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1st grade · Social Studies · Unit 9 of 15

Social Studies Detectives

Ask, gather, think and share

What your child practices

The inquiry process: asking good questions, finding clues in people, photos, maps and charts, thinking about what they show and sharing what we learned.

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) teks student expectation: 1.16(A); 1.16(C); 1.16(D) · asking questions, gathering facts from sources and sorting information

How we explain it

Children can open this short lesson before they practice.

  1. Detectives ask questions, then look for clues.
  2. Ask a helper, look at a map or read a book.
  3. Share what you found with others.

Example: Who could you ask about your school's past? You need someone who was there long ago. A teacher who has worked there a long time knows. Answer: a long-time teacher

Social Studies Detectives in Texas

In the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS), this is unit 9 of 15 in 1st grade Social Studies, after School & Travel Long Ago and before Flags, Symbols & Songs.

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: Texas Education Agency (TEA)

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

    A timeline of your life helps you see…

    • how tall a tree is
    • when events happened
    • what the weather is

  2. Question 2

    Which word means a job you are trusted to do?

    • responsibility
    • balloon
    • tomorrow

  3. Question 3

    To learn about a place far away, you can…

    • ask a rock
    • look at a map or a book
    • guess without looking

  4. Question 4

    Which word means a person's job or part in a group?

    • role
    • rock
    • roof

  5. Question 5

    The word “neighborhood” means…

    • the area around where you live
    • a day of the week
    • a type of cake

  6. Question 6

    Who could you ask about your school's past?

    • a toaster
    • a long-time teacher
    • a puddle

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