4. Abstract Art
  5. Architecture
Music
  1. Elements of Music
  2. Listening and Understanding
  3. Songs
  1. Elements of Music
  2. Listening and Understanding (Composers; Orchestra; Opera; Ballet; Jazz)
  3. Songs
  1. Elements of Music
  2. Listening and Understanding (Orchestra; Keyboards; Composers)
  3. Songs
Mathematics
  1. Patterns and Classification
  2. Numbers and Number Sense
  3. Money
  4. Computation
  5. Measurement
  6. Geometry
  1. Patterns and Classification
  2. Numbers and Number Sense
  3. Money
  4. Computation
  5. Measurement
  6. Geometry
  1. Numbers and Number Sense
  2. Fractions
  3. Money
  4. Computation
  5. Measurement
  6. Geometry
Science
  1. Plants and Plant Growth
  2. Animals and Their Needs
  3. Human Body (Five Senses)
  4. Introduction to Magnetism
  5. Seasons and Weather
  6. Taking Care of the Earth
  7. Science Biographies
  1. Living Things and Their Environments
  2. Human Body (Body Systems)
  3. Matter
  4. Properties of Matter: Measurement
  5. Introduction to Electricity
  6. Astronomy
  7. The Earth
  8. Science Biographies
  1. Cycles in Nature (Seasonal Cycles; Life Cycles; Water Cycles)
  2. Insects
  3. Human Body (Cells; Digestive and Excretory Systems)
  4. Magnetism
  5. Seasons and Weather
  6. Simple Machines
  7. Science Biographies

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