<p> First Grade Month: September (4 weeks) Social Studies Pacing Guide Unit 1: Living with Rules</p><p>Theme/ Essential/Focus Vocabulary/ GLCEs Assessment Resources Big Ideas Questions Concepts Explain why people create Rules help us governments. How do rules help Students will help create rules in school All About Rules Unit 1 – C1.0.1 Identify some reasons us at school? classroom rules fair This is a link to an “All Rules at home for rules in school (e.g., provide just About Rules” unit with and school order, predictability, and safety). Who makes rules? Students discuss conflicts many lesson plans and consequences of choices resolution ideas. Resolving 1 – C1.0.2 Give examples of the What happens if whether to follow rules at decisions Conflicts use of power with authority in everyone makes school. responsibilities school (e.g., principal, teacher or their own rules? bus driver enforcing school rules). Role play conflict resolution How do you make 1 – C1.0.3 Give examples of the decisions with other Participate in voting use of power without authority in people? experience related to school (e.g., types of bullying, classroom taking cuts in line).</p><p>1 – H2.0.4 Retell in sequence important ideas and details from stories about families or schools.</p><p>1 – G4.0.1 Use components of culture (e.g., foods, language, religion, traditions) to describe diversity in family life.</p><p>1 – C2.0.1 Explain how decisions can be made or how conflicts might be resolved in fair and just ways (e.g., majority rules).</p><p>Grade 1 Social Studies Pacing Guide – June 2008 1 First Grade Month: October (4 weeks) Social Studies Pacing Guide Unit 2: My Family</p><p>Theme/ Essential/Focus Vocabulary/ GLCE Assessment Resources Big Ideas Questions Concepts Use historical thinking to My Family understand the past. Where is my family Project: Family Tree chronological order Family Tree Parent Letter 1 – H2.0.1 Demonstrate from? past My Address chronological thinking by Family Tree Template present Family Printables distinguishing among past, present, future Click on this site and scroll CDV: and future using family or school What did my family Family Tree Sharing Rubric calendar down to the bottom of the Fairness and events. do? days page. Print each family Justice Use a Venn Diagram to weeks member listed and reduce 1 – H2.0.2 Use a calendar to compare and contrast how months the size on a photocopier. distinguish among days, weeks, and Where do I live? families are different family history Then, make enough copies months. generations of each family member address according to the students' 1 – H2.0.4 Retell in sequence families. important ideas and details from How is my family stories about families or schools. special?</p><p>1 – G1.0.2 Give examples of places that have absolute locations (e.g., home address, school address). How does my family make decisions? Understand how human activities help shape the Earth’s surface. 1 – G4.0.1 Use components of culture (e.g., foods, language, religion, traditions) to describe diversity in family life.</p><p>1 – C1.0.2 Give examples of the use of power with authority in school (e.g., principal, teacher or bus driver enforcing school rules).</p><p>Grade 1 Social Studies Pacing Guide – June 2008 2 Theme/ Essential/Focus Vocabulary/ GLCE Assessment Resources Big Ideas Questions Concepts 1 – C2.0.1 Explain how decisions can be made or how conflicts might be resolved in fair and just ways (e.g., majority rules).</p><p>Grade 1 Social Studies Pacing Guide – June 2008 3 First Grade Month: November/December (4-5 weeks) Social Studies Pacing Guide Unit 3: Families in the Past</p><p>Theme/ Essential/Focus Vocabulary/ GLCE Assessment Resources Big Ideas Questions Concepts Use historical thinking to My Family understand the past. What happened Collect pictures and other life today Letter to Parents: 1 – H2.0.1 Demonstrate yesterday, today, family artifacts to use in life in the past Introduce Unit and request Other chronological thinking by and tomorrow? creating an “All About My historical records family information Families distinguishing among past, present, Family” document. artifacts and future using family or school Where does my events. family come from?</p><p>1 – H2.0.3 Investigate a family How can I learn history for at least two generations, about the past? identifying various members and their connections in order to tell a What was school narrative about family life. like for my mom and dad? 1 – H2.0.4 Retell in sequence important ideas and details from How do other people stories about families or schools. live at home? 1 – H2.0.5 Use historical records How do people and artifacts (e.g., photos, diaries, change the oral histories, and videos) to draw environment? possible conclusions about family or school life in the past.</p><p>1 – H2.0.6 Compare life today with life in the past using the criteria of family, school, jobs, or communication.</p><p>Understand how human activities help shape the Earth’s surface. 1 – G4.0.1 Use components of culture (e.g., foods, language, religion, traditions) to describe diversity in family life. Grade 1 Social Studies Pacing Guide – June 2008 4 Theme/ Essential/Focus Vocabulary/ GLCE Assessment Resources Big Ideas Questions Concepts Understand the effects of human- environment interactions. 1 – G5.0.1 Describe ways in which people modify (e.g., cutting down trees, building roads) and adapt to the environment (e.g., clothing, housing, transportation).</p><p>Grade 1 Social Studies Pacing Guide – June 2008 5 First Grade Month: January/February (6 weeks) Social Studies Pacing Guide Unit 4: Families and the Economy</p><p>Essential/Focus Vocabulary/ Theme/Big Ideas GLCE Assessment Resources Questions Concepts Use fundamental principles and Money and Trade concepts of economics to What are producers Participate in a classroom producer http://hill.troy.k12.mi.us/st understand economic activity in and consumers? mini economy consumer aff/bnewingham/myweb3/ My a market economy. good mini-ecomony.htm Responsibilities 1 – E1.0.1 Distinguish between What are goods and service This is a link to a producers and consumers of services? scarcity classroom mini economy goods and services. choice idea with lots of templates Why do I have to trade to download 1 – E1.0.2 Describe ways in choose? responsibility which families consume goods Free Printable Classroom and services. How do I earn Posters money? 1 – E1.0.3 Using examples, explain why people cannot have How do I use everything they want (scarcity) money? and describe how people respond (choice). What are my responsibilities at 1 – E1.0.4 Describe reasons why home and at school? people voluntarily trade.</p><p>1 – E1.0.5 Describe ways in which people earn money (e.g., providing goods and services to others, jobs).</p><p>1 – E1.0.6 Describe how money simplifies trade.</p><p>1 – H2.0.6 Compare life today with life in the past using the criteria of family, school, jobs, or communication.</p><p>Grade 1 Social Studies Pacing Guide – June 2008 6 Essential/Focus Vocabulary/ Theme/Big Ideas GLCE Assessment Resources Questions Concepts 1 – C5.0.1 Describe some responsibilities people have at home and at school (e.g., taking care of oneself, respect for the rights of others, following rules, getting along with others).</p><p>Grade 1 Social Studies Pacing Guide – June 2008 7 First Grade Month: February/March (4 weeks) Social Studies Pacing Guide Unit 5: Using Time and Calendars</p><p>Theme/ Essential/Focus Vocabulary/ GLCE Assessment Resources Big Ideas Questions Concepts Use historical thinking to Holidays understand the past. How do I use a Daily Calendar Activities national holidays Symbols of the United 1 – H2.0.1 Demonstrate calendar? Independence day States free Printable American chronological thinking by Create craft projects of the Martin Luther King Resources Symbols distinguishing among past, present, How is my life Statue of Liberty, Uncle Sam, Jr. Day and future using family or school different than my the White House, or a Bald Presidents’ Day President’s Day Resources events. parents? Eagle symbols of USA Statue of Liberty 1 – H2.0.2 Use a calendar to What do we Uncle Sam distinguish among days, weeks, and celebrate on White House months. President’s Day? bald eagle diversity 1 – H2.0.6 Compare life today with What are symbols of life in the past using the criteria of America? family, school, jobs, or communication.</p><p>1 – H2.0.7 Identify the events or people celebrated during United States national holidays and why we celebrate them (e.g., Independence Day, Constitution Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day; Presidents’ Day).</p><p>1 – C2.0.2 Identify important symbols of the United States of America (e.g., Statue of Liberty, Uncle Sam, White House, Bald Eagle).</p><p>Grade 1 Social Studies Pacing Guide – June 2008 8 First Grade Month: March (2-3 weeks) Social Studies Pacing Guide Unit 6: Making and Using Maps to Study My Family and Families Around the World</p><p>Theme/ Essential/Focus Vocabulary/ GLCE Assessment Resources Big Ideas Questions Concepts Use geographic representations to Maps acquire, process, and report How do you make a As a class project, construct a absolute location Map Skills Mini-Office information from a spatial map? map of your school relative location This document is from Boundaries perspective. directions Virginia and would need 1 – G1.0.1 Construct simple maps What are Identify the boundaries in environment to be adjusted for of the classroom to demonstrate boundaries? your school: Classroom school environment Michigan, but has many aerial perspective. boundaries, playground boundaries useful resources. How do people boundaries, etc. maps 1 – G2.0.2 Describe the unifying change the globes characteristics and/or boundaries of environment? school regions Map Bingo Board 1 different school regions (e.g., landmass Map Bingo Board 2 playground, reading corner, bodies of water Map Bingo Board 3 library, restroom). physical Map Bingo Board 4 characteristics Map Bingo Board 5 Understand the effects of human- human Map Bingo Board 6 environment interactions. characteristics Map Bingo Caller’s Cards 1 – G5.0.1 Describe ways in which unifying people modify (e.g., cutting down characteristics trees, building roads) and adapt to the environment (e.g., clothing, housing, transportation).</p><p>Grade 1 Social Studies Pacing Guide – June 2008 9 First Grade Month: April (6 weeks) Social Studies Pacing Guide Unit 7: Working Together for the Common Good</p><p>Theme/ Essential/Focus Vocabulary/ GLCE Assessment Resources Big Ideas Questions Concepts Explain important rights and how, CDV: when, and where American citizens What are my Write about a classroom issue; environment Common demonstrate their responsibilities responsibilities? include an opinion and one issues Good by participating in government. supporting statement. graph 1 – C5.0.1 Describe some How can I be a good resolution Public Issues responsibilities people have at citizen? responsibilities home and at school (e.g., taking care of oneself, respect for the What are issues in rights of others, following rules, our school? getting along with others). How can I learn 1 – C5.0.2 Identify situations in about issues? which people act as good citizens in the school community (e.g., How can we resolve thoughtful and effective issues in our school? participation in the school decisions, respect for the rights of How can I share others, respect for rule of law, what I learned? voting, volunteering, compassion, courage, honesty).</p><p>Clearly state a problem as a public policy issue, analyze various perspectives, and generate and evaluate possible alternative resolutions. 1 – P3.1.1 Identify public issues in the school community.</p><p>1 – P3.1.2 Use graphic data to analyze information about a public issue in the school community.</p><p>Grade 1 Social Studies Pacing Guide – June 2008 10 Theme/ Essential/Focus Vocabulary/ GLCE Assessment Resources Big Ideas Questions Concepts 1 – P3.1.3 Identify alternative resolutions to a public issue in the school community.</p><p>Communicate a reasoned position on a public issue. 1 – P3.3.1 Express a position on a public policy issue in the school community and justify the position with a reasoned argument.</p><p>Act constructively to further the public good. 1 – P4.2.1 Develop and implement an action plan to address or inform others about a public issue.</p><p>1 – P4.2.2 Participate in projects to help or inform others.</p><p>Grade 1 Social Studies Pacing Guide – June 2008 11</p>