Social Studies - 1st Grade (2024)
Lesson Plans

Strand 3: Civics

Students will analyze their role as citizens in a school and a community.

Compelling Questions:

• How do rules and laws affect your family, your school, and your community?
• What are the roles and responsibilities of citizens and government in your community?
• What makes someone a good leader?
• What purposes do symbols serve, and how can symbols unite a community?

Standard 1.3.3

Explain how diverse community groups work together to accomplish common tasks, solve problems, and fulfill responsibilities.

• 1st Grade - Act. 09: Freedom Quilt
  After learning about a specific national symbol, each student will create one section of a classroom quilt that will be tied together.
• Postc@rds from the Net
  Students develop an appreciation of the community in which they live, taking a closer look at the world just outside their doors and sharing their experiences with their classmates, near and far.

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