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October
4 weeks: My Community
Activities:
Start by asking students what is a
community?
KWL chart
Know
Want to
Learn
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What did
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know
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Have students explore their own
community (go to the store, library,
post office, ect.) and write about their
experience and what they learned
Once students are done exploring their
communities, have them complete a
ven diagram where they compare and
contrast as a class to show how even
though they come from different
communities, they hold similarities
November
1 week: Laws, Voting and
Election Day
Activities:
Twin Text
If I Ran for President
Standards:
Social Studies 1.5 Students describe the
human characteristics of familiar places and
the varied backgrounds of American citizens
individual responsibilities of
citizenship.
1. Understand the rulemaking process in a direct
democracy (everyone votes on
the rules) and in a
representative democracy (an
elected group of people make
the rules), giving examples of
both systems in their
classroom, school, and
community.
1.3 Students know and
understand the symbols, icons,
and traditions of the United
States that provide continuity
and a sense of community
across time.
1.3:3. Identify American
symbols, landmarks, and
essential documents, such as
the flag, bald eagle, Statue of
Liberty, U.S. Constitution, and
Declaration of Independence,
and know the people and
events associated with them.
ELA Standards:
1.0 Writing Strategies
February
3 weeks: Black history
month & brotherhood
Talk about famous figures
such as Martin Luther
King Jr., Rosa Parks,
Jackie Robinson, the
Freedom Riders and
Obama
Discuss with students the
idea of dreams
What dreams do students
have?
Create a dream board
tradition/celebration
Students can compare their
family trees noting how family
customs are similar and different
colors
Standards:
Social Studies
1.5 Students describe the human
Standards
Social Studies compare and contrast the
absolute and relative locations of places and
people and describe the physical and/or
human characteristics of places.
1. Locate on maps and globes their local
If A Bus Could Talk
community, California, the United States, the
seven continents, and the four oceans.
2. Compare the information that can be
derived from a three-dimensional model to
the information that can be derived from a
picture of the same location.
3. Construct a simple map, using
cardinal directions and map symbols.
March
April
Standards:
ELA 2.0 Writing Application
2.1-2.2
1.0 Writing Strategies
1.1-1.3
2.0 Reading Comprehension
2.1-2.7
earlier days.
June
1 week: Flag Day
Who Was Betsy Ross?
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Star Spangled Banner
Pledge of Allegiance
Standards:
Social Studies 1.3 Students know and
understand the symbols, icons, and
traditions of the United States that
provide continuity and a sense of
community across time.
1. Recite the Pledge of Allegiance
and sing songs that express American
ideals (e.g., My Country Tis of Thee).