1 Grade: Social Studies Thinking and Academic Skills

1st Grade: Social Studies
1st Marking
period
What question do we ask ourselves?
 Why do people make rules and laws?
 What are the rights and responsibilities in your
family, school and neighborhood?
 What are the symbols of our country?
 How have people in the past and present contribute
 to America?
How will we master the objectives?
 Read non-fiction texts.
 Actively listen to others to gain diverse
perspective.
 Describe ways to work together to
maintain a clean and safe environment.
 Discuss the meaning of common symbols
associated with the United states.
What resources will we use?
Non-fiction texts
Electronic books
Houghton Mifflin Social Studies Textbook: School and Family
Thinking and Academic Skills
Collaborate
Analyze
What do we need to know and be
able to do?
 Identify leaders in our school, home, and
community
 Explain the importance of rules
 Identify and describe people important to
the American political system
 Demonstrate ways to work together to
maintain a clean and safe home, school,
and neighborhood environment
Vocabulary
Symbols
Rules
Responsibility
Mount Rushmore
Respect
Flag
Bald eagle
Statue of Liberty White House