Social Studies Grade 1
SOCIAL STUDIES
Grade 1
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| Unit Titles |
Shared Reading
Unit Titles 1. And to Think We Thought We Would Never Be Friends 2. Big Al 3. Boomer’s Big Surprise 4. Chrysanthemum 5. The Button Box 6. The Mitten 7. Too Many Tamales |
Shared Reading
Unit Titles 1. A Bad Case of Strips 2. Rain 3. Recycle Everyday! 4. Thunder Cake 5. Axle Annie |
Shared Reading
Unit Titles 1. A Chair for My Mother 2. America Is… 3. Amos and Boris 4. Jackie Robinson and the Big Game 5. Martin’s Big Words- The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. |
Shared Reading
Unit Titles 1. Frederick |
| Learning Outcomes | 1. And to Think We
Thought We Would Never Be Friends 1a. Establish, explain and apply criteria useful in evaluating rules and laws. 1b. Identify similarities and differences. 1c. Use nonlinguistic representations. 1d. Use cooperative learning. 1e. Use cues and questions. 2. Big Al 2a. Identify the rights of citizens. 2b. Identify similarities and differences. 2c. Use summarizing. 2c. Use nonlinguistic representations. 3. Boomer’s Big Surprise 3a. Explain the interactions and consequences of humans and their environment. 3b. Identify similarities and differences 3c. Use nonlinguistic representations 4. Chrysanthemum 4a. Identify the rights of citizens. 4b. Explain the interactions and consequences of humans and their environment. 4c. Identify similarities and differences. 4d. Use nonlinguistic representations. 4e. Use cues and questions. 5. The Button Box 5a. Recognize and understand causation of change over time. 5b. Explain the interactions and consequences of humans and their environment. 5c. Identify similarities and differences 5d. Use nonlinguistic representation. 6. The Mitten 6a. Identify and analyze the significance of physical and cultural characteristics of places. 6b. Explain the interactions and consequences of humans and their environment. 6c. Identify similarities and differences. 6d. Use nonlinguistic representations. 7. Too Many Tamales 7a. Identify the rights of citizens. 7b. Explain why certain responsibilities are important. 7c. Identify similarities and differences. 7d. Use summarizing. 7e. Use nonlinguistic representations. |
1. A Bad Case of Strips
1a. Identify the rights and of citizens in a democratic society. 1b. Explain the interactions and consequences of humans and their environment. 1c. Identify similarities and differences. 1d. Use summarizing. 1e. Use nonlinguistic representations 1f. Use cues and questions. 2. Rain 2a. Identify the rights of citizens in a democratic society. 2b. Explain why certain responsibilities are important. 2c. Locate places on a map. 2d. Explain the interactions and consequences of humans and their environment. 2e. Identify similarities and differences. 2d. Use nonlinguistic representations. 2e. Use cues and questions. 3. Recycle Everyday! 3a. Identify the rights of citizens in a democratic society. 3b. Explain why certain responsibilities are important. 3e. Identify similarities and differences. 3d. Use nonlinguistic representations. 3e. Use cues and questions. 4. Thunder Cake 4a. Locate places on a map. 4b. Explain the interactions and consequences between humans and their environment. 4e. Identify similarities and differences. 4d. Use nonlinguistic representations. 4e. Use cues and questions. 5. Axle Annie 5a. Identify the rights of citizens in a democratic society. 5b. Explain why certain responsibilities are important. 5c. Identify similarities and differences |
1. A Chair for My Mother
1a. Identify the rights of citizens in a democratic society. 1b. Explain why certain responsibilities are important. 1e. Identify similarities and differences. 1d. Use nonlinguistic representations. 1e. Use cues and questions. 2. America Is… 2a. Define and identify natural and human characteristics of places. 2b. Observe and verbally share how places and regions are identified. 2c. Locate Earth’s major physical and human features. 2d. Identify similarities and differences. 2e. Use summarizing. 2f. Use homework . 2g. Use nonlinguistic representation. 2h. Use cues, questions and organizers. 3. Amos and Boris 3a. Identify the rights of citizens in a democratic society. 3b. Explain why certain responsibilities are important. 3c. Define and identify natural characteristics of places. 3d. Locate places on a map. 3e. Explain the interactions of humans (animal characters in this story) and their environment. 3f. Identify similarities and differences. 3g. Use summarizing 3h. Use nonlinguistic representations. 3i. Use cooperative learning. 3e. Use cues and questions. 4. Jackie Robinson and the Big Game 4a. Establish, explain and apply criteria useful in evaluating rules and laws. 4b. Locate places on a map. 4c. Display empathy for people who have lived in the past. 4d. Identify similarities and differences. 4e. Use summarizing. 4f. Use nonlinguistic representation. 4g. Use cues and questions. 5. Martin’s Big Words- The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 5a. Identify the rights of citizens in a Democratic society. 5b. Explain why certain responsibilities are important. 5c. Establish, explain and apply criteria useful in evaluating rules and laws for solving problems and conflicts. 5d. Recognize and understand causation of change over time. 5e. Locate places on a map. 5f. Seek historical background when confronted with problems and issues of the past. 5g. Display empathy for people who have lived in the past. 5h. Identify similarities and differences. 5i. Use summarizing. 5j. Use nonlinguistic representation. 5k. Use cues and questions. |
1. Frederick
1a. Identify the rights and of citizens in a democratic society. 1b. Explain why certain responsibilities are important. 1c. Identify similarities and differences. 1d. Use summarizing. 1e. Use nonlinguistic representations. |
| Significant Task | 1. And to Think We Thought We Would Never Be Friends
1a. Draw a picture and write about a strategies used to solve a problem. 2. Big Al 2a. Draw a picture and write about how Big Al’s kind act helped him make friends. 2b. Draw a picture and write about how your kind act helped you make friends. 3. Boomer’s Big Surprise 3a. Draw a picture and describe what Boomer did to make himself feel more included. 3b. Draw a picture and describe what you did to make yourself feel more included. 4. Chrysanthemum 4a. Draw a picture and write about a time when someone’s kind words changed the way they were feeling. 5. The Button Box 5a. Design and draw a button using materials from the environment. 5b. Describe the materials you would use to make it. 5c. Describe how your button would be used? 6. The Mitten 6a. Draw a picture and describe the environment and the kind of clothing and shelter you would need. 7. Too Many Tamales 7a. Draw a picture and describe Maria taking responsibility and facing the consequences. 7b. Draw a picture and describe yourself taking responsibility and facing the consequences. |
1. A Bad Case of Strips
1a. Draw and write about what they could do if they saw another child being teased or bullied. 2. Rain 2a. Draw and write about how neighbors might take on the responsibility of helping each other in a chosen season. 3. Recycle Everyday! 3a. Draw and write about at least one recycling activity in which their family participates. 3b. Explain that project’s benefit to the community. 4. Thunder Cake 4a. Compare the comforting tradition of baking Thundercake with a comforting tradition from their own family. 5. Axle Annie 5a. Draw a picture and write about each character’s job and their responsibilities on the matrix. |
1. A Chair for My Mother
1a. Draw and write about what they might do to help a family in need. 2. America Is… 2a.Share how the people of the United States might be alike and different. 2b.Compare this with how people in New Haven might be alike and different. 2c.List jobs/careers of members of their families. 3. Amos and Boris 3a. Draw a picture and write about what the two students could do to help each other. 3b. Draw a picture and write about how you would go on an adventure and what supplies you would need. 4. Jackie Robinson and the Big Game 4a. Draw a picture and write about something that they hope to do really well and tell how it will benefit other people. 5. Martin’s Big Words- The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 5a. Show how one of Martin’s BIG words solved a problem in the past. 5b. Show how the same word could be used to solve a problem in their own lives. |
1. Frederick
1a. Illustrate the responsibilities of the mouse family. 1b. Compare your family to the mouse family to find similarities and differences. |
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