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Using Connecting Themes in First Grade Social Studies Unit PlanUsing Connecting Themes in First Grade Social Studies Unit Plan
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GeorgiaStandards.org
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1st - 3rd
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Using Connecting Themes in First Grade Social Studies

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Foster contributing members of society with a social studies unit focused on five aspects of community. First graders discuss themes of culture, groups, location, scarcity, and change with discussion questions and activities about learners' own communities.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

literary themes, traditions, school community, scarcity, belief systems, school environment, school rules, memories, compare and contrast

Additional Tags

social studies

Instructional Ideas

  • Connect the themes between social studies and language arts, based on the short stories or novels you're working on in class
  • Have first graders participate in community service projects to emphasize the points in each unit

Classroom Considerations

  • Some of the links require Shockwave to perform correctly
  • Printable images are in color; consider printing and laminating for use over multilple days
  • Based on Georgia's state standards, but applicable to any state's lessons

Pros

  • Provides links for auxiliary resources
  • Themes are general and versatile 

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RL.1.2 RL.2.2 RL.3.2

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