Grade 1 Social Studies GSE Standards

Economic Understandings

Government/Civic Understandings

Geographic Understandings

Historical Understandings

Describe how the historical figures in SS1H1a display positive character traits such as: fairness, respect for others, respect for the environment, courage, equality, tolerance, perseverance, and commitment.

Explore the concept of patriotism through the words in the songs America (My Country 'Tis of Thee) and America the Beautiful (for example: brotherhood, liberty, freedom, pride, etc.).

Identify goods that people make and services that people provide for each other.

Explain that scarcity is when unlimited wants are greater than limited resources.

Describe how people are both producers and consumers.

Explain that people earn income by working and that they must make choices about how much to save and spend.

Describe how each historic figure in SS1H1a was influenced by his or her time and place.<ul><li>American colonies (Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson)</li><li>American frontier (Lewis & Clark and Sacagawea)</li><li>National Parks (Theodore Roosevelt)</li><li>Southern U.S. (George Washington Carver and Ruby Bridges)</li></ul>

Identify and locate the student's city, county, state, nation (country), and continent on a simple map or a globe.

Locate major topographical features of the earth's surface.

Locate all of the continents: North America, South America, Africa, Europe, Asia, Antarctica, and Australia.

Locate the major oceans: Arctic, Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Ocean.

Identify and describe landforms (mountains, deserts, valleys, and coasts).

Read about and describe the life of historical figures in American history.<ul><li>Identify the contributions made by these figures: Benjamin Franklin (inventor/author/statesman), Thomas Jefferson (Declaration of Independence), Meriwether Lewis and William Clark with Sacagawea (exploration), Theodore Roosevelt (National Parks and the environment), George Washington Carver (science), and Ruby Bridges (civil rights).</li><li>Describe how everyday life of these historical figures is similar to and different from everyday life in the present (for example: food, clothing, homes, transportation, communication, recreation, etc.).</li></ul>

The student will use maps to retrieve social studies information.

use a compass rose to identify cardinal directions

compare maps of the same place at different points in time and from different perspectives to determine changes, identify trends, and generalize about human activities

compare maps with data sets (charts, tables, graphs) and /or readings to draw conclusions and make generalizations

use geographic technology and software to determine changes, identify trends, and generalize about human activities

use intermediate directions

use a letter/number grid system to determine location

compare and contrast the categories of natural, cultural, and political features found on maps

use graphic scales to determine distances on a map

use map key/legend to acquire information from historical, physical, political, resource, product, and economic maps

use a map to explain impact of geography on historical and current events

draw conclusions and make generalizations based on information from maps

use latitude and longitude to determine location