How to learn Grade 1: Social studies

New York academic standards: Social studies, Grade 1

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1. My Family and Other Families, Now and Long Ago · People make economic choices as producers and consumers of goods and services.

1. 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
2. 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
3. Earning Money: Ways that children and adults earn money; the connection between work, skills and pay; that harder or more skilled work often pays more
4. Buyers & Sellers: When someone makes or has something, they can sell it; when someone wants something, they can buy it; introduction to the concept of exchange and transactions

2. My Family and Other Families, Now and Long Ago · People have many economic wants and needs, but limited resources with which to obtain them.

1. 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

3. My Family and Other Families, Now and Long Ago · Historical sources reveal information about how life in the past differs from the present.

1. Evidence from the Past: Understand that everything we know about the past comes from evidence — objects, buildings, pictures, documents, and stories that have survived

4. My Family and Other Families, Now and Long Ago · Families have a past and change over time. There are different types of documents that relate family histories. (NOTE: Teachers will use their professi

1. Feelings Change and Differ: Understand that everyone has feelings, that feelings change throughout the day, and that the same event can make different people feel different things

5. My Family and Other Families, Now and Long Ago · People and communities depend on and modify their physical environment in order to meet basic needs.

1. 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. My Family and Other Families, Now and Long Ago · People create governments in order to create peace and establish order. Laws are created to protect the rights and define the responsibilities of indiv

1. 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

7. My Family and Other Families, Now and Long Ago · A citizen is a member of a community or group. Students are citizens of their local and global communities.

1. 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. My Family and Other Families, Now and Long Ago · Language, beliefs, customs, and traditions help shape the identity and culture of a family and a community.

1. 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
2. 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