New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 6 - PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION
Chapter 29 - STANDARDS FOR EXCELLENCE
Part 11 - SOCIAL STUDIES
Section 6.29.11.6 - OBJECTIVE
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
This rule establishes the academic content and performance standards for social studies for grades kindergarten through 12. The social studies standards include six strands:
(1) civics,
(2) economics and personal financial literacy,
(3) geography,
(4) history,
(5) ethnic, cultural, and identity studies, and
(6) inquiry. The strands are organized by anchor standard, which are the core ideas that establish what students should understand and be able to do, with increasing complexity. Anchor standards consist of performance indicators, which are concise, written descriptions of what students are expected to know and be able to do in a specific grade or course.