Social studies instruction is intended to provide the knowledge of content and appropriate skills so students can become active, involved citizens of the community. The Grade 1 social studies curriculum specifically focuses on building a sense of self and community while beginning to incorporate the larger social studies themes of geography, economics, political science, culture, and history. The current Grade 1 curriculum includes the following units of study:
1. Geography Basics
2. My Local Community
3. My State is a Community
4. My Nation is a Community
Students in Grade 1 should know and be able to:
- Use geographic concepts and processes to understand location and its relationship to human activities.
- Explore their roles and responsibilities as individuals and as members of various groups.
- Describe and begin to analyze how people interact culturally, socially, politically, and economically in a community.
- Determine relationships between people and the physical environment in which they live, including how landforms, bodies of water, and natural resources affect daily lives.
- Identify how communication, trade, and transportation connect people and places.
- Identify and explain important landmarks and memorials in Washington, D.C.
Grade 1 Year at a Glance Document