Idaho

1 History

• Students will build an understanding of the cultural and social development of the United States.

  • 1.SS.1.1 Compare differences in the ways families in the United States live today to how they lived in the past.

    • Then and now: transportation and communication (1-E.1)
    • Then and now: home and school (1-E.2)
    • Then and now: work and play (1-E.3)

  • 1.SS.1.2 Use timelines to show personal or family history.

    • Introduction to timelines (1-L.4)

  • 1.SS.1.3 Compare personal histories, pictures, and music of other selected times and places in America's past.

    • Then and now: transportation and communication (1-E.1)
    • Then and now: home and school (1-E.2)
    • Then and now: work and play (1-E.3)

2 Geography

• Students will analyze the spatial organizations of people, places, and environment on the earth's surface and explain how human actions modify the physical environment and how physical systems affect human activity and living conditions.

  • 1.SS.2.1 Develop geographic skills by:

    • 1.SS.2.1.a using basic map symbols, including references to land, water, cities, and roads;

      • Use a map key (1-I.3)
      • Use maps of the community (1-I.4)

    • 1.SS.2.1.b using cardinal directions on maps;

      • Use cardinal directions (1-I.2)

    • 1.SS.2.1.c locating Idaho, the United States, continents, and oceans on maps and globes; and

      • Introduction to maps (1-I.1)

    • 1.SS.2.1.d constructing simple maps and including a title, map legend or key, and compass rose.

      • Introduction to maps (1-I.1)
      • Use cardinal directions (1-I.2)

  • 1.SS.2.2 Identify ways people adjust to their environment as well as modify their environment.

    • Compare cities and rural areas (1-C.4)
    • Identify human and physical features (1-G.3)

3 Economics

• Students will explain basic economic concepts and concepts of personal finance.

  • 1.SS.3.1 Identify ways people meet their needs by sharing, trading, and using money to buy goods and services.

    • Trade and money (1-J.6)

  • 1.SS.3.2 Distinguish between wants and needs and provide examples of each.

    • Needs and wants (1-J.1)

  • 1.SS.3.3 Identify ways to save money for future needs and wants.

4 Civics and Government

• Students will build an understanding of the foundational principles of the American political system, the organization and formation of the American system of government, and that all people in the United States have rights and assume responsibilities.

  • 1.SS.4.1 Define citizenship, and recognize traits of good citizens, such as respecting the rights of others, voting, following laws, etc.

    • Good citizenship (1-A.4)

  • 1.SS.4.2 Explain the importance of patriotic traditions and symbols, including the Pledge of Allegiance and the National Anthem, and respectful behavior during both.

    • Identify American symbols (1-B.1)
    • Identify American landmarks and monuments (1-B.2)
    • The American flag (1-B.3)
    • Pledge of Allegiance (1-B.4)

  • 1.SS.4.3 Provide all students the opportunity to be able to recite the Pledge of Allegiance.

    • Pledge of Allegiance (1-B.4)

  • 1.SS.4.4 Describe holidays and events and tell why they are commemorated in the United States.

    • Independence Day (1-D.6)
    • Memorial Day (1-D.10)
    • Presidents' Day (1-D.11)

  • 1.SS.4.5 Identify individuals who are helpful to people in their everyday lives.

    • Authority figures (1-A.2)
    • Jobs community helpers do (1-C.2)
    • Tools community helpers use (1-C.3)

  • 1.SS.4.6 Name some responsibilities that students have at home and school.

    • Good citizenship (1-A.4)

5 Global Perspectives

• Students will build an understanding of multiple perspectives and global interdependence.

  • 1.SS.5.1 Compare family life, structures, and daily routines of various cultures around the world.

  • 1.SS.5.2 Recognize that each person belongs to many groups such as family, school, friends, and community.

    • What is a community? (1-C.1)