Special Collections
District List: NYC Core Curriculum K - Social Studies
Description: The New York City Core Curriculum program aims to provide a high-quality curricula to NYC students through a seamless instructional program across grades and subjects. This list has been curated by #NYCDOE for Kindergarten Social Studies materials.
- Table View
- List View
Doctors
by Jacqueline Laks GormanWe usually take trips to the doctor when we’re sick, so it’s easy to undervalue this very important community member, but this book invites readers to change their minds and celebrate the role. Readers will learn about a doctor’s duties, where they work, and the tools they use to keep us feeling healthy.
Dentists
by Jacqueline Laks GormanThis community member visit is with an often times undervalued practitioner—the dentist. Dentists keep our teeth and mouths healthy, and teach us proper oral hygiene for a long lifetime with our very necessary chompers. Students will love learning about a day in the life of a dentist, creating a new appreciation for dentistry and oral health.
What Does The School Nurse Do?
by Winston GarrettFrom treating stomachaches to cuts or even worse, the school nurse makes sure students remain well, safe, and happy. Early readers will take a closer look at this vital job, and, in doing so, overcome any anxiety that may have when visiting the school nurse.
Who Works at My School?
by Emerson FronczakThe duties of the teacher, music teacher, art teacher, gym teacher, nurse, and cook are explained in a question and answer format.
Manners at School
by Carrie Finn and Chris LenschThis book teachers how good manners can help readers get along with teachers and others at school.
We Are Citizens
by Laine Falk
Uncle Willie and the Soup Kitchen
by DyAnne DiSalvo-RyanA gentle and age-appropiate introduction to two key issues of our time—hunger and homelessness—from a kid's point of view. This empathy-building book is good for sharing at home or in a classroom.
City Green
by Dyanne Disalvo-RyanRight in the middle of Marcy's city block is a vacant lot, littered and forlorn. Sometimes just looking at it makes Marcy feel sad. Then one spring, Marcy has a wonderful idea: Instead of a useless lot, why not a green and growing space for everyone to enjoy? With her warm, hopeful text and inviting illustrations, DyAnne DiSalvo-Ryan shows how a whole neighborhood blossoms when people get involved.
Diwali
by Nancy DickmannThis series explains what happens at a variety of holidays and festivals in a simple way. Focus is placed on how a child would experience the celebration, looking at the season and its main features.
Symbols Of America
by Susan DeStefano and Sundance Newbridge Llc Staff"Civic ideals and practices: identifying key American symbols."
Songs That Honor America
by William DeckerLarge color photographs of patriotic images such the American flag, the national anthem being sung at various events, and American soldiers saluting, the history behind famous national songs and their significance in our reality.
Presidents' Day
by Sheri DeanOn the third Monday in February, we celebrate Presidents' Day. Originally meant to honor George Washington, and then later, Abraham Lincoln, this important holiday now honors all presidents who have served our country. Readers will learn about the holiday’s interesting history, and why it’s important to honor our nation’s leaders on the third Monday of February.
Memorial Day
by Sheri DeanRead a short history of the holiday and find links to other Memorial Day sites.
Independence Day
by Sheri DeanAmerica’s birthday is celebrated on July 4, a day when we think about how brave men and women risked their lives for freedom. In this book, readers learn why Independence Day is so important. Vivid, engaging photographs show how we celebrate it, and help bring young readers into the experience of this colorful, charming, and spirited holiday.
Flag Day
by Sheri DeanEvery year, North Americans fly the American flag on June 14th. This show of patriotism isnt in anticipation of Independence Day; its a different holiday entirely. Flag Day is a celebration of the adoption of the Stars and Stripes as the official flag. The book helps beginning readers learn about our flag, how we take care of it, and how we honor it as a national symbol.
Presidents' Day
by Connor DaytonIntroduces Presidents' Day and the two presidents it chiefly honors, George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, and describes monuments to the presidents.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
by Connor DaytonMLK Day is not meant to be a holiday off from school, work, or duties, it is meant to be a stirring call to action to model our individual efforts after the holiday s namesake, Martin Luther King Junior. While focusing on the national holiday, readers will come to understand King s vision through stirring photographs and accessible text. They will be motivated to spend this holiday in the spirit intended.
Duck for President
by Doreen CroninPublishers Description: My fellow Americans: It is our pleasure, our honor, our duty as citizens to present to you Duck for President. Here is a duck who began in a humble pond. Who worked his way to farmer. To governor. And now, perhaps, to the highest office in the land. Some say, if he walks like a duck and talks like a duck, he is a duck. We say, if he walks like a duck and talks like a duck, he will be the next president of the United States of America. Adults and teens will enjoy reading this satirical book to their young charges. Other books by Doreen Cronin are available from Bookshare.org.
Train
by Elisha CooperA night train, a freight train, a high-speed train. Racing across the country, from coast to coast. All aboard! Climb aboard a red-striped Commuter Train in the East. Switch to a blue Passenger Train rolling through midwestern farmland. Then hop on a Freight Train, soar over mountains on an Overnight Train, and finish on a High-Speed Train as it races to the West Coast. Trains are moving. Fast and loud, colorful and powerful. Experience their sights, sounds, smells--and the engineers and conductors who make them go--as they roll across the country.
Trashy Town
by Andrea Griffing Zimmerman and David ClemeshaMeet Mr. Gilly. He cleans up Trashy Town. He does it with a big smile and a big truck--which is sure to make him a hero with all the children in the neighborhood. David Clemesha and Andrea Zimmerman have created a rhythmic, repeatable refrain that will roll off the lips of every child.
I Like Me!
by Nancy CarlsonA story of a pig who is self-sufficient and self-reliant and loves everything about herself