Web Resources Supporting the Maryland Voluntary State Curriculum
Social Studies - Grade 1History | Geography | Economics | Political | Peoples of the Nations |
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HISTORYStandard 1.0 |
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| Students will examine significant ideas, beliefs, and themes; organize patterns and events; and analyze how individuals and societies have changed over time in Maryland and the United States. Students will use historical thinking skills to understand how individuals and events have changed society over time. | |
Topic A. History |
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1. Distinguish among past, present, and future time Objectives
a. Classify objects or events as belonging to the past, present or future Indicator Objectives a. Construct meaning from stories and pictures about the past |
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GEOGRAPHYStandard 2.0 |
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| Students will use geographic concepts and processes to examine the role of culture, technology, and the environment in the location and distribution of human activities and spatial connections throughout time. Students will use geographic concepts and processes to understand location and its relationship to human activities. |
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Topic A. Geography |
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Indicator Objectives
a. Describe where places are located on a map using relative distance and direction, such as near-far, above-below and cardinal directions (north, south, east, and west) b. Locate the continents and oceans using maps and a globe Indicator Objectives a. Identify: land forms, such as valley, island, plains; and bodies of water, such as lakes, and bays b. Identify human-made features, such as monuments, bridges and factories Indicator Objectives a. Compare types of transportation used to move goods and people today and long ago b. Compare ways people communicate today and long ago. Indicator Objectives a. Identify ways people depend on the natural environment for food, clothing, and shelter b. Identify ways people affect the natural environment, such as destroying a bird's nest or picking up litter |
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ECONOMICSStandard 3.0 |
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| Students will develop economic reasoning to understand the historical development and current status of economic principles, institutions, and processes needed to be effective citizens, consumers, and workers participating in local communities, the nation, and the world. Students will identify the economic principles and processes that are helpful to producers and consumers when making good decisions. |
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Indicator Objectives a. Give examples of natural and human resources used in production such as, making butter, making ice cream, building houses Indicator Objective a. Distinguish between a good and a service b. Identify goods and services as products people want Indicator Objectives a. Describe how people earn money by working at a job, by making or growing things, or by doing things to help other people b. Explain how getting something one wants may mean giving up something in return c. Identify markets in the local community, such as grocery store, farmer's market and fast food restaurants Indicator Objectives a. Explain how changes in tools and products have affected the way people live, work or play |
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POLITICALStandard 4.0 |
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| Students will understand the historical development and current status of the fundamental concepts and processes of authority, power, and influence, with particular emphasis on the democratic skills and attitudes necessary to become responsible citizens. Students will understand the historical development and current status of the democratic principles and the development of skills and attitudes necessary to become responsible citizens. |
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Topic A. Political Science |
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1. Explain the importance of rules Objectives
a. Explain how rules promote fairness in the school and community b. Identify leadership positions in the school and explain their role in keeping students safe and maintaining order Indicator Objectives a. Describe how actions such as pledging allegiance to the American flag and singing songs, such as the national anthem and "America" demonstrate patriotism Indicator Objectives a. Identify and describe the importance of people, such as Harriet Tubman and Benjamin Franklin b. Describe why holidays, such as Presidents' Day, and Martin Luther King, Jr. Day are celebrated Indicator Objectives a. Identify the rights, responsibilities and choices that students have in the family, school, and community b. Describe ways to work together to maintain a clean and safe environment |
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PEOPLES OF THE NATIONS AND THE WORLDStandard 5.0 |
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| Students will understand the diversity and commonality, human interdependence, and global cooperation of the people of Maryland, the United States and the World through a multicultural and historic perspective. Students will understand how people in Maryland, the United States and around the world are alike and different. | |
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Indicator Objectives a. Identify that clothing, food, shelter, recreation, education, stories, art, and music may distinguish a culture b. Describe how traditions are celebrated in families and schools Indicator Objectives a. Identify and demonstrate appropriate social skills for working together in a cooperative group b. Recognize that people may have different points of view about an issue or problem |
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