1st grade Social Studies
8 units matched to the Alaska content standards. Kids see this subject as “My World”.
Focus areas
- Maps of my school and community
- Rules, fairness and roles at home and school
- Spending, saving and how communities change
Units
Unit 1
Maps
Reading a simple map with north at the top, using north, south, east and west, map symbols and legends, and near and far.
Learning standard: SS.1.1.18.1; SS.1.2.18.1 · making and reading maps with a key, symbols and a compass rose
Unit 2
Our Land
Natural and human-made features, how the land shapes how we live, and caring for it by reducing, reusing and recycling.
Learning standard: SS.1.1.16.1; SS.1.2.19.1 · how weather and the land affect people, and how they use it to meet their needs
Unit 3
My Community
Community helpers and places, plus rights, rules, roles and responsibilities at home, at school and in the community.
Learning standard: SS.1.2.6.1; SS.1.1.14.1 · roles at home, at school and in the community, and trading for what a place doesn't have
Unit 4
Changes in My Life
Big life events (a new sibling, a move, starting school), how people's experiences are alike and different, and ordering events as a simple timeline.
Learning standard: SS.1.1.23.1 · making a personal timeline of events in order
Unit 5
Respect & Inclusion
Sharing, taking turns, listening, including others, and showing respect for people, belongings and the places we share.
Learning standard: SS.1.2.7.1; SS.1.4.7.1 · equality and fairness, and comparing different points of view
Unit 6
Community Services
Jobs that serve the community (fire, health, sanitation, libraries, transit) and services the government or community provides for everyone.
Learning standard: SS.1.2.13.1; SS.1.1.6.1 · the services communities provide, and the leaders and workers who provide them
Unit 7
Earning, Saving & Sharing
Practices how people earn income, why families save, sharing and bartering, choosing between needs and wants, and natural, human and capital resources.
Learning standard: SS.1.1.13.1; SS.1.2.12.1 · decisions about spending and saving, and choosing between needs and wants
Unit 8
School & Travel Long Ago
How schools and communities worked in the past, and how people traveled by wagon, stagecoach, sailing ship and steam train before cars and airplanes.
Learning standard: SS.1.2.23.1 · how communities and daily life change over time
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