How to learn Grade 1: Social studies
Idaho academic standards: Social studies, Grade 1
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1. Social Studies · Build an understanding of multiple perspectives and global interdependence.
- Different Lives and Experiences: Understand that people's lives and experiences can be very different from their own — that some children face challenges like disability, poverty, family difficulties, or being new to a country — and develop compassion rather than judgement
- The world contains many cultures, traditions: Understand that the world contains many cultures, traditions, and belief systems, and that learning about others' perspectives enriches our own understanding — developing genuine curiosity about and respect for cultural diversity
2. Social Studies · Build an understanding that all people in the United States have rights and assume responsibilities.
- Rules and agreements exist: Understand why rules and agreements exist — that they help keep people safe, make things fair, and help groups work well together — and follow agreed rules willingly rather than only when being watched
- Community Rights and Responsibilities: Understand their rights and responsibilities as a member of a community — that everyone has a right to be treated with respect and to feel safe, and that with rights come responsibilities to treat others the same way
3. Social Studies · Explain the concepts of personal finance.
- Banks & Saving: What banks do and why people use them; bank accounts as safe places for money; that savings in a bank can earn interest; children's savings accounts
4. Social Studies · Explain basic economic concepts.
- Needs & Wants: The difference between things we need (food, shelter, clothing) and things we want (toys, treats); that we sometimes have to choose because money is limited
- Buying Things: How buying and selling works: prices, paying for items, receiving change; the basic transaction process in shops and markets
5. Social Studies · Explain how human actions modify the physical environment and how physical systems affect human activity and living conditions.
- Actions and Their Consequences: Understand that actions have consequences — that what you choose to do affects both yourself and other people — and begin to think about what might happen before they act
6. Social Studies · Build an understanding of the cultural and social development of the United States.
- Similarities & Differences: Notice and appreciate ways that people are similar to and different from each other — including appearance, family structures, languages spoken, foods eaten, and celebrations observed — and understand that differences make communities interesting
7. Civics and Government: Students will build an understanding of the foundational principles of the American political system, the organization and formation of the American system of government, and th
- Vocabulary: ethics and citizenship: Know and use the vocabulary of ethics and citizenship — bullying, cyberbullying, bystander, upstander, peer pressure, digital citizenship, rights, responsibility, and ethical — and understand the distinctions between these closely related terms
8. Economics: Students will explain basic economic concepts and concepts of personal finance.
- What Money Is: What money is and why we use it; that money is exchanged for goods and services; brief history from barter to coins to digital payments