Year At A Glance Social Studies Grade: 1st – Social Studies

Process Standards / Assessments
Ongoing TEKS / 17.A obtain information about a topic using a variety of valid oral sources such as conversations, interviews, and music
17.B obtain information about a topic using a variety of valid visual sources such as pictures, symbols, electronic media, maps, literature, and artifacts
17.C sequence and categorize information
18.A express ideas orally based on knowledge and experiences
18.B create and interpret visual and written material
19.A use a problem‐solving process to identify a problem, gather information, list and consider options, consider advantages and disadvantages, choose and implement a solution, and evaluate the effectiveness of the solution
19.B use a decision‐making process to identify a situation that requires a decision, gather information, generate options, predict outcomes, take action to implement a decision, and reflect on the effectiveness of that decision / ·  Reading/vocabulary quizzes
·  Unit assessments
·  Formative assessments should be done via short writings/class discussions
·  Writing assignment
Concepts / TEKS / Common Assessments
1st Nine
Weeks / Rules/Responsibility
·  Define, purpose, “enforce”
·  Responsibility: define, relevance (chores, etc), examples at school/home
·  Authority figures: define, examples at school/home/community
·  Define/examples: safety, security, order
Celebrate Freedom Week
·  Patriotism: define, symbols of…, showing patriotism
·  Freedom: define, American value, what is a value?
·  Constitution: rules for the United States
Community
·  Define, purpose, necessity
·  Citizens: define, as part of community, good citizenship
·  Your communities: neighborhood, school community, community of Tomball
Tomball
·  Jobs, places to go, authority figures
·  Public officials in the community: define, examples
Community government
·  Define government, necessity, laws/rules
·  Examples, community services
Voting (Making a choice)
·  Define, making choices at school/home
·  Community problem solving, choosing public officials / 2A
11A, B
12A, B, C
13A, B, C
14A, B, C, D, E, F
17A, B
18A / Writing:
Topic: How do citizens and public officials work together to keep their communities safe and orderly?
Assessments
·  Unit assessments
·  Projects
2nd Nine Weeks / Anthems, Mottos, Symbols
·  Importance of government/rules reflected in anthem, pledges, symbols
·  Mottos: what are they, examples in school, for family, for Americans
·  Patriotism, American values: individualism and freedom
·  Importance of respecting your country, and that of others
Customs/Beliefs
·  Evident in our holidays that celebrate freedom, government, independence, etc.
·  Religious and ethnic diversity: respect for individuality, freedom to celebrate culture
·  Holidays and cultural celebrations
·  Importance of traditions, and carrying on for the future, examples of family traditions/American traditions / 1A
2A, C
12B
13A
14D
15A, B / Writing:
Topic: What are some traditions you can think of that your family and community participate in?
Assessments
·  Unit assessments
·  Projects
3rd Nine Weeks / Needs and Wants
·  Define, needs, wants, resources, choices
·  How do families make choices about meeting needs?
·  Resources; wanting more that you have
Goods and Services
·  Define goods and services
·  Choices: examples of choosing goods and services at school/home
·  Jobs: define, examples, characteristics of job well done
Technology
·  Importance of, what kinds do you use?
·  Changes the way we meet needs, communicate, have fun, move around / 2B
6B
7A, B
8A
9A, B, C
10A, B
16A, B, C / Writing:
Topic: Explain the difference between a need and a want, and give an example of each.
Assessments
·  Unit assessments
·  Projects
4th Nine Weeks / Map Skills
·  Reasons to use maps, important parts of map review
·  Cardinal directions: locating places on map of community, city, state, nation
Geography
·  Types: Physical and human
·  Physical: landforms, climate, resources, natural hazards
·  Human: communities and settlement patterns, characteristics of places/regions
·  Resources: define and give examples, tie back to needs and wants
Time
·  Past, present future: define and distinguish
·  Measurements in time / 3A, B, C
4A, B
5A, B
6A, B, C / Writing:
Topic: Why is it important to learn about geography?
Assessments
·  Unit assessments
·  Projects