Grade 1 Social Studies
13 units matched to the Prince Edward Island Curriculum. Kids see this subject as “My World”.
Learning focus
- Citizenship, Power, and Governance. Students will be expected to demonstrate an understanding of the rights and responsibilities of citizenship and the origins, functions, and sources of power, authority, and governance.
- Culture and Diversity. Students will be expected to demonstrate an understanding of culture, diversity, and world view, recognizing the similarities and differences reflected in various personal, cultural, racial, and ethnic perspectives.
- Individuals, Societies, and Economic Decisions. Students will expected to demonstrate the ability to make responsible economic decisions as individuals and as members of society.
- Interdependence. Students will be expected to demonstrate an understanding of the interdependent relationship among individuals, societies, and the environment — locally, nationally, and globally — and the implications for a sustainable future.
- People, Place, and Environment. Students will be expected to demonstrate an understanding of the interactions among people, places, and the environment.
- Time, Continuity, and Change. Students will be expected to demonstrate an understanding of the past and how it affects the present and the future.
Units
Unit 1
Respect & Inclusion
Sharing, taking turns, listening, including others, and showing respect for people, belongings and the places we share.
Curriculum outcome: 1.1.1 · sharing, taking turns, listening and showing respect for people and places we share
Unit 2
Getting Along
Practises working and playing together, being fair and respectful, following rules, making choices and noticing their effects, helping settle conflicts peacefully, and valuing friendships and differences.
Curriculum outcome: 1.1.1; 1.1.3 · working and playing together, following rules and settling conflicts peacefully
Unit 3
Different & Alike
How families, languages, cultures and celebrations differ, what we all share, and how to show respect for each other.
Curriculum outcome: 1.1.2 · how families, languages, cultures and celebrations differ, and what we share
Unit 4
My Community
Community helpers and places, plus rights, rules, roles and responsibilities at home, at school and in the community.
Curriculum outcome: 1.1.3 · community helpers and rights, rules and responsibilities at home, at school and in the community
Unit 5
My Roles & Responsibilities
Seeing that we have different roles (student, friend, sibling, helper), that these change from place to place, and how our actions affect others.
Curriculum outcome: 1.1.3 · roles and responsibilities at home, at school and in the community
Unit 6
Our Land
Natural and human-made features, how the land shapes how we live, and caring for it by reducing, reusing and recycling.
Curriculum outcome: 1.2.1; 1.2.2; 1.2.3 · natural and human-made features, how the land shapes how we live, and caring for it
Unit 7
Places in My Community
Natural and built features, residential and commercial areas, and describing where places are with relative location words (near, far, beside, across).
Curriculum outcome: 1.2.1 · natural and built features of a community and where places are
Unit 8
Maps
Reading a simple map with north at the top, using north, south, east and west, map symbols and legends, and near and far.
Curriculum outcome: 1.3.1 · reading a simple map: symbols, directions, near and far
Unit 9
Measure & Draw Maps
Measuring distance with footsteps, blocks and hands, map titles, symbols and legends, and making a simple map of a familiar place.
Curriculum outcome: 1.3.1 · map titles, symbols and legends, and making a simple map of a familiar place
Unit 10
Then and Now
Looks at how the way people live in their community has changed over time, and how contact between communities has changed.
Curriculum outcome: 1.3.2; 1.3.4 · how life in a community and links between communities change over time
Unit 11
People and Place
Introduces, with respect and in the present tense, that Indigenous peoples have a long relationship with the land and that this relationship has changed over time. Needs review with Indigenous partners before launch.
Curriculum outcome: 1.3.3 · how Indigenous peoples' relationship with place has changed over time
Unit 12
Needs and Wants
Practises telling needs from wants, and what affects how families meet their needs and wants.
Curriculum outcome: 1.4.1; 1.4.2 · telling needs from wants and what affects how they are met
Unit 13
Goods and Services
Introduces goods (things) and services (work people do), and how communities depend on each other to exchange them.
Curriculum outcome: 1.4.3 · how communities depend on each other for goods and services
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