Little 1st grade Social Studies Thinkers YEAR-LONG CURRICULUM
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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
MINI UNIT A: Pilgrims and Native Americans
Thank you!
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Little Thinkers Social Studies is an original teaching curriculum created and copyrighted by Karen Jones.