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 | | | Level Pre-K (Grade Pre-K) | | | 1. | Not appropriate at this level | | | Level I (Grade K-2) | | | 1. | Knows regional folk heroes, stories, or songs that have contributed to the development of the cultural history of the U.S. (e.g., Pecos Bill, Brer Rabbit, Paul Bunyan, Davey Crockett, John Henry, Joe Magarac) | | | 2. | Knows the differences between toys and games children played long ago and the toys and games of today | | | Level II (Grade 3-4) | | | 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) | | | 2. | Understands how stories, legends, songs, ballads, games, and tall tales describe the environment, lifestyles, beliefs, and struggles of people in various regions of the country | | | 3. | Understands how arts, crafts, music, and language of people from a variety of regions long ago influenced the nation |
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