1st grade Social Studies
10 units matched to the California Content Standards. Kids see this subject as “My World”.
Focus areas
- A child's place in time and space
- Rules, maps and American symbols
- Life long ago, cultures, money and work
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: 1.2.3 · reading and making simple maps with cardinal directions and map symbols
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: 1.2.4 · how location, weather and the physical environment affect the way people live
Unit 3
My Community
Community helpers and places, plus rights, rules, roles and responsibilities at home, at school and in the community.
Learning standard: 1.5.1 · the ways people are all part of the same community
Unit 4
Respect & Inclusion
Sharing, taking turns, listening, including others, and showing respect for people, belongings and the places we share.
Learning standard: 1.1.2 · fair play, good sportsmanship and respect for the rights and opinions of others
Unit 5
Community Services
Jobs that serve the community (fire, health, sanitation, libraries, transit) and services the government or community provides for everyone.
Learning standard: 1.6.2 · the specialized work people do to provide goods and services
Unit 6
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: 1.6.1 · exchange and the use of money to buy goods and services
Unit 7
Continents & Oceans
Finding the local community, California, the United States, the seven continents and the four main oceans on maps and globes.
Learning standard: 1.2.1 · locating the local community, California, the United States, the continents and the oceans on maps and globes
Unit 8
Families Near & Far
How families live, work and celebrate across generations and around the world, and how American Indians and immigrants help shape California's culture.
Learning standard: 1.4.3; 1.5.2; 1.5.3 · comparing earlier generations, how American Indians and immigrants help define California's culture, and the customs of varied cultures
Unit 9
Symbols, Holidays & Voting
The Pledge of Allegiance, songs about American ideals, national holidays and the people they honor, landmarks and documents such as the Statue of Liberty and the Constitution, and making rules by voting.
Learning standard: 1.1.1; 1.3.1; 1.3.2; 1.3.3 · making rules by voting, the Pledge and patriotic songs, national holidays, and American symbols, landmarks and documents
Unit 10
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: 1.4.1; 1.4.2 · the structure of schools and communities in the past and transportation methods of earlier days
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