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1st grade social studies thematic unit plans for Microsoft Word
First Grade Social Studies Plans 2 Week Unit Family, Choices, Needs and Wants
Here is a 10-page, 2-week unit for first grade that can easily be adapted for K or 2nd.
Included are lessons on the following topics:
• Similarities and differences in families (including traditions and cultures)
• Comparing school rules and parent rules and recognizing the importance of rules
• Family traditions and holidays
• Responsibilities and why it is important to work together as a community
• The family tree
• How decisions may affect others whether we mean them to or not
• How to m
Grades:
K - 2nd
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Social Studies Unit About Immigration and Coming to America
I created this unit to use with my 2nd and 3rd graders and it incorporates cooperative learning, writing, reading, primary sources, art, poetry, oral language and drama. This unit can be taught in 2-4 weeks. In this document, you will find: ideas for activities and discussions for your class, book titles and other resource suggestions, printables, and my original rhyming poem about the Statue of Liberty.Can be used for distance learning.
Grades:
1st - 3rd
Multicultural Book List
This multicultural book list includes 48 book title with genre and type of book, reading level, main idea, a short description, why you should read it and some examples of curriculum integration. The different cultures represented include African American, Asian, Middle Eastern, Jewish, Native American, and Latino. This is a great resource for any teacher and encompasses all grade levels. If you have any questions just send me a message! Thanks!
Grades:
1st - 12th
American Symbols Printable Book
This printable book can be used during your unit on American Symbols. The students will learn about 5 important American Symbols, and will get to fill out the book to show what they have learned. Each symbol studied includes a Marzano Learning Strategy.
Grades:
PreK - 5th
Sustainability/Recycling Unit - Stage 1 (Years 1 and 2)
A Unit combining HSIE and Science Key Learning Areas.
This unit is designed for a first introductuction and understanding of Sustainability and Recycling.
Learning for Sustainability is about advancing the cause - in the classroom, the campus, the playground, the workplace and in your community.
Our students really enjoyed connecting with their local environment and seeing what they couls do to make a difference.
Key Words: recycling, sustainability, local environment, environment, reduce, reuse
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Grades:
1st - 3rd
Passport for Christmas Around the World
Here is a passport to go with your Christmas Around the World Research project. Students can collect a stamp or sticker as they learn about each country. You can customize the countries to match whichever countries your class will be covering, as well as the various greetings.
Looking for something to keep your student's research organized? Check out my Christmas Around the World Research Packet.
Grades:
PreK - 8th
Black History Week 5-Olympic Athlete & Leaders
This is the last of a 5 week unit about Black History that includes information about the past Winter Olympics in Russia, history of the Olympic rings and colors and honors Jessie Owens. It includes higher order thinking questions and common core standards. Week one was living famous African Americans and had a free download that explains more about creating the five week class chapter book. Week 2 was Inventors, Week 3 was Activists, Week 4 includes President's Day.
The standards attached
Grades:
PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff, Not Grade Specific
Canadian Inuit Mini Unit
This mini unit covers important topics about the Canadian Inuit including who the Inuit are and where they live, the climate and landscape, arctic animals, and common Inuit tools and cultural traditions. It also discusses tools, and igloos. This mini unit also offers critical thinking moments, opportunities for discussion and simple student activities. The language is simple to read and understand.
Grades:
1st - 4th
Teaching the Seven Continents
This is a primary unit that teaches the seven continents intended for first, second, and third grade classes.
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1st - 3rd
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Black History Week 3 -Famous Activists
This is the Third Week of lesson plans for the thematic study of Black History/African American leaders. It includes short biographies and higher order thinking questions as well as suggested book readings. Week one is a free download that goes more in depth on how to use this weeks' plans to continue creating a class chapter book on Famous African Americans. Week one was over living African American contributors, Week two was over inventors and this week 3 lesson plan and activities are about
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Grades:
PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Moi: Un Citoyen Canadien
This is a Social Studies Unit that covers Canadian Citizenship at an early years/elementary level. This unit was created based upon the grade 3 Manitoba Curriculum which covers Community and Citizenship in Canada.
This package includes:
- Moi: Un Citoyen Canadien Title Page
- La citoyenneté Canadienne: What makes someone a Canadian citizen.
- Devenir un Citoyen Canadien: How to become a Canadian Citizen
- Suis-je Canadien?: Am I a Canadian citizen checklist.
- Les cartes de citoyennetés: Situati
Grades:
1st - 6th
Around the World unit ideas & activities 1st, 2nd or 3rd grade
I did an Around the World summer school class for 1st, 2nd and 3rd graders. I created this list of Around the World ideas, activities and books about Mexico, China, Australia, Ireland, Russia, Egypt, the US and Japan. I suggest book titles and follow-up activities for each country. I have included my original Tortilla poem as part of the Mexico section. This unit comprises some art, reading, poetry, writing, math, outdoor games, and music.Can be used for distance learning.
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Grades:
1st - 3rd
People of Inspiration (POI): PERSEVERANCE Unit Cross-Curricular Plan (Biography)
People of Inspiration (POI): PERSEVERANCE Unit Cross-Curricular Plan (Biography)This POI focuses on learning about the concept of PERSEVERANCE through the lens of Misty Copeland, the first African American Prima Ballerina in the American Ballet Theatre Company. Questions children will explore include: What does perseverance look like for me? What do I need to do to persevere when things get hard? How does perseverance tie into the struggle for gender and race equality?Overall Summary of The Peop
Grades:
PreK - 2nd
Also included in: "Perseverance" People of Inspiration Unit Bundle
Spanish Culture Day Pack
This fun and interactive thematic unit can be done in one day as five 15-minute long centers, or spread across several days for a full unit of study. The included lessons cover every aspect of Spanish culture including: food, famous people, classroom vocabulary, music and dance, and the Las Posadas holiday.
The following items are included in this 53 page document:
-Station signs
-Colorful and informative station handouts/worksheets
-Group/individual station templates
-Center time layout
-Par
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Grades:
1st - 4th
Long Ago and Now Thanksgiving Cookie Tray Sorting Cards
The students can sort the photos, according to if they happened long ago, or happen now. I add magnets to the back side of the pictures, and use them in our Social Studies station as a sorting activity.
Grades:
PreK - 2nd
A Day in the Life: Then and Now
Make Thanksgiving lessons more relevant this year.
This unit is designed for students to develop an understanding of life and events in the past, and how they compare with the present. This unit includes Social Studies, Science, Math, and Reading (informational text). You could add Writing, too.
Designed for younger students, it can be adjusted to accommodate any grade level or duration.
CONTACT ME IF YOU CANNOT PRINT OUT THUMBNAILS OF Q&As, ASSESSMENTS, MATH SHEET, AND MATRIX AS EXPL
Grades:
1st - 6th
My 7 Continents Book with pictures
7 continents book for students to make throughout the 6 weeks Common Core Unit for Kindergarten. I have added pictures of places on each continent to add to the book as the lessons are taught. I also added Disney movies that setting was in each continent.
I used the pictures to add to my huge map and placed them on the correct continent as the lessons were taught. This was really a fun unit. The students loved seeing the movies that went along with the continent. I would youtube a clip of
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Grades:
PreK - 1st
Cross Curriculum Integrated Projects & Activities ~ 10000 BCE
Our Country Long Ago
~ A Bundle of Lesson Plans with Skits and Games for Collective Nouns, Irregular Plural Nouns, Reflexive Pronouns, Reading & Analyzing Text, and Long & Short Vowel Sounds
*Social Studies, Reading, Language Arts & Art Integrated Activities
In this action-packed five-lesson bundle of engaging activities that they can do in the classroom or in their own living rooms, they really get to understand who the first explorers were and why they came. Why? Because they get
Grades:
K - 5th
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Journey to Japan - Unit
This unit allows students to gain an understanding of Japanese culture through hands on and research based center. Sushi making, origami, flag study, book study, word search, computer research...
Grades:
K - 2nd
Christmas Around the World Thematic Packet (Common~Core Aligned)
This forty~two page thematic packet takes a trip around the world to celebrate Christmas in America, Mexico, Australia, Germany, and Africa.
Printables Included:
Christmas in America (Non~Fiction Reading Passage with Comprehension Questions, Write a Letter to Santa, True or False?, Two Pages of Christmas Math, Christmas Mystery Message, and Christmas Tree Glyph)
Christmas in Mexico (Non~Fiction Reading Passage with Comprehension Questions, Mexican Geography, Pinata Math -Graphing Activity, Ch
Grades:
1st - 3rd
Magical Christmas Around the World Express
This unit visits seven countries to explore their Christmas traditions. Students create train cars to represent what they learn after visiting each country. Literature ideas, background information, links to Internet powerpoints and websites, and train car templates are all included. The culminating activity consists of a play taken from DLTK crafts and an enjoyable reading of The Polar Express. Intended to lasts approximatley two weeks, this unit was created for second grade but is also app
Grades:
1st - 3rd
Teaching Young Children About Voting
Meets Common Core State Standards for Social Studies - Primary Grades (though links provided for activities thru high school level); nicely condensed 3-page lesson plan lists activities that help teach young students about the election process. Voting is everyone's civic duty and responsibility. Teach your students what it means to be a voting American citizen.
Links to many resources and sample activities as follows:
K-2 Grade Activity -Election Bulletin Board
3-5 Grade Activity – Our H
Grades:
1st - 8th
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Mayflower Suitcase Writing activity
This is a writing activity that helps students get more familiar with what it would be like to be a Pilgrim and set sail on the Mayflower. They will work on fine motor skills, comprehension, hand-writing, reading, phonemic awareness, drawing, and creativity.
Grades:
K - 2nd
Pioneer Family Identity
I use this for the Oregon Trail unit I teach. Students choose a family identity for the Oregon trail and illustrate their family portrait and add their family information such as names, occupation, and where they are from. I printed these are card stock and laminated them when the kids were finished. They turned out great! :)
Grades:
K - 5th
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