First grade social studies

IXL offers dozens of first grade social studies skills to explore and learn! Not sure where to start? Go to your personalized Recommendations wall to find a skill that looks interesting, or select a skill plan that aligns to your textbook, state standards, or standardized test.

IXL offers dozens of first grade social studies skills to explore and learn! Not sure where to start? Go to your personalized Recommendations wall to find a skill that looks interesting, or select a skill plan that aligns to your textbook, state standards, or standardized test.

A. Civics

  1. 1
    Rules and laws
  2. •
    Coming soon: Authority figures
  3. 2
    Government services
  4. •
    Coming soon: Good citizenship
  5. •
    Coming soon: Pledge of Allegiance

B. American symbols and landmarks

  1. 1
    Identify American symbols
  2. 2
    Identify American landmarks and monuments
  3. •
    Coming soon: The American flag

C. Community

  1. •
    Coming soon: What is a community?
  2. 1
    Jobs community helpers do
  3. 2
    Tools community helpers use
  4. 3
    Compare cities and rural areas

D. Read along about holidays

  1. 1
    Martin Luther King Jr. Day
  2. •
    Coming soon: Memorial Day
  3. 2
    Independence Day

E. Then and now

  1. 1
    Then and now: transportation and communication
  2. •
    Coming soon: Then and now: home and school
  3. •
    Coming soon: Then and now: work and play

F. Read along about famous people

  1. •
    Coming soon: George Washington
  2. •
    Coming soon: Abraham Lincoln
  3. •
    Coming soon: Helen Keller

G. Physical geography

  1. 1
    Identify Earth's land features
  2. 2
    Identify Earth's water features
  3. 3
    Identify human and physical features

H. Location words

  1. 1
    Left and right
  2. •
    Coming soon: Above and below
  3. •
    Coming soon: Near and far
  4. •
    Coming soon: Choose the best location word

I. Maps

  1. •
    Coming soon: Introduction to maps
  2. •
    New! Use cardinal directions
  3. •
    Coming soon: Use map keys
  4. •
    Coming soon: Use maps of the community

J. Economics

  1. 1
    Needs and wants
  2. 2
    Scarcity and choices
  3. 3
    Goods and services
  4. 4
    Producers and consumers
  5. 5
    Natural resources

K. Using sources

  1. •
    Coming soon: Which source should you use?

L. Ordering events

  1. 1
    Days of the week
  2. 2
    Months of the year
  3. •
    Coming soon: Use time-order words
  4. •
    Coming soon: Introduction to timelines