Pelham School District Social Studies Curriculum K-12 Jennifer Pendergast, Kindergarten Susan Harden, First Grade Robin Andrews, Second Grade Carrie Dutil, Third Grade Darlene Greenwood, Fourth Grade Sandy McCarthy, Fifth Grade Kelly O’Hearn, Sixth Grade Carol Gariepy. Seventh Grade Steve Gaaudreau. Eighth Grade Paula Bailly-Burton, Pelham High School Steve Charbonneau, Pelham High School Ryan Clark, Pelham High School Mallory Higgins, Pelham High School Dave Torrisi, Pelham High School Elizabeth Zemetres, Pelham High School Natasha Kolehmainen, Director of Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment Amanda Lecaroz, Superintendent Social Studies Grade 1 Pelham Elementary School Pelham School District Curriculum Document Course: Social Studies Grade: First Strand: History: Holidays Learning Outcomes Enduring Understandings: Essential Questions: Students will understand why we celebrate national holidays. Why are special holidays important to us as Americans? Students will understand the reasons for when we celebrate our national holidays. Students will understand how our holidays link us to our country’s history. Standards: MA LS 1.5 Give reasons for celebrating the events or people commemorated in national and New Hampshire holidays. On a calendar for the current year, identify the months for Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans’ Day, Thanksgiving, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Presidents’ Day, Memorial Day, Flag Day, and Independence Day. (H, C, G) MA C&S 3 Read dates on a calendar and associate them with days of the week. (H) Content & Concepts Skills Students will know/understand… Students will be able to… Students will know why we celebrate Veteran’s Day, Students will be able to identify each holiday and when it occurs. Thanksgiving, Martin Luther King Day, President’s Day and Memorial Day. Students will be able to differentiate between Veteran’s Day and Memorial Day. Students will be able to compare and make observations between the first Thanksgiving and Thanksgivings of today. Assessment Criteria Common Summative Assessments: Performance Tasks: Pelham School District Curriculum Document Course: Social Studies Grade: First Strand: History: Customs and Traditions Learning Outcomes Enduring Understandings: Essential Questions: Students will understand that different cultures have different How do observances of different cultural traditions make us unique traditions. as Americans? Students will understand American traditions and folktales. Students will understand that many folktales from America and around the world share similar attributes. Standards: MA LS 1.7 After reading or listening to folktales, legends, and stories from America (e.g., Johnny Appleseed, Paul Bunyan, Davy Crockett, John Henry, and Annie Oakley) and from around the world (e.g., Anansi, Issun Boshi, the Knee-High Man, Lon Po Po, and Medioa Pollito), describe the main characters and their qualities. (H) MA LS 1.9 Explain that Americans have a variety of different religious, community, and family celebrations and customs, and describe celebrations or customs held by members of the class and their families. (H) Content & Concepts Skills Students will know/understand… Students will be able to… Students will understand that there are many different cultural, Students will be able to describe traditions that they celebrate with traditional and religious celebrations that make our families their families. special. Students will be able to read or listen to a story, folktale or legend Students will know that there are stories written about American about an American character and describe the qualities of the main traditions as well as from around the world. character. Students will be able to read or listen to a story, folktale or legend about a character from around the world and describe the qualities of the main character. Students will be able to compare and contrast the stories, folktales or legends from America and around the world. Assessment Criteria Common Summative Assessments: Performance Tasks: Pelham School District Curriculum Document Course: Social Studies Grade: First Strand: Geography: Map Skills Learning Outcomes Enduring Understandings: Essential Questions: Students will understand that maps represent real places and How do maps help us learn about our world? describe physical features. Students will understand that cardinal directions help us locate places. Students will understand that landforms are labeled on a map. Standards: MA C&S 4 Describe a map as a representation of a space, such as the classroom, the school, the neighborhood, town, city, state, country, or world. (G) MA C&S 5 Identify cardinal directions (north, east, south, west) and apply them to maps, locations in the classroom, school, playground, and community. (G) MA C&S 6 Define and locate the North and South Poles and the equator. (G) MA C&S 7 Define and give examples of a continent, mountain, river, lake, and ocean. (G) MA LS 1.1 On a map of the United States, locate Washington, D.C., and identify it as the capital of the United States of America; locate Concord and identify it as the capital of New Hampshire. (G) Content & Concepts Skills Students will know/understand… Students will be able to… Students will understand that a map is a representation of a Students will be able to describe a map of a particular place.(ie- physical space such as the classroom, house, neighborhood, classroom, school, neighborhood etc.) town, city, state, country and world. Students will be able to identify the four cardinal directions. Students will understand the purpose of cardinal directions (N, S, E, W). Students will be able to apply the cardinal directions when working with a map. Students will know where the North Pole, South Pole and Equator are located. Students will be able to locate the North Pole, South Pole, and Equator on a map or globe. Students will know the physical features that are labeled on a map (i.e. continents, lakes rivers, mountains and oceans). Students will be able to define and give examples of a continent, mountain, river, lake and ocean. Assessment Criteria Common Summative Assessments: Performance Tasks: Pelham School District Curriculum Document Course: Social Studies Grade: First Strand: Economics: Learning Outcomes Enduring Understandings: Essential Questions: Students will know the differences between “needs” and How do we decide what things we need and what things we want? “wants”. Students will understand the differences between “goods” and “services”. Students will understand that all people are consumers. Standards: MA C&S 9 Give examples of products (goods) that people buy and use. (E) MA C&S 10 Give examples of services that people do for each other. (E) MA C&S 11 Give examples of the choices people have to make about the goods and services they buy (e.g. a new coat, a tie, or a pair of shoes) and why they have to make choices (e.g., because they have a limited amount of money). (E) Content & Concepts Skills Students will know/understand… Students will be able to… Students will understand that “needs” are the things that keep us Students will be able to give examples of goods and services. alive and safe. Students will be able to differentiate between goods and services. Students will understand that “wants” are things we would like but do not “need”. Students will understand that some people provide goods or services. Students will know who works in their community and their roles. Students will understand the role money plays in acquiring goods and services. Assessment Criteria Common Summative Assessments: Performance Tasks: Pelham School District Curriculum Document Course: Social Studies Grade: First Strand: Government & Civics: Leaders & Symbols Learning Outcomes Enduring Understandings: Essential Questions: Students will understand that national symbols unite us as Americans. Why do we need leaders for our country? Students will understand that there have been leaders though What makes a great leader? out history that have shaped our country. Students will know that great leadership requires certain How do our national symbols make us united as Americans? qualities and what those are. Standards: MA C&S 8 Give examples that show the meaning of the following words: politeness, achievement, courage, honesty, and reliability. (C) MA LS 1.2 Identify the current President of the United States, describe what presidents do, and explain that they get their authority from a vote by the people. (H, C) MA LS 1.3 Identify and explain the meaning of American national symbols. (H, C) A. the American flag B. the bald eagle C. the White House D. the Statue of Liberty MA LS 1.4 Demonstrate the ability to recite the Pledge of Allegiance, to explain its general meaning, and to sing national songs such as America the Beautiful, My Country, ’tis of Thee, God Bless America, and The Star Spangled Banner and explain the general meaning of the lyrics. (H, C) MA LS 1.8 After reading or listening to stories about famous Americans of different ethnic groups, faiths, and historical periods (e.g., Neil Armstrong, Cesar Chavez, Roberto Clemente, Thomas Edison, Bill Gates, Daniel Inouye, Thurgood Marshall, Rosa Parks, Colin Powell, Sacagawea, Jonas Salk, Harriett Beecher Stowe, Clarence Thomas, Booker T. Washington, and the Wright Brothers) describe their qualities or distinctive traits. (H, C) Content & Concepts Skills Students will know/understand… Students will be able to… Students will know what qualities a good leader possesses. Students will be able to recite the Pledge