Famous Americans, Inventors & People - 1st Grade Social Studies Unit
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Are you struggling to fit science and social studies in your busy first grade schedule? Look no further! These six science and social studies thematic units for 1st grade are planned in detail and ready to use. Each of the 6 first grade units begins with a content big idea and then integrates intoPrice $85.00Original Price $117.55Save $32.55
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Are you struggling to fit science and social studies into your busy first grade schedule? Look no further! This American Contributors unit is integrated with literacy to help first grade kids understand famous Americans and inventors who made major contributions to our country.
This famous Americans unit integrates science, social studies and literacy all in one cohesive unit to make learning more impactful and help you use your precious instructional time wisely.
It's perfect for Black History Month, President's Day and American Inventors.
Beef up your first grade literacy block by integrating social studies to help students understand the big idea, “People from history contribute to our daily lives.”
What is a first grade integrated thematic unit?
An integrated thematic unit combines content and literacy into one common learning theme so that both sets of standards can be covered during the same block of lessons. The units last 5 to 7 weeks and focus mostly on social studies or science and literacy. They do connect to math when it is appropriate, too!
Why should I use thematic units in my first grade classroom?
Let's be honest! We don't have a ton of time for science or social studies in first grade. So when we teach it, we need to be able to get a good bang for our buck. Integrated thematic units save instructional time AND make learning more meaningful for your first graders!
There’s no need to spend your time putting together a cohesive unit and writing lesson plans for your content and literacy. I’ve already done that time-consuming work for you! By purchasing this unit, you will have a completely integrated plan for this thematic unit and all the tools you need to teach for 6 weeks!
LITERACY TOPICS INCLUDED IN THIS UNIT
- informative writing
- opinion writing
- writing mechanics and editing
- fact vs. opinion
- key details vs. interesting details
FAMOUS PEOPLE INCLUDED IN THIS UNIT ARE
- Abraham Lincoln
- George Washington
- Harriet Tubman
- Jackie Robinson
- Martin Luther King Jr
- Rosa Parks
FAMOUS INVENTORS INCLUDED IN THIS UNIT ARE
- Alexander Graham Bell
- Benjamin Franklin
- George Washington Carver
- The Wright Brothers
- Thomas Edison
SCIENCE TOPICS INCLUDED IN THIS UNIT
- electricity
- staying safe with electricity
- sound waves
- inventions
- paper airplane STEM challenge (flying)
WHAT YOU'LL GET IN THIS FAMOUS PEOPLE SOCIAL STUDIES UNIT
- detailed daily lesson plans already DONE for you! :)
- 6 weeks of visual weekly plans for science and social studies, reading, writing, and math
- 32 vocabulary cards
- Unit poster to display with the big idea
- 53 "I Can" objective cards for Common Core focus standards in the unit for literacy, math, science and social studies
- Who had a bright idea booklet for recording learning about American contributors
- 27 writing prompts
- 11 Pairs of lightbulb matching cards for stations (match the photo/name to that person's contribution)
- 14 literacy and social studies activities for President's Day
- 12 informative paragraphs to edit for capitals and punctuation
- Informative writing graphic organizer
- Opinion writing graphic organizer
- 4 science experiments on electricity and sound
- Electrical safety writing with a lightning bug craft activity
- "An inventor is" character traits map (in color and black and white)
- New invention writing (light bulb) and drawing space (cloud)
- Graphs: favorite president, Franklin or Edision, light bulb or telephone
- fact and opinion sorts in digital and printable: MLK, black history, presidents, sound
- Conductor or Not a Conductor of electricity sort (digital and printable)
- 9 literacy and social studies activities for Martin Luther King Jr.
- STEM connections: paper airplanes and not-a-box inventions
- 18 Anchor Chart Templates in full color and black and white
Want to see even more details about what is included in this 200+ page unit? Click the preview to get a closer look!
TEACHERS LIKE YOU SAID…
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Michaela. says, "One of the best purchases I've made on TPT for CCSS! A must have for anyone teaching American Contributions Unit. Very well organized, thorough, and clean. Thank you."
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Amber says, "Great resource! Aligned with curriculum perfectly, provided resource links for texts, and made lessons engaging for students."
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Rachel says, "Thank you so much for the well planned, easy to use, and fun resource!!! This unit matched exactly what I was looking for!"
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