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List of Benchmarks for Grades K-4 History 
 Standard 6.Understands the folklore and other cultural contributions from various regions of the United States and how they helped to form a national heritage
  
Topics1. Cultural contributions from various regions of the United States; 2. Role of individuals in history
   Level II (Grade 3-4)
  Benchmark 1.Understands how regional folk heroes and other popular figures have contributed to the cultural history of the U.S. (e.g., frontiersmen such as Daniel Boone, cowboys, mountain men such as Jedediah Smith, American Indian Chiefs including Geronimo, and outlaws such as Billy the Kid)
   Vocabulary terms
A.  regional folk hero
B.  cultural history of the U.S.
  Knowledge/skill statements
  1. Knows that the tales of regional folk heroes and other popular figures have contributed to the cultural history of the United States   
  2. Understands how tales of frontiersmen such as Daniel Boone have contributed to the cultural history of the United States   
  3. Understands how tales of cowboys have contributed to the cultural history of the United States   
  4. Understands how tales of mountain men such as Jedediah Smith have contributed to the cultural history of the United States   
  5. Understands how tales of American Indian Chiefs such as Geronimo have contributed to the cultural history of the United States   
  6. Understands how tales of outlaws such as Billy the Kid have contributed to the cultural history of the United States   


Citation Log: BD(BE,35;​KE,57,58)
Citation reference
BD = benchmark, declarative
BP = benchmark, procedural
BC = benchmark, contextual

1st letter/number of each code in parentheses:
B   NCHS: Basic Edition
DD   Department of Defense: Prekindergarten Social Studies Standards
HS   Head Start: Child Outcomes Framework
I   IDOE: The Foundations for Young Children to the Indiana Academic Standards
K   NCHS: K-4 History, expanded edition
MH   McGraw-Hill: Pre-Kindergarten Standards: Guidelines for Teaching and Learning
N   NAEP: Provisional Item Specifications
NZ   New Zealand Ministry of Education: Early Childhood Curriculum
O   OSDE: Oklahoma Developmental Learning Skills for Four-Year-Olds

2nd letter code :
E = Explicitly stated in document
I = Implicit in document

Number:
Page number of the cited document