1st grade Social Studies Curriculum

1st grade Social-studies Units

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  Unit 1

  Questions, Sources, and Evidence

  Tell why a social studies question matters. Choose a useful source for a question. Use a source detail to support a simple claim.

  Questions, Sources, and Evidence

  First steps

  1. 1Recognize Questions and Sources
  2. 2Match Questions to Useful Sources
  3. 3Apply Source Details
  4. 4Reason from Evidence
  5. 5Review as a Source Detective
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  Unit 2

  Maps from Community to World

  Read symbols, keys, and direction words on a familiar map. Describe relationships among places. Locate continents, oceans, the United States, and required physical features using approved maps.

  Maps from Community to World

  First steps

  1. 1Recognize Map Symbols and Places
  2. 2Place Directions and Regions
  3. 3Apply Maps to Familiar Routes
  4. 4Reason Across Community and World Maps
  5. 5Review Maps from Home to World
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  Unit 3

  Sequence, Then and Now, and Historical Sources

  Put events in chronological order. Compare a familiar aspect of life then and now. Identify and inspect sources that provide evidence about the past.

  Sequence, Then and Now, and Historical Sources

  First steps

  1. 1Recognize Clues from the Past
  2. 2Order Events on a Timeline
  3. 3Apply Then-and-Now Comparisons
  4. 4Reason with Historical Sources
  5. 5Review Change over Time
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  Unit 4

  Rules, Leaders, Roles, and Civic Virtues

  Explain a fair purpose for a rule. Match community authority roles with responsibilities. Choose and justify a civic action using an objective rubric.

  Rules, Leaders, Roles, and Civic Virtues

  First steps

  1. 1Recognize Rules and Community Roles
  2. 2Match Roles and Responsibilities
  3. 3Apply Civic Virtues
  4. 4Reason about Fair Community Choices
  5. 5Review Rules, Roles, and Actions
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  Unit 5

  Scarcity, Choices, Goods, Services, and Work

  Explain why limited resources require choices. Classify goods and services. Connect jobs, skills, products, and community needs.

  Scarcity, Choices, Goods, Services, and Work

  First steps

  1. 1Recognize Goods, Services, and Resources
  2. 2Sort Work and Products
  3. 3Apply Scarcity and Choice
  4. 4Reason about Costs and Benefits
  5. 5Review How Communities Work
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  Unit 6

  Earning, Saving, Spending, and Simple Budgets

  Explain that work can earn income. Distinguish a need from a want in context. Build and explain a whole-dollar budget within a fixed amount.

  Earning, Saving, Spending, and Simple Budgets

  First steps

  1. 1Recognize Earning, Saving, and Spending
  2. 2Sort Needs and Wants
  3. 3Apply a Simple Budget
  4. 4Reason about Money Choices
  5. 5Review Earn, Save, Spend, and Share
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  Unit 7

  Culture, Traditions, and Community Perspectives

  Recognize that communities include many cultures and traditions. Compare two source-grounded perspectives without ranking cultures. Use evidence to explain a shared and a differing community practice.

  Culture, Traditions, and Community Perspectives

  First steps

  1. 1Recognize Culture and Tradition
  2. 2Compare Community Practices
  3. 3Apply Respectful Source Reading
  4. 4Reason across Perspectives
  5. 5Review Communities and Cultures
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  Unit 8

  Continents, Countries, and Global Connections

  Locate selected approved world places at Grade 1 scope. Connect products and services with places using sourced records. Explain one way people and places are connected through trade or culture.

  Continents, Countries, and Global Connections

  First steps

  1. 1Recognize Continents and Selected Countries
  2. 2Place World Regions
  3. 3Apply Place and Product Connections
  4. 4Reason about Global Connections
  5. 5Review Our Connected World