Michigan

1-H History

• 1-H2 Living and Working Together in Families and Schools: Use historical thinking to understand the past.

  • 1-H2.0.1 Demonstrate chronological thinking by distinguishing among past, present, and future using family or school events.

    • Days of the week (1-L.1)
    • Months of the year (1-L.2)
    • Use time-order words (1-L.3)
    • Introduction to timelines (1-L.4)

  • 1-H2.0.2 Investigate a family history for at least two generations, identifying various members and their connections in order to tell a narrative about family life.

  • 1-H2.0.3 Use historical sources to draw possible conclusions about family or school life in the past.

    • Then and now: home and school (1-E.2)
    • Which source should you use? (1-K.1)

  • 1-H2.0.4 Compare life today with life in the past using the criteria of family, school, jobs, or communication.

    • 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-H2.0.5 Identify the events or people celebrated during U.S. national holidays and why we celebrate them.

    • Independence Day (1-D.6)
    • Martin Luther King Jr. Day (1-D.9)
    • Memorial Day (1-D.10)
    • George Washington (1-F.1)
    • Abraham Lincoln (1-F.2)

1-G Geography

• 1-G1 The World in Spatial Terms: Use geographic representations to acquire, process, and report information from a spatial perspective.

  • 1-G1.0.1 Construct simple maps of the classroom to demonstrate aerial perspective.

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

  • 1-G1.0.2 Describe places using absolute location or relative location.

    • Left and right (1-H.1)
    • Above, below, next to, and between (1-H.2)
    • Use location words (1-H.3)
    • Use cardinal directions (1-I.2)

  • 1-G1.0.3 Distinguish between landmasses and bodies of water using maps and globes.

    • Identify Earth's land features (1-G.1)
    • Identify Earth's water features (1-G.2)
    • Introduction to maps (1-I.1)

• 1-G2 Places and Regions: Understand how regions are created from common physical and human characteristics.

  • 1-G2.0.1 Distinguish between physical and human characteristics of places.

    • Compare cities and rural areas (1-C.4)
    • Identify human and physical features (1-G.3)
    • Natural resources (1-J.5)

  • 1-G2.0.2 Describe the unifying characteristics and boundaries of different school regions.

• 1-G4 Human Systems: Understand how human activities help shape the Earth's surface.

  • 1-G4.0.1 Use components of culture to describe diversity in family life.

    • What is a community? (1-C.1)

• 1-G5 Environment and Society: Understand the effects of human-environment interactions.

  • 1-G5.0.1 Describe ways in which people are part of, modify, and adapt to their physical environments.

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

  • 1-G5.0.2 Describe ways in which the physical environment in a place or region affects people's lives.

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

1-C Civics and Government

• 1-C1 Purposes of Government: Explain why people create governments.

  • 1-C1.0.1 Explain the need for rules and purposes of rules.

    • Rules and laws (1-A.1)

  • 1-C1.0.2 Give examples of the use of power with authority and power without authority in school.

    • Authority figures (1-A.2)

• 1-C2 Democratic Values and Constitutional Principles of American Government

  • 1-C2.0.1 Explain fair ways to make decisions and resolve conflicts in the school community.

    • Good citizenship (1-A.4)

  • 1-C2.0.2 Identify important symbols of the United States of America and what they represent.

    • 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)
    • Independence Day (1-D.6)
    • Martin Luther King Jr. Day (1-D.9)
    • Memorial Day (1-D.10)
    • George Washington (1-F.1)
    • Abraham Lincoln (1-F.2)

• 1-C5 Civic Participation: Explain important rights and how, when, and where members of American society demonstrate their responsibilities by actively participating in civic life.

  • 1-C5.0.1 Describe some responsibilities people have at home and at school.

    • Good citizenship (1-A.4)

  • 1-C5.0.2 Explain important rights and how, when, and where members of American society demonstrate their responsibilities by actively participating in civic life.

    • Good citizenship (1-A.4)
    • Independence Day (1-D.6)
    • Martin Luther King Jr. Day (1-D.9)
    • Memorial Day (1-D.10)
    • George Washington (1-F.1)
    • Abraham Lincoln (1-F.2)
    • Helen Keller (1-F.8)

1-E Economics

• 1-E1 Market Economy: Use fundamental principles and concepts of economics to understand economic activity in a market economy.

  • 1-E1.0.1 Distinguish between producers and consumers of goods and services.

    • Goods and services (1-J.3)
    • Producers and consumers (1-J.4)

  • 1-E1.0.2 Describe ways in which families consume goods and services.

    • Needs and wants (1-J.1)
    • Goods and services (1-J.3)
    • Producers and consumers (1-J.4)

  • 1-E1.0.3 Using examples, explain why people cannot have everything they want (scarcity) and describe how people respond (choice).

    • Needs and wants (1-J.1)
    • Scarcity and choices (1-J.2)

  • 1-E1.0.4 Describe reasons why people voluntarily trade.

  • 1-E1.0.5 Describe ways in which people earn money.

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

  • 1-E1.0.6 Describe how money simplifies trade.

1-P Process and Skills Standards

• 1-P1 Reading and Communication - Read and Communicate Effectively

  • 1-P1.1 Use appropriate strategies to read and interpret basic social science tables, graphs, graphics, maps, and texts.

    • Independence Day (1-D.6)
    • Martin Luther King Jr. Day (1-D.9)
    • Memorial Day (1-D.10)
    • George Washington (1-F.1)
    • Abraham Lincoln (1-F.2)
    • Helen Keller (1-F.8)
    • Rosa Parks (1-F.11)
    • Left and right (1-H.1)
    • Above, below, next to, and between (1-H.2)
    • Use location words (1-H.3)
    • Introduction to maps (1-I.1)
    • Use cardinal directions (1-I.2)
    • Use a map key (1-I.3)
    • Use maps of the community (1-I.4)
    • Which source should you use? (1-K.1)

  • 1-P1.2 Differentiate between primary and secondary source documents.

  • 1-P1.3 Express social science ideas or information in written, spoken, and graphic forms including tables, line graphs, bar graphs, and maps.

    • Introduction to maps (K-F.1)
    • Introduction to maps (1-I.1)
    • Use cardinal directions (1-I.2)
    • Use a map key (1-I.3)
    • Use maps of the community (1-I.4)

  • 1-P1.4 Identify point of view and bias.

• 1-P2 Inquiry, Research, and Analysis

  • 1-P2.1 Use compelling and supporting questions to investigate social studies problems.

  • 1-P2.2 Differentiate between compelling questions and supporting questions.

  • 1-P2.3 Use supporting questions to help answer compelling social studies questions.

  • 1-P2.4 Know how to find relevant evidence from a variety of sources.

    • Independence Day (1-D.6)
    • Martin Luther King Jr. Day (1-D.9)
    • Memorial Day (1-D.10)
    • 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)
    • George Washington (1-F.1)
    • Abraham Lincoln (1-F.2)
    • Helen Keller (1-F.8)
    • Rosa Parks (1-F.11)
    • Which source should you use? (1-K.1)

• 1-P3 Public Discourse and Decision Making

  • 1-P3.1 Identifying and Analyzing Public Issues: Clearly state a problem as a public policy issue, analyze various perspectives, and generate and evaluate possible alternative resolutions.

    • 1-P3.1.1 Identify public issues in the school community.

    • 1-P3.1.2 Use graphic data to analyze information about a public issue in the school community.

    • 1-P3.1.3 Identify alternative resolutions to a public issue in the school community.

  • 1-P3.3 Persuasive Communication About a Public Issue: Communicate a reasoned position on a public issue.

    • 1-P3.3.1 Express a position on a public policy issue in the school community and justify the position with a reasoned argument.

• 1-P4 Civic Participation

  • 1-P4.2 Civic Participation: Act constructively to further the public good.

    • 1-P4.2.1 Develop and implement an action plan to address or inform others about a school issue.

    • 1-P4.2.2 Participate in projects to help or inform others.