Many of the First Grade Social Studies objectives are skills that are learned throughout the course of the entire year. During the year the objectives and specific vocabulary will be integrated with other subject units.

The topics of Family, School, and Community Roles and Rules are generally covered in the first nine weeks of school. The following objectives are taught.

1.01 Describe the roles of individuals in the family.

1.02 Identify various groups to which individuals and families belong.

1.03 Compare and contrast similarities and differences among individuals and families.

1.04 Explore the benefits of diversity in the United States.

2.01 Develop and exhibit citizenship traits in the classroom, school, and other social environments.

2.02 Identify the roles of leaders in the home, school, and community, such as parents, mayor, police officers, principal, and teacher.

2.03 Participate in democratic decision making.

The topics of maps and landforms are generally covered during the second nine weeks of school. The following objectives are then taught.

5.01 Locate and describe familiar places in the home, classroom, and school.

5.02 Investigate key features of maps.

5.03 Use geographic terminology and tools to create representations of the earth's physical and human features through simple maps, models, and pictures.

5.04 Analyze patterns of movement within the community.

5.05 Demonstrate responsibility for the care and management of the environment within the school community.

5.06 Compare and contrast geographic features of places within various communities.

The topic of changes around us is generally taught in the third nine weeks. The following objectives are then taught.

3.01 Describe personal and family changes, past and present.

3.02 Describe past and present changes within the local community.

3.03 Compare and contrast past and present changes within the local community and communities around the world.

3.04 Recognize that members of the community are affected by changes in the community that occur over time.

4.02 Explore and cite reasons for observing special days that recognize celebrated individuals of diverse cultures.

4.04 Trace the historical foundations of traditions of various neighborhoods and communities.

The topic of economics is generally taught in the fourth nine weeks. The following objectives are then taught.

6.01 Examine wants and needs and identify choices people make to satisfy wants and needs with limited resources.

6.02 Describe how people of different cultures work to earn income in order to satisfy wants and needs.

6.03 Participate in activities that demonstrate the division of labor.

6.06 Identify the uses of money by individuals which include saving and spending.

6.07 Recognize that all families produce and consume goods and services.

7.03 Use the computer and other technological tools to gather, organize, and display data.

The following words are part of a suggested vocabulary that I hope students will use as part of their working vocabulary.

ballot bar graph border business cause change city communication continent

culture custom desert detail diagram distance Earth effect explorer

fable fact factory fiction forest freedom goods government governor group

history holiday island lake language law litter main idea map key map scale

market mayor needs nonfiction peace picture plain point of view pollution predict

president problem recreation recycle religion resource right role scarce season

services settler shelter solution symbol table timeline valley veteran volunteer

vote wants weather world