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1st grade social studies unit plans for Microsoft Word
Alberta Social Studies Grade 1
This bundle includes four uniquely inclusive Social Studies units that collectively cover ALL of the Knowledge and Understanding outcomes for First Grade Social Studies. That's an entire year's worth of content! Save 20% when you buy the year-long bundle! Wrong language? The French version of this resource is available here. In light of the COVID-19 crisis, I have created digital versions of these Social Studies units. Digital versions will be in Google Slides™ format (best used in conjunction w
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Alberta | MEGA Bundle | Grade 1
Are you currently teaching first-grade in Alberta, Canada? This MEGA bundle will have your Socials, Science, and Health units covered for the ENTIRE YEAR. Yes, you read that right. This MEGA bundle was created specifically for teachers new to teaching in Alberta or teaching in general. If you are seeking to revitalize your current unit plans, this is also the bundle for you! Save 25% when you purchase this MEGA bundle. That's 5% more savings than regular bundles! The MEGA bundle includes: Social
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The World Where I Live...
This is a jam-packed, 40 page unit full of multi-sensory and multi-grade-level activities all centering on the relationships between the following concepts: city/town/village, county, state, country, continent, and community helpers. The following mathematical concepts are also explored: range, median, mode, and average (mathematical mean).
The following activities are included in this unit: Key vocabulary exercise, coloring Venn diagram activity, "Greater Than, Less Than" activity page, "My
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K - 8th
Learning World Geography through Rail Transit Systems
Do you have students who are rail enthusiasts? Or who love learning about the world? Combine those two interests with this customizable curriculum which uses Mark Ovenden's Transit Maps of the World as its spine.* Unit 1 introduces students to themes repeated throughout the course, such as reasons to build mass transit systems, types of transit, metro map design, station architecture, and the impact of political and social events on the development of the rail. Units 2 through 7 proceed through
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1st - 8th
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Manitoba Report Card Comments: Grade 1 Social (full paragraph copy/paste)
You will find a high, medium and low report card comment for all Grade 1 Social Studies Clusters/Outcomes. You will also see a high, medium and low comment for each of the the Social Studies Skills (straight from curriculum). Headings include: Skills for Active Democratic Citizenship; Skills for Managing Information & Ideas; Critical and Creative Thinking Skills and Communication Skills.These are easy to use and ready to copy & paste into your reports. Of course you will adjust the comme
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HASS History/Geography Term Planner - Pre Primary Foundation Year
Whole term planning template for Pre Primary (WA) or Foundation year of schooling. Aligned with the Australian Curriculum and Western Australian Curriculum. Completely editable document able to be used in other year levels - just insert your Curriculum Outcomes!Includes a check box for each term that can be highlighted as the topic is covered to provide a year overview.Enjoy and happy teaching!Nyssa Smith@learn.play.laugh
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PreK - 1st
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Also included in: Pre Primary/ Foundation Year Planning Template Bundle
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.
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PreK - 5th
Grade 1 Social Studies (Revised 2023) Lesson Plans A-B (33 Lesson Plans)
Key Highlights:33 Lesson Plans: A meticulously structured curriculum spanning expectations A1.1 to B3.8.Crystal-Clear Learning Objectives: Well-defined aims for every single lesson.Diverse and Engaging Activities: Group endeavours, stimulating discussions, hands-on projects, and varied assessments.Comprehensive Assessment Strategies: Formative and summative assessments are meticulously integrated.Ready-to-Use Rubrics and Checklists: Facilitating smooth evaluation procedures.Embrace of Indigenous
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1st
Mystery Island Project Instructions - Landforms
Imagine you discovered a new island no one ever explored before. It does not exist on any map! You can name this island whatever you want and make its first official map or model.
Use These set of Instructions for a Project Assignment with your LANDFORM Unit. I used this for my second grade class. It requires them to create an island that they discovered. They must name it according to its shape. They can get very creative with this. I have made an example of a final project: "Shark Island" in
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K - 5th
Saskatchewan Report Card Comments: Grade 1 Social (full paragraph copy/paste)
You will find a high, medium and low report card comment for all Grade 1 Social Studies Units.Adapt as you see fit!
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1st
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Famous Virginians Quick Checks & Unit Assessment (SOL 1.3)
This product includes:
*6 Quick Checks:
-Arthur R. Ashe, Jr. (5 questions)
-Christopher Newport (5 questions)
-Maggie Walker (5 questions)
-Jamestown (4 questions)
-George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Jamestown, Pocahontas, & Chief Powhattan (4 questions)
-Maggie Walker, Arthur R. Ashe, Jr., & Christopher Newport (5 questions)
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*1 Famous Virginians Unit Assessment (14 questions)
**ALL ASSESSMENTS INCLUDE AN ANSWER KEY**
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K - 2nd
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Map Mania PBL unit for 1st grade
This is a 5 week comprehensive project based learning covering the geography standards of first grade. It's jam-packed with FUN hands-on activities that your kids will love. It will stretch your students' thinking caps to the max and help them learn everything from learning the # of continents to reading a map key to identifying their state, country and continent and more!
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Expeditionary Learning Common Core Lesson Planning Template
This, after much revision, is a comprehensive lesson plan template designed specifically for Expeditionary Learning modules that takes into account requirements for teacher lessons, units and observations. However, it can be used for other lessons, subjects as well. Math, Science and Social Studies will work...even Art. Select sections you don't need and cut or just leave them blank. Common Core standards can be copied here: http://www.corestandards.org/the-standards
Expeditionary Learnin
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PreK - 11th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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How to Make Common Craft Style Videos in Social Studies
Making Common Craft Style Videos in Social Studies is easier than you'd think. This lesson shows the process an 8th grade middle school class used to make their common craft videos with 19th Century United States History topics.
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1st - 12th
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ELA Curriculum Map (Editable)
This product is a First grade ELA curriculum map. This is a pacing guide for the school year in the subject areas of reading, writing, phonics, and social studies. Inside the map each unit has a brief description of what will be covered within that unit as well as the common core state standards that the unit aligns with.This curriculum map aligns with the following programs:Reading: Reading Workshop; aligned with Lucy Calkins Units of StudyWriting: Writing Workshop; aligned with Lucy Calkins Un
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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
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PreK - 2nd
Also included in: "Perseverance" People of Inspiration Unit Bundle
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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PreK - 1st
1st Grade Community Project Student Friendly Rubric
This Community Project is a rubric written in student friendly language therefore before the project you can review the rubric with students so they know what content is expected. It includes the learning targets, and the reflection piece is for teacher use as it includes the DOK levels of understanding that fit within each target following an explanation of why. Hope you enjoy!
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Families Now and Long Ago; 1st Grade Unit Plan (Passport to Social Studies) CCSS
Editable version; Unit 2 grade 1, aligned to Passport to Social Studies and common core standards. *This item includes a suggested sequence for lessons, but does NOT include actual lesson plans. Essential Questions:• How do families grow and change over time? • What was life like in the past? • How did transportation affect family life long ago and today? • How did technology and communication affect family life long ago? • How are the lives of children from long ago similar to and different fro
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My Book of Maps
This is a template for you to use in your map unit. It includes pages for the student, bedroom, neighborhood, classroom, town, county, state, country, continent, planet, and solar system. It gives sentences for each category and the students just have to fill in the blanks with their information to finish the sentences. Then print the different items and put in the book next to these pages. When done they can flip through their books and read it while seeing a picture of these places. I have the
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K - 2nd
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Animals in Danger (Pandas): Problems, Solutions.
Animals in Danger is an activity which aims to leave participants with a deep appreciation for the beauty and importance of pandas in our ecosystem. Armed with knowledge and a sense of responsibility, participants will be inspired to be advocates for the preservation of these incredible creatures and the delicate balance of our natural world.
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1st - 5th
Wisconsin Habitats Unit
Overarching Understandings:
• Learning to sort into categories based on attributes.
• Know that illustration can tell a story.
• Expressing knowledge gained from a story
• Changes constantly occur that need to be adapted too.
Topical Understandings:
• Misunderstanding – Animals can live wherever they are put.
• Physical changes occur in the environment.
• Environments determine the behavior animals.
• Different animals have different needs, but some needs are essential.
• Counting the number of
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K - 2nd
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Culture Inquiry Unit x - Social Studies - Planner - IB PYP
This 6-7 week How We Express Ourselves (PYP) inquiry plan helps students develop cultural empathy by learning more about their own culture and sharing this with others. Easily adapted to suit your own class/school, it includes: transdisciplinary theme, central idea, lines of inquiry, key concepts and questionsapproaches to learning (ATLs) and learner profile focusagency and action ideasassessment - before views, formative, summative, self-assessment and peer.detailed learning experiences and p
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1st - 6th, Staff
Workers in the community program
A comprehensive and detailed ten week unit of work. In this unit, the students will explore people at work. They will identify their needs and wants and relate these to jobs in the community. The students will categorise different workers and describe their role in the community. The students will create a class graph of jobs their parents do, including unpaid jobs. They will create workers using milk cartons and will paint workers in their workplace. The students will interview some guest speak
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K - 2nd
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Find Social Studies - History resources | TPT
Importance of learning social studies
Social studies offers valuable insights into history, geography, and much more. Social studies captivates students by providing them with perspectives from the past, present, and future, allowing them to understand history and navigate current events. It enables them to appreciate how previous generations have shaped their present reality. In essence, social studies opens their eyes to the vastness of life beyond their immediate surroundings.
Benefits of learning social studies
Learning social studies offers many benefits to students in terms of helping them develop a holistic understanding of the world. Namely, it helps them:
- Learn about the achievements, challenges, perspectives, traditions, and customs of different societies
- Evaluate information, analyze evidence, and make informed judgments about complex social, economic, and political issues
- Become active, responsible, and engaged citizens
- Comprehend global issues such as human rights, environmental sustainability, and economic disparities
By teaching social studies, teachers can help students develop critical thinking skills, foster civic engagement, and promote social awareness and responsibility.
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Social studies resources on TPT offer informative lessons, engaging texts, intriguing facts, interactive puzzles, and enjoyable trivia games. These grade-specific resources ensure that all students can access age-appropriate materials that stimulate their minds and enhance their creative thinking abilities.
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