Missouri

1.PC Principles shaping constitutional democracy

• 1.PC.1.B Purposes and principles of the Constitution

  • 1.PC.1.B.a Identify and explain why cities make laws.

    • Rules and laws (1-A.1)

• 1.PC.1.C Purposes and principles of the Bill of Rights

  • 1.PC.1.C.a Discuss how individual rights are protected.

• 1.PC.1.D Role of citizens and governments in carrying out constitutional principles

  • 1.PC.1.D.a Give examples of being an active and informed citizen in your classroom and community.

• 1.PC.1.E Character traits and civic attitudes of significant individuals

  • 1.PC.1.E.a Describe the character traits of role models within your community.

• 1.PC.1.F Knowledge of the symbols of our state and nation

  • 1.PC.1.F.a Recognize and explain the significance of the Statue of Liberty, U.S. Capitol, Bald Eagle and the Liberty Bell.

    • Identify American symbols (1-B.1)

  • 1.PC.1.F.b Recognize and explain the significance of symbols of your local community.

1.GS Principles of governance

• 1.GS.2.C Processes of governmental systems in decision-making

  • 1.GS.2.C.a Describe how authoritative decisions are made, enforced and interpreted within schools and local communities (e.g., explain what rules mean in specific cases).

    • Rules and laws (1-A.1)

• 1.GS.2.D Functions of governmental systems

  • 1. GS.2.D.a Describe roles and responsibilities of people in government, such as a judge, mayor, police, city council member, in a community.

    • Government services (1-A.2)
    • Jobs community helpers do (1-C.1)

1.H History of Missouri and the U.S.

• 1.H.3.B Historical perspective / Thinking / Passage of time

  • 1.H.3.B.a Compare and contrast our community in the past and present (e.g., schools, land usage, communication).

    • Then and now: transportation and communication (1-E.1)

• 1.H.3.C Knowledge of the contributions of significant persons in U.S. history

  • 1.H.3.C.a Describe the contributions of people typically studied in K-5 programs associated with national holidays such as Martin Luther King Jr, Thomas Jefferson, Christopher Columbus, etc.

    • Martin Luther King Jr. Day (1-D.1)
    • Independence Day (1-D.2)

1.E Economic concepts and principles

• 1.E.4.A Knowledge of basic economic concepts

  • 1.E.4.A.a Describe examples of scarcity within your school and community.

    • Scarcity and choices (1-J.2)

  • 1.E.4.A.b Describe examples of goods and services within your school and community.

    • Goods and services (1-J.3)

  • 1.E.4.A.c Describe consumers and producers and the relationship to goods and services within your school and community.

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

1.EG Relationship of geographical study to society and the environment

• 1.EG.5.A Reading and constructing maps

  • 1.EG.5.A.a Identify globes as representations of real places.

  • 1.EG.5.A.b With assistance, read, construct, and use maps which have a title and key.

  • 1.EG.5.A.c Describe how maps are created for different purposes such as a school fire drill, a trip to the zoo etc.

  • 1.EG.5.A.d Use a compass rose to identify cardinal directions on a map.

    • Use cardinal directions (1-I.)

• 1.EG.5.B Understanding the concept of location to make predictions and solve problems

  • 1.EG.5.B.a Locate a place by pointing it out on a map and by describing its relative location i.e., description of a location by explaining where the place is in relation to other places.

    • Left and right (1-H.1)
    • Use cardinal directions (1-I.)

• 1.EG.5.C Understanding the concept of place

  • 1.EG.5.C.a Identify physical characteristics of your community, such as climate, topography, relationship to water and ecosystems.

    • Identify Earth's land features (1-G.1)
    • Identify Earth's water features (1-G.2)
    • Identify human and physical features (1-G.3)

  • 1.EG.5.C.b Describe human characteristics of your community such as population composition, architecture, kinds of economic and recreational activities, transportation and communication networks, etc.

1.RI Relationships of individuals and groups to institutions and cultural traditions

• 1.RI.6.A Cultural characteristics of all people

  • 1.RI.6.A.a Describe cultural characteristics of your school & community including language, celebrations, customs, holidays, artistic expression, food, dress, & traditions.

    • Martin Luther King Jr. Day (1-D.1)
    • Independence Day (1-D.2)

• 1.RI.6.B Methods of resolving conflicts

  • 1.RI.6.B.a Propose peaceful resolutions of disputes in the classroom and on the playground.

• 1.RI.6.C Ideas and beliefs of different cultures

  • 1.RI.6.C.a Recount stories about locations, people, and cultural events in your community.

• 1.RI.6.D Cultural heritage and preservation

  • 1.RI.6.D.a Describe how your community commemorates its cultural heritage.

    • Martin Luther King Jr. Day (1-D.1)
    • Independence Day (1-D.2)

1.TS Tools of social science inquiry

• 1.TS.7.A Identify, select, analyze and evaluate resources to create a product of social science inquiry

  • 1.TS.7.A.a Identify and analyze primary and secondary Social Studies sources in classroom discussion with guidance and support from an adult.

  • 1.TS.7.A.b Identify and use artifacts to share information on Social Studies topics (building structures and materials, works of art representative of cultures, fossils, pottery, tools, clothing, and musical instruments).

• 1.TS.7.B Use visual tools to communicate information and ideas

  • 1.TS.7.B.a Create visual tools to communicate information.

• 1.TS.7.D Conducting and presenting research with appropriate resources

  • 1.TS.7.D.a Share findings about a Social Studies topic.

• 1.TS.7.E Developing a research plan and identifying resources

  • 1.TS.7.E.a Ask supporting questions and find answers about a Social Studies topics, with assistance.