Social Studies 

 

 

 

By the end of first grade your child will:
  • Identify through biographies and stories, the admirable deeds performed by past leaders, such as: Helen Keller, Ben Franklin, Martin Luther King, Clara Barton, Alexander Graham Bell, Thomas Edison, George Washington, and Abraham Lincoln. 
  • Compare the lives of people and events associated with major holidays, including Native American Day, Thanksgiving, Veterans and Memorial Day, Independence and Presidents Day. 
  • Recall people and events from the past and make inferences about everyday life of the time period. 
  • Compare everyday life in school and community and recognize that people, places, and things change over time. 
  • Construct a simple map using a map key and and least 3 symbols.
  • Use a globe to identify cardinal directions, the four oceans, the United States, South Dakota, and the local community. 
  • Using and drawing a simple picture map to locate home and school addresses.
  • Recognize attributes and consequences of citizenship that apply to family, school, and community units, such as respecting roles for authority, following rules created for the protection of all, and accepting consequences of rules.
  • Recognize political roles of leaders in the larger community, such as the mayor, the governor, the legislators, the congressmen, senators, and the president.  
  • Differentiate between paid worker and a volunteer.
  • Acknowledge American symbols and Landmarks and important documents such as;the American flag, the bald eagle, the pledge of allegiance, the Lincoln Memorial and Washington monument.
  • Describe the differences between human resources (people at work); natural resources (water, soil, wood, coal, etc.); and capital resources (machines, tools, etc.) used to produce goods or services.
  • Explain the differences between goods and services and how people are both buyers and sellers of goods and services. 
  • Explain that limits on resources require people to make choices about producing and consuming goods and services. 

 

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