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1st grade · Social Studies · Unit 13 of 13

Family History

Family stories, timelines and long ago

What your child practices

Families of every kind and their traditions, family timelines, sources such as photos, letters and oral histories, and how families long ago compare with families today.

New York State Learning Standards learning standard: 1.1a; 1.1b; 1.7a; 1.8a; 1.8b · families and their traditions, family timelines, and the photos, letters and stories that tell family history

How we explain it

Children can open this short lesson before they practice.

  1. Long ago means many years ago.
  2. Old letters, photos and stories tell about the past.
  3. Ask family questions, like “What games did you play?”

Example: Which tells about life long ago: an old letter or a new toy? Someone wrote the letter long ago. It tells what life was like then. Answer: an old letter

Family History in New York

In the New York State Learning Standards, this is unit 13 of 13 in 1st grade Social Studies, after Rules, Laws & Leaders.

Gradelings describes a child's practice on this unit as Beginning, Approaching, Meeting or Exceeding (Four practice steps). That reflects practice, not a report-card mark: the teacher decides the mark.

Source: New York State Education Department (NYSED)

Sample questions

A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.

  1. Question 1

    Which question could you ask in a family interview?

    • What color is the sky?
    • What games did you play as a child?
    • How tall is a giraffe?
    • What is 2 + 2?

  2. Question 2

    Long ago, many families washed clothes…

    • at a car wash
    • by hand
    • with a robot
    • in a washing machine

  3. Question 3

    A family timeline shows…

    • a menu
    • the weather today
    • a bus route
    • family events in order

  4. Question 4

    On a timeline, which comes first?

    • you lost a tooth
    • you learned to read
    • you started 1st grade
    • you were born

  5. Question 5

    A newspaper from long ago can tell us…

    • what will happen next year
    • your height
    • today's lunch
    • what happened back then

  6. Question 6

    Your great-grandparents lived…

    • before your grandparents were born
    • after you were born
    • next year
    • tomorrow

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