How to learn Grade 1: Social studies
Nebraska academic standards: Social studies, Grade 1
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1. History · Develop historical inquiry and research skills.
- Evidence from the Past: Understand that everything we know about the past comes from evidence — objects, buildings, pictures, documents, and stories that have survived
2. History · Describe historical people, events, and symbols.
- Vocabulary: historical thinking: Know and use the vocabulary of historical thinking — source, evidence, primary source, secondary source, artefact, chronology, chronological order, BC/BCE, AD/CE, century, decade, era, period, timeline, excavation, archaeologist, interpretation, corroborate, bias, perspective — and apply these terms when discussing how we know about the past and how reliable our knowledge is
3. History · Identify multiple perspectives of diverse family traditions.
- 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
4. Economics · Explain that resources are used to produce goods and services.
- Goods & Services: Some people make things (goods) and some people do things for others (services); recognising both in everyday life and understanding that both have value
5. Economics · Compare spending and saving opportunities.
- 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
6. Civics · Demonstrate positive and productive citizenship skills.
- 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
7. Civics · Analyze the relationship between roles and rules within learning and living environments
- 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