How to learn Grade 1: Social studies

Washington academic standards: Social studies, Grade 1

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1. History · Understands how historical events inform analysis of contemporary issues and events.

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

Different Accounts of the Same Event: Recognise that different people can give different accounts of the same event — and that both can be genuine while still disagreeing
Understanding People in Their Own Time: Understand that people in the past saw the world very differently from us — judge their actions by the context they lived in, not only by today's values

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

Fair Trade & Ethics: Where products come from and who makes them; that people around the world produce what we buy; fair pay for workers; making ethical choices as consumers
Global Trade: Why countries trade with each other; imports and exports; how goods travel around the world; that different countries use different currencies

How the Economy Works: What an economy is; producers and consumers; supply and demand; why prices change; the basics of how markets work

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
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
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

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

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

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

Making Something to Sell: The experience of creating a product to sell — a craft, a drawing, baked goods; what makes something worth buying; pride in making something others want

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