Little 1st grade Social Studies Thinkers YEAR-LONG CURRICULUM

Little Social Studies Thinkers  is a complete Social Studies curriculum specifically for First Grade.  It's everything you need to introduce, teach, practice, and assess your students.  It is cross-referenced and aligned to the main topics of many 1st grade Social Studies Standards. 

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This full year-long curriculum contains lessons for the whole year. There are 5 full unit plans and 2 mini-units.

The units included are:

UNIT 1: RESPONSIBLE CITIZENSHIP

Lesson 1: RULES

Lesson 2: LAWS

Lesson 3: RESPECT AND RESPONSIBILITY

Lesson 4: CHOICES WE MAKE

Lesson 5: FRIENDSHIP

Lesson 6: HONESTY

Lesson 7: WORKING TOGETHER

Lesson 8: PERSEVERANCE

Lesson 9: SPORTSMANSHIP

Lesson 10: REVIEWING RESPONSIBLE CITIZENSHIP

Lesson 11: CRAFTIVITY

Lesson 12: ASSESSMENT

Bonus Lesson: FRIENDSHIP FRUIT SALAD

UNIT 2: FAMILIES, LONG AGO AND TODAY

Lesson 1: PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE

Lesson 2: LEARNING ABOUT THE PAST

Lesson 3: LIFE LONG AGO & LIFE TODAY: HOMES, CLOTHES, TRANSPORTATION

Lesson 4: LIFE LONG AGO & LIFE TODAY: FOOD, ENTERTAINMENT, TECHNOLOGY

Lesson 5: LIFE LONG AGO & LIFE TODAY: SCHOOLS AND THE ROLES OF WOMEN

Lesson 6: LIFE LONG AGO & LIFE TODAY: FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES

Lesson 7: DIVERSE COMMUNITIES

Lesson 8: OUR FAMILIES

Lesson 9: FAMILY AND CULTURAL TRADITIONS

Lesson 10: FAMILY OR PERSONAL TRADITIONS CRAFTIVITY

Lesson 11: REVIEW

Lesson 12: ASSESSMENT

UNIT 3: HOLIDAYS AROUND THE WORLD

Lesson 1: TRADITIONS, CULTURE, AND CELEBRATIONS

Lesson 2: MEXICO - LAS POSADAS

Lesson 3: GERMANY - SAINT NICHOLAS DAY AND CHRISTMAS

Lesson 4: ITALY - CHRISTMAS

Lesson 5: SWEDEN - SAINT LUCIA DAY

Lesson 6: INDIA - DIWALI

Lesson 7: ISRAEL - HANUKKAH

Lesson 8: AUSTRALIA - CHRISTMAS

Lesson 9: UNITED STATES - KWANZAA

Lesson 10: AFRICA AND THE MIDDLE EAST - EID AL-FITR

Lesson 11: CANADA AND UNITED STATES - CHRISTMAS

Lesson 12: ASSESSMENT AND CRAFTIVITY

UNIT 4: COMMUNITY ECONOMICS

Lesson 1: WORKING IN A COMMUNITY

Lesson 2: EARNING MONEY

Lesson 3: WANTS AND NEEDS

Lesson 4: GOODS AND SERVICES

Lesson 5: NATURAL RESOURCES

Lesson 6: PRODUCERS AND CONSUMERS

Lesson 7: SUPPLY AND DEMAND

Lesson 8: MONEY CHOICES

Lesson 9: COMMUNITY ECONOMICS AND THE FLOW OF MONEY

Lesson 10: SPENDING AND SAVING CRAFTIVITY

Lesson 11: REVIEW

Lesson 12: ASSESSMENT

UNIT 5: GEOGRAPHY

Lesson 1: TOOLS FOR GEOGRAPHY

Lesson 2: ALL ABOUT MAPS

Lesson 3: MANMADE STRUCTURES

Lesson 4: LANDFORMS

Lesson 5: BODIES OF WATER

Lesson 6: MAKING A MAP

Lesson 7: OUR CONTINENTS

Lesson 8: OUR OCEANS

Lesson 9: WHERE WE LIVE: COUNTRY AND CITY

Lesson 10: OUR PLACE IN THE WORLD CRAFTIVITY

Lesson 11: REVIEW

Lesson 12: ASSESSMENT

MINI-UNIT A: PILGRIMS AND WAMPANOAG

Lesson 1: PEOPLE AND EVENTS THAT WE CELEBRATE

Lesson 2: LEARNING ABOUT THE PILGRIMS

Lesson 3: LEARNING ABOUT THE WAMPANOAG

Lesson 4: THE HISTORY OF THANKSGIVING

Lesson 5: THANKSGIVING TODAY & CRAFTIVITY (2-day lesson)

Lesson 6: REVIEW AND CULMINATING ACTIVITY (2-day lesson)

MINI-UNIT B: AMERICA

Lesson 1: LEARNING ABOUT LAWS

Lesson 2: AMERICAN SYMBOLS

Lesson 3: THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

Lesson 4: VOTING

Lesson 5: PRESIDENTS OF THE PAST (2-day lesson)

Lesson 6: REVIEW AND CULMINATING ACTIVITY (2-day lesson)

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UNIT COMPONENTS:

-A complete Teacher Guide

-Printable/projectable Books for Read-Alouds

-Step-by-step Lesson Plans (Twelve, 35-minute lesson plans per regular unit )

-Essential Question and Learning Target posters

-Anchor Charts

-Whole group Games and Activities

-Craftivities and Culminating Unit Activity

-Student Workbook that follows each lesson

-Quick Check for every lesson

-Primary-appropriate Assessment and Rubric for scoring

-Parent Letter

-A COMPLETE unit PowerPoint to guide your teaching during each and every lesson (all books, targets and workbook pages are included in the powerpoint to help you save paper)

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Each unit in this curriculum contains a PowerPoint that guides each lesson and contains the learning targets, read aloud books, some activities, and student workbook pages. You can upload the PowerPoint to your Google Drive, open it in Google Slides, and save as a Google Slide document. (Please note, slides will not contain movable pieces.)

I also have a tutorial for using resources with the Seesaw app. You can find that HERE.

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LICENSING TERMS: This purchase includes a license for one teacher only for personal use in their classroom. Licenses are non-transferable, meaning they can not be passed from one teacher to another. No part of this resource is to be shared with colleagues or used by an entire grade level, school, or district without purchasing the proper number of licenses. If you are a coach, principal, or district interested in transferable licenses to accommodate yearly staff changes, please contact me for a quote at karen@mrsjonessclass.com .

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Click below to view each unit individually:

UNIT 1: Responsible Citizenship

UNIT 2: Families, Long Ago & Today

UNIT 3: Holidays Around the World

UNIT 4: Community Economics

UNIT 5: Geography

MINI UNIT A: Pilgrims and Native Americans

MINI UNIT B: America

Thank you!

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Little Thinkers Social Studies is an original teaching curriculum created and copyrighted by Karen Jones.