1st Grade Social Studies Unit 2

Big Idea:

Understand the concept of time and chronology.

Student Expectations:

Priority TEKS

1.3 History. The student understands the concepts of time and chronology. The student is expected to:

• (A) distinguish among past, present, and future;

Focus TEKS

1.3 History. The student understands the concepts of time and chronology. The student is expected to:

• (B) describe and measure calendar time by days, weeks, months, and years;
• (C) create a calendar and simple timeline.

Ongoing TEKS

1.17 Social studies skills. The student applies critical-thinking skills to organize and use information acquired from a variety of valid sources, including electronic technology. The student is expected to:

• (A) obtain information about a topic using a variety of valid oral sources such as conversations, interviews, and music;
• (B) obtain information about a topic using a variety of valid visual sources such as pictures, symbols, electronic media, maps, literature, and artifacts
• (C) sequence and categorize information.

1.18 Social studies skills. The student communicates in oral, visual, and written forms. The student is expected to:

• (A) express ideas orally based on knowledge and experiences
• (B) create and interpret visual and written material.

1.19 Social studies skills. The student uses problem-solving and decision-making skills, working independently and with others, in a variety of settings. The student is expected to:

• (A) use a problem-solving process to identify a problem, gather information, list and consider options, consider advantages and disadvantages, choose and implement a solution, and evaluate the effectiveness of the solution;
• (B) use a decision-making process to identify a situation that requires a decision, gather information, generate options, predict outcomes, take action to implement a decision, and reflect on the effectiveness of that decision.

Student Learning Targets:

• I will place events on a timeline.
• I will look at pictures, books and artifacts to learn about the past.
• I will explain how homes, transportation and clothing has changed over time.
• I will explain how food, entertainment, and technology have changed over time.
• I will explain how schools and the roles of women have changed over time.
• I will explain how families and communities have changed over time.
• I will explain why diverse communities are an important part of our world.
• I will learn about families that are different than ours.
• I will explain that families have different cultural traditions. We can show respect for families and cultures that are different than ours.

Essential Questions:

• How do families grow and change over time?

Extra Information:

Adopted Textbook: American Legacy, Studies Weekly

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